Programmes
PROGRAM 03 / THE SOUTHERN SPLENDOUR
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*Trivandrum *Kumarakom *Cochin *Periyar
*Madurai *Tanjore *Chidambaram *Pondicheery *Mahabalipuram *Kancheepuram
*Chennai
Day 01 Trivandrum
Arrival
Arrival at Trivandrum airport and transfer to
Kovalam beach resort. Rest of the day free at Kovalam.
Day 02 Kovalam
After
breakfast half day tour of Trivandrum city. Visit Padmanabha swami temple,
Art Gallery and Napier Museum. Rest of the day free at Kovalam beach.
Day 03 Kovalam / Alleppey / Cochin
After breakfast leave for Alleppey ( 160
km and 04 hour ). En route 03 hours motor boat cruise along the back waters
. Arrival at Alleppey and proceed to Cochin. On arrival at Cochin check
in at hotel.
Day 04 Cochin
After breakfast sight seeing tour of Cochin.
Visit Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue and St. Francis Church. Evening enjoy
a Kathakali performance.
Day 05 Cochin / Periyar
After breakfast leave for Periyar(190 km
and 05 hour drive ). On arrival at Periyar check in at a resort. Rest
of the day free at Periyar.
Day 06 Periyar / Madurai
Morning boat cruise in Periyar lake to
watch wild life. After visit to plantation leave for Munnar ( 150 km and
04 hour drive ). On Arrival at Madurai check in at hotel. Evening watch
procession in the Meenakhi temple.
Day 07 Madurai
/ Tanjore
After
break fast sight seeing tour of Madurai. Visit Meenakshi temple and Gandhi
Museum. After sight seeing tour leave for Tanjore ( 170 km and 04 hour
drive ). On arrival at Tanjore check in at hotel.
Day 08 Tanjore
/ Kumbakonam / Tanjore
After breakfast Tanjore sight seeing. Visit
Brihadeshwara temple, Saraswathi Mahal Library. Afternoon sight seeing
tour of Kumbakonam and back.
Overnight stay at Tanjore.
Day 09 Tanjore / Chidambaram
/ Pondicheery
After breakfast leave for Pondicheery ( 170
km and 05 hour drive ). En route visit Chidambaram temple. On arrival
at Pondicheery check in at hotel.
Day 10 Pondicheery
After breakfast Pondicheery sight seeing.
Visit Aurobindo ashram , Auroville and beach. Overnight stay at Pondicheery.
Day 11 Pondicheery / Mahabalipuram
After
breakfast leave for Mahabalipuram( 110 km and 03 hour drive ). On arrival
check in at a beach resort. Afternoon sight seeing tour of Mahabalipuram.
Overnight stay at Mahabalipuram
Day 12 Mahabalipuram
Full day leisure at Mahabalipuram beach.
Day 13 Mahabalipuram / Kancheepuram
/ Chennai
After break fast leave foe Kancheepuram
( 60 km and 1.5 hour drive ). Vist temples at Kancheepuram. On arrival
at Chennai check in at hotel.
Day 14 Chennai
departure
Morning free at Chennai. Late evening transfer
to airport for departure.
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