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South India Special Tour
Places
visited: Chennai (Madras), Madurai, Periyar, Trivandram, Cochin,
Bangalore, Mysore
Duration:13 Nights / 14 Days
Day 01:
Arrive Chennai. Transfer to Hotel.
Day 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.
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.
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.
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
Day 06:
Drive to Trivandrum viewing thescenin beauty enroute.
Kerala is lush green and is full of lakes and water. Overnight Trivandrum.
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.
Day 08:
Morning drive to Cochin visiting the Kerala villages
enroute.
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.
Day 12:
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 12:
Morning drive to Mysore. Afternoon free. Overnight
Mysore.
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.
Day
13: 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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