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Day 01: Arrive Madurai
Arrive Madurai, you will be met and greeted. Transfer to your hotel. Check in and relax for the day. Evening stroll down the city market
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Day 02: Madurai
Today after a good breakfast, enjoy your day with sightseeing of Madurai. Begin your tour with the visit of an architectural masterpiece – The Meenakshi Amman Temple, one of the largest of its kind in India and undoubtedly one of the oldest too. A striking feature of the temple is the astonishing structure known as “Ayiramkaal Mandapam” or the Hall of Thousand Pillars and each pillar features high, ornate, bold sculptures that look life like. View from any angle these pillars appear to be in a straight line. Later visit the Thirumalai Naikar Palace and the Gandhi Museum which depicts depicts the highlights of the freedom struggle and contains a picture gallery of the Gandhian movement. End your day with an enjoyable experience of a Bicycle-Rickshaw ride in the evening to explore local market. Return to the hotel.
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Day 03: Madurai - Rameswaram (180Kms / 4Hrs)
After an early breakfast drive to Rameswaram, one of the renowned pilgrim centers in India.On arrival check into hotel and relax for some time. Later visit thefamous Ramanathaswamy temple, which is seen as the major attraction of this holy place is believed to have been built by Lord Rama. Later visit the Gandhmadhana Parvatham, Hanuman temple and Dhanushkodi. Return to the hotel.
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Day 04: Rameswaram To Kanyakumari (240Kms / 5Hrs)
After an early breakfast leave for a city tour of Jodhpur visit the Meherangarh Fort, situated on a low sandstone hill. The palace apartments like Sukh Mahal, Phool Mahal, and Sheesh Mahal etc are beautifully decorated and house Jewellery, costumes, armoury, palanquins, howdahs and other remnants of the past. See the Jaswant Thada, an imposing marble memorial to Maharaja Jaswant Singh II built in 1899. Later visit the royal crematorium and three other cenotaphs were also built here. Also visit Sardar Bazaar and Clock Tower markets where you can see the vegetable, spice, Indian sweets, and textile and silver markets. These colourful markets with tiny shops dot the narrow lanes replete with woodcarvings, wrought iron, lacquer work, silver and ivory ornamentation and leather handicrafts..
Enroute visit Ranakpur – the largest Jain temple complex in India and dates to the 15th century. The Intricate carvings, detail mythological figures, patterns and motifs on the walls, pillars and domes add spleday4_2_rndour to the place. There are 1444 ornately carved marble pillars in the complex and none of them are similar. The beautiful lace-like interiors of the domes are a superb example of western Indian temple style.
Surya temple and other Jain temples are side attractions. (Temples open only at 1200 Hrs. Leather belts, footwear, bare legs and black clothing not allowed)
day4_3_lLater proceed to Udaipur – Set on the shores of Lake Pichola and surrounded by hills, Udaipur grew in complete contrast to the harsh deserts of the rest of Rajasthan.
Arrive Udaipur and transfer to your hotel. Relax
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Day 05: Kanyakumari
Today after breakfast enjoy a 2 hour tour of Kanyakumari, visiting the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, the Kanyakumari Temples: famous the world over for its beauty of southern architecture. Lastly view the spectacular Sunset which can be seen from View Tower throughout the year except the months of June, July and August. Return to the hotel.
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Day 06: Kanyakumari - Trivandrum Airport (95Kms / 2.5Hrs)
Today after breakfast, checkout from the hotel and leave for the Trivandrum airport/Railway station for your return journey back taking with you happy memories with a promise to “Let’s Journey’ again.