Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Chennai - Fort St. George, St. Mary's Church, Marina Beach, St. Thomas Church, Kapaleeswarar Temple
Stop At: Fort St. George, St. George Street, Chennai (Madras) India
The White Town of Chennai...
One of the Oldest British Constructions and East India Company's principal settlements in 1640. Neo classical style impressive buildings which hosts at present the seat of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: St Mary's Church, Near Fort St. George On Fort St George administrative complex, Chennai (Madras) India
The Church for Protestants...
The first Anglican Church in India was constructed in 1678. This church is believed to be the oldest Protestant church in the East, is situated inside the fort. This church is under the control of Archaeological Survey of India.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Marina Beach Road, Chennai (Madras) 600005 India
Meet the Waves...
The Marina Beach is situated along a 12 km shoreline in the city of Chennai, India along the Bay of Bengal. It is the World's Second longest Beach.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: St Thomas English Church, 55, Santhome High Road Dummingkuppam, Santhome, Chennai (Madras) 600004 India
This church is declared as the National Shrine of Santhome Basilica, built over the tomb of the great Apostle St.Thomas, who came to India in 52 A.D. to spread the Christianity.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple, Kapaleesvarar, Kesava Perumal Sannathi St, Vinayaka Nagar Colony, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600004, India
The Miracle of Mylapore...
This ancient Siva Temple, with its massive and intricately carved Gopuram towering into the sky, is situated in the southern suburb of Mylapore. Kapalam means "bowl of skull". Lord Shiva or Eswara is standing with ascetic''s bowl of skull in his hand.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Chennai - 3 Star Hotel
Day 2: Chennai - Drive to Mahabalipuram and visit the famous World Heritage UNESCO sites
Stop At: Sea Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram India
This World Heritage UNESCO site is situated near by the sea shore. This is one of the oldest temple in South India, enclosed by a row of bulls carved out of rock. This majestic temple was built by King Rajasimha in the later half of the Seventh century.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pancha Rathas, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu 603104, India
The 7th Century monolithic rock-cut shrines called Pancha (five) Pandava Rathas - "Processional temple chariots" is named after the five Pandava brothers, heroes of the epic Mahabharatha and their queen "Draupadi". Out of these, the Dharmaraja Ratha is the biggest and the best out of the Five Rathas.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Arjuna's Penance, West Raja Street Near Ganesha Ratha, Mahabalipuram 603104 India
This brilliant bas-relief is also known as the Bhagiratha Penance or "Descent of the holy river Ganges".
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Varaha Cave Temple, Kancheepuram District, Mahabalipuram India
The temple is one of the finest testimonial to the ancient Vishwakarma Sthapathis, of rock-cur cave architecture, out of many such caves also called mandapas.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Krishna's Butter Ball, E Raja St, Mahabalipuram 603104 India
Krishna's Butter Ball is a gigantic granite boulder resting on a short incline in the historical town of Mahabalipuram
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Puducherry (Mahabalipuram) - 3 Star Hotel
Day 3: Drive to Pondicherry, visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Church of Sacred Heart, Notre dame desAnges, French Colony and markets
Stop At: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Rue de la Marine, Pondicherry India
A Spiritual Community...
Founded in 1926, this ashram is situated in the eastern part of the busy city. The Ashram serves for the community located in the vibrant centre of modern urban setting. Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (also known as Mirra Alfasa, Parisien) worked jointly for the welfare of the community.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Puducherry (Pondicherry) - 3 Star Hotel
Day 4: In Pondicherry, visit Goubert Market and drive to Auroville
Stop At: Auroville Puducherry, Auroville, Bommayapalayam, Tamil Nadu 605101, India
It was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa (known as "the Mother"). Auroville (City of Dawn) has its origins in the French language, "aurore" meaning dawn and "ville" meaning city. Additionally, it is named after Sri Aurobindo (18721950).
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included: One more night stay in Puducherry - 3 Star Hotel
Day 5: Pondicherry - Gangaikondacholapuram - Darasuram - Thanjavur
Stop At: Arulmigu Peruvudaiyar Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram., Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil Nadu 612901, India
Gangaikonda Cholapuram, this temple is similar like Thanjavur Brihadeeswara Temple but smaller than it. The main deity of this temple is Lord Shiva, built by Rajendra Chola l.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Shri Airavatesvara Temple, Gurunathan Pillai Colony, Darasuram, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu 612702, India
Darasuram Temple, this temple is located near kumbakonam. The main deity of this temple is Lord Shiva in the name of Airavatesvara, built by Rajaraja Chola ll.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Stay in Thanjavur - 3 Star Hotel
Day 6: Visit Thanjavur Art Gallery, Saraswati Mahal Library Museum, Brihadeeswara Temple and Drive to Trichy Rockfort Temple
Stop At: Thanjavur Royal Palace and Art Gallery, Art Gallery, Thanjavur 613001 India
Storehouse of Stone Sculptures...
