{"id":2449,"date":"2025-10-07T07:07:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2025-10-07T07:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:07:46","slug":"2026-best-south-india-holiday-tour-packages-at-low-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/2026-best-south-india-holiday-tour-packages-at-low-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Best South India Holiday Tour Packages at Low Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Duration<\/strong>\u00a0: 12 Days \/ 11 Nights<\/p>\n

Destinations<\/strong>\u00a0: Chennai \u2013 Tirupati \u2013 Kancheepuram-Mahabalipuram \u2013 Pondicherry \u2013 Chidambaram-Tanjore \u2013 Trichy-Madurai \u2013 Kanyakumari \u2013 Kovalam \u2013 Trivandrum<\/p>\n

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Highlights<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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1. Visit the Sri Parthasarathy Temple and Kapaleeswarar Temple in Chennai<\/p>\n

2. Darshan at the Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram<\/p>\n

3. Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram<\/p>\n

4. Guided tours to the Rai Niwas and Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Pondicherry<\/p>\n

5. Darshan at the Chidambaram temple (dedicated to Lord Shiva), en-route Thanjavur<\/p>\n

6. Visit the Brihadeeswarar Temple \u2013 a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Thanjavur<\/p>\n

7. Guided tour to the Rock Fort Temple Complex, an important landmark in Trichy<\/p>\n

8. Darshan at the well-known temple of Madurai-Meenakshi Amman Temple<\/p>\n

9. Visit to the Rameshwaram temple in Rameshwaram<\/p>\n

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Tour Itinerary<\/h2>\n

Day 1: Arrival Chennai<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upon arrival at\u00a0Chennai<\/a>\u00a0International airport, you will be welcomed by the Mahendra Travel Representative. Transfer to hotel, complete the check-in formalities. Overnight stay in Chennai.<\/p>\n

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Day 2:\u00a0Chennai<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time to visit the capital city of\u00a0Tamil Nadu,<\/a>\u00a0Chennai on the Coromandel coast. Start Chennai sightseeing with Kalakshetra, Parthasarathy Temple, Kapaleeshwar Temple and Adeeswar Temple. Relax on Marina beach, one of the longest in the world. Later I dropped by a hotel, overnight in Chennai.<\/p>\n

Day 3 : \u00a0Chennai-Tirupati-Chennai (133 km\/3.5 hrs approx one way)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Begin journey with one of the holiest Hindu Pilgrimage Tirupati Temple located in the hill town of Tirumala.Temple dedicated to Lord Sri Venkateswara, an incarnation of Vishnu. It is richest temple in the world in terms of donations received. After Darshan at Temple, head back to Chennai city.<\/p>\n

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Day 4 : \u00a0Chennai-Kancheepuram-Mahabalipuram (145 km\/3.5 hrs approx)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today we will explore 2 famous Heritage and Architecture sites Kancheepuram and\u00a0Mahabalipuram<\/a>. While going to Mahabalipuram, Kancheepuram falls in between. Kanceepuram offers sightseeing at Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Ekambareshwar Temple, Kamakshi Aman Temple. One can also visit the silk weaving factories of Kancheepuram. On arrival at Mahabalipuram visit to UNESCO heritage listed group of monuments<br>
\nrecognized as World Heritage sites.<\/p>\n

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Day 5 : \u00a0Mahabalipuram-Pondicherry (96km\/2 hrs approx)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having your breakfast leaves for\u00a0Pondicherry<\/a>\u00a0the treasure and rich history and culture. Admire architecture of Auroville township, visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram, famous promenade beach and Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam Temple. Mahatma Gandhi Statue and French war memorial. Evening French colony walk. Back at the hotel, Night spends at Pondicherry.<\/p>\n

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Day 6 : \u00a0Pondicherry-Chidambaram-Tanjore (176 km\/4.5 hrs approx)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drive to the city of Great living Chola Temples Tanjore. But before that en route visit to Thillai Natraja Temple located in a town Chidambaram. Temple is major shrine of Lord Shiva worship since the classical period. Continue your drive to Tanjore, Overnight at Tanjore.<\/p>\n

Day 7 : \u00a0Tanjore-Trichy-Madurai (104m\/3.5 hrs approx)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Start your day with 1000-year-old Brihadeeshwar Temple, and Great living chola Temples Leave for glorious city of Madurai. En route visit to Tiruchirappali, once the part of chola Kingdom. Visit sculpted temples and Fortresses of Trichy. Begin with Jambukeshwarar Temple, Sri Rangnathaswamy Temple and Rockfort temple.<\/p>\n

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Day 8 : \u00a0Madurai<\/strong><\/p>\n

Full day at leisure to explore this wonderful city. Start from pilgrimage site Meenakshi Amman Temple, historical monument Tirumalai Nayak Palace being the most prominent. Back to hotel relax for a while. Post dinner take you to Meenakshi Temple once again to attend Madurai temple night ceremony.<\/p>\n

Day 9 : \u00a0Madurai-Kanyakumari (245 km\/3.5 hrs approx)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This morning post breakfast drive to\u00a0Kanyakumari<\/a>. On arrive enjoy sunset view of Kanyakuamri shore.<\/p>\n

Overnight at Kanyakuamri.<\/p>\n

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Day 10 : \u00a0Kanyakumari-Kovalam (90 km\/2.5 hrs approx)<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is time this morning to explore pilgrimage sites and historical significant places of Kanyakuamri. Visit Kanyakumari Aman Temple, Thiruvallur statue and Gandhi Mandapam. Leave for Kovalam a beach destination. Rest of the day relax at beaches. Overnight at Kovalam.<\/p>\n

Day 11 : Kovalam<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day at leisure to relax on Kovalam beaches, Overnight stay at Kovalam.<\/p>\n

Day 12 : \u00a0Kovalam -Trivandrum (18 kms\/ 35 mins approx)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The temple tour came to an end at Kovalam. Drop you at Trivandrum international airport. Tour terminates here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Duration\u00a0: 12 Days \/ 11 Nights Destinations\u00a0: Chennai \u2013 Tirupati \u2013 Kancheepuram-Mahabalipuram \u2013 Pondicherry \u2013 Chidambaram-Tanjore \u2013 Trichy-Madurai \u2013 Kanyakumari \u2013 Kovalam \u2013 Trivandrum Highlights 1. Visit the Sri Parthasarathy Temple and Kapaleeswarar Temple in Chennai 2. Darshan at the Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram 3. Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[290],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449\/revisions\/2451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}