South India Special
     
Code: KLDH/S-07  
     
Destinations:
Chennai - Tirupati - Mahabalipuram – Pondicherry –Chidambaram – Trichy – Madurai - Rameswaram - Kanyakumari - Kodaikanal
  
     
Duration: 10 Nights – 11 Days  
     
Day 01: Chennai  
 
Meet & Greet on Arrival at Trivandrum by flight / Train. Our representative would assist you from the airport / Station to your hotel at Chennai for check-in.

PM: Tour the tourist places in Chennai namely, the Kapaleeswarar temple, Santhome Church, Fort Museum and National Art Gallery. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Chennai.
  
     
Day 02: Chennai – Tirupati  
 
AM: Breakfast at your Hotel Coffee Shop / Restaurant & Leave for Tirupati to pray to Lord Balaji. The most famous temple and one of the largest pilgrimage destinations in the world. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Tirupati.
  
     
Day 03: Tirupati – Kanchipuram / Mahabalipuram  
 
AM & PM: Breakfast at your Hotel Coffee Shop / Restaurant & Leave for Kanchipuram, one of the sacred 7 cities of India famous for its thousand temples. Also visit the numerous temples like Kailasanatha Temple, Vaikunda Perumal Temple, Varatharaja Temple and Ekambareswara Temple, which give the city its name as 'the temple city'. Drive to Mahabalipuram, the only shore temple surviving in India. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Mahabalipuram.
  
     
Day 04: Mahabalipuram  
 
AM: Morning relax and take breakfast at your Hotel Coffee Shop / Restaurant.

PM: Leave for local sightseeing, famous for its monolith temples that made it a World Heritage Site; for these temples at Mahabalipuram. After admiring the prevalent and astonishing rock cut art, Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Mahabalipuram.
  
     
Day 05: Pondicherry  
 
AM: Breakfast at your Hotel Coffee Shop / Restaurant & Leave for Pondicherry was once the French settlement, which is now home to the Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville.

PM: Go to the beach where you can relax perfectly for the whole of the evening. Pondicherry is undoubtedly the seat of Yoga. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Pondicherry.
  
     
Day 06:
Pondicherry – Chidambaram
  
 
AM: Breakfast at your Hotel Coffee Shop / Restaurant & Leave for Chidambaram home to the most popular Nataraja temple dedicated to the Lord Shiva.

PM: Have a short excursion to Kumbakonam, a sacred town known for its four large temples dedicated to Sarangapani, Kumbeswarar, Brahma, Nageswarar and Swamimalai. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Chidambaram.
  
     
Day 07: Chidambaram – Tanjore / Trichy  
 
AM: Breakfast at your Hotel Coffee Shop / Restaurant & Leave for Half day city tour of Tanjore covering the tourist places like Brahadeeswara temple (the second largest monolithic sculpture Nandi (Bull)), the Royal palace complex, which houses library and museums.

PM: Trichy was the citadel of the Chola dynasty in the medieval period. See the Lord Robert Clive's house, Srirangam temple, Rock-Fort temple, Ganapati temple on hilltop and Shiva temple. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Trichy.
  
     
Day 08: Trichy – Madurai  
 
AM & PM: Breakfast at your Hotel Coffee Shop / Restaurant & Leave for Madurai, known for 1000-pillared Meenakshiamman temple. You are also taken to the special religious night ceremony held in the temple. Also visit Thirumalai Nayak's Palace and Gandhi Museum. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Madurai.
  
     
Day 09: Madurai – Rameshwaram  
 
AM & PM: Breakfast at your Hotel Coffee Shop / Restaurant & Leave for A full day excursion to Rameswaram, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India. The holiness of this place is clear from the belief that even your trip to Kashi is incomplete without your trip to Rameshwaram. The Ramnathswami temple here dedicated to Lord Shiva is thronged by millions of pilgrims every year. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Madurai.
  
     
Day 10: Madurai – Kanyakumari  
 
AM & PM: Breakfast at your Hotel Coffee Shop / Restaurant & Leave for Kanyakumari, the confluence of Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal which also gives it the name Thriveni Sangamam. The beach is known for its beautiful virgin beaches and breathtaking sunrise and sunset. The tourist places in Kanyakumari are the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Gandhi Mandapam and Temple. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel in Kanyakumari.
  
     
Day 11: Kanyakumari – Onward journey  
 
AM: Breakfast at your Hotel Coffee Shop / Restaurant & Leave for your onward journey.