The Art Gallery was housed in the palace area of Maratha Dynasty. Formerly, the construction of this palace was originated by the Nayaka dynasty in the 17th century. Later, the area was expanded and lot of developments was undertaken by the Maratha rulers between 18th and19th century. The palace depicts the Indo-Islamic Architecture. Even today, the generations of the Maratha rulers are still living in the residential area controlling the activities of the Palace.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Shri Peruvudaiyar Temple, Thanjavur, Balaganapathy Nagar, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 613007, India
Thanjavur Brihadeeswara Temple is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Great Living Chola Temples. This temple is also known as Big Temple, located in the Rice Bowl of Tamilnadu - Thanjavur (Tanjore). In Tamil, this temple is called as Thanjai Periya Kovil.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Arulmigu Ucchi Pillaiyar Temple, Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort, N Andar St, Teppakulam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620002, India
There are two main temples: Sri Thayumanaswamy Temple, halfway to the top and Vinayaka Temple, at the summit, which is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. The height of the rock is 83m and this rock was surrounded by the commercial streets, colleges, hospitals etc. According to the geological research, the age of the rock is 2500 billion years old. In the 19th century there exists a carnatic war between British and French over the Supremacy of India. The British Emperor used this rock as a fort for the military.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Trichy - 3 Star Hotel
Day 7: In Trichy, visit Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam and drive to Traditional Tour in Chettinadu
Stop At: Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam 7 km north of Tiruchy, Tiruchirappalli 620006 India
This city is the most important sacred pilgrimage center for Hindus. The temple is also termed as "Paradise on the earth". This temple ranks the first among the 108 holy shrines for Lord Vishnu. Here Vishnu is named as "Ranganatha" and the temple was originated in 12th century by the Chola dynasty and later expanded by other dynasties in the following centuries. The temple area is very massive consists of 21 towers and 7 entrances. There is a view point inside the temple to get a full panoramic view of all the towers with a golden roof at its center is incredible.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Chettinad - 3 Star Hotel
Day 8: Drive to Madurai and visit Gandhi Museum, Thirumalai Nayaka Palace, Meenakshi Amman Temple
Stop At: Gandhi Memorial Museum, Tamukkam, Madurai 625020 India
This museum is housed in the old palace of Rani Mangammal of 17th century. The museum depicts the highlights of the freedom struggle and contains a picture gallery of the Gandhian movement. There is a gallery of relics, khadi and village industries section and a South Indian Handicrafts section.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal, Near Meenakshi Temple, Madurai India
This palace belongs to the 17th Century built by the Nayak King Tirumalai with the help of Italian architect. The architecture of the palace is the Indo-Saracenic which is the fusion of Dravidian, Islamic and European styles. The building, which can be seen today, was the main Palace where the king lived.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, Venmani Rd, Sellur, Madurai 625002 India
This enormous temple complex is dedicated to the consort of Lord Shiva, Parvati or Meenakshi (The eyes of the goddess is so beautiful as the eyes and eyebrows of the fish). This temple was built by the early pandyas in the 13th century and was later extended by the succeeding dynasties like Vijayanagara and Nayaka. There is a thousand pillared hall with decorative sculptures with bright illumination makes one to feel the artistic reality of the ancient period.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Rameswaram - 3 Star Hotel
Day 9: Drive to Rameswaram. And visit Pamban's Bridge, Ramanathaswamy Temple
Stop At: Pamban bridge, Pamban Island, Rameswaram India
Pamban Bridge is a railway bridge which connects the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland. It was India's first sea bridge, and was the longest sea bridge in India until 2010.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu 623526, India
The temple here is dedicated to Lord Shiva named "Sri Ramanathaswamy" known for its long corridors and towers and 36 holy tanks (theertam).
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Rameswaram - 3 Star Hotel
Day 10: Visit the famous Dhanushkodi and Drive to Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial and Kumari Amman Temple
Stop At: Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari 629702 India
This Grand Memorial to the great Indian Philosopher Swami Vivekananda is on one of the twin rocks cutting out from the sea about 400 meters offshore. There is a Dhyana mandapam where one can sit in a serene atmosphere and meditate.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Amman Temple, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629801, India
The 3000 year old Kumari Amman temple at this place is dedicated to Virgin Goddess Kanyakumari, who stands in eternal vigil protecting the country, is surrounded by a stone wall and stands on the edge of the ocean. The Devi Kumari, an incarnation of Parvati, vowed to remain a virgin to her dying day after her meddling gods prevented her marriage to Shiva. Legend says that the exceptionally brilliant diamond in the deity's nose is visible even from the sea, and the sea-facing temple door is kept closed to prevent ships being misguided by the gem's shimmer.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight Stay in Kanyakumari - 3 Star Hotel
Day 11: Drive to Trivandrum and visit Padmanabhapuram Palace, Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Stop At: Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Manjalikulam Road W Nada, East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 695023 India
Padmanabhaswamy Temple is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The temple is built in an intricate fusion of the indigenous Kerala style and the Tamil style (kovil) of architecture associated with the temples located in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Trivandrum - 3 Star Hotel
Day 12: Departure from Trivandrum
Pass By: Trivandrum International Airport, Airport Rd, Chacka, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695008, India
This day you will be ended up with Tamil Nadu Temple Tour with sweet memories. You will be transferred to Trivandrum International Airport, Trivandrum as per your flight schedule back to home!
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.