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Day 01
Arrive Chennai. Transfer to Hotel. |
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02
Morning arrive Chennai. Transfer to hotel. Full day tour of
Mahabalipuram & Kanchipuram. Kanchipuram (64 kms from Chennai) 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. The city of
Mahabalipuram is famous for the seven pagodas. Here on the seashore is
an interesting group of ancient rock hewn temples which are the examples
of Dravidian style of Architecture. |
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Day 03
Morning city tour. Visit the Museum to see the Art and Bronze Gallery
(Closed on Fridays and Public holidays). Drive through the Flower and
Fruit market, High court, Fort museum, Marina Beach, SantHome Cathedral
and snake park . Check-out at 1200 hrs from the hotel. Late evening
transfer to rail-station for Madurai night train. Night on board train. |
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Day
04
Morning arrive Madurai and transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit the great
Meenakshi Temple dedicated to the consort of Lord Shiva with its
towering gopurams (rising high above the surrounding country side).
Later, visit the Tirumala Nayak Palace - A gracious building in the Indo
saracenic style, famous for the Stucco work on its domes & arches. Also
visit the Alagar Hills and Tirupara Kundran Rock temple. Afternoon free.
Overnight Madurai. |
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Day
05
Morning drive to Periyar National Park. Set up in 1934,it extends to 777
square kms & forms part of the high mountain ranges, the Western Ghats.
Wild life can be seen while cruising on Periyar Lake in a motor boat.
Amongst the animals which can be seen are elephants, wild boar, sambar,
tiger, leopard, wild dog, langur monkeys, etc. Overnight Periyar. |
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Day 06
Drive to Trivandrum viewing thescenin beauty enroute. Kerala is lush
green and is full of lakes and water. Overnight Trivandrum |
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Day 07
Day free in Trivandrum or optional tours to Cape Comorin (Kanya Kumari -
the southern most part of India) or nearby places like Kovalam beach,
etc. |
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Day
08
Morning drive to Cochin visiting the Kerala villages enroute. |
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Day
09
Morning tour of Cochin. Cochin is the natural harbour created by the
famed underwater Malabar mud-banks whose quality ensures that the
rougher the seas are outside the calmer the waters are within the
Harbour. Vasco-de-Gama placed it on the world map. It has a Jewish
synagogue , Portuguese churches, mosques & Hindu temples. Watch the
Chinese Fishing Nets. Checkout at 1200 hrs. Transfer to railstation for
Bangalore night train. Night on board. |
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Day 10
Morning arrive Bangalore and transfer to hotel. After-noon city tour. In
this Garden City - visit the Lal Bagh with a variety of old trees,
fountains, lotus pools, terraces & an assortment of tropical and
sub-tropical herbs. Also see the Maharaja's Palace & Government
Buildings. Overnight Bangalore. |
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Day 11
Morning drive to Mysore. Afternoon free. Overnight Mysore. |
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Day
12
Morning visit the palace of the Maharaja built in 1911 - 1912. The
palace is of harmonious syntheses of the Hindu and saracenic styles of
architecture with archways, domes, turrets, colonnades and sculptures
which are magnificent. Visit the Art Gallery; drive upto Chamundi hill
to see Chamundeshwari Temple and a panoramic view of Mysore. On the way
back, see the Nandi Bull. Afternoon free. Overnight Mysore. |
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Day 13
Morning free. Transfer to rail-station for Chennai train. Arrive Chennai
& transfer to hotel. |
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Day 14
Transfer to airport. End of our services. |
India
will sideswipe you with its size, clamour and diversity but if you
enjoy delving in to convoluted cosmologies and thrive on sensual
overload, then it is one of the most intricate and rewarding dramas
unfolding on earth, and you'll quickly develop an abiding passion
for it.
"If
there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of
living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man
began the dream of existence,