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Day 01
: Arrive Chennai
Arrive Chennai. Meet assist at the airport and transfer to hotel.
Night stay in Chennai. |
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02
: Chennai
Morning proceed for city tour of Chennai. It is the fourth largest city
in India. The sprawling city which is divided in two by the cooum River,
has few tall buildings to mark the impression of an easygoing market
town. The gracefulness is present in Madras in such liberal quantities
is propriate. Visit the Fort St. George - Still surrounded by
cannon-proof walls. Within the fort, visit St. Thomas Mount, San THome
Cathedral, Kapaleeswar Temple and the National Art Gallery. Night in
Chennai. |
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Day 03
: Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram
Drive Chennai to Kanchipuram, which is 76 kms. & 2 hrs. drive.
Kanchipuram - known as the Golden City of a Thousand Temples, is one of
the oldest towns in India. It is famous for both its temples, many of
them remarkably well preserved and for its hand-woven silks. Kanchipuram
is one of the seven sacred cities of India and it is the only one
associated with both Shiva and Vishnu. Visit Ekambareshwar Temple,
Kailashnath Temple, Kamakshi Temple, the Vaikunthaperumal Temple, all
built in the 7th and 8th centuries. With a weaving tradition dating back
to the Pallava era (when silk was the royal cloth), Kanchipuram is
justly famous for its particularly fine silk saris, embellished with
stunning patterns. Visit the local Homes of the weavers and watch them
create magic out of silk thread into saris.
Afternoon drive to Mahabalipuram, which is 65 kms. and approx. 1˝ hrs.
drive. Transfer to hotel. Night stay in Mahabalipuram. |
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04 : Mahabalipuram - Pondicherry
Mahabalipuram - This is a small, quiet seaside resort with a unique
7th-century Shore Temple, a lovely beach and some of the most beautiful
rock-cut temples in the world. Situated on the shore of the Bay of
Bengal, Mahabalipuram was already a famous seaport in the 1st century
AD. This town was a workshop for temple building. Visit the seven
pagoda-style Shore temples, lashed by the waves of the sea and the seven
rathas or temple chariots, a group of monolithic monuments & animal
figures carved out of solid rock, the earliest known examples of
Dravidian architecture. They were constructed in a single century-long
burst of creative enthusiasm, starting in the reign of Narasimhavarman 1
(AD 630-68). End the visit by photography of the beautiful Shore temples
at sunset.
Afternoon drive to Pondicherry, which is 132 kms. & approx 04 hrs.
drive. Transfer to hotel. Night stay in Pondicherry. |
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05
: Pondicherry - Thanjavur
After breakfast proceed for sightseeing tour of Pondicherry which
includes visit to the Vardaraja Perumal Temple, Vedapureeswarar Temple &
Manakula Vinayagar Temple. Afternoon drive to Thanjavur, which is 177
kms. & approx. 06 hrs. drive. Transfer to hotel. Night stay in Thanjavur. |
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06
: Thanjavur - Thiruchirapalli
Morning proceed for sightseeing tour of Thanjavur which includes visit
to the famous Thanjavur temples, the Brahadeeswarar Temple. Afternoon
drive to Thiruchirapalli, which is 55 kms & approx 1˝ hrs. drive.
Transfer to hotel. Night stay in Tiruchirapalli. |
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07 : Thiruchirapalli - Madurai
Morning proceed for sightseeing tour of Thiruchirapalli including visit
to the Ranganathan Temple at Srirangam, 10 kms away from Trichy.
Afternoon drive to Madurai, which is 142 kms & 05 hrs. drive. Transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Madurai. |
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08
: Madurai - Chennai - Departure
Sightseeing tour of Madurai visiting the Meenakshi Sundareswara Temple,
Tirumalai Nayak Palace & the Vandiyur Mariamman Tank. Afternoon fly from
Madurai to Chennai. On arrival in Chennai connect flight for onward
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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,