DAY 1 / Arrival Chennai
Arrive Chennai, meet assist at the airport and transfer to hotel.
Later proceed on a half day sightseeing tour of Chennai covering
St.Thomas Church, Kapaleshwar Temple, Fort St. George and drive
past the Marina Beach. Night stay in Chennai.
DAY
2 / Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram( By road )
After breakfast drive to Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram.
Mahabalipuram is a small, quiet seaside resort with a unique
7th century Shore Temple, a lovely beach and some of the most
beautiful rock cut temples in the world. Situated on the shore
of the Bay of Bengal, Mahabalipuram was already a famous seaport
in the 1st century AD. This, town was a workshop for temple
building. 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, the earliest known examples of Dravidian
architecture. They were constructed in a single century long
burst of creative enthusiasm, starting in the reign of Narasimhavarman
1 (AD 63068). End the visit by photography of the beautiful
Shore temples at sunset.
Kanchipuram known as the Golden City of a Thousand Temples,
is one of the oldest towns in India. It is famous for both its
temples, many of them remarkably well preserved and for its
hand-woven silks. Kanchipuram is one of the seven sacred cities
of India and it is the only one associated with both Shiva and
Vishnu. Visit Ekambareshwar Temple, Kailashnath Temple, Kamakshi
Temple, the Vaikunthaperumal Temple, all built in the 7th and
8th centuries. With a weaving tradition dating back to the Pallava
era (when silk was the royal cloth), Kanchipuram is justly famous
for its particularly fine silk saris, embellished with stunning
patterns. Visit the local homes of the weavers and watch them
create magic out of silk thread into saris. Night stay in Kanchipuram.
DAY 3 / Kanchipuram - Trichy ( By road )
After breakfast drive to Trichy. Afternoon proceed on a half
day city tour of Trichy covering Rock Fort Temple. Night stay
in Trichy.
DAY
4/ Tanjore
After breakfast drive to Tanjore. Later visit Thanjavur Palace,
the Brihadishwara Temple and Fort. Night stay in Tanjore.
DAY
5/ Tanjore - Trichy - Chennai - Departure
After breakfast drive to Trichy to board the flight to Chennai
to connect the onward flight.
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