Duration : 13 Nights
/ 14 Days
Places to Visit :
Chennai (Madras) - Madurai - Periyar - Trivandram - Cochin - Bangalore -
Mysore
Day 1: Chennai Arrive
Chennai. Transfer to Hotel. Overnight Chennai
Day
2: Chennai After breakfast, full Day tour of Mahabalipuram &
Kanchipuram. Kanchipuram (64 kms from Chennai) 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.
Day
3 : Chennai After breakfast, city tour of Chennai. Visit the
Museum to see the Art and Bronze Gallery. Drive through the Flower and Fruit
market, High court, Fort museum, Marina Beach, Santhome Cathedral and snake
park . Check-out at 1200 hrs from the hotel. Late evening transfer to
railway-station for overnight journey to Madurai.
Day
4: Madurai Morning arrive Madurai and transfer to hotel.
Afternoon visit the great Meenakshi Temple dedicated to the consort of Lord
Shiva. 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. Afternoon
free. Overnight Madurai.
Day
5: Madurai / Periyar After breakfast, drive to Periyar
National Park. it extends to 777 square kms & forms part of the high
mountain ranges, the Western Ghats. Wild life can be seen while cruising on
Periyar Lake in a motor boat. Elephants, wild boar, sambar, tiger, leopard,
wild dog, langur monkeys, etc. can be seen easily. Overnight Periyar.
Day 6: Periyar / Trivandrum
After breakfast, drive to Trivandrum viewing the scenic beauty enroute.
Kerala is lush green and is full of lakes and water. Overnight Trivandrum.
Day 7: Trivandrum After
breakfast, Day free in Trivandrum or optional tours to Cape Comorin (Kanya
Kumari - the southern most part of India) or nearby places like Kovalam
beach, etc. Overnight Trivandrum.
Day
8: Trivandrum / Cochin After breakfast, drive to Cochin
visiting the Kerala villages enroute.
Day
9: Cochin After breakfast, city tour of Cochin. One of the
finest natural harbours on the Arabian Sea coast, Kochi, earlier known as
Cochin, has been a pot of call for foreign traders from early times. Cochin
is the natural harbour created by the famed underwater Malabar mud-banks
whose quality ensures that the rougher the seas are outside and the calmer
waters are within the Harbour. Vasco-de-Gama placed it on the world map. It
has a Jewish synagogue, Portuguese churches, mosques and Hindu temples.
Watch the Chinese Fishing Nets. Checkout at 1200 hrs. Transfer to
railway-station for overnight journey to Bangalore.
Day 10: Bangalore
Morning arrive Bangalore and transfer to hotel followed by breakfast.
Afternoon tour of Bangalore 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. Overnight Bangalore.
Day
11: Bangalore / Mysore Morning arrive Bangalore railway
station and drive to Mysore. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Overnight Mysore.
Day 12: Mysore
Morning visit the palace of the Maharaja built in 1911 - 1912. 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 and a panoramic view of Mysore. On the way back, see
the Nandi Bull. Afternoon free. Overnight Mysore.
Day 13: Mysore / Chennai
After breakfast, morning free. Transfer to rail-station to catch the train
for Chennai. Arrive Chennai & transfer to hotel.
Day
14: Chennai / Onward destination Transfer to airport for
onward destination.
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