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South India Wildlife Tour

Duration : 12 Nights / 13 Days
Destinations Covered : Chennai - Mahabalipuram & Kanchipuram - Trichy - Madurai - Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary - Cochin - Ooty - Bandipur Sanctuary - Bangalore - Chennai

Day 01 : Arrive - Chennai
On arrival at the airport meet with our representative and transfer to the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 02 : Chenanai - Mahabalipuram - Trichy
Full day sightseeing tour of Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram. Late in the evening transfer to railway station time to board train for Trichy. Overnight stay on board.

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.

Mahabalipuram : This 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 arasimhavarman 1 (AD 630-68). End the visit by photography of the beautiful Shore temples at sunset.

Day 03 : Arrive Trichy
On arrival at the railway station meet with our representative and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon - visit the 'Rock Fort Temple' which rises abruptly to a height of 273 ft. A steep staircase cut into the rock leads upto the Fort. At the first level are the remnants of a huge hall blasted into ruins in 1772. The next storey is the Mathrubhuteshwarer Shrine dedicated to Shiva. Finally at the top of the hill, the 'Uchhi Pillayar Koil' - a Ganesh Temple offering a commanding view of the city. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04 : Trichy - Madurai (150 Km)
Morning city tour of Madurai visit the Meenakshi temple one of the biggest temple complexes in India - 46 ft. long by 790 ft broad built in the 17th Century. It is a rectangular twin shrine: the southern temple dedicated to Meenakshi (the consort of Shiva) and the other to Shiva. It is Madurai's greatest landmark - a file city within a city: the complex includes a bazaar that bustles from dawn to nightfall. The high point of the Meenakshi temple is Hall of a "Thousand Pillars", built in the 16th C which is as great a work of structural engineering as it is of art. Also visit the palace of Tirumala Nayak which is an example of the architectural mastery of the Nayaks - a blend of Hindu and Saracen architecture. It's enormous roofed arcade supported by 48 foot high stoned pillar still stands. At 9 PM, attend the night ceremony at the temple. This is a ceremony that takes place every evening when the temple bronze of Lord Shiva is carried to the bed chamber of Parvati. The procession is accompanied by religious prayer and temple music. Overnight at hotel.

Day 05 : Madurai - Periyar (186 Km)
Morning after breakfast drive to Periyar, On arrival check in at the resort. Overnight at resort.

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