Grand South India Temple Tour

Arrive Chennai and transfer to hotel. Evening at leisure, or an optional visit to Marina Beach and Kapaleeshwarar Temple. Overnight in Chennai.

Morning drive to Tirupati (approx. 135 km / 3 hrs). Afternoon ascent to Tirumala hills for darshan at the Sri Venkateswara Temple, one of the richest and most visited pilgrimage sites in the world. Overnight in Tirupati.

Morning drive to Kanchipuram (approx. 210 km / 4.5 hrs), the "City of a Thousand Temples." Visit Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple and Ekambareswarar Temple. Overnight in Kanchipuram.

Morning visit to Varadaraja Perumal Temple, then drive to Thanjavur (approx. 300 km / 6 hrs). Overnight in Thanjavur.

Morning visit to the Brihadeeswarar Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Chola-era temple famed for its towering vimana. Afternoon visit to the Thanjavur Palace and Saraswathi Mahal Library. Overnight in Thanjavur.

Morning drive to Madurai (approx. 190 km / 4 hrs). Afternoon darshan at the Meenakshi Amman Temple, celebrated for its painted gopurams and sculpted pillared halls. Overnight in Madurai.

Morning drive to Rameshwaram (approx. 170 km / 3.5 hrs). Darshan at the Ramanathaswamy Temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, known for its long corridors of carved pillars. Overnight in Rameshwaram.

Morning excursion to Dhanushkodi, the sacred point where the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal meet, and the mythological starting point of the Rama Setu. Afternoon at leisure or further temple visits. Overnight in Rameshwaram.

Morning drive to Kanyakumari (approx. 320 km / 6.5 hrs), the southernmost tip of mainland India. Evening visit to the Vivekananda Rock Memorial (by ferry) and the confluence of the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Indian Ocean. Overnight in Kanyakumari.

Morning sunrise viewing at Kanyakumari, then transfer to Thiruvananthapuram or Madurai airport for onward/international flight connection.