South India Tour Package (SITP12)Cities | Hotels | Tour Packages In South india
Destinations Covered : Chennai (Madras) - Trichy - Madurai - Periyar - Cochin - Bangalore - Mysore - Hassan - Hospet - Badami - Goa - Mumbai
Day - 1 » Departure from Country
Departure from your own Country.
Day - 2 » Arrive Madras
Arrive Madras. Transfer to Hotel. Overnight Chennai (Madras).
Day - 3 » Mahabalipuram & Kanchipuram
Mahabalipuram Temple Full day tour of Mahabalipuram & Kanchipuram. Check-out at 1200 hrs. Kanchipuram (64 kms from Chennai (Madras)) is the ancient capital of the Pallavas famous as a city of 1000 Temples and still has 124 shrines. The first temple dedicated to Shiva was built in the 7th and 8th century & has paintings on the walls. Temples of Ekambaswara, Kailasanatha, Sri Kamakshi and Varadarajaswamy are of interest. Kanchipuram is also famous for its silks. The city of Mahabalipuram is famous for the seven pagodas. Here on the seashore is an interesting group of ancient rock hewn temples which are the examples of Dravidian style of Architecture. Evening transfer to rail-station for Trichy night train. Night on board.
Day - 4 » Arrive Trichy
Morning arrive Trichy and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour. Trichy was the citadel of the Chola dynasty in the medieval period. In the 18th century it witnessed the Carnatic wars fought between the French and the English. Lord Robert Clive's house is still there to see and so is the Danish Church. The Rock-Fort is the landmark of Trichy. A climb of 434 steps leads to the ancient temple of Ganapati on top and a further climb to a Shiva temple. Overnight Trichy.
Day - 5 » Madurai
Push to Madurai going to Tanjore enroute. At Tanjore, the wonderful Chola Temple of Brihadeeshwara is capped by a monolithic cupola made of the solitary granite block weighing 80 tons which was taken towards the top with the help of a six km long ramp, an aged approach employed from the Egyptians for creating pyramids. Its bronzes and handicrafts make Tanjore one of the highlights of a stop by to South India. Overnight Madurai.
Day - six » Madurai
Meenakshi Temple Morning go to the fantastic Meenakshi Temple devoted for the consort of Lord Shiva with its towering gopurams (increasing superior above the surrounding country aspect). Later on, visit the Tirumala Nayak Palace - A gracious building within the Indo saracenic style, renowned for the Stucco work on its domes & arches. Also visit the Alagar Hills and Tirupara Kundran Rock temple. Afternoon free. Overnight Madurai.
Day - 7 » Periyar
Morning push to Periyar. The earliest sanctuary to be set up in 1934, it extends to 777 square kms & forms part of the superior mountain ranges, the Western Ghats. Wild life can be seen while cruising on Periyar Lake in a motor boat. Amongst the animals which can be seen are elephants, wild boar, sambar, tiger, leopard, wild dog, langur monkeys, etc. Overnight Periyar.
Day - 8 » Cochin
Morning drive to Cochin. Overnight Cochin.
Day - 9 » Cochin
Morning tour of Cochin. Cochin is the natural harbour created through the famed underwater Malabar mud-banks whose quality ensures that the rougher the seas are outside the calmer the waters are within the Harbour. Vasco-de-Gama placed it on the world map. It has a Jewish synagogue, Portuguese churches, mosques & Hindu temples. Watch the Chinese Fishing Nets. Afternoon free. Overnight Cochin.
Day - 10 » Bangalore
Morning transfer to airport for Bangalore flight. Arrive & generate directly to Mysore. Overnight Mysore.
Mysore Palace Morning tour of 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. Afternoon free. Overnight Mysore.
Day - 12 » Belur - Halebid
Complete day tour of Belur and Halebid. The Chenna Kesava temple of Belur built 900 decades back is definitely an beautiful instance of Hoysala art. Halebid's 12th century Hoysaleswara and Kedareswara temples are grasp items of Hindu art. On the way also pay a visit to Sravanbelgola. At Sravanbelgola, hewn out of just one rock and visible from a distance of 25 kms may be the statue of Lord Gomteshwara which is bathed with milk and honey as soon as each and every twelve years.
Day - 13 » Hospet - Hampi
Morning drive to Hospet. Go to Hampi. The when attractive cash metropolis of Vijayanagar Empire - higher than Rome, had palaces, temples & sculptures, spread all over. The city was razed to the ground by the Sultanates of South in 1565. Some of the interesting ruins remaining are the Virupaksha, Vittala and Hazara Rama temples huge Ganesha and Narasimha images, the elephant stables, the Queen's Bath, carvings about the Ramachandra temple & Lotus Mahal.
Day - 14 » Badami
Jain Temple Morning push to Badami stopping at Aihole & Pattadakal around the way. Aihole will be the cradle of stone temple architecture of the southern Dravida School. The oldest temple, Lad Khan goes back to the 5th century A.D. There are 70 temples in this group. The Durga temple is noted for its sculptures. The Meguti temple is constructed of 630 small stone blocks. The Ravanaphadi Cave has some lovely carvings. Pattadakal, referred to as Petrigal, reached its pinnacle of glory under the Chalukya kings from 7th to 9th centuries. The oldest in this group is the Sanghameswara Temple. The Mallikarjuna Temple has pillars depicting life of Krishna. Virupaksha temple has sculptures and panel scenes from the epics, the Ramayana & Mahabharata. The Papanatha Temple has impressive carvings on pillars and ceiling.
Day - 15 » Badami
Morning tour of Badami. Badami also known as Vatapi is rich with Hindu and Jain temples carved out of sand stone hills. The carved temples date back to the 6th century. Of these, three are Hindu and one Jain. Sculptured from solid rock they are adorned with carvings. The Fort, on top of the hill encloses large granaries, treasury & a watch tower. The Malegitti Shivalaya temple set for the summit of a hill is built of stones without mortar.
Day - 16 » Goa
Morning drive to Goa. Goa hotels are not included in the cost has a seasonal rates which vary. Please choose the type/budget of hotels you need and we will quote accordingly.
Day - 17 » Goa
In Goa. Please inform us the number of days you wish to stay in Goa.
Day - 18 » Flight for Bombay
Transfer to airport for Bombay flight. Arrive at the domestic airport. Transfer to the city centre. Later in the evening transfer to international airport.
