South India Traditions & Religions

South India Traditions & Religions

Package starts from

USD1817

Arrival Chennai 02 Nights  Mahaballipuram 01 Night – Pondicherry 02 Nights – Tanjore 02 Nights – Trichy 01 Night – Chettinadu 01 Night – Madurai 02 Nights – Depart Chennai 01 Night

 

13 Days /12 Nights

SOUTH INDIA TRADITIONS & RELIGIONS

PER PERSON PACKAGE COST IN US DOLLARS

RATE VALID FROM

01 APRIL’2025 TILL 30 SEP’2025

Minimum 02 Persons travelling on Twin sharing basis in Aircond. Toyota Crysta Car.

Minimum 04 Persons travelling on Twin sharing basis in Aircond Micro bus.

Minimum 06 Persons travelling on Twin sharing basis in Aircond Micro bus.

Land Cost @ USD 2350 Per Person

Land Cost @ USD 1995 Per Person

Land Cost @ USD 1725 Per Person

Extra for Domestic Air Tickets @ USD 92 Per Person

Extra for Domestic Air Tickets @ USD 92 Per Person

Extra for Domestic Air Tickets @ USD 92 Per Person

Total Land + Domestic Air Cost @ USD 2442 Per Person.

Total Land + Domestic Air Cost @ USD 2087 Per Person.

Total Land + Domestic Air Cost @ USD 1817 Per Person.

 

13 Days /12 Nights

SOUTH INDIA TRADITIONS & RELIGIONS

PER PERSON PACKAGE COST IN US DOLLARS

RATE VALID FROM

01 OCT’2025 TILL 31 MARCH’2026

Minimum 02 Persons travelling on Twin sharing basis in Aircond. Toyota Crysta Car.

Minimum 04 Persons travelling on Twin sharing basis in Aircond Micro bus.

Minimum 06 Persons travelling on Twin sharing basis in Aircond Micro bus.

Land Cost @ USD 2703 Per Person

Land Cost @ USD 2294 Per Person

Land Cost @ USD 1984 Per Person

Extra for Domestic Air Tickets @ USD 106 Per Person

Extra for Domestic Air Tickets @ USD 106 Per Person

Extra for Domestic Air Tickets @ USD 106 Per Person

Total Land + Domestic Air Cost @ USD 2808 Per Person.

Total Land + Domestic Air Cost @ USD 2400 Per Person.

Total Land + Domestic Air Cost @ USD 2090 Per Person.

Included​

Personalised Meet & Greet at Airports & Hotels
12 Night’s accommodation of Double / Twin rooms inclusive of daily Breakfast
Approved English Speaking Guides for All Tours
Transfer, Tours, and Excursions by Chauffeured Airconditioned Toyota Innova MUV Large car for 02 Persons whereas Airconditioned Tempo Traveller for 04 to 06 persons on sharing basis.
Economy Class Domestic Air Ticket for sector Madurai / Chennai with 15KG check in baggage allowance, 7 kg hand baggage.
02 Bottle of Mineral Water Per Person Per Day in Vehicles
All Entrance Fees/Tickets at sites as per itinerary
Current Government of India Goods & Service Tax (GST)

Excluded

India Tourist Visa
Travel Insurance (if any)
Gratuities/Tipping (this is not mandatory and a prerogative of the guest)
Items of personal nature use such as laundry, phone bills, drinks etc.
Video camera fees at monuments and parks
Early check-in and Late check-out at hotels, if not mentioned in inclusions
Any other item not mentioned in cost includes column

Day 1 Arrival Chennai

Upon your arrival at Chennai International Airport, our team will be holding your name signage in the Arrivals hall. You will be met and transferred to your Hotel for Check-in with welcome briefing.

Our travel manager will then outline your wonderful itinerary ahead.

Chennai, on the Bay of Bengal in eastern India, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu. The city is home to Fort St. George, built in 1644 showcasing the city’s roots as a British military garrison and East India Company trading outpost, when it was called Madras. Religious sites include Kapaleeshwarar Temple.

