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5 Days 4 Nights plan at lowest cost and optimum use of time.
Based on our latest visit on New Year Eve.
Useful tips for budget travellers.
Total Budget 40,000 including Airfare, trains, taxi, hotel, food etc.
Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state, is famed for its Dravidian-style Hindu temples. In Madurai, Meenakshi Amman Temple has high ‘gopuram’ towers ornamented with colourful figures. On Pamban Island, Rameshwaram Temple is a pilgrimage site. The town of Kanyakumari, at India’s southernmost tip, is the site of ritual sunrises. Capital Chennai is known for Marina beache and landmarks.
5 days itinerary from Chennai
Day-1 Chennai local
Day-2 Rameshwaram
Day-3 Madurai
Day-4 Kanyakumari
Day-5 Return Journey
If your time and budget permits you can increase your stay for one more day at Kanyakumari or Rameshwaram. (You can also include Puducherry aka Pondicherry or Mahabalipuram).
Major Highlights
Marina beach
Pamban Bridge
Rameshwaram Dham
Dhanushkodi
Meenakshi Temple
Nayakar Palace
Kanyakumari
Day 1 Chennai Tour
Reach at Chennai Airport till 1 pm
Use Chennai Metro to reach Chennai Central. (Heritage Railway Station Building, Rippon Building, Madras High court)
Start your tour from Beach road. There are four major attractions on this road close to each other namely MGR Memorial, Marina Beach, Light house, Santhome Church. If you wish you can spend your rest of the time on beach only Or you can visit Kapaleeshwar temple, Valluaval Kottam, Sarvna Store The Legend at Usman Road (T. Nagar). After dinner board the Train for Rameshwaram (From Chennai Egmore Station.
Your night will be spent in train only.
Day 2 Rameshwaram
Don't forget to see the Pamban bridge as your train will cross this century old engineering marvel (Made by British in 1914) in the morning at 7:30 am. You can also the Road bridge parallel to it.
Auto rixa will charge Rs 100 to drop you at the hotel near Rameshwaram temple from railway station.
There are many hotels and Dharamshala. But don't waste much time as temple remains closed from 12 noon to 4 pm. Ask the driver to drop you at the police barricading near west gate. (Vehicles are not allowed from this point onward).
Highest point of Rameshwar is Ram padam 5 kms from the city.
Kalam House, Dhanushkodi is "must visit".
one Night stay in Rameshwaram.
Day 3
Wake up at your ease and board a bus for Madurai. Road journey will take 3.5 hours. Get relax at hotel visit the Meenakshi temple after 4 pm.
Train for Kanyakumari at 1 am
Day 4
Sleep for few hours. Start your day at 9 pm
Visit Knyakumari temple, Vivekanad Rock memorial, Gandhi memorial, beach, View tower, Bharat mata mandir
Day 5- Return
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