Day 01 Chennai
Arrive in Chennai, the gateway of South India and rich in its culture.
Visit
Kapaleeswarar temple, Santhome Church, Fort Museum and National Art
Gallery.
Day 02 Kanchipuram
Day excursion to Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram.
KANCHIPURAM- Visit Kailasanatha Temple, Vaikunda Perumal Temple, Varatharajar Temple and Ekambareswara Temple.
MAHABALIPURAM - Visit Five Rathas, Shore Temple, Arjuna's Penance, Krishna's butter ball and the beach.
Day 03 Swamimalai
Drive to Gangaikondacholapuram, Kumbakonam and Darasuram
10th Century
Temples. Later observe how the traditional crafts such as bronze statue making and pottery are
done. Evening Cultural programme. Overnight at Swamimalai Heritage
Resort.
Day 04 Trichy

After breakfast drive to Tanjore. Visit the big temple , one of the
world's heritage monument, Tanjore Palace, Bronze museum and Tanjore
Paintings.
After Lunch proceed to Trichy. Visit RockFort temple and Srirangam temple. Overnight at Trichy.
Day 05 Karaikudi
Drive to Karaikudi known for its magnificent and palatial mansions
constructed by Chettiars. Visit this beautifully carved wood work as
well as the stone and mortar work of these houses. Overnight at a
heritage house at Karaikudi.
Day 06 Madurai
Drive to
Madurai. Visit the famous 12 temple towered (Gop
urams)
Meenakshi Temple. Also visit Azhagarkoil, Koodalazhagar temple,
Thirumalai Nayak Mahal built in 16th century. Overnight at Madurai.
Day 07 Rameshwaram
Full day excursion to Rameshwaram. It is considered that an Hindu should
visit this place at least once in his life time. It is believed that a dip
in the holy well will remove all your karmas. Ramanathaswami temple here
is one of the grandest in the country with magnificent corridors and
massive sculptured lining it.
Day 08 Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari, India's lands end is where the three seas - Arabian Sea,
Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal meet, and hence the confluence is
called Thriveni Sangamam. The beach itself is a beautiful sight, with
multi-coloured sands and spectacular sunrises and sunsets as the sky and
horizon break into a riot of colour. Visit Vivekananda Rock Memorial,
Gandhi Mandapam and Temple. Witness sunset.
Day 09 Trivandrum
Visit Padmanabhaswamy temple and Suchindram temple. Later proceed for the
sightseeing of Trivandrum covering Napier Museum, Chitra Art Gallery and
Padmanabhapuram Palace.
Day 10 Kochi
Visit Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, Bolgatty Palace, Hill Palace and
Museum. Evening witness Kathakali Dance Performance.

Day 11 Guruvayoor
Visit the famous Guruvayoor Krishna temple.
Day 12 Mysore
Drive
to Mysore. Visit the palace of the Maharaja built in 1911-12. 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 & a panoramic view of Mysore. On the way back, see
the Nandi Bull.
Day 13 Bangalore
By noon check out of the hotel and drive to Bangalore, the Garden city.
Visit Tipu Sultan's Palace, Bull temple, etc.
Day 14 Puttaparti
Drive to Puttaparti. Visit Sai Baba at Ashram

Day 15 Tirupati
Drive to Tirupati. Lord Venkateshwara is described as the great
bestower of boons.
Day 16 Departure Transfer
After breakfast drive to Chennai airport to connect flight to onward destination.








