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Chennai-Mahabalipuram-Kanchipuram-Trichy-Tanjore-Chennai
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Day
01 / Arrival Chennai
Arrive Chennai, meet assist at the airport and transfer to
hotel. Later proceed on a half day sightseeing tour of Chennai
covering St.Thomas Church, Kapaleshwar Temple, Fort St. George
and drive past the Marina Beach. Night stay in Chennai.
Day
02 / Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram( By road )
After breakfast drive to Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram. Mahabalipuram
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 Narasimhavarman
1 (AD 63068). End the visit by photography of the beautiful
Shore temples at sunset
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. Night stay in Kanchipuram
Day
03 / Kanchipuram - Trichy ( By road )
After breakfast drive to Trichy. Afternoon proceed on a half
day city tour of Trichy covering Rock Fort Temple. Night stay
in Trichy.
Day
04/ Tanjore
After breakfast drive to Tanjore. Later visit Thanjavur Palace,
the Brihadishwara Temple and Fort. Night stay in Tanjore.
Day
05/ Tanjore - Trichy - Chennai - Departure
After breakfast drive to Trichy to board the flight to Chennai
to connect the onward flight.
