South India Spice Tours
Chennai - Mahabalipuram - Trichy - Madurai - Periyar - Trivandrum - Cochin - Ooty - Mysore - Bangalore
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South India Pilgrimage Tour
20 Nights / 21 Days5 stops
ChennaiKanchipuramMahabalipuramMaduraiRameshwaram
Day by day
The itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive CHENNAI
Late evening : On arrival in Chennai, assistance at airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hotel Breeze
Day 2 - In CHENNAI
Morning : Guided visit to temples, Theosophical Society etc. Evening: Meeting with a Scholar.
Day 3 - CHENNAI / KANCHIPURAM
Drive to Kanchipuram and guided city tour.Evening: Meeting with a Scholar.
Day 4 - KANCHIPURAM / MAHABLIPURAM
Drive to Mahabalipuram and guided city tour.
Day 5 - MAHABALIPURAM / TIRUVANNAMALAI
Drive to Triruvannamalai, enroute visit Thirukkalikundram. Evening: Visit the Ramana Ashram
Day 6 - IN TIRUVANNAMALAI
Morning: visit the Shiva Parvathi Temple, circumambulate Mount Arunachala, meditate in Veerupaksha cave. Evening: Meeting with a Scholar on Ramana teachings.
Day 7 - TIRUVANNAMALAI / AUROVILLE
Drive to Auroville and check in at the Guest House in Auroville.
Day 8 - IN AUROVILLE
Early morning: Meditation in Matrimandir. Receive A brief driving tour of Auroville from an Auroville denizen. Visit the tomb of Sri Aurobindo. Evening : Meeting with a Scholar on Sri Aurobindo teaching.
Day 9 - Auroville / Madurai
Early Morning : Drive to Madurai. Evening : Attend the evening temple ceremony at Meenakshi Temple.
Day 10 - In Madurai
Morning : Guided City tour of Madurai.
Day 11 - MADURAI / RAMESHWARAM
Drive to Rameshwaram. Evening: Visit a scholar on the importance of the Ritual bathing in Rameswaram
Day 12 - IN RAMESWARAM
Early bathing: Ritual bathing in the 22 temple tanks of Ramanathaswamy Temple. Rest of the day visit the temples nearby.
Day 13 - RAMESHWARAM / CHENNAI
Morning: Free. Afternoon: Connect overnight train to Chennai.
Day 14 - CHENNAI/ BANGALORE/ PUTTAPARTHI
Early Morning: Arrive Chennai and transfer to airport to connect flight to Bangalore. On arrival in Bangalore, drive to Puttaparthi
Day 15 - IN PUTTAPARTHI
Morning: Visit the Ashram of Satya Sai Baba. Rest of the day in the Ashram
Day 16 - PUTTAPARTHI/ BANGALORE/ DELHI
Early Morning: Darshan of Baba. Later drive to Bangalore to connect flight to Delhi. On arrival in Delhi transfer to hotel.
Day 17 - DELHI/ VARANASI
Morning: Connect flight to Varanasi. Afternoon: Excursion to Sarnath. Rest of the day free.
Day 18 - IN VARANASI
Early Morning: Boat ride in River Ganges. Later guided city tour of Varanasi. Evening: Meeting with a Scholar.
Day 19 - VARANASI/ DELHI
Early Morning : Ritual bathing at Varanasi with a priest reciting "slokas" Later connecting flight to Delhi and transfer to hotel.
Day 20 - IN DELHI
Morning: Guided city tour of Delhi . Rest of the day free.
Day 21 - DEPART DELHI
Full Day free. Late evening: Transfer to international airport to connect to your onward international flight.
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