Duration : 13 Nights/
14 Days
Destination Covered :
Chennai - Madurai - Periyar - Trivandrum
- Cochin - Bangalore - Mysore - Chennai
Day
01 : Chennai
Arrive Chennai. on arrival met at
the airport and transfer to Hotel.
Day
02 : Mahabalipuram
& Kanchipuram
Morning drive Mahabalipuram and 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
temples which are the examples of
Dravidian style of Architecture.
Day
03 : Chennai
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.
Over Night saty on board.
Day
04 : Madurai
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.
Day
05 : Madurai/
Periyar
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.
Day
06 : Periyar/Trivandrum
Drive to Trivandrum viewing thescenin
beauty enroute. Kerala is lush green
and is full of lakes and water. Overnight
Trivandrum.
Day
07 : Trivandrum
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. Overnight Trivandrum.
Day
08 : Cochin
Morning drive to Cochin visiting the
Kerala villages enroute. on arrival
check in at hotel.evening free, O/N
stay at hotel.
Day
09 : Cochin/Bangalore
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 railway station
for Bangalore night train. Night on
board.
Day
10 : Bangalore
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.
Day
11 : Bangalore/
Mysore
Morning drive to Mysore. Afternoon
free. Overnight Mysore.
Day
12 : Mysore
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.
Day
13 : Mysore
- Chennai
Morning free. Transfer to rail-station
for Chennai train. Arrive Chennai
& transfer to hotel.
Day
14 :
Transfer to airport. End of our services
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