| Day 01 : Mumbai |
| Welcome to India. Fly from your country for Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Mumbai is regarded as the business city or the commercial capital of India. Upon arrival in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, you will be met &transfer to your chosen hotel. Rest of the day free. Overnight stay in Mumbai. |
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| Day 02 : Mumbai sightseeing |
| Full day sightseeing in Mumbai. Visit Gate Way Of India, Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus – CST Railway Sation (Old Victoria Terminus), Bandra Worli Sea Link, Nariman Point, Chowpaty Beach & evening at Marine Drive. Overnight stay in Mumbai. |
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| Day 03 : Mumbai to Chennai |
| After breakfast you’ll be dropped to the Airport for your flight to Chennai. Arrive Chennai - the gateway to southern India, established in 1639 by the East India Company, is one of the oldest cities of the country. Assistance and transfer to hotel. After lunch, half day sightseeing tour, visiting Gandhi Memorial, Kala Kshetra, Mylapore temple and Marine beach. Overnight in Chennai. |
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| Day 04 : Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mamallapooram |
After breakfast drive to Kanchipuram ( 76 kms/01.50 hrs ) – is the ancient capital of the Pallavas famous as a city of 1000 Temples and still has 124 shrines. The first temple dedicated to Shiva was built in the 7th and 8th century and has paintings on the walls. Temples of Ekambaswara , Kailasanatha, Sri Kamakshi and Varadarajaswamy are of interest. Kanchipuram is also famous for its silks. Later drive to Mamallapooram and check in at hotel.
Afternoon visit the city - built in 7th century, earlier called Mahabalipooram, this ancient Pallava port, is today the sight of several antique sculptural marvels. In this ancient seaside town , shrines and huge sculptures cut-out of rocks more than 1200 years back during the reign of Pallava Kings in the region can be seen. The rock carvings depicting mythological episodes - of demons, Gods and animals in battle and others - are truly poems in stone. The only shore temple which remains here is the spectacular two - spired shrine, unique because it houses both Lord Shiva and the Lord Vishnu in its sanctum-sanctorum. Overnight in Mamallapooram. |
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| Day 05 : Mamallapooram - Tiruvannamalai - Pondicherry |
| After breakfast drive to Tiruvannamallai(112kms/03hrs)- a pilgrim centre with an ancient temple of Lord Shiva. After lunch , proceed to Pondicherry (131kms/ 3.5hrs), which carries a strong whiff of the French presence in India. This erstwhile French colony on the east coast of South India merged with the rest of the country in 1954. Legend says that Pondicherry is the place where St.Agasthaya settled down. Overnight in Pondicherry. |
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| Day 06 : Pondicherry |
| After breakfast drive to visit Aurbindo Ashram, the city of dawn, which is 10kms north of Pondicherry. This ashram promotes Aurbindo's ideas in bringing about a synthesis of Yoga and modern science, so as to unite the spirit and matter. After lunch at hotel, visit Auroville - a unique experiment in international living and in creating a new environment where men and women of all nationalities live together in harmony. Overnight in Pondicherry. |
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| Day 07 : Pondicherry - Chidambaram - Tanjore |
| After breakfast drive to Chidambaram(65kms/1.5hrs) also called as Thillai, which has the famous Nataraja temple with the root of the sanctum-sanctorum covered with golden plates is located in the centre of the town covering an area of 40 acres. In this temple, postures from the Bharatnatayam form of dance are depicted in sculpture. Natraja is Lord Shiva as a cosmic dancer. After lunch at local restaurant, drive to Thanjavur (104kms/03hrs) enroute visiting the Brass factory at Kumbakonam. Tanjore once the capital of Chola Kings, has the Brahadeswara temple(or the big temple of God).The temple tower rises to a height of 15mts from a square base of 29 mts and then tapers off, making a total of 66mts. Hotel check in. Overnight stay in Tanjore. |
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| Day 08 : Tanjore - Trichy (54kms/02hrs) |
| After breakfast leave for Trichy, short name of Trichurapalli, situated on the banks of Kaveri River is a blend of history and tradition as well as pilgrim centre, it is famous for Ranganath temple at Srirangam. Checkin at hotel. After lunch city tour visiting Rock fort and its temple at a height of over 23mts. Also visit Srirangam and Jambukeshwar Temple. Stay Trichy. |
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| Day 09 : Trichy - Madurai (133kms/3.5hrs) |
| After breakfast proceed to Madurai and checkin at hotel. The ancient city of Madurai, some 2600 years old is laid out in the banks of river Vaigai as a lotus flower with the Meenakshi temple in the centre. After lunch city tour visiting - Meenakshi temple, King Tirumala's Palace, Great tank and Gandhi museum. Overnight stay in Madurai. |
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| Day 10 : Madurai (Excursion-Rameshwaram,154kms/04hrs) |
| After breakfast proceed to Rameshwaram- the most sacred temple town of India is an island hallowed by the epic Ramayana, where Lord Rama is said to have visited before going into battle of Srilanka. Legend has it that Lord Rama sent Hanuman to Mount Kailash to bring a Lingam for worship when he set foot after defeating Ravana. As Hanuman did not return when the auspicious hour was approaching, Sita made a sand Lingam so that worship could be performed in time, which is where the present day Ramanatha Swamy Temple stands close to sea on the eastern side of the island. One of the twelve Jyotirlingam shrines is also well known for its magnificent corridors and the massive sculptured pillars lining them. Evening back to Madurai. Overnight stay in Madurai. |
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| Day 11 : Madurai - Trivandrum ( 329 kms/08 hrs ) |
| After breakfast drive to Trivandrum and check in at hotel. Afternoon at leisure. |
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| Day 12 : Trivandrum (Excursion Kanyakumari – 87 kms/02.00 hrs ) |
| After breakfast proceed for Kanyakumari – is the land’s end of India where the water of the Arabian Sea , the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean meet. An important pilgrim centre of India , it is famous for the Amman Temples – a symbol of unity and sanctity – deidicated to the virgin Goddess , Kanya Kumari. To its South – East lies the famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial , a blend of all the architectural styles of India. Lunch at local restaurant. Evening enjoy the beautiful sun set and later return to Trivandrum. Dinner and overnite at hotel. |
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| Day 13 : Tivandrum - Back Home |
| After breakfast transfer to airport to connect flight for onward journey. End of the tour. |
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