Day 01 : Arrive Chennai.
Transfer to Hotel.
Day 02 : Morning arrive Chennai. Transfer to hotel. 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 03 : Morning city tour. Visit the Museum to see the
Art and Bronze Gallery (Closed on Fridays and Public holidays).
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 rail-station
for Madurai night train. Night on board train.
Day 04 : Morning arrive Madurai and transfer to hotel.
Afternoon visit the great Meenakshi Temple dedicated to the consort
of Lord Shiva with its towering gopurams (rising high above the
surrounding country side). 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 05 : Morning drive to Periyar National Park. Set up
in 1934,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. Amongst the animals
which can be seen are elephants, wild boar, sambar, tiger, leopard,
wild dog, langur monkeys, etc. Overnight Periyar.
Day 06 : Drive to Trivandrum viewing thescenin beauty enroute.
Kerala is lush green and is full of lakes and water. Overnight
Trivandrum.
Day 07 :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.
Day 08 : Morning drive to Cochin visiting the Kerala villages
enroute.
Day 09 :Morning tour of Cochin. Cochin is the natural harbour
created by the famed underwater Malabar mud-banks whose quality
ensures that the rougher the seas are outside the calmer the waters
are within the Harbour. Vasco-de-Gama placed it on the world map.
It has a Jewish synagogue , Portuguese churches, mosques &
Hindu temples. Watch the Chinese Fishing Nets. Checkout at 1200
hrs. Transfer to railstation for Bangalore night train. Night
on board.
Day 10 : Morning arrive Bangalore and transfer to hotel.
After-noon city tour. In this Garden 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 : Morning drive to Mysore. Afternoon free. Overnight
Mysore.
Day 12 : 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 : Morning free. Transfer to rail-station for Chennai
train. Arrive Chennai & transfer to hotel.
Day14 : Transfer to airport. End of our services.