Chennai - Pondicherry

VISITS : Museum | Gandhi Park | Marina Beach | Fort St. George | Snake Park | Light House | Mahabalipuram | Aurobind Ashram | Pondicherry | Beach | Auroville | Mahatma Gandi Statue

With its historic landmarks and buildings, long sandy beaches, cultural and art centers and parks, Chennai's tourism offers many interesting locations to visitors. One of the most important tourist attraction of Chennai is actually in the neighbouring town of Mahabalipuram with its ancient temples and rock carvings of the 7th century Pallava kingdom

The Union Territory of Pondicherry is one of the quietest retreats if you wish to get away from the crowds of everyday life. It retains a certain French flavour with its colonial buildings that line on either side of the streets. Shades of cream, yellow with bursting bougainvillea greet you at every step. Pondicherry is home to the famous Aurobindo Ashram, an international institution that teaches the practice of yoga. To get the inherent feel of this colonial retreat, visit the oldest parts of the town, which are closer to the seashore.

Mysore - Coorg

VISITS : Maharaja's Palace | Brindavan Garden | Mysore Zoo | Chamundi Hills | St. Philomina's Church | Tipu Fort | Golden Temple | Tibetan Colony | Abey Falls | Raja Seat View Point | Dubari Forest

The political history of Mysore and Coorg (1565–1760) is the political history of the contiguous historical regions of Mysore state and Coorg province located on the Deccan Plateau in west-central peninsular India (Map 1). It begins with the fall of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire in 1565 and ends just before the rise of Sultan Haidar Ali in 1761.