South
India Rail Tour
Duration: 14 Days
Places to Visit:
Chennai (Madras) - Madurai - Periyar - Trivandram - Cochin - Bangalore -
Mysore
Day
1: Chennai Arrive Chennai. Transfer to Hotel. Overnight Chennai
Day 2: Chennai After breakfast, 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 3:
Chennai After breakfast, city tour of Chennai. Visit the Museum to
see the Art and Bronze Gallery. 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
railway-station for overnight journey to Madurai.
Day 4:
Madurai Morning arrive Madurai and transfer to hotel. Afternoon
visit the great Meenakshi Temple dedicated to the consort of Lord Shiva.
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 5: Madurai / Periyar After
breakfast, drive to Periyar National Park. 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. Elephants, wild boar,
sambar, tiger, leopard, wild dog, langur monkeys, etc. can be seen easily.
Overnight Periyar.
Day 6: Periyar / Trivandrum After
breakfast, drive to Trivandrum viewing the scenic beauty enroute. Kerala is
lush green and is full of lakes and water. Overnight Trivandrum.
Day 7: Trivandrum After breakfast, 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 8: Trivandrum / Cochin After breakfast, drive to Cochin
visiting the Kerala villages enroute.
Day 9: Cochin
After breakfast, city tour of Cochin. One of the finest natural harbours on
the Arabian Sea coast, Kochi, earlier known as Cochin, has been a pot of
call for foreign traders from early times. Cochin is the natural harbour
created by the famed underwater Malabar mud-banks whose quality ensures that
the rougher the seas are outside and the calmer waters are within the
Harbour. Vasco-de-Gama placed it on the world map. It has a Jewish
synagogue, Portuguese churches, mosques and Hindu temples. Watch the Chinese
Fishing Nets. Checkout at 1200 hrs. Transfer to railway-station for
overnight journey to Bangalore.
Day 10: Bangalore
Morning arrive Bangalore and transfer to hotel followed by breakfast.
Afternoon tour of Bangalore 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 arrive Bangalore railway
station and drive to Mysore. Arrive and transfer to hotel. 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 After breakfast,
morning free. Transfer to rail-station to catch the train for Chennai.
Arrive Chennai & transfer to hotel.
Day 14: Chennai /
Onward destination Transfer to airport for onward destination.
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