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Heritage & Temples

Explore Hampi's ruins, Mahabalipuram's shore monuments and the Chola temples, all recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Heritage & Temples
Best timeOct to Feb
Trip length3 to 15 days
Packages24 packages
Runs inAndhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
FromUSD 295 per person
About this theme

UNESCO monuments, living temples and old churches

These tours include UNESCO World Heritage properties: the monuments at Hampi and Mahabalipuram, the Great Living Chola Temples and the Churches and Convents of Goa. Hampi holds the ruins of the Vijayanagara capital, built between the 14th and 16th centuries.

At Tirumala, the temple board asks men to wear a dhoti or pyjama with a shawl, and women a saree or half-saree with blouse, or a churidar with an upper cloth.

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Typical experiences

Hampi's Vijayanagara ruins
More than 1,600 structures survive from the capital, from temples and gateways to stables.
Mahabalipuram's rock carvings
Pallava rock-cut caves, five monolithic rathas and the Descent of the Ganges date from the 7th and 8th centuries.
Chola temples still in worship
Rituals continue at Brihadisvara in Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram and Darasuram.
Madurai's fourteen towers
The Meenakshi Amman Temple has 14 gopurams, each about 45 to 50 m tall.

Packages in Heritage & Temples

Private tours built around heritage & temples, planned day by day. Every trip is for your group only.

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Mahabalipuram Shore Temple Retreat4D / 3N
Tamil Nadu

Mahabalipuram Shore Temple Retreat

A Mahabalipuram 4 days 3 nights package: one hotel by the sea, the Shore Temple, Arjuna's Penance and the Five Rathas, with airport transfers from Chennai.

MahabalipuramBeaches & Coastline
Chennai, Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram Heritage Loop4D / 3N
Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram Heritage Loop

A Chennai Kanchipuram Mahabalipuram tour in four days: Pallava temples, silk weavers and the Shore Temple, by private car with airport transfers.

Chennai → Kanchipuram → MahabalipuramHeritage & Temples
Andhra Temple Circuit: Vijayawada, Srisailam and Tirupati5D / 4N
Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Temple Circuit: Vijayawada, Srisailam and Tirupati

A 5-day Vijayawada Srisailam Tirupati temple tour: Kanaka Durga, a Jyotirlinga shrine and Tirumala, with two long road days between them.

Vijayawada (with Undavalli and Kondapalli) → Srisailam → Tirupati (with Tirumala)Heritage & Temples
Goa Beaches and Hampi Ruins5D / 4N
Multi-state · Goa, Karnataka

Goa Beaches and Hampi Ruins

A Goa and Hampi tour package over five days: two nights on Calangute and Baga beaches, two among Hampi's ruins, with a private car and airport transfers.

Calangute and Baga → HampiBeaches & Coastline
Hyderabad and Tirupati Temple Break5D / 4N
Multi-state · Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad and Tirupati Temple Break

A Hyderabad to Tirupati temple tour in five days: Golconda Fort and Charminar in Telangana, then the Tirumala hill temple in Andhra Pradesh.

Hyderabad → Tirupati (with Tirumala)Heritage & Temples
Kanchipuram, Mahabalipuram and Puducherry Heritage Drive5D / 4N
Tamil Nadu

Kanchipuram, Mahabalipuram and Puducherry Heritage Drive

Five days in a private car on a Kanchipuram to Puducherry tour, linking Pallava temples, the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram and a French-quarter ending.

Kanchipuram → Mahabalipuram → PuducherryHeritage & Temples

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Sand, surf and sunsets along a coast that runs from Goa down to Kanyakumari, with room for lazy days or a lively evening.

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