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South with Poovar Beach |
15 Days South with Poovar Beach |
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- Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram - Pondicherry - Tanjore - Trichy - Chettinad - Madurai - Periyar - Kumarakom or Alleppey - Mararikulam or Poovar - Cochin
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TOUR ITENERARY |
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| Day 1: CHENNAI |
| Leave for Chennai. Arrive Chennai late at night. Upon arrival transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 2: CHENNAI |
| Morning, leave for the city tour of Chennai visiting St George's Fort , Museum and Kapileshwara Temple. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 3: CHENNAI - KANCHIPURAM - MAHABALIPURAM |
| Morning , Visit the Kalakshetra School of Dances. Thereafter continue drive to Kanchipuram. Upon arrival visit the Temples of Embakeshwar , Kailashnath and Vardaraja. Continue drive to Mahabalipuram. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 4: MAHABALIPURAM - PONDICHERY |
| Early in the morning, visit the temple of Pancha Rathas, five monolithic pyramidal structures named after the Pandavas (Arjuna, Bhima, Yudhishtra, Nakula and Sahadeva) and Draupadi. After the visit leave for Pondicherry. Arrive Pondicherry in time for Lunch. After Lunch visit the city of Pondicherry and Sri Aurbindo Ashram. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 5: PONDICHERY - TANJORE |
| After breakfast, Leave for Tanjore. Enroute visit the Shiva Temple at Chidambaram. Lunch at Saradharam. Thereafter, visit the Temple of Gangaikondacholapuram with statues of Ganesh, Nataraja and Harihara and Darasuram . Lunch enroute. Upon arrival in Tanjore visit the Bronze Museum and Brihadishvara Temple. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 6: TANJORE - TRICHY - TANJORE |
| After breakfast, Leave for Trichy. Upon arrival visit Temple of Srirangam. Lunch in Trichy. Thereafter visit Brihadishvara temple . Arrive Tanjore in the evening. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 7: TANJORE - CHETTINAD - MADURAI |
| After breakfast, Leave for Madurai. Enroute visit Chettinad. Arrive Madurai for late lunch. After lunch visit the Tirumalaya Nayak Palace and Meenakshi Temple. Visit the Evening prayer ceremonies at Meenakshi Temple. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 8: MADURAI / PERIYAR |
| After Breakfast, Visit the Gandhi Museum. After lunch, Leave for Periyar. Enroute visit the Spice Plantations. Arrive Periyar in the evening. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 9: PERIYAR - KUMARAKOM ( ALLEPEY ) |
Morning Boat Ride at Lake Periyar. Thereafter, Leave for Kumarakom Or Allepey. Sunset boat ride on the backwaters. Overnight at Hotel.
*** Possibility of Visiting Kalaripayatt (Marital Art of Kerela) |
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| Day 10: KUMARAKOM ( ALLEPEY ) |
| After breakfast, Transfer to Kettuvalam(Traditional Rice Houseboat). Full day cruise with lunch on board. Disemark at at Allepey Or Kumarakom. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 11: KUMARAKOM - MARARIKULAM OR POOVAR |
| After breakfast, Transfer by Boat to Puthenangadi . Leave for Poovar Or Mararikulam south of cochin. Lunch enroute. Evening free on the Beach. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 12: POOVAR - COCHIN |
| After breakfast, visit the small village at Haripad and see the Ceremonies at the Lord Krishna Temple. Lunch enroute. Continue drive to Cochin. Arrive Cochin in the evening. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 13: COCHIN |
| After breakfast, City tour of Cochin. Evening , visit the Kathakali Dance Program. Overnight at Hotel. After dinner, transfer to International Airport for flight to onward destination. |
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| Day 14: COCHIN |
| Flight to Onward destination. |
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