  • Overnight : Hotel Taj Club, Chennai
    Address : No. 2, Club House Road, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600002, India
    Phone : +91-44-66313131, Website : https://www.tajhotels.com/en-in/taj/club-house-chennai/
    Accommodation of Superior room for 2 nights including Breakfast

Today morning after breakfast Your own private guide will meet you in the Hotel lobby & explain the traditions of the local culture. Afterwards your City tour begins. Witness history of colonial Madras from British East India Company and explore an architectural diversity of traditional ‘Dravidian’ styles with European influences. Tour begins with Heritage Walk at India’s first British fortress The Fort St. Geroge built in 17th century and a pristine headquarters of state government. Capture real life of Madras in bustling bazaars of George Town. Witness ‘Dravidian’ style colourful architecture of 7th century Kapaleeshwarar Temple built by ‘Pallava Dynasty’. Later you we will visit the Government Museum. For sunset visit Chennai’s Marina Beach to interact with locals playing Cricket and selling catch of the day.

After tour return to your Hotel.

Today morning after breakfast / check out you will be driven to Mahabalipuram (60 kms, 90 minutes). Enroute visiting Tiru Parameshwara Vinnagaram Temple in Kanchipuram. Upon arrival at Mahabalipuram check in at your hotel.

Afternoon you will be taken for tour of Shore Temples of Mahabalipuram including Arjuna Penance & Trimurti Cave Temple

  • Overnight : Hotel Grande Bay, Mahabalipuram
    Address : Kovalam Road, Off, East Coast Road, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu 603104
    Phone : +91-44-48133853, Website : https://www.grandebayresort.in/
    Accommodation Grande Deluxe room for 1 night including Breakfast

Today morning after Breakfast/Checkout we drive to French city Pondicherry (100 Kms, approx. 2 hrs drive). Upon arrival Check in to your hotel.

Rest day is at leisure in this colonial rich French city of India.

Pondicherry (or Puducherry), a French colonial settlement in India until 1954, is now a Union Territory town bounded by the southeastern Tamil Nadu state. Its French legacy is preserved in its French Quarter, with tree-lined streets, mustard-colored colonial villas and chic boutiques. A seaside promenade runs along the Bay of Bengal and passes several statues, including a 4m-high Gandhi Memorial.

  • Overnight : Hotel Villa Shanti, Pondicherry
    Address : 14 Rue Suffren 605001 Pondicherry, 
    Phone : +91-413 4200028, Website : https://www.lavillashanti.com/
    Accommodation Double Room for 2 nights including Breakfast

Today morning after breakfast City tour begins. Welcome to ‘Cote d’Azur’ of India aka the Indo-French city of Pondicherry. Influenced by 1674s French East India Company, we explore an existing French Colony with a unique heritage, architecture and lifestyle. Enjoy Heritage Walk in colonial streets of Old Pondicherry Town to discover Indo-French heritage evident all around, from mustard-coloured houses, chic shops to quaint boulevards. Witness Green Muslim Quarter, Ville Noir aka Tamil and French living Quarters, Manakula Koil (Vinayagar Temple) & Pondicherry Bronze Museum.

Later visit Auroville, an experimental community founded in 1968 by the spiritual leader Mirra Alfassa as a town where people from all over the world could live in harmony. The philosophy of Auroville is based on the teachings of Sri Aurobindo, a poet, philosopher, visionary and guru, who left his body in 1950. Later return back to your hotel.

Today morning after breakfast/ checkout you will be driven to Thanjavur (Tanjore) (190kms) enroute visit Thillai Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram and Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram.

Upon arrival in Thanjavur check in at your hotel

  • Overnight : Hotel Svatma, Thanjavur
    Address : No. 4/1116, Blake Hr Sec School Road, Maharnonbu Chavadi, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 613001
    Phone : +91-4362 273222, Website : https://www.svatma.in/
    Accommodation Millennium room for 2 nights including Breakfast

Today morning you will be taken for tour of Dravidian Style tallest Brihadeesswara Temple followed by visit to Maratha Palace.

