| Duration : 20 Nights / 21 Days |
| Places Covered : Chennai – Kanchipuram – Mahabalipuram – Madurai – Rameshwaram |
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Day 01: Arrive Chennai
On arrival in Chennai, a representative from India-Tourism.Ws representative greets and transfers you to your pre-booked hotel. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 02: In Chennai
Have a very hearty breakfast in the morning. After breakfast, enjoy Chennai city tours visiting temples, churches and other popular tourist places. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 03 : Chennai – Kanchipuram
Have a very hearty breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, drive to Kanchipuram. On arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel. Enjoy guided city tour of Kanchipuram. Visit various temples. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 04 : Kanchipuram – Mahabalipuram
Have a hearty breakfast at the hotel, drive to Mahabalipuram. Upon arrival, India-Tourism.Ws representative transfers to the hotel. Freshen up and relax at the hotel. Enjoy guided city tour of Mahabalipuram. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 05 : Mahabalipuram – Tiruvannamalai
Have a very hearty breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, drive to Tiruvannamalai, en route visiting Thirukkalikundram. Upon arrival, India-Tourism.Ws representative transfers to the hotel. In the evening, visit the Ramana Ashram. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 06: In Tiruvannamalai
Visit the famous Shiva Parvati Temple in the morning. Have breakfast at the hotel. In the evening, meet with a Scholar on Ramana teachings. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 07 : Tiruvannamalai – Auroville
Have a hearty breakfast at the hotel and then drive to Auroville. Upon arrival, India-Tourism.Ws representative transfers to the Guest House. Spend rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the Guest House.
Day 08 : In Auroville
In the early morning, meditate in Matri Mandir. Visit the tomb of Sri Aurobindo. In the evening, meet with a Scholar on Sri Aurobindo teaching. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the Guest House.
Day 09 : Auroville – Madurai
Have hearty breakfast. After breakfast drive to Madurai, the cultural capital of South India. On arrival in Madurai, India-Tourism.Ws representative transfers to the hotel. Freshen up and relax at the hotel. In the evening attend the evening temple ceremony at Meenakshi Temple. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 10 : In Madurai
After hearty breakfast at the hotel, embark on guided city tour of Madurai. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 11 : Madurai – Rameshwaram
Have a very hearty breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, drive to Rameshwaram. On arrival in Rameshwaram, India-Tourism.Ws representative transfers you to the hotel. In the evening, visit a scholar on the importance of the ritual bathing in Rameshwaram. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 12: In Rameshwaram
Early bathing: Ritual bathing in the 22 temple tanks of Ramanathaswami Temple. Have a hearty breakfast at the hotel. After lavish lunch, spend rest of the day in visiting the temples nearby. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 13 : Rameshwaram – Chennai
Have leisurely breakfast at the hotel. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to connecting overnight train to Chennai. Dinner will be onboard the train.
Day 14 : Chennai – Bangalore – Puttaparthi
Arrive this morning Chennai. On arrival in Chennai, you will be transferred to the Airport to board flight to Bangalore. On arrival in Bangalore, drive to Puttaparthi where you will be accommodated at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 15 : In Puttaparthi
Have a very hearty breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, visit the Ashram of Satya Sai Baba. Spend rest of the day in the Ashram. In time return back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 16: Puttaparthi – Bangalore – Delhi
In the early morning, make Darshan of Baba. After Darshan you will be transferred to Bangalore Airport to catch flight to Delhi. On arrival in Delhi, India-Tourism.Ws representative transfers you to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 17 : Delhi – Varanasi
After hearty breakfast in the morning, you will be transferred to the Delhi Airport to board flight to Varanasi. On arrival in Varanasi, India-Tourism.Ws representative transfers you to the hotel. Change, wash and relax at the hotel. In the afternoon make excursion trip to Sarnath. Spend rest of the day free. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 18 : In Varanasi
In the early morning, relish boat ride over the sacred River Ganges. Visit various ghats of Ganga while boating. Later, enjoy guided city tour of Varanasi and visit various temples. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 19 : Varanasi – Delhi
In the early morning, have a ritual and holy bathing at Varanasi with priest reciting “Slokas”. Later, you will be transferred to the Airport to board flight to Delhi. On arrival in Delhi, India-Tourism.Ws representative transfers you to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 20 : In Delhi
Have a very hearty breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, embark on city tour of Delhi visiting major attractions like India Gate, Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar, Rajghat, Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Lotus Temple, Birla Temple, Akshardham Temple, Parliament House, President House, etc. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 21 : Depart Delhi
Have a relaxed breakfast at the hotel. Finish your last minute shopping in time. In the late evening, after a farewell dinner, India-Tourism.Ws representative transfers you to the New Delhi International Airport to board flight for your home/onward destination.
