Madurai - Thanjavur - Chidambaram - Pondicherry

Duration

5 Nights 6 Days

Tour Type

Pilgrimage Trip

Location

TAMIL NADU

Overview

Tamil Nadu has more than 4,000 years of continuous cultural history. Tamil Nadu has some of the most remarkable temple architecture in the country, and a living tradition of music, dance, folk arts and fine arts.

Tamil Nadu is well renowned for its temple towns and heritage sites, hill stations, waterfalls, national parks, local cuisine and the natural environment and wildlife.

Included/Excluded

Accomodation

Transfers & Cab

Driver Allowances & Parking

Toll Taxes, Fuel

Breakfast

Entry Tickets for Sightseeings ( Monument, Park etc )

Lunch & Dinner

Personal Expenses

GST

Itinerary

Upon arrival at Madurai Railway Station / Airport, our vehicle will pick you up & proceed to Madurai hotel. Check in to the hotel. Get freshen up. Afternoon proceed to visit Meenakshi Temple, The Palace of Thirumalai Nayak, Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple. Overnight stay Madurai.

Morning after breakfast, check out and drive to Trichy / Thanjavur. Arrive and check in to the hotel. Post refreshment explore Tanjore, visit to Brihadeeshwara Temple, 16th century Shivganga Fort and Palace museum. Later local sightseeing of Trichy - visit to the famous Ranganath temple and Jambukeshwar Temple at Srirangam and Rock fort and its temple at a height of over 23mts. Return back to hotel for overnight stay at Trichy/ Thanjavur.

After breakfast, full day excursion to Kumbakonam. Here visit to Navagraha Temples for prayers. Evening return back Trichy / Thanjavur for overnight stay.

After breakfast, check out and drive to Chidambaram - here visit to Tillai Mariammam Tillai Kaliammam Devi Temple and Panchabootha Shiva Temple for Prayers. Later continue to Pondicherry. Arrive and check in to the hotel. Time at leisure and to explore the surrounding on your own. Overnight stay at Pondicherry.

Morning after breakfast enjoy local sightseeing of Pondicherry that carries a strong whiff of the French presence in India. Legend says that Pondicherry is the place where St. Agasthaya settled down. Visiting Aurbindo Ashram, the city of dawn, which is 10kms north of Pondicherry. This ashram promotes Aurbindo's ideas in bringing about a synthesis of Yoga and modern science, so as to unite the spirit and matter. Afternoon, visit Auroville - a unique experiment in international living and in creating a new environment where men and women of all nationalities live together in harmony; Vardaraja Perumal Temple, Vedapureswarar Temple and Manakula Vinayagar Temple war memorial, Town Hall. Night halt at Pondicherry.