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Private Day Tour: Pondicherry to Tanjore, Trichy & Madurai

By Chuttibaaz
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$312 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 11h 30m+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur
  • Scenic Drive through Tamil Nadu
  • Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
  • Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
  • Private guide and comfortable transport

Activity location

    • Madurai
    • Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Madurai
    • Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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ChuttiS33-01/Car+Driver

  • Activity duration is 11 hours and 30 minutes11h 30m
    11h 30m
  • English

Includes a private car with a professional driver.

Language options: English
Price details
AU$311.91 x 1 AdultAU$311.91
Total
Price is AU$311.91

ChuttiS33-02/Car+Driver+Guide

  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h
    14h
  • English

Includes a private car with a professional driver and an English-speaking guide.

Language options: English
Price details
AU$506.52 x 1 AdultAU$506.52
Total
Price is AU$506.52

ChuttiS33-03/Car+Driver+Guide+Entrance

  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h
    14h
  • English

Includes a private vehicle with driver, professional guide, and monument entrance fees.

Language options: English
Price details
AU$527.57 x 1 AdultAU$527.57
Total
Price is AU$527.57

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private air-conditioned vehicle with a professional driver.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off as per the itinerary.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Services of a professional English-speaking guide (included when the guide option is selected).
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance fees to all temples mentioned in the itinerary (included when the entrance option is selected).
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Complimentary bottled water provided during the tour.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All applicable taxes, tolls, and parking charges included.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals (breakfast and lunch at your own expense)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips for guide and driver
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Any service not listed in inclusions

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Explosive substances, Intoxication, Nudity, See-through clothing, Smoking in the vehicle, Weapons or sharp objects
  • Not suitable for: People over 95 years

What you can expect

Itinerary details:

5:00 AM Pondicherry departure:
Your adventure begins with an early morning pick-up from your Pondicherry hotel. Relax in the air-conditioned car as you drive 170 kilometres through Tamil Nadu in four hours.

9:00 AM Thanjavur arrival:
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Brihadeeswarar Temple, a Chola period masterpiece, awaits you at Thanjavur, popularly known as Tanjore. The vimana (temple tower) and exquisite Hindu mythological sculptures are impressive. After visiting the temples, continue your tour. South Indian breakfast at a local restaurant.

Leave for Tiruchirappalli at 10:00 AM.
From Thanjavur, you go to Trichy, also known as Tiruchirappalli. This 60-kilometer leg takes 1.5 hours.

11:30 AM: Tiruchirappalli arrival:
In Trichy, see Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam. One of the largest Hindu temples in the world, it attracts pilgrims. Explore its huge courtyards and halls to see elaborate carvings, towering gopurams (gateway towers), and a pulsating devotional atmosphere. After the temple visit, you can eat South Indian lunch at a local eatery.

Leave for Madurai at 1:00 PM.
Next stop: Madurai, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Three hours are needed for this 140-kilometer drive. Travelling through stunning landscapes and bustling cities with unique charm and history.

4:00 PM: Madurai arrival.
In Madurai, you'll see the Meenakshi Amman Temple, a Dravidian architectural marvel and pilgrimage centre. Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar are honoured in this vast temple complex. The temple's towering gopurams with thousands of colourful sculptures and ornate halls and sanctums will enchant you. The temple complex's spirituality and size cap off your cultural tour.

After visiting the Meenakshi Amman Temple, your tour ends with a drop-off at your accommodation or a suitable place in Madurai at 5:00 PM. Relax and think over the day's events and the rich cultural legacy you've encountered.

Location

Activity location

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    • Madurai
    • Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Madurai
    • Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India