Southern India Temple 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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