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Suggested Itinerary (This is an indicative
itinerary, Sequence of the activities may vary and depend on prevailing weather
condition and guest preferences)
Day
1 : Chennai - Kanchipuram - Pondicherry - Leave
Chennai at 8 AM. Reach Kanchipuram at 11 AM .
Distamce - 80 kms. Have darshan at Chitragupta
Temple
, Ekambeshwara Temple.Shopping,
Kanchipuram is also a well known centre of the finest silk sarees made in the
country. Evening have darshan at Kailasanatha
Temple
. Proceed to
Pondicherry
. Distance 102 kms. Day
2 : Pondicherry - Chidambaram Visit
famous Aurobindo ashram & sight seeing. Proceed to Chidambaram Distance- 65
kms. Have darshan at Nataraja
Temple
. Chidambaram is one of
the foremost Saivite shrines; the very name Kovil refers to Chidambaram, where
Natarajar is enshrined in the ChitSabha or the Hall of Consciousness. Have darshan
at Sivakami
Amman
Temple
. Day
3 and 4: Chidambaram - ThajavurReach
Thanjavur Distance - 130 kms. Enroute Visit Navagraha temple around Kumbakonam.
Have darshan at Swamimalai, the fourth among the six padai veedu or sacred shrines
dedicated to Lord Muruga. Day
5 : Thajavur to Trichy :
Proceed
to Trichy (50 kms) Have darshan at Rockford Temple, Jambukaeshwar Temple.Have
darshan at srirangam temple.This is the foremost of the 108 shrines glorified
by the Alwars It is the one of the greatest centers of the Sri Vaishnava religion
and among the most visited pilgrimage centers in India. Day
6 : Trichy - Rameshwaram (200 kms)- Visit Rameshwaram Temple (Jyotirlinga)Day
7 : Rameshwaram- Madurai (160
kms) - Visit
The Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple (twin temples) is one of the biggest temples
in India. Day
8 : Madurai - Tuticorin (130 kms) Visit
one or many of the following temples as per preference
*
Tiruchendur - Subramaniya Swamy Temple. 45 Kms from Tuticorin. One of
the six "Arupadai Veedu"
* Tirunelveli - Nellaiappar Temple - Biggest Temple Complex in South
Indian. 46 Kms away.
* Kalugumalai - Ancient Rockcut Temple. Jain Architechture. 61 Kms.
* Navathirupathi - 9 Temples dedicated to Vishnu within a radius of
35 Kms.
Day 9 : Tuticorin - Kanyakumari(130
kms) Reach
Kanyakumari by afternoon. distance-130 kms. Located at the Southern most part of
India, Kanyakumari is
a place at the confluence of the Indian
ocean ,the
Bay of Bengal and
the Arabian sea
. Witness the setting sun and the rising
moon simultaneously over three oceans. The Vivekananda Rock Memorial, built on
a huge rock off the shore off Kanyakumari, marks the spot where Swami Vivekananda.
Have darshan at Suchindram
Temple
and Kanya Devi Temple
. Day
10 : Kanyakumari - Trivandrum Early
morning witness the sunrise and leave
for Trivandrum Visit Padmanabha Swamy temple
enroute
. Distance- 90 kms. Extension Accommodation
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