TEMPLES & PALACES OF SOUTH INDIA
Temple
& Palaces of South India
Duration:14
Days - 13 Nights (Chennai - Madurai - Periyar -
Trivandrum - Cochin - Bangalore - Mysore - Chennai)
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. Overnight Chennai
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. Overnight
Cochin
Day 9: Cochin / Bangalore by overnight train 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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