South India Heritage & Culture Tour
Duration : 04 Nights / 05 Days
Destinations Covered : Chennai - Tirupathi - Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram - Madurai
Day 01: Arrive Chennai
Reach at Chennai Airport, one of the Greenland Journey representatives will be there to welcome and transfer you to the pre-booked hotel. Relax for a while and go to the Kapaleswarar Gopuram (tower) Temple and Parthasarathy Temple. Next have a look on Kala Kshetra, Fort St. George, St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas Mount and the antique National Art Gallery and Museum. Also take a drive past of the beautiful “Marina Beach”, known as the second longest beach in the world. Come back to the hotel for an overnight stay.
Day 02: Chennai - Tirupathi - Chennai by surface (152 kms one way)
This is the second and very much important day of this tour as we are moving towards the world famous temple Tirupati Balaji. “Tirupathi” which also known as “Thirumalai” filled with devotional spirit. Every year thousands of people come here to visit here the age-old and religious temple of “Sri Venkateshwara ji Maharaj” given over to Lord Vishnu or Balaji. Due to the overcrowding now it has developed the computerized issuing of tokens being dispatched to the pilgrims which have largely reduced the waiting time. After visiting this temple definitely you would say that really amazing, unbelievable. So offer the homage or worship to Lord Vishnu. Later on come back to the hotel for an overnight stay in hotel.
Day 03: Chennai - Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram - Chennai by surface (152 kms)
After an awesome spiritual experience, on this third day of your tour you will look towards the “Mahabalipuram”, here you will not find the magnetism only with latest way of decorative and architectural conception but its splendid setting or area, gloomy silky and smooth sandy beaches, casuarinas trees, Shore temple, Five Ratha’s temple, wildlife hub, crocodile bank, and a lot of liveliness for an example open dance festival and flawless local handicrafts etc. make you speechless. After collecting all these in your eyes ready to traverse one more architectural wonder, which has a lot of unseen thing in its own like natural scenic beauty, ancient and antic temples, spiritual and artistic significance are all can found in one place and that amazing place is “Kanchipuram”. Here we will show you the great Kamakshi Ammam temple and Kanchi Kamkashi temple. This city has one more specialty as it makes the famous Kanchi puram silk sarees here so don’t miss the chance to buy it. Later on have an overnight stay in Chennai.
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Day 04: Chennai - Madurai by flight
On this 4th day of your trip just start to move the most historical and prominent city name is Madurai. Reach there and accommodate in a pre-booked accommodation, after freshen up proceed to the city tour of Madurai covering Ayirankkal Mandapam,Maraimman Thepukullam Temple Tank, Meenakshi Temple, Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace,Gandhi Museum and Koodal Azhagar. In evening you can explore the local markets. Later in the evening get transferred to the airport to connect an overnight flight to Chennai.
Day 05: Madurai- Chennai by flight
This last morning after having a relaxed breakfast, you will be transferred to the Chennai Airport/Railway station on time to connect the flight/train for onward journey of back to home. Greenland Journey makes you feel that this tour realize you how rich is South India heritage and culture.
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