| ( 13 Nights & 14 Days )
Chennai (Madras) - Madurai - Periyar - Trivandrum - Cochin
- Bangalore - Mysore - Chennai (Madras)
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 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.
Day 11
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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