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The seafront and lighthouse at Pondicherry from above

14 days

All of Tamil Nadu

The Pallava shore, the Chola temples, Chettinad and French Pondicherry, in fourteen days.

All journeys

Tamil Nadu on its own, rather than a few days on the way to Kerala.

Fourteen days is long enough to take its history in order: the Pallava coast at Mamallapuram and Kanchipuram, the Nayak city of Madurai, the Chettiar villages, then the Chola towns along the river. Pondicherry comes last, a gentler place to finish.

How long
14 days
Where
Tamil Nadu
Plan this journey

The route

11 stops

  1. Chennai
  2. Mamallapuram
  3. Kanchipuram
  4. Athoor
  5. Madurai
  6. Chettinad
  7. Thanjavur
  8. Tranquebar
  9. Chidambaram
  10. Pondicherry
  11. Auroville

Highlights

Along the way

  1. 01Mamallapuram: the Shore Temple, the five rathas, and the carvers still at work
  2. 02Kanchipuram, and silk being woven on hand looms
  3. 03The flower market at Dindigul, early, when it is busiest
  4. 04Chettinad: the mansions of Kanadukathan and the tile makers of Athangudi
  5. 05The Chola temples at Thanjavur, Darasuram and Gangaikondacholapuram
  6. 06Tranquebar, a Danish fort on a Tamil beach, then Pondicherry

Day by day

The plan

  1. Days 1–2Arrive in Chennai and go down to Mamallapuram for the carvings and the Shore Temple.
  2. Day 3A day in Kanchipuram for the temples and the silk.
  3. Day 4The train to Dindigul, then a house by the lake at Athoor.
  4. Day 5The villages, temples and plantations around the lake.
  5. Day 6The flower market, then Madurai: the Nayak palace, and the Meenakshi temple in the evening.
  6. Day 7East into Chettinad, stopping at Thirumayam fort.
  7. Day 8The mansions at Kanadukathan, and the tile works.
  8. Day 9North to Thanjavur and the great temple.
  9. Day 10Darasuram and Gangaikondacholapuram, then out to Tranquebar on the coast.
  10. Day 11Chidambaram in the morning, then on to Pondicherry.
  11. Day 12The ashram, the French quarter and Auroville.
  12. Days 13–14Back up the coast to Chennai, and depart.

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