Tour Madurai, Rameshwaram and Kanyakumari
Day 1 - Navigers car picks you at Madurai Airport or Railway and takes you to the hotel. Day free to explore on your own. Night at Madurai
Day 2 - Madurai sightseeing
Day 3 - Navigers car take you to Rameshwaram for sightseeing. Night at Rameshwaram
Day 4 - Navigers car take you to Kanyakumari for sightseeing. Night at Kanyakumari
Day 5 - More sightseeing at Kanyakumari and Navigers car will take you to Madurai. Overnight bus from Madurai to home
The major attractions of this tour are:
** The famous temples of Madurai such Sri. Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple and Tirupparankunram Temple. And famous Madurai sightings like Alagar Kovil, Thirumalai Nayak Palace and Gandhi Memorial Museum.
** Visiting the holy city Rameshwaram and its divine temples such as:
• The great Ramanathaswamy Temple which is one of the Char Dhams in India
• Agni Theertham - which is one of the 64 sacred baths in Rameswaram
• Ramjharoka temple - where you can find the imprint of Lord Rama’s feet
• Dhanushkodi and Rama Setu
** Visiting Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of peninsular India and visiting the famous
• Devi Kanyakumari Temple - which is located on the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean.
• Thanumalayan Temple of Suchindram
• Vivekananda Rock Memorial
(** Exploring Trivandrum's Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple - the richest Hindu temple in the world. Which has an estimated $22 billion worth of gold and jewels stored in its underground vaults.) - On request at extra cost
Package Includes:
1. Hotel stay
2. Breakfast
3. Airport pick up and drop and all Sightseeing in private car (or SIC if mentioned) and transfers as and where mentioned clearly
4. Road taxes, toll and parking and driver charges are included
Package Excludes:
1. Entry ticket fees to tourist places (Unless specifically mentioned)
2. Any Visa fee, Travel insurance, medical, guide service, personal expense not exclusively listed here
3. Government taxes
4. Bus/flight ticket from your place or starting point
5. Meals other than mentioned in the package
Terms and Conditions:
1. Premium will be charged during festival season or long holidays season and weekend for hotel booking. Some hotels if do not have restaurants or charge hefty amount; in those cases we will not be able to arrange breakfast however we will compensate by INR 100 per head per day for breakfast or we will ask our guide to take you for brekfast. There is no breakfast if booked under economy category. Breakfast is only available in standard and above category of booking.
2. This price is applicable for couple booking
3. The change in dates will attract re-quote
4. Normal hotel check-in time is from 2:00 PM onward and check-out time is at 12 PM and in India its 12 for check in and 10 for check out
5. The above cost does not include any kind of surcharge, if applicable during the given travel period
6. 'No Show' is subject to full booking charges
7. Pls call us for group booking discount if there are more than 2 adult travellers
8. For international trips Forex conversion of 4.4% or INR 2000 is applicable per booking
9. Package has to be booked at least 5 days in advance to ensure quality. For urgent packages we will try our best to arrange the best hotel available for you in that category
10. If more than one state is included in the transfers; their will be additional interstate taxes that our customer has to pay
11. No money will be refunded if hotels are car is booked and payment is already made. In this case Navigers will provide proof of expense to customer
Navigers
Arrival at Madurai Airport/Railway Station/Bus stand and transfer to Hotel and get refreshed .. day free for self exploration
Darshan at Sri. Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple. Meenakshi Amman Temple is located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River. It is dedicated to Parvati, (also known as Meenakshi), and Shiva, (also known as Sundareswarar). Though the present temple structure was built between 17th century. It is said that the temple was actually built in the 6th century BC by survivors of the Kumari Kandam.
Thirumalai Nayak Palace - a 17th-century palace built in a fusion of Dravidian and Rajput styles
Thirupparan kundram Temple - which is carved in rock and is monstrous in size for such an architecture. According to the legend this is where Murugan married Deivayanai, the divine daughter of Indra.
Alagar Koil - a beautiful village famous for Kallazhagar Temple.
Pazhamudhircholai (Arupadai Veedu Temples)
Thirumalai Nayak palace
Overnight stay at the Hotel in Madurai.
