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Tamilnadu Heritage Tour

Destination Covered : Chennai - Mahabalipuram - Pondicherry - Trichy
Duration : 6 Nights - 7 Days

Day 01 : Arrive Chennai
on arrival Chennai airport meet our representative and transfer to the hotel and remaining day is free for your own activities and over night stay at Hotel

Day 02 : Chennai Local Tour
After morning breakfast proceed for a full day tour of Chennai passing thro many famous land marks like Anna salai, MGR salai Etc visit marina beach, MGR museum, sneak park etc evening return back to hotel dinner at hotel restaurant and over night stay at hotel

Day 03 : Chennai - Kanchipuram – Mahabalipuram
After morning breakfast check out hotel and proceed to Mahabalipuram enroute visit Kanchipuram the ancient capital of the Pallavas famous as a city of 1000 Temples and still has 124 shrines. On arrival mahabalipuram check-in to the hotel. Later early in the afternoon enjoy a visit to several antique sculptural marvels of shrines and huge sculptures cut-out of rocks that dates back to 1200 years during the reign of Pallava Kings. The rock carvings depicting mythological episodes - of demons, Gods and animals in battle and others - are truly poems in stone. The only shore temple that remains here is the spectacular two - spired shrine, unique because it houses both Lord Shiva and the Lord Vishnu in its sanctum sanctorum.evening return back to hotel dinner at hotel restaurant and Overnight at Hotel

Day 04 : Mamallapooram - Tiruvannamalai – Pondicherry
After breakfast drive to Pondicherry enroute visit to Tiruvannamallai a pilgrim center with an ancient temple of Lord Shiva and proceed to Pondicherry, which carries a strong whiff of the French presence in India. This erstwhile French colony on the east coast of South India merged with the rest of the country in 1954. Legend says that Pondicherry is the place where St.Agasthaya settled down on arrival Pondicherry check in hotel dinner at hotel restaurant and Overnight stay at Hotel

Day 05 : In Pondicherry
After morning breakfast precede for a full day tour of Pondicherry visit 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 to unite the spirit and matter. After lunch 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 evening return back to hotel and Overnight stay at Hotel

Day 06 : Pondicherry - Chidambaram – Tanjore
Morning after breakfast drive to Tanjore enroute visit Chidambaram famous for the Nataraja temple with the root of the sanctum-sanctorum covered with golden plates. In this temple postures from the Bharatnatayam form of dance are depicted in sculpture. Later drive to Thanjavur visiting the Brass factory at Kumbakonam. On arrival check-into the hotel dinner at hotel resturant and Overnight stay at Hotel

Day 07 : Tanjore - Trichy
After morning breakfast explore the famous Chola Temple of Brideshwar at Tanjore and later on drive to Trichy situated on the banks of Kaveri River is a blend of history and tradition as well as pilgrim center famous for Ranganath Temple at Srirangam. On arrival check-into the hotel. And then proceed to visit Srirangam Temple and samayapuram temple return back to hotel dinner at hotel restaurant and Overnight stay at Hotel

After morning breakfast check out hotel and drop at madurai airport/Railway station and proceed towards onward Destination

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