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South India Rail Tour
South India Rail Tour
Places
to See : Chennai (Madras) - Madurai - Periyar - Trivandram - Cochin -
Bangalore - Mysore
Duration
: 13 Nights / 14 Days
Day 1: Chennai Arrive Chennai. Transfer to Hotel. Overnight
Chennai
Day 2: Chennai After breakfast, full Day
tour of Mahabalipuram & Kanchipuram. Kanchipuram (64 kms from Chennai)
is the ancient capital of the Pallavas famous as a city of 1000 Temples and
still has 124 shrines. The first temple dedicated to Shiva was built in the
7th and 8th century and has paintings on the walls. Temples of Ekambaswara,
Kailasanatha, Sri Kamakshi and Varadarajaswamy are of interest. Kanchipuram
is also famous for its silks. The city of Mahabalipuram is famous for the
seven pagodas. Here on the seashore is an interesting group of ancient rock
hewn temples which are the examples of Dravidian style of Architecture.
Day 3: Chennai After breakfast, city tour of
Chennai. Visit the Museum to see the Art and Bronze Gallery. Drive through
the Flower and Fruit market, High court, Fort museum, Marina Beach, Santhome
Cathedral and snake park . Check-out at 1200 hrs from the hotel. Late
evening transfer to railway-station for overnight journey to Madurai.
Day 4: Madurai Morning arrive Madurai and transfer to
hotel. Afternoon visit the great Meenakshi Temple dedicated to the consort
of Lord Shiva. Later, visit the Tirumala Nayak Palace - A gracious building
in the Indo saracenic style, famous for the Stucco work on its domes &
arches. Also visit the Alagar Hills and Tirupara Kundran Rock temple.
Afternoon free. Overnight Madurai.
Day 5: Madurai / Periyar
After breakfast, drive to Periyar National Park. it extends to 777 square
kms & forms part of the high mountain ranges, the Western Ghats. Wild
life can be seen while cruising on Periyar Lake in a motor boat. Elephants,
wild boar, sambar, tiger, leopard, wild dog, langur monkeys, etc. can be
seen easily. Overnight Periyar.
Day 6: Periyar / Trivandrum After breakfast, drive to
Trivandrum viewing the scenic beauty enroute. Kerala is lush green and is
full of lakes and water. Overnight Trivandrum.
Day 7:
Trivandrum After breakfast, Day free in Trivandrum or optional
tours to Cape Comorin (Kanya Kumari - the southern most part of India) or
nearby places like Kovalam beach, etc. Overnight Trivandrum.
Day 8: Trivandrum / Cochin After breakfast, drive to Cochin
visiting the Kerala villages enroute.
Day 9: Cochin
After breakfast, city tour of Cochin. One of the finest natural harbours on
the Arabian Sea coast, Kochi, earlier known as Cochin, has been a pot of
call for foreign traders from early times. Cochin is the natural harbour
created by the famed underwater Malabar mud-banks whose quality ensures that
the rougher the seas are outside and the calmer waters are within the
Harbour. Vasco-de-Gama placed it on the world map. It has a Jewish
synagogue, Portuguese churches, mosques and Hindu temples. Watch the Chinese
Fishing Nets. Checkout at 1200 hrs. Transfer to railway-station for
overnight journey to Bangalore.
Day 10: Bangalore Morning arrive Bangalore and transfer to hotel
followed by breakfast. Afternoon tour of Bangalore city, visit the Lal Bagh
with a variety of old trees, fountains, lotus pools, terraces & an
assortment of tropical and sub-tropical herbs. Also see the Maharaja's
Palace & Government Buildings. Overnight Bangalore.
Day
11: Bangalore / Mysore Morning arrive Bangalore railway station and
drive to Mysore. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Overnight Mysore.
Day 12: Mysore Morning visit the palace of the Maharaja built
in 1911 - 1912. The palace is of harmonious syntheses of the Hindu and
saracenic styles of architecture with archways, domes, turrets, colonnades
and sculptures which are magnificent. Visit the Art Gallery; drive upto
Chamundi hill to see Chamundeshwari Temple and a panoramic view of Mysore.
On the way back, see the Nandi Bull. Afternoon free. Overnight Mysore.
Day 13: Mysore / Chennai After breakfast, morning free.
Transfer to rail-station to catch the train for Chennai. Arrive Chennai &
transfer to hotel.
Day 14: Chennai / Onward destination
Transfer to airport for onward destination.
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