South India Temple Tour

Day 01: Arrival at Chennai

Arrival at Chennai airport & warm welcome then transfers to the hotel for Check-in. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 02: Chennai – Kanchipuram – Mahabalipuram (150kms/4hours drive)

After breakfast drive to Kanchipuram (75kms/02 hrs drive), a day visit to Kanchipuram temples. Late Afternoon around 16:00hrs drives to Mahabalipuram (75kms/2hrs drive), on arrival check into the hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 03: Mahabalipuram temple visit

After breakfast full-day temple tour including Shore temple. Pancha Rath, Krishna’s butter ball, and other famous temples of Mahabalipuram. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 04: Mahabalipuram- Tiruvannamalai (150kms/3hours drive)

After breakfast drive to Tiruvannamalai, full day visit of temples including Tiruvannamali temple. Overnight stay at hotel.
Opening timings: 06:30 AM and 05:30 PM
Closing timings: 12:30 PM and 09:30 PM

Day 05: Mahabalipuram- (150kms/3hours drive)- Trichy

After breakfast drive to Trichy, on arrival check into the hotel, and start visiting the unique temples. The list of temples includes Rockfort Temple, Shri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Jambukeshwar Temple, Vekkali Amman Temple, etc.
Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 06: Trichy- Rameshwaram (235kms/4-5hrs drive)

After breakfast drive to Rameshwaram, on arrival check in to the hotel.

In the Tamil Nadu region of southeast India, the town of Rameswaram is located on Pamban Island. It’s known for Ramanathaswamy Temple, a Hindu pilgrimage site with ornate corridors, huge sculpted pillars, and sacred water tanks. Devotees take baths in the waters of Agni Theertham, which are located off the beach to the east of the temple. A chakra (wheel) here is said to bear an imprint of Lord Rama’s feet.

Day trip to the Agnitheertham, Hanuman, and Gandhamadhana Parvatham temples, among others. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 07: Full-day Temple Tour –Rameshwaram

After breakfast visit Arulmigu Ramanatha Swamy temple, Pamban bridge, Jyotirlinga Shivam temple, and if possible visit former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s house. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 08: Rameshwaram- Madurai (180kms/3hrs drive)

After breakfast drive to Madurai, on arrival check in to the hotel. visit Alagarkoli Temple and Shrine, Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal, etc. In the afternoon. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 09: Full-day Madurai Temple tour

After breakfast visit Meenakshi Amman temple, Aayiram Kaal Mandapam, Pazhamudhir Solai, etc. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 10: Madurai – Kanyakumari (250kms/4-5 hrs drive)

After breakfast drive to Kanyakumari, on arrival check in to the hotel. Relax up to 16:00hrs, and later in the evening visit Bhagavathy Amman Temple, and Thanumalayam temple. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 11: Kanyakumari – Trivandrum (96 Kms/3 hrs drive)

After breakfast visit Vivekanand Rock Memorial, Thiruvalluvar Statue, Tirupati temple, WAX Museum, etc. Late afternoon drive to Trivandrum. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 12: Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) – Fly to Home destination

After breakfast visit Shree Padmanabhaswamy temple, pazhavangadi Ganapathi temple, and Napier Museum if time permits you can visit Parasurama Temple (15kms away from the city).
The driver will drop you at the Trivandrum airport 4 hrs prior to your departure flight home.
You can leave INDIA by keeping memories of Indian culture, traditions, religious experiences, etc with you.
Because India offers additional temple tours, we hope you will bring your family and a friend to share the experience.