Kerala
Holiday PackagesDuration: 06 Days
Places to Visit: Chennai - Covelong - Pondicherry - Tanjore - Trichy -
Maduri - Periyar
Day
01: Abroad - Chennai - CovelongArrive Madras International airport.
On
arrival, the guest will be met by our representative and directly proceed to
Covelong (43 kms/1 hr)
Upon arrival at hotel the guests will be
provided with the traditional Indian welcome consisting of aarti-tikka and
garlands with non-alcoholic welcome drink.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 02: CovelongFullday sightseeing tour of
Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram.
Dinner
and overnight at hotel.
Day 03: Covelong - Pondicherry After
breakfast drive to Pondicherry (162 kms/4 hrs)
Tour of Pondicherry
- visiting Botanical garden, Eglise De Sacre Coeur De Jesus and Sri
Aurobindo Ashram. Later visit township of Auroville or the city of Dawn.
Designed by a French architect Roger Arger, it is an entirely new concept in
education and urban living. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day
04: Pondicherry - TanjoreAfter breakfast drive to Tanjore (177
kms/4 ½ hrs)
Upon arrival at Tanjore - check into hotel.
Afternoon sightseeing tour of Tanjore.
Dinner and
overnight at hotel.
Day 05: Tanjore - Trichy - MaduraiAfter
breakfast drive to Madurai (190 kms/5½ hrs) enroute visiting Trichy
City tour of Trichy - visit the 'Rock Fort Temple' which rises
abruptly to a height of 273 ft. A steep staircase cut into the rock leads
upto the Fort. At the first level are the remnants of a huge hall blasted
into ruins in 1772. The next storey is the Mathrubhuteshwarer Shrine
dedicated to Shiva. Finally at the top of the hill, the 'Uchhi Pillayar
Koil' - a Ganesh Temple offering a commanding view of the city.
Thereafter
continue drive to Madurai
Upon arrival at Madurai - check into
hotel.
Evening visit of the Meenakshi temple - Leave the hotel for
the temple by cycle rickshaws. At 9 PM, attend the night ceremony at the
temple. This is a ceremony that takes place every evening when the temple
bronze of Lord Shiva is carried to the bed chamber of Parvati. The
procession is accompanied by religious prayer and temple music.
Dinner
and overnight at hotel.
Day 06: Madurai - PeriyarMorning
city tour of Madurai visit the Meenakshi temple one of the biggest temple
complexes in India.
After breakfast drive to Periyar (177 kms/5
hrs)
Upon arrival at Periyar - check into hotel.
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