After early breakfast check out from Hotel and drive to Rameswaram (175 KMS – 04 Hours drive). Rameshwaram, located on Pamban Island separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel and is about 50 KMM from Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. Rameshwaram is situated in the Gulf of Mannar, at the very tip of the Indian peninsula. According to legend, this is the place from where the Hindu god Rama built a bridge, across the sea to Lanka to rescue his consort Sita from her abductor Ravana. On arrival check into Hotel. Afternoon proceed for sightseeing of Rameshwaram
Ramanathaswamy Temple - which is dedicated to Shiva. The temple has the longest corridor among all Hindu temples in India.
Agnitheertham - which is one of the 64 sacred baths in Rameswaram. It is believed that , by took bath in this sea will vanish ones sins, and make them pure again, and mixing the ashes of the dead person in this sea (Agni theertham) will brings peace to the soul of the dead .
Ramjharoka Temple - where you can find the imprint of Lord Rama’s feet is placed on a chakra.
Dhanushkodi - visit the famous Dhanushkodi and Rama Setu - Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island. The boulders around the sea between Srilanka and Dhanushkodi is Rama Setu (aka Adam’s bridge) and is believed to be built by Vanara sena of Rama.
Adam's Bridge and Overnight stay at the Hotel in Rameswaram
After early breakfast check out from Hotel and drive to Kanyakumari (250 KMS – 06 Hours drive), on arrival check into Hotel.
Afternoon proceed for sightseeing of Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of peninsular India.
Suchithram Thanumalayan Temple of Suchindram was built in the 17th century and is famous for its sculptures and its quality of workmanship. The 22 feet Hanuman statue, carved of a single granite block can be seen just outside the temple. The Hanuman statue was buried in 1740 AD fearing an attack by the Tipu Sultan and was forgotten. It was rediscovered in 1930 and restored for public viewing.
Sun Rise Point and Later visit Mahatma Gandhi Memorial - which is constructed at a place on the seashore, where his ashes were kept for public darshan before immersion in the sea. The Mandapam built on this place is designed in such a way that on Gandhi's birthday (ie 2nd October), the rays of the sun, through a hole on the roof, falls exactly on the place where his ashes were kept.
Later visit Devi Kanyakumari Temple - which is located on the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean.
Later take a dip in the holy waters of ‘Triveni Sangam’
Evening watch the beautiful breathtaking sunset of Kanyakumari.
Overnight stay at the Hotel in Kanyakumari.
Leave early after breakfast for one last point
Visit Vivekananda Rock Memorial - stands on one of two rocks located about 500 meters east off mainland of Vavathurai, India's southernmost tip. It was built in 1970 in honour of Swami Vivekananda who is said to have attained enlightenment on the rock. (Boat fare to be paid by customer as per actual)
Leave for Madurai in Navigers car. Lunch on the way. Upon arrival in Madurai catch overnight sleeper coach AC bus to head back home
Important Point for Holiday packages
1. Premium will be charged during festival season or long holidays season and weekend for hotel booking. Some hotels if do not have restaurants or charge hefty amount; in those cases we will not be able to arrange breakfast however we will compensate by INR 100 per head per day for breakfast or we will ask our guide to take you for breakfast
2. This price is applicable for couple booking
3. The change in dates will attract re-quote
4. Normal hotel check-in time is from 2:00 PM onward and check-out time is at 12 PM and in India its 12 for check in and 10 for check out
5. The above cost does not include any kind of surcharge, if applicable during the given travel period
6. 'No Show' is subject to full booking charges
7. Pls call us for group booking discount if there are more than 2 adult travellers
8. For international trips Forex conversion of 4.4% or INR 2000 is applicable per booking
9. Package has to be booked at least 5 days in advance to ensure quality. For urgent packages we will try our best to arrange the best hotel available for you in that category
10. If more than one state is included in the transfers; there will be additional interstate taxes that our customer has to pay
11. No money will be refunded if hotels are car is booked and payment is already made. In this case Navigers will provide proof of expense to customer
12. No bookings are made until customer makes the payment
13. Rates are subject to change without notice
Cancelling before 1 Days to 14 Days will deduct 50%
Cancelling before 15 Days to 90 Days will deduct 25%
