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Day 01 - Arrive Chennai
Arrive Chennai by international flight. Assistance on arrival
and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon Sightseeing tour.
Chennai, the capital city, popularly regarded as the 'Gateway
to the South' represents a culture that is distinctly
different from that of northern India.
 Day 02 - Chennai - Kanchipuram -
Mahabalipuram
Morning drive to Kanchipuram. Kanchipuram, 70 kms west of
Mahabalipuram, this city of thousand temples lies. One of the
seven sacred cities of Hindus, it was the capital of the early
Cholas as far back as the 2nd century BC. Kanchi was a major
seat of Tamil learning as well as an important place of
pilgrimage for Buddhists, Jains and Hindus.
Overnight at the hotel in Covelong.
Day 03 - Mahabalipuram - Tanjore
An early departure for Tanjore visiting enroute Pondicherry.
PONDICHERRY - Although the French influence is gradually
fading, Pondicherry retains a few Gallic accents.
Pondicherry's main sights are the Rai Nivas, the Sacred Heart
Church and the Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
Day 04 - Tanjore - Trichy
Morning Sightseeing tour of Tanjore. Tanjore - The home of
Carnatic music, musical instruments, dance and traditional
hadicrafts, Tanjore (Thanjavur) is famous for the
Brahadeeswarar Temple. The temple constructed more than a
thousand years ago by the Chola King Raja
 Rajan is an
architect's marvel.
Day 05 - Trichy - Madurai
Morning visit Rock Fort Temple. The Rock Fort situated on the
banks of the Kaveri river, Trichy's most famed land mark is an
84 m high rock, one of the oldest in the world aprox.3,800
million years. The attraction is not for fort itself but the
temple at the summit. 344 steps hewn out of rock lead to the
top where are the inscriptions dating back to the 3rd century
B.C.
Later drive to Madurai and on arrival, check-in at the hotel.
Overnight stay.
 Day 06 - Madurai - Chennai
Morning Sightseeing tour of Madurai Madurai, known as Athens
of the East, it is the second largest city on the banks of the
River Vigai. The city believed to be more than 2500 yeras old.
The city got its name from the drops of nectar (Mathuram) that
fell from Shiva's locs when he came to bless its people for
constructing a temple for him. Madurai where the people wake
up at the chant of hymns is proud of magnificent 'The
Meenakshi-Sundareswara Temple.
Day 07 - Madurai - Chennai
Transfer to the airport for flight to Chennai.
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