Day 1-2: Chennai

Welcome to India. Our tour manager will receive you at Airport and will escort you to your hotel in a AC car. Arrival in Chennai, the original land of India’s famous idli-dosa. Welcome to the India experience. Spend a soulful evening on Marina Beach, the longest beach in the world. Relax, Shop, unwind. Travel to Mahabalipuram (35 Km; 1.5 hr drive), the entire village of which is a world heritage site and houses the famous 7th century Shore Temple, located near the Mahabalipuram Beach. Visit Five Rathas( located just 300 m from the sea), Arjuna’s Penance (a sculptural masterpiece, 31 m long and 9 m high, with intricate carvings depicting animals in their natural habitat). Enjoy a stroll on the beautiful beach of Mahabalipuram. Afternoon, leave for Chennai enroute Crocodile Bank which houses hundreds of reptiles like alligators, crocodiles, turtles, alligators, snakes etc. Evening arrive in Chennai for leisure/shopping

Day 3-8: Krishnamacharaya Yoga Mandiram

Arrive in Krishnamacharaya Yoga Mandiram. It was established at a time when yoga was practiced by very few people and now it has become the centre of excellence for yoga and is renowned the world over. It is considered to be one of the best centres in India for Yoga. KYM stresses on the importance of personal attention and hence all the courses are tailor-made to ones needs and are one-to-one. Learn Yoga and rejuvenate your mind, body and soul

Day 9-10: Pondicherry

After a relaxing Yogic experience relax on beaches of Pondicherry and explore its unique culture. travel to Pondicherry (155 kms; 3-4 hrs journey by road), a city of seafront promenades, wide boulevards, enduring pockets of French Culture and architecture, and a popular ashram.

Relax and then proceed on a half-day city tour. Go on a heritage walk in the heart of the city, and marvel at the French style monuments in French quarter area of city.

Visit famous Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry museum housed in a historic old colonial building, featuring sculptures from the Pallava and Chola Dynasties, and various French colonial paraphernalia, Botanical Gardens, beaches. Evening: Unwind time.

Day 11: Chennai

Travel to Chennai and spend some time exploring markets of Chennai. Evening drop to the international airpot. Tour ends with sweet memories.