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INDIA SELF GUIDED TOURS - 37 (South India Tour)
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Overview
Duration : 13 Nights & 14 Days
Cities Covered : CHENNAI - PONDICHERY - TRICHY - MADURAI - KANYAKUMARI - ALLEPEY - COCHIN - OOTY - MYSORE - BANGALORE
Trip Code : SGT-37
Highlights : South India Tours take you on the trip of "Gods Own Country".
Short Itinerary
Day 01 :- Arrive Chennai
Day 02 :- Chennai. City tour of Chennai.
Day 03 :- Drive from Chennai to Pondicherry visiting Kanchipuram & Mahabalipuram enroute.
Day 04 :- Drive Pondichery to Trichy (Tiruchirapalli) visiting Tanjore enroute.
Day 05 :- Trichy. City tour of trichy. Later drive to Madurai.
Day 06 :- Madurai. City tour of Madurai. Later drive to Kanyakumari.
Day 07 :- Drive Kanyakumari to Allepey. Overnight on board a houseboat.
Day 08 :- Drive Allepey to Kochi.
Day 09 :- Kochi. City tour of Kochi.
Day 10 :- Drive Kochi to Ootacamund (Ooty or Udagamandalam)
Day 11 :- Ooty
Day 12 :- Drive Ooty to Mysore.
Day 13 :- Mysore. City tour of Mysore and later drive to Bangalore.
Day 14 :- Bangalore. City tour. Evening transfer to airport.
Day 15 :- Departure.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01 :- Arrive Chennai
Arrive Chennai & transfer to hotel. Overnight Chennai.
Day 02 :- Chennai
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. Afternoon free. Overnight Chennai.
Day 03 :- Chennai – Kanchipuram – Mahabalipuram – Pondichery
Morning drive to Pondichery visiting Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram enroute, Kanchipuram 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. Overnight Pondicherry.
Day 04 :- Pondichery – Tanjore – Trichy (Tiruchirapalli)
Morning drive to Trichy visiting Tanjore enroute, The beautiful Chola Temple of Brihadeeshwara is capped by a monolithic cupola made of a single granite block weighing 80 tons which was taken to the top with the help of a 6 km long ramp, an old technique used by the Egyptians for building pyramids. Its bronzes and handicrafts make Tanjore one of the highlights of a visit to South India. Overnight Trichy.
Day 05 :- Trichy – Madurai
Morning city tour. Trichy was the citadel of the Chola dynasty in the medieval period. In the 18th century it witnessed the Carnatic wars fought between the French and the English. Lord Robert Clive's house is still there to see and so is the Danish Church. The Rock-Fort is the landmark of Trichy. A climb of 434 steps leads to the ancient temple of Ganapati on top and a further climb to a Shiva temple. Afternoon drive to Madurai. Overnight Madurai.
Day 06 :- Madurai – Kanyakumari
Morning city tour of Madurai. 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. Later drive to Kanyakumari. Overnight at Kanyakumari.
Day 07 :- Kanyakumari – Allepey
Morning drive to Allepey. Arrive Allepey & check-in to an houseboat. The coastal town of Alleppey on the Arabian Sea is the Venice of the East, for the numerous canals that meander through the town. Bathing in the backwaters on the Vemband Lake is refreshing. This town holds a thrilling event of snake-boat race every year in August. It is also known for its cashew nuts, coir trade, rice, pepper crops & coconuts. Overnight on board a houseboat.
Day 08 :- Allepey – Kochi
Drive to Kochi. Overnight Kochi.
Day 09 :- Kochi
Morning city tour of Kochi. Kochi 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. Afternoon free. Overnight Kochi.
Day 10 :- Kochi – Ooty
Morning drive to Ooty. Overnight in Ooty.
Day 11 :- Ooty
Day at leisure.
Day 12 :- Ooty – Mysore
Morning drive to Mysore. Overnight Mysore.
Day 13:- Mysore – Bangalore
Morning city tour of Mysore. Visit the palace of the Maharaja built in 1911-12. 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 & a panoramic view of Mysore. On the way back, see the Nandi Bull. Later drive to Bangalore. Overnight Bangalore.
Day 14 :- Bangalore Departure
Morning visit city. 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. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs. Later transfer to airport to board flight for onward destination.
Day 15 :- Departure.
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