Cultural Tours India
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Spiritual
Tour
Duration : 13 Days / 12Nights
Destinations : Chennai - Mahabalipuram
- Kanchipuram - Trichy - Tanjore - Madurai - Periyar - Cochin - Bangalore - Mysore-
Belur - Halebid - Mysore - Chennai.
Day
01 - Arrive Chennai Departure from home Country.
Day
02 - Chennai (Madras) Arrive Chennai (Madras). Transfer to hotel
Day 03 - Chennai (Madras) - Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram - Trichy
Full day tour of Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram. The former was the
main port of Pallava dynasty & has exquisite rock-cut monuments, monolithic
structures and bas reliefs. It is also a beach resort. Kanchipuram is famed for
it's hand - woven cottons and kanjivaram silk.
Evening transfer to railway
station for Trichy night train.
Day 04 - Trichy
Morning arrive Trichy & transfer to hotel. Afternoon tour of Trichy visiting
the ancient temples dedicated to Lord Ganapathi - 434 steps cut out into the rock
side and interspersed with shrines, lead to the temple, yet another flight leads
to the temple of Lord Shiva. The ascend is climaxed by magnificient view of the
sacred Kaveri river. Visit Srirangam a massive temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu
which contains within its walls a bazzar.
Day 05 - Trichy -
Tanjore - Madurai Morning drive to Madurai enroute visiting the
famous 9th century Chola Temple Brihodeswara at Tanjore. Check in at hotel.
Day 06 - Madurai Morning half day sightseeing tour.
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 and arches. Afternoon free.
Day
07 - Madurai - Periyar Morning drive to Periyar National Park
Day 08 - Periyar - Cochin Morning drive to Cochin.
Check in at hotel.
Day 09 - Cochin Morning half
day tour to visit the Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue , Chinese fishing nets, &
St.Francis Church . Afternoon free.
Day 10 - Cochin - Bangalore
- Mysore Morning transfer to airport for Bangalore flight. Arrive
and drive directly to Mysore. Check in at hotel.
Day
11 - Mysore Morning full day excursion of Belur and Halebid. The
Chenna Kesava Temple of Belur built 900 years ago is an exquisite example of Hoysala
art. Halebid's 12th century Hoysaleswara and Kedareswara temple are masterpieces
of hindu art.
Day 12 - Mysore Morning tour of
Mysore. Afternoon free
Day 13 - Mysore - Chennai (Madras)
Transfer to railway station for Chennai (Madras) train. Arrive & transfer
to hotel.
Transfer to airport for return flight.
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