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South India Pilgrimage Tour |
18 days South India Pilgrimage Tour |
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- Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram - Gingee - Pondicherry - Tanjore - Tiruchirapalli - Chettinad - Madurai - Rameshwaram - Chennai - Puttaparthi - Bangalore - Delhi - Varanasi
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TOUR ITENERARY |
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| Day 1: Arrive Chennai |
| Leave for Chennai. Arrive Chennai, late at night at night. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel. |
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| Day 2: Chennai |
| Morning, visit the Kapaleeshwar Temple, Parthsarthy temple and the National Museum. Afternoon visit the school of Dances, Kalakshetra. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 3: Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram |
| Morning, leave by road for Kanchipuram. Visit the principal temples of Kanchipuram. Then continue towards Mahabalipuram. Arrive Mahabalipuram for late lunch. Afternoon visit the temple of Pancha Rathas, five monolithic pyramidal structures named after the Pandavas (Arjuna, Bhima, Yudhishtra, Nakula and Sahadeva) and Draupadi. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 4: Mahabalipuram - Gingee - Pondicherry |
| Early morning, leave for Pondichery. Enroute visit the Fort of Gingee. Arrive Pondichery in time for lunch. Afternoon visit the city of Pondichery and the Aurbindo Ashram. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 5: Pondicherry - Chidambaram - Gangaikonda Cholapuram - Tanjore |
| Morning, leave for Tanjore. Enroute visit the temple of Shiva Natraja at Chidambaram. Lunch at Chidambaram. Then continue to visit Gangaikondacholapuram. Arrive Tanjore early in the evening. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 6: Tanjore - Tiruchirapalli |
| Morning, visit the temple of Brihadishwara and the museum of Tanjore called the Royal Museum. Afternoon leave for Tiruchirapalli. Upon arrival continue to visit the temple of Srirangam. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 7: Tiruchirapalli - Chettinad - Madurai |
| Early morning, visit the Rock Fort. Then continue towards Chettinad en route visiting the ancestral residences of the city. Arrive Madurai in time for Lunch. Afternoon visit the temple of Meenakshi. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 8: In Madurai |
| Morning, after breakfast at the hotel, leave for full day City tour of Madurai. Evening attend the Aarti ceremony (Prayer ceremony) at the Meenakshi Temple. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 9 : Madurai - Rameshwaram |
| Morning after breakfast at the hotel, leave for Rameshwaram. Arrive Ramneshwaram in the afternoon. Afternoon free to relax and visit the town on your own. Overnight at Hotel |
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| Day 10: In Rameshwaram |
| Early morning, attend the ritual bathing in the 22 temple tanks of Ramanathaswamy Temple. Rest of the day free to visit the temples nearby in the area. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 11 : Rameshwaram - Chennai |
| Morning, free for independent activities. Late Afternoon, transfer to Railway station for overnight train to Chennai. Overnight on train. |
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| Day 12: Chennai - Bangalore - Puttaparthi |
| Early morning arrive at Chennai railway station. Upon arrival transfer to domestic airport for flight to Bangalore. Arrive Bangalore in the afternoon. Afternoon free to relax. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 13 : In Puttaparthi |
| Morning, after breakfast at the hotel, leave for Puttaparthi. Arrive Puttaparthi in the afternoon. After lunch visit the Ashram of Satya Sai Baba. Evening free for independent activities. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 14: Puttaparthi - Bangalore - Delhi |
| Early Morning, visit the temple of Satya Sai Baba. Then continue towards Bangalore. Arive Banagalore late in the afternoon. Upon arrival transfer to domestic airport for flight to Delhi. Arrive Delhi in the evening. Transfer to Hotel. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 15 : Delhi |
| After Breakfast, Full Day City tour of Old & New Delhi visiting Hamayun Tomb, Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, India Gate , National Museum and Raj Ghat. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 16: Delhi - Varanasi |
| Morning, after breakfast at the hotel, transfer to domestic Airport for flight to Varanasi. Upon arrrial, transfer to Hotel. Afetrnoon visit Sarnath. Overnight at Hotel. |
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| Day 17 : Varanasi |
| Early Morning, take a boat ride at the river Ganga (Ganges) return to hotel for breakfast. Afternoon transfer to domestic airport for flight to Delhi. Arrive Delhi late in the afternooon. After dinner, transfer to International Airport for flight to onward destination. |
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| Day 18: Delhi |
| Flight for onward destination. |
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| Back |
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