South India Pilgrim Tour
Day 01 : Arrive Chennai
Arrival at Chennai airport
Our company representative will meet and assist
you at the airport
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
After late breakfast start full day city
tour of Chennai including the Snake park and
Kaapaleswara temple dedicated to Lord Shiva
and the museum. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 : Chennai - Kanchipuram -
Mahabalipuram
Morning breakfast at hotel
Later drive to Mahabalipuram. On the way visit
Kanchipuram, famous for its brilliant Kanjivaram
silk sarees. Continue onto Mahabalipuram.
Later visit the famous rock-cut and shore
temples. Overnight at hotel
Day 03 : Mahabalipuram - Pondicherry
Breakfast at hotel
Drive to Pondicherry and first visit Aurobindo
Ashram and other popular tourist
sites before checking in to the hotel.
PM : Excursion to Auroville,
a powerful happening of international integration.
Overnight at hotel
Day 04 : Pondicherry - Velankanni
Morning after breakfast visit Velankanni.
This place is popular for the shrine of Our
Lady at Velankanni, which like Lourdes in
France is renowned for miraculous healing.
Visit the inspiring Basilica of Our Lady of
Good Health. In the evening you may wish to
recite the Rosary as our lady is carried in
procession around her Basilica. overnight
at hotel
Day 05 : Velankanni - Thanjavur
Morning after breakfast drive to
Thanjavur.
On arrival check in to hotel
PM : Visit the Temple and Museum. Overnight
at hotel
Day 06 : Thanjavur - Tiruchirappalli
- Madurai
Breakfast at hotel
Leave for Tiruchirappalli and visit the Temple
and Rock Fort.
Continue drive to Madurai and on arrival check
in to hotel.
Day 07 : Madurai
Morning after breakfast start sightseeing
of Madurai including the famous Shree Meenakshi
temple. The afternoon is free for independent
activities. Overnight at hotel
Day 08 : Madurai - Periyar
Breakfast at hotel
Later drive to Periyar and check in to hotel
PM : Visit to the Periyar
wild life Sanctuary in a boat on the Periyar
Lake.
Overnight at hotel
Day 09 : Periyar - Kovalam
Breakfast at hotel
Drive to Kovalam to stay in an Ayurvedic Beach
Resort on the shores of the Arabia Sea.
Overnight at hotel
Day 10 : Kovalam - Kanyakumari (Cape
Comorin)
Morning after breakfast excursion to Kanyakumari
or Cape Comorin, confluence of the
three great oceans - the Indian Ocean, Bay
of Bengal and the Arabian Sea to witness the
sunrise. The Ayurvedic Beach Resort surrounded
by pristine nature with a lovely beach, has
a full-fledged Ayurvedic Centre. Ayurveda,
the 3000 year old Indian system of medicine
prescribes time tested and trusted methods
to improve your physical and mental activity
irrespective of the age group. It is the only
system of medicine in the world that has methods
to totally rejuvenate the body and mind.
Day at leisure on the beach and time to benefit
from the ancient herbal treatment of Ayurveda
on your own.
Day 11 : Kovalam - Alleppy - Cochin
Morning after breakfast drive to
Alleppy
From Alleppy join backwaters cruise towards
Cochin on the emerald palm fringed backwaters
of Kerala.
On arrival in Cochin, transfer to hotel and
check in
PM : visit the Jewish Synagogue, St Francis
Church, the Dutch Cemeter and the Chinese
Fishing Nets.
Overnight at hotel
Day 12 : Cochin - Munnar
After early morning breakfast drive through
groves of jackfruit trees, pineapple plantations
and churches with beautiful facades to the
hill station of Munnar set in the heart of
the Western Ghats.
Arrive Munnar and check in to hotel for overnight
stay.
Day 13 : Munnar - Ooty
Breakfast at hotel
Later drive to Ooty, (2268 meters)
"Queen of Hill Stations", which
still has the lingering flavor of the British
Raj.
Overnight at hotel
Day 14 : Ooty - Mysore
Breakfast at hotel
AM : Sightseeing of Ooty including visit to
Botanical Gardens, the Ooty Lake and take
an excursion to Doddabatta etc. PM : Drive
to Mysore. On arrival check in to hotel
Day 15 : Mysore - Hassan
Breakfast at hotel
AM : Sightseeing of Mysore is one
of the finest cities of South India with tree-lined
boulevards, beautiful gardens and stately
buildings. Visit also the Mysore Palace.
PM : Drive to Hassan. On
arrival check in to hotel for overnight stay
Day 16 : Hassan - Bangalore
Breakfast at hotel
Morning sightseeing of Hassan and also visit
to Hoysala temples at Belur and Halebid.
PM : Drive to Bangalore.
On arrival check in to hotel.
Day 17 : Bangalore Departure
Breakfast at hotel
Morning sightseeing of Bangalore
Evening at the time of international flight
transfer to the airport
