Day
01: Arrive Chennai: Arrive Chennai transfer to your
hotel after noon half a day tour of Chennai visiting Kapaleeswara
Temple, Parthasarathy Temple and visit Fort St. George, The
Fort is endowed with granite exterior finishing that houses
the barracks for the British army along with a parade ground.
The oldest church of Chennai, the St Mary's Church is also home
to this fort overnight in Chennai
Day
02: Chennai – Mahabalipuram: After breakfast
drive to Mahabalipuram enroute visiting theosophical society
check into your hotel after noon visit Shore Temple, Arjuna's
Penance - biggest bas relief in the world and leisure walk to
Five Rathas witness the craftsmen making statues in stones overnight
in Mahabalipuram
Day
03: Mahabalipuram – Pondicherry: After breakfast
drive to Pondicherry (formerly a French town) check into your
hotel after noon visit Sri Aurobindo ashram and its various
working units and visit Manakula Vinayagar Temple overnight
in Pondicherry
Day
04: Pondicherry: Day explore French colony or option
to visit Auroville overnight in Pondicherry
Day
05: Pondicherry – Tanjore: After breakfast drive
to Tanjore enroute Chidambaram, Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram
temples on arrival in Tanjore check into your hotel rest of
the day free overnight in Tanjore
Day
06: Tanjore – Madurai: After breakfast drive
to Madurai one of the oldest cities in South India and has been
a centre of learning & pilgrimage for centuries check into
your hotel after noon visit Sri Meenakshi temple which attracts
thousands of pilgrims from all over India and also visit Thirumalai
Nayak Palace overnight in Madurai
Day
07: Madurai – Thekkady: After breakfast drive
to Thekkady check into your hotel after noon boat safari on
the lake of Periyar to view the wild life and take spice plantations
tour overnight in Thekkady
Day
08: Thekkady – Alleppey: After breakfast drive
to Alleppey board your air conditioned houseboat at 12.30pm
you will glide through the narrow canals of the lake to view
the traditional Keralan village life and culture remind unchanged
for many years, here your crew will prepare you delicious Keralan
meal on board overnight in Houseboat
Day
09: Alleppey – Cochin: After breakfast disembark
from the houseboat at 9.30am car will pick you and drive to
Cochin check into your hotel evening witness classical Kathakali
Dance Show and the make up demonstration - Kathakali is a group
presentation, in which dancers take various roles in performances
traditionally based on themes from Hindu mythology, especially
the two epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata overnight in
Cochin
Day
10: Cochin : Morning tour of Fort Cochin influenced
by many international cultures such as Portuguese, Chinese and
Dutch visit St. Francis Church where Portuguese sailor Vasco
Da Gama buried and visit Jewish synagogue – decorated
by large Belgian chandeliers and hand painted Chinese tiles
later visit to Dutch Palace which houses lots of mural paintings
and visit Chinese Fishing Nets introduced by Chinese traders
long ago still available in Kerala backwaters as a traditional
way of fishing after noon free. Later in the evening you will
be transferred to the airport to board the flight back to home.
The tour ends.
