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One day private tour of Pondicherry from Chennai in car with a guide
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
$225
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Overview
The one-day private tour from Chennai to Pondicherry features visits to Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the region. Enjoy a French heritage walk and relax beside the picturesque Bay of Bengal.
- 🚗 Travel in a private car, ensuring comfort and convenience throughout your journey.
- 🍽️ Delight in an all-inclusive experience with breakfast and lunch provided, featuring a delicious French meal.
- 🗺️ Visit a unique handmade paper factory, learning about local craftsmanship and the production process using 100% cotton rag pulp.
- 👨🏫 A full-time English-speaking tour guide will accompany you, offering insights into the history and significance of each location.
- 🚌 All transport services are included, eliminating the need for additional arrangements on your part.
- 🌍 Explore the Auroville community, where residents live as global citizens, embracing a sustainable lifestyle.
- 🕊️ Experience the serene atmosphere of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, dedicated to meditation and reflection.
- 🏛️ Stroll through a French heritage walk, admiring exquisite architecture and learning about the French connection with Pondicherry.
- 🕉️ Guests can view the Matri Mandir, a giant dome for silent meditation, from the outside; permission for inside meditation requires advance notice.
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One day private tour of Pondicherry from Chennai in car with a guide
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 12 hours
- Private car
- Cultural evangelist as host and guide
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Beverages
- Breakfast
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Sri Aurobindo AshramSri Aurobindo Ghosh is arguably the most famous citizen of Pondicherry. The tour begins with a visit to his memorial at the Aurobindo Ashram. Guests will get a brief experience of his life and times as well as his philosophy and revolutionary ideas. The memorial also has a section on Sri Aurobindo’s famous disciple Mirra Alfassa. It is the perfect place for meditation.
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A French heritage walk is organized through the heart of the city where one can see glimpses of exquisite French style of architecture. This heritage walk will help you appreciate the French connection with Pondicherry.
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We visit a unique factory which makes hand made paper. Sri Aurobindo Paper Factory started 50 years ago and makes paper from 100% cotton rag pulp. In this visit guests will experience how the paper is produced from cotton rags and then processed with techniques like silk screen