|
Home >> India Tours >> South India >> Exotic South India Tour
EXOTIC SOUTH INDIA TOUR / 12 DAYS / 11 NIGHTS
 Day 01 : Arrival at Chennai (Madras)
You arrive in Chennai by international flight. After a traditional welcome ('Swagat' ), our representative would meet & assist you at the airport and to our hotel for check in.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 : Chennai / Mahabalipuram (Mammalapuram) ( 65 km / 1 ½ Hrs.)
Morning half day sightseeing tour touching Fort St. George, San Thome Cathedral and the museums that contain the world's most complete and impressive selection of Chola bronzes and stone sculptures from South India and the Deccan. Later drive to Mammalapuram. Built in the 7th century, this ancient city is said to be a sculptor's delight, boasting of some of India's most sublime rock-cut art, for which it is now a World Heritage site. On arrival we assist you to check in at our Hotel.
 Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 : Mahabalipuram / Kanchipuram / Mahabalipuram ( 65 km / 1 ½ Hrs, One way)
Post breakfast departure for sightseeing covering Shore Temple, Arjuna's Penance & Five Rathas. Drive to Kanchipuram, the golden city of thousand temples, one of Hinduism's seven most sacred cities of the early Cholas of the 2nd century. Drive back to Mahabalipuram.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 : Mahabalipuram / Tanjore (300 km / 6 hrs)
Early morning drive to Tanjore. Upon arrival a visit to Brihadeshwara Temple also known as the 'Big Temple', built by the Chola dynasty. This massive temple is 216 feet high and the single spherical stone on top weighs 80 tons.
 Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 : Tanjore / Trichy / Madurai ( 200 km / 4 hrs.)
Post breakfast departure for Madurai via Trichy. On arrival city tour of Trichy, covering Srirangam temple & Rockfort, Trichy's most famous landmark, which has a temple perched on the outcrop of Rock. On to Madurai.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 : Madurai
Morning visit to Meenakshi Sundareshwar, one of the largest temple complexes in India built between the 16th and 18th centuries. It is estimated that 33 million sculptures are there. Leisurely afternoon.
Overnight at hotel.
 Day 07 : Madurai / Thekkady (136 km / 3 ½ Hrs.)
(Periyar Wildlife Sanctury) Early morning drive to Thekkady. On arrival we assist you to check in at our Hotel for overnight stay. Evening game viewing at the sanctuary by boat on lake Periyar.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 : Periyar / Cochin (190 km / 4 hrs)
Post breakfast departure for Cochin, one of the finest harbo urs on the Arabian coastline, famous as a port for foreigner traders from early times. A city of peninsulas and islands, today it is Kerala's commercial hub.
Overnight at jungle resort.
Day 09 : Cochin
Morning tour of Cochin to visit Dutch Palace (Built by the Portuguese), Jew Town, the 1568 Jewish Synagogue, spice market, where the air is filled with the pungent smell of spices, St. Francis' Church and Chinese fishing nets. The evening holds a show of Kerala's most popular classical dance.
Overnight at resort.
Day 10 : Cochin / Guruvayur/ Mysore (250 km / 4 hrs)
Early morning drive to Mysore via Guruvayur. On arrival we assist you to check in at our Hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 11 : Mysore
We take a full day tour of Mysore with visits to Srirangapatnam and Tipu's Summer Palace, the Maharaja's Palace and Chamundi Hill, which is topped with a temple of Durga with the magnificent 5m tall Nandi, carved from a single piece of granite in year 1659, one of the largest in India.
 Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 : Mysore / 135 km / 3 hrs Bangalore / Mumbai (by air)
Early morning drive to Bangalore. The city tour would include Tipu Sultan's Palace, one of the most remarkable Islamic Buildings of the city, now a museum, ISKCON Temple and Lal Bagh Garden. On- time transfer to the airport to board flight for Mumbai.
Back To South India Tours
|
