Online PaymentArrive Chennai and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 : ChennaiMorning city tour of Chennai - visit the Fort St. George, Still surrounded by cannon-proof walls. Within the fort, visit St. Thomas Mount, San Thome Cathedral, Kapaleeswar Temple and the National Art Gallery. Overnight in Chennai.
Day 03 : Chennai-Kanchipuram-Mahabalipuram
Drive Chennai to Kanchipuram - Golden City of a Thousand Temples. Visit the local homes of the weavers and watch them create magic out of silk thread into saris. Afternoon drive to Mahabalipuram and check in hotel. Overnight stay in Mahabalipuram.
Day 04 : Mahabalipuram - Pondicherry
Morning visit the seven pagoda-style Shore temples, lashed by the waves of the sea and the seven rathas or temple chariots, a group of monolithic monuments & animal figures carved out of solid rock.
Afternoon drive to Pondicherry, which is 132 kms. & approx 04 hrs. drive. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Pondicherry.
Day 05 : Pondicherry
Sightseeing tour of Pondicherry which includes visit to the Vardaraja Perumal Temple, Vedapureeswarar Temple & Manakula Vinayagar Temple. Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 : Pondicherry - Thanjavur
Morning depart Pondicherry by surface for Thanjavur stopping by en route to visit Chidambaram Temple. Arrive Thanjavur and check in at hotel.
Day 07 : Thanjavur - Thiruchirapalli
Morning sightseeing tour of Thanjavur which includes visit to the famous Thanjavur temples, the Brahadeeswarar Temple. Afternoon drive to Thiruchirapalli, which is 55 kms & approx 1½ hrs. drive stopping by en route to visit Srirangam. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Tiruchirapalli.
Day 08 : Thiruchirapalli - Madurai
Sightseeing tour of Thiruchirapalli visit Rockfort and temples. Afternoon drive to Madurai, which is 142 kms & 05 hrs. drive. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Madurai.
Day 09 : Madurai Sightseeing tour of Madurai visiting the Meenakshi Sundareswara Temple, Tirumalai Nayak Palace & the Vandiyur Mariamman Tank. Afternoon at leisure. Evening visit Meenakshi Temple once again to witness evening ceremony when lord Shiva is carried to Meenashi's chamber for the night. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 : Madurai - Periyar
Morning depart Madurai by road for Periyar (149 km approx.). Arrive Periyar and check in at hotel. Afternoon boat ride in lake Periyar to observe wildlife in Periyar National Park. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 : Periyar - Kumarakom
Morning game viewing in the Periyar National Park. Later, drive Periyar - Kumarakom (114 km approx.). Arrive Kumarakom jetty for an overnight backwater cruise on the backwaters of Kerala. Board awaiting 'Kettuvellam' traditional houseboat passing through narrow channels of Vembanad lake, paddy fields, local villages observing life in rural Kerala. Overnight onboard the houseboat.
Day 11 : Alleppey - Cochin
End backwater cruise at Alleppey and drive to Cochin (67 km approx.). Arrive Cochin and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel. Afternoon sightseeing tour of Fort Cochin visit the Dutch Palace, St. Francis Cathedral, Chinese fishing net. Jewish Synagogue and walk around the spice market. Evening witness to Kathakali dance performance. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 : Cochin / Bangalore
Morning transfer to airport for flight to Bangalore. Arrive Bangalore, meet and transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit some of the important sites in Bangalore - Bidhansauda the assembly building, Lalbagh etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 : Bangalore - MysoreMorning depart Bangalore for Mysore (139 km approx.) by road stopping by en route at Srirangapatnam to visit summer capital of Tipu Sultan. Arrive Mysore and check in at hotel. Afternoon visit Chamudni Hills to witness huge Nandi Bull chiseled out of a single rock hewn and visit the Mysore Palace one of the most impressive palaces in south India. Overnight at hotel.
Day 14 : Mysore / Chennai / Depart Chennai
Morning take a short drive to visit Somnathpur temple one of the finest example of Hoysala temples architecture in South India. Afternoon depart Mysore for by train for Chennai. Arrive Chennai and transfer to international airport to board the flight for onward destination.
