SOUTH INDIA HERITAGE TOUR 5 NIGHTS / 6 DAYS
Arrive Chennai by flight/ train. Upon arrival meet & greet by globes travel representative and assist transfer to the hotel. Later after a small fresh up enjoy sightseeing tour of Chennai. The major tourist attractions in Chennai include the Fort St. George, St. Thomas Mount, San Thome Cathedral, Kapaleeswar Temple and the National Art Gallery. In the evening visit the beautiful Marina beach.
Overnight stay at Hotel.
After Morning breakfast from the hotel. Later, check out from the hotel for Pondicherry via Mahabalipuram the where you visit the Famous world heritage monuments of The Shore Temple, The Arjuna`s Penance, Five Rathas and many cave temples & Tiger cave (a rock cut shrine dating from 7th century) and later on move on to Pondicherry which is a quiet little town on the southern coast. Proceed for half-day sightseeing tour of Pondichery to include Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry Museum, Sacred Heart Church, Bharathi and Bharathidasan Memorial Museums Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry Museum, Sacred Heart Church, Bharathi and Bharathidasan Memorial Museums etc.sightseeing
Overnight stay at the hotel in Pondicherry
After breakfast Proceed to Tanjore by surface (5-6 Hrs) enroute visit Chidambaram Nataraja Temple a beautiful temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in the enthralling form of the Cosmic Dancer Nataraja.The peculiarity of the temple is its presiding deity - the Akasha Lingam or the ether lingam. Later on to Kumbakonam, enroute visit Gangaikonda Cholapuram (famous Shiva temple) with its beautiful high towers full with many small sculptures depicting stories of old epics.At Kumbakonam visit Maha Makham tank & Brahma temple – a unique temple of its kind in India namely the Sarangapani temple. Also visit Airavatheswar temple at Darasuram (built in memory of the White elephant – AIRAVATH from the gods family) later transfer to Tanjore.On arrival transfer to hotel.Overnight stay at hotel in Tanjore.
After breakfast enjoy sightseeing tour of Tanjore. Tanjore city which includes the famous Brihadeswara Temple of Chola dynasty in the 11th century.The temple is also known as 'Big Temple'.
Later drive to Trichy to Visit Srirangam Temple, Rock-Fort temple, Ganapati Temple . After sightseeing transfer by road to Karaikudi to visit thirumayam fort and Karpaga Vinayaka temple and Kundrakudi Murugan Temple after sight seeing transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
After breakfast move to Madurai to visit Meenakshi temple where God “Shiva” (Meenakshi's husband) is taken in a palanquin to the bedroom of Meenakshi. This is a daily procession and next day early morning before sunrise God Shiva is brought back to his shrine with in the temple complex. God “Shiva” here is known as Sundareshwar.Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace.Thirumalai Nayak Palace is a 17th-century palace erected in 1636 AD by King Thirumalai Nayak, a king of Madurai and in the evening visit to Meenakshi temple for the night ceremony.
Overnight stay at MADURAI.
Breakfast at the hotel and proceed to Madurai airport or Railway station to depart with your tour memories.
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Inclusions:
» 5 Nights accommodation on twin sharing basis as per the itinerary
» Daily breakfast
» Surface travel by air-conditioned car
» All transfers, sightseeing, excursions as per the itinerary
» Local English speaking guides
» All taxes, driver allowances and parking etc.
Exclusions:
» Entrance fee to monuments
» Any airfare
» Tips, beverages, laundry etc.
» Any item not shown in cost Includes
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