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Southern Heritage
Duration: 19 Nights / 20 Days
Itinerary: Chennai – Bangalore – Mysore – Mudumalai – Cochin – Alleppey – Kovalam – Periyar – Madurai – Karaikudi – Tanjore –
Pondicherry – Mamallapuram – Chennai
Southern Heritage
Day 1 Arrive to Chennai by Flight. Check in to Hotel.

Visit Marina beach, Fort St. George, Government Museum, Kapaleshwarar Temple, St.Thomas Cathedral and Spencer plaza shopping mall.

Overnight stay in Chennai.
Day 2 Early morning drive to Bangalore (350 kms – 6 hrs).

Evening at leisure in M.G. Road and Brigade Road which is the two major commercial areas.

Overnight stay in Bangalore.
Day 3 Breakfast at Hotel.

Half a day city tour by visiting the park of Lal Bagh or Ruby Garden, Cubbon Park, Bull Temple, Vidhan Soudha and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON Temple. Evening leisure for Shopping.

Overnight stay in Bangalore.
Day 4 After breakfast, depart to Mysore, the ancient
capital of the Wodeyars (135 kms – 2 ½ hrs).

En-route visit Srirangpatanam - island town
encircled by river Cavery & famous for the ruins
of the capital of Tipu Sultan.Arrival at Mysore &
check in to Hotel.

Overnight stay in Mysore.
Day 5 Breakfast at Hotel.

Visit City Palace, beautiful Brindavan Gardens and Chamundi Temple.Evening leisure for Shopping.

Overnight stay in Mysore.
Day 6 Breakfast at hotel.

Morning depart to Mudumalai forest
(100 kms – 2 ½ hrs), one of Asia's thickest forest
of 450 sq.kms. This place is ideal for bird watching
and night safari into the jungle.

Overnight stay in Mudumalai.
Day 7 Early morning drive through the Western Ghats to Cochin(400 kms – 7 hrs)
Check in to Hotel.

Evening at Leisure.

Overnight stay in Cochin.
Day 8 Breakfast at Hotel.

City tour of Cochin. Visit Fort Cochin, Chinese
fish net, Mattancherry Palace or Dutch Palace, Synogue, evening Kathakali dance and
demonstration.

Overnight stay in cochin.
Day 9 After breakfast, drive to Alleppey
(110 kms – 2 ½ hrs)

Embark the house boat at Alleppey and cruise
through the backwaters.It will be a real experience
of Kerala.

Overnight stay in houseboat.
Day 10 Check out the House boat and Depart to Trivandrum(150 kms – 3 hrs)

Visit Sri Padhmanabhaswamy Temple which is dedicated to lord Vishnu & Kanakakunnu Palace.
Arrive Kovalam and visit Light House Beach,
Napier Museum, and Chalai Market.Evening leisure
for shopping.

Overnight stay in Kovalam.
Day 11 Full day leisure on the beach.

Overnight stay in Kovalam.
Day 12 Breakfast at Hotel.

Depart to Periyar/Thekkady (140 kms – 3 hrs).
Besides the tiger and elephant, the rare lion-tailed macaque, sambar deer, the elusive leopard, wild
boar and guar, the largest wild cattle, flourish in the recesses of the jungles. Local and migratory birds, reptiles, and many plant species add variety and
depth to its forest wealth.

Overnight stay in jungle resorts.
Day 13 In the fresh morning, take boat ride along the
Periyar lake, spice tour and elephant training
zones during your stay at Periyar.

Overnight stay in one of the jungle resorts.
Day 14 Early morning drive to Madurai, the ancient
capital of the Pandiyas (140 kms – 3 hrs).

Madurai is one of South India's great temple towns;
it has a rich cultural heritage passed on from the
great Tamil era for more than 2500 years.
Visit Meenakshi Amman temple and Thirumalainayakarmahal which is built in the 17th century.

Overnight Stay in Madurai.
Day 15 After breakfast, Drive to Karaikudi, the ancient city
of the rich Chettiyar Merchants (81 kms – 1 ½ hrs).

Visit Chettinad Houses, extensive antique shops, weekly shandy [village market]; also have a visit to Craftsmen working with wood and metal,
silversmiths and goldsmiths.

Overnight stay in one of the Heritage Houses of Chettinad.
Day 16 Depart to Tanjore(109 kms – 2 ½ hrs)

Visit Brahadeeswara Temple [temple for Shiva],
built by the Chola King in the 10th century AD. It has 14-tiered pyramid-shaped tower over the temple sanctum, 64.8m tall with a square base topped by huge monolithic granite cupolas . Its unique construction ensures that the shadow of the
cupola never falls on the ground.

Overnight stay in Tanjore.
Day 17 Early morning depart to Pondicherry,
ancient Former french colony (213 kms – 4 hrs).

En-route visit Chidambaram Temple for
lord Nataraja [Dancing Shiva]. Evening have
a walk along the promenade of Pondicherry Beach.

Overnight stay in Pondicherry.
Day 18 Take a heritage walk for 2-3 hours early in the
morning.
After breakfast, visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Manakula Vinayakar Temple dedicated to
lord Ganesh.
After lunch, visit the international township of
Auroville.

Overnight stay in Pondicherry.
Day 19 Depart to Mamallapuram, on of the UNESCO
World Heritage Site (100 kms – 2 hrs).

Visit Seashore Temples, Arjuna Penance and
other sculptures of Mamallapuram.

Overnight stay in Mamallapuram.
Day 20 Day free on the beach.

Depart to Chennai International Airport
(62 kms – 1 hr).

Fly from India to your home country.
Package Price Starts From:
No.of person Budget Standard Luxury
2 Person INR 47,400 or € 730 INR 65,400 or € 1006 INR 1,04,400 or € 1607
4 Person INR 38,400 or € 590 INR 56,400 or € 868 INR 88,200 or € 1357
6 Person INR 38,280 or € 588 INR 55,680 or € 857 INR 85,680 or € 1319
  The above rates are on per Person basis
( All package requires Minimum 2 Passenger)
  Budget Package Includes: A/c Accommodation in 2 star hotels + Transfers
by A/c Vehicle + Breakfast only
  Standard Package Includes: A/c Accommodation in 3 star hotels and
Heritage + Transfers by A/c Vehicle + Breakfast only
  Luxury package Includes: A/c 4star and superior Hotels + A/c Vehicle + Breakfast only
  Excludes: Entrance fees + Guide charges + Others not mention in includes
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Chennai, Pondicherry, Tanjore, Trichy, Madurai, Tekkady, Alleppey, Cochin, Bangalore. More...
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