Madurai · Rameswaram · Kanyakumari · 4 nights / 5 days · pilgrimage
Tamil Nadu 4N/5D: Madurai, Rameswaram & Kanyakumari
Five days along Tamil Nadu's temple coast: Meenakshi Amman at Madurai, two nights on Rameswaram island with Dhanushkodi, and the three-seas sunset at Kanyakumari, departing via Trivandrum.
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Highlights
- The Meenakshi Amman temple at Madurai, and the night ceremony if you can stay up for it
- The Pamban bridge across to Rameswaram — the drive people photograph
- Ramanathaswamy temple and its corridors, the longest of any Hindu temple in India
- Dhanushkodi, the town the 1964 cyclone took, at the end of the sand spit
- Kanyakumari: the Vivekananda Rock, the Thiruvalluvar statue, sunrise and sunset over water
- Private air-conditioned car and driver for all five days
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Madurai
Land at Madurai and check in. Evening at the Meenakshi Amman Temple. If you want to attend the closing-time night ceremony, tell us your arrival time so the day is planned around it.
Day 2: Madurai to Rameswaram
About three and a half hours, crossing the Pamban sea bridge onto the island. Darshan at Ramanathaswamy Temple, known for its 22 wells and the long corridor.
Day 3: Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi
Morning at Agni Theertham, then the drive out to Dhanushkodi at the island's tip and the Rama Setu viewpoint. Afternoon free.
Day 4: Rameswaram to Kanyakumari
Around five hours south. Sunset at the southern tip, where the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean meet; the Vivekananda Rock Memorial ferry runs till late afternoon.
Day 5: Departure via Trivandrum
Breakfast, then the roughly two-and-a-half-hour drive to Trivandrum airport.
Included
- Hotels with breakfast, twin sharing — non-A/C rooms in hill stations
- Private AC vehicle with driver (Sedan for 2, Innova/Ertiga for 4–6, Tempo Traveller for 8–10), 8am–8pm daily
- Transport to every listed sight, with all transfers (entry tickets are paid at each site)
- Tolls, parking, interstate permits and driver allowance
Not included
- Flights and trains to the start point and from the end point
- Lunches and dinners (a hotel dinner plan is available as an add-on)
- Entry tickets and activity fees, paid at each site
- Optional activities marked as optional in the plan
- Travel insurance and personal expenses
Best time to go: October to March. April and May on this route are hot
Things to carry
- · Photo ID for every traveller, including children — hotels and some temples ask for it
- · Clothes that cover shoulders and knees for temple visits; men are asked to remove shirts at a few shrines in Tamil Nadu
- · A pair of socks — temple floors get very hot by midday and shoes come off at the entrance
- · A hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
- · Any regular medication
- · A small bag you don't mind leaving at the shoe counter
Cancellation policy
More than 30 days before departure: we retain ₹3,000 per person and refund the rest. 30 to 15 days before departure: 25% of the package cost. 14 to 8 days before departure: 50% of the package cost. 7 days or less, or no show: 100%.
Festival dates and a few resorts carry stricter terms of their own. If any part of your booking is on non-refundable terms, we tell you in writing before you pay anything — it will never be a surprise at the cancellation stage.
Refunds go back to the account you paid from, within 7 to 10 working days of the cancellation being confirmed.
Flight tickets, once issued, follow the airline's own rules and are refunded only to the extent the airline refunds us.
More questions, answered
Will the price change after I enquire?
The exact total for your dates is confirmed in writing before you pay. Some dates carry supplements or are unavailable; we tell you that at confirmation, not after.
Are entry tickets included?
No. Transport to every listed sight is included; entry tickets and activity fees are paid at each site.