South India Churches Tour
This 10 Days tour offers visit to various historical and modern places and market areas.
South India Churches Tour
Tour Itinerary
Duration: (09 Nights / 10 Days)
Destinations Covered: Chennai - Mahabalipuram - Pondicherry - Velankani - Tanjore - Trichy - Ponmalai - Madurai - Vallarpadam - Cochin - Goa - Mumbai
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Arrive Chennai
Post scheduled arrival in Chennai airport, our representative will escort you to the designated hotel.
Spend rest of the day in leisure activities and stay there overnight. -
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Chennai – Full day City tour
Take breakfast in the hotel and later step out for sightseeing of the state capital of Tamil Nadu. Visit Cathedral Museum, St Andrew and St Marz of Light, Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, Marina Beach and Mount of St. Thomas.
Stay overnight at the hotel. -
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Chennai – Mahabalipuram – Pondicherry (140Kms, 4.5Hrs drive)
Post breakfast in a hotel head towards churches of Our Lady Valkuni, (by coach to) Mahabalipuram. Visit Shore Temple, the Five Raths and The Arjuna’s Penance. Continue drive towards Pondicherry. Check into a hotel upon arrival. After freshen up visit Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus followed by visit to famous Aurobindo Ashram (located 10 km north of Pondicherry). The ashram promotes Aurobindo’s ideas in bringing about synthesis of Yoga and Modern Science to understand spirituality amidst physical world. Also visit Auroville – a unique experiment in international living – an environment where men and women from different nationalities stay under one roof in complete harmony.
Get back to the hotel and stay there overnight. -
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Pondicherry – Velankanni (200kms, 4Hrs drive)
Post breakfast in a hotel drive towards Velankani. Check into a hotel upon arrival by afternoon. After freshen up step out to explore this small town. The key place in Velankanni is Shrine of Virgin Mary which is dedicated to the Madonna of Velankanni, also called Our Lady of Health. Also visit sanctuary of East Lourdes, Our Lady’s Tank, Church Museum, Priests’ Residence, Offering Centre and Stations of the Cross.
Get back to the hotel and stay there overnight. -
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Velankanni – Tanjore – Trichy – Ponmalai – Madurai (310Kms)
Post breakfast at a hotel drive towards Tanjore. Step out to explore this ancient city which had served as capital of king Cholas. Tanjore is popular for temples and paintings. Visit Sacred Heart Cathedral, Our Lady of Sorrows church, famous Brihadeeswarar temple housing a huge Shiva lingam and a stone sculpture of Nandi bull. Continue drive towards Trichy (60 km, 1 hour). After arriving here head towards sightseeing tour of this small town. Visit Christ Church (Schwartz), St. Joseph’s church – Golden Rock, Rock Fort and Sri Ranganathaswamy Temples. Also, visit Ponmalai (10 km from Trichy), church of St. Joseph. Drive towards Madurai in evening.
Check into a hotel upon arrival and stay there overnight. -
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Madurai – Cochin (300kms, 7Hrs drive)
Have breakfast at a hotel and step out to visit famous Meenakshi Temple, Mariamman Teppakulam (Great Tank) followed by visit to Sacred Heart church and St Paul’s church. Check into a hotel upon arrival in evening.
Spend rest of the time in leisure activities and stay there overnight. -
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Cochin – Excursion of Vallarpadam
Post breakfast in a hotel head towards Vallarpadam. It is one of the group of islands that form part of the Kochi city in Kerala. It is situated near Vembanad Lake, also called Lake of Kochi. This city has a population of over 10,000. Visit The Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom at Vallarpadam. It is a major Catholic pilgrim centre in Kerala. Later on step out for full-day city tour, including monument of Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, Jews Street, St. Francis Church, Chinese Fishing Net and Indo-Portuguese Museum. Enjoy Kathakali Dance performance in the theatre in evening.
Get back to the hotel and stay there overnight. -
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Cochin / Goa (by Flight)
Have breakfast in the hotel and later depart for airport to board a flight for Goa. Check into a hotel upon arrival.
Spend rest of the time in leisure activities and stay there overnight. -
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Goa – Full day City tour
After breakfast in the hotel step out to explore famous churches of Goa. There are a number of churches in Goa built by Portuguese. Visit churches of St Catherine’s, St. Francis of Assisi, The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa, St Cajetan’s and St Augustine’s. Spend rest of the time in leisure activities on the beach.
Get back to the hotel and stay there overnight. -
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Goa – Mumbai (By Flight)
After breakfast in the hotel spend time in leisure activities till scheduled departure for Goa Airport to board a flight for Mumbai.
This concludes South India Churches tour.