After tour return to hotel.

Today morning after breakfast/ checkout you will be driven to Trichy and check in at your hotel.

Afternoon you will be taken for tour of Trichy visiting Teppakulam (Bazzar in Centre) & Ranganathaswamy Temple Srirangam.

  • Overnight : Hotel Courtyard by Marriott, Trichy
    Address : Collectors Office Road, Tamil Nadu 620001, Tiruchirappalli, India
    Phone : +91-431 4244555, Website : https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/trzcy-courtyard-tiruchirappalli/overview/
    Accommodation Deluxe Room for 1 night including Buffett Breakfast

Today morning after breakfast/ checkout you will be driven to Chettinad (78 kms) enroute visit the Caves temple of Narthamalai and Vijayalaya Choleeswaram.

Upon arrival in Chettinad check in at your hotel.

  • Overnight : Hotel Saratha Vilas Chettinad Palace, Chettinad
    Address : 832, Main Road, Kothamangalam, Tamil Nadu 630105
    Phone : +91-9884203175, Website : https://sarathavilas.com/
    Accommodation Heritage room for 1 night including Breakfast

Today morning after breakfast/ checkout you will be driven to Madurai (105 kms) and check in at your hotel,

Afternoon you city tour begins. Welcome to the medieval city of Madurai, located on ‘Vaigai River’. We cover 17th century Tirumalai Nayak Palace built by ‘Nayaka Dynasty’ that ruled Madurai, and showcases indigenous to Islamic architecture with masterpiece of giant pillars. inhabited cities that traded with ancient ‘Roman Empire’. What Taj Mahal is to North, The 6th Century BC built Meenakshi Temple is to South India and we explore this hidden masterpiece, which is an abode of triple-breasted Hindu goddess ‘Meenakshi’. Later we take you to local market. After tour return to hotel.

In evening head out for Pooja ceremony at Meenakshi temple & participate in Sacred Aarti Ceremony This magnificent temple stands over 170ft tall and nominated for the new 7 wonders of world. Later we return to Hotel.

Madurai is an ancient city located on the banks of ‘River Vaigai’, Madurai is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world that majorly traded with ancient Rome. Chennai may be the capital of Tamil Nadu, but Madurai claims its soul! Madurai is energetic, having a skyline dominated with 14 colourful gateway towers of its infamous Meenakshi Temple covered in intricate Dravidian Style paintings and carvings of mythical creatures and Hindu Gods & Goddesses. When visiting in April month make sure to capture the local Temple festival of Chithirai dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi.

  • Overnight : Hotel Fortune Pandiyan, Madurai
    Address :  SH 72, Outpost, Ramaond Reserve Line, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625002
    Phone : +91-452-2545678, Website : http://www.fortunepandiyanhotel.com/index.php
    Accommodation Deluxe room for 2 nights including Breakfast

Enjoy day at leisure (perhaps by the poolside)

Today morning after breakfast / check out you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Madurai to Airport for flight to Chennai

Depart Madurai (ETD: 1155 hrs by Indigo Airlines Flight 6E-7135 / Arrive Chennai (ETA: 1320 hrs)

(Economy Class, 15kg check-in baggage and 7kg hand baggage) Or Similar

Upon arrival in Chennai you will be met and transferred to your hotel for check in

  • Overnight : Hotel Taj Club, Chennai
    Address : No. 2, Club House Road, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600002, India
    Phone : +91-44-66313131, Website : https://www.tajhotels.com/en-in/taj/club-house-chennai/
    Accommodation Superior room for 1 night including Breakfast

Today morning after breakfast/ checkout you will be picked up from the lobby of the hotel and transferred to Chennai International Airport to catch onward flight (check out time 1100 Hrs).

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