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Tamil Nadu Temples Tour - Package 2
Tamil Nadu Temples Tour Package from Chennai - Package 2
Destinations covered: Chennai – Tirupati – Kanchipuram – Mahabalipuram – Thiruvannamalai – Pondicherry – Chidambaram – Tanjore – Trichy – Madurai – Rameswaram – Kanyakumari – Trivandrum
Package overview
Discover Tamil Nadu Temples Tour - Package 2 with JR Tours and Travels. This 12 Days / 11 Nights itinerary follows a carefully ordered route through Chennai – Tirupati – Kanchipuram – Mahabalipuram – Thiruvannamalai – Pondicherry – Chidambaram – Tanjore – Trichy – Madurai – Rameswaram – Kanyakumari – Trivandrum, balancing sightseeing, travel time, and a comfortable daily pace. The schedule can be tailored from Chennai to suit your dates, group size, and preferred transport while keeping the original route and day-by-day plan intact.
Day-by-day journey
Tour Plan
On arrival to Chennai and transfer to the hotel. Half a day Chennai sightseeing and overnight stay in Chennai.
Morning after breakfast, proceed to Tirupati famous for the ancient temple of Lord Venkateswara. Darshan and overnight stay at Tirupati.
Morning after breakfast drive to Mahabalipuramenroute visit Kanchipuram the ancient capital of the Pallavas famous as a city of 1000 Temples and still has 124 shrines. On arrival check-into the hotel. Afternoon visit Shore Temple, Five Rathas, Arjuna’sPenace, etc. Overnight at Mahabalipuram.
Morning after breakfast drive to Pondicherry. Enroute visit to Tiruvannamalai temple of Lord Shiva. After lunch proceed to Pondicherry, which carries a strong whiff of the French presence in India. Overnight at Pondicherry.
After breakfast proceed for a full day sightseeing tour of Pondicherry covering Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Matrimandir at Auroville, Botanical Gardens and Chunnambar backwaters. Overnight at Pondicherry.
After breakfast drive to Chidambaram, which has the famous Nataraja temple. Nataraja is Lord Shiva as a cosmic dancer. After lunch, drive to Thanjavur or Tanjore. Tanjore once the capital of the Chola Kings, has the Brahadeswara temple (or the big temple of God). Overnight at Tanjore.
After breakfast leave for Trichy, situated on the banks of the Caveri River and famous for the Ranganath temple at Srirangam. Check into the hotel. After lunch take a city tour visiting Rock fort and its temple at a height of over 23mts. Also visit Srirangam and Jambukeshwar Temple. Overnight at Trichy.
After breakfast proceed to Madurai and check into the hotel. After lunch take a city tour visiting - Meenakshi temple, King Tirumala's Palace, Great tank and Gandhi museum. Overnight at Madurai.
After breakfast proceed to Rameswaram. Lord Rama is said to have visited Rameswaram before going into battle with Lanka. One of the twelve Jyotirlingam shrines is also well known for its magnificent corridors and the massive sculptured pillars lining them. Overnight at Rameswaram.
After breakfast drive to Kanyakumari and check into the hotel on arrival. Evening visit Vivekananda Rock Memorial and enjoy the beautiful sunset. Overnight stay at Kanyakumari.
Morning visit Amman Temples and proceed to Trivandrum. On arrival check into the hotel. Evening visit Napier museum, Padmanabhapuram palace and Padmanabha swami temple. Overnight stay at Trivandrum.
Morning after breakfast transfer to the airport / Railway station for onward journey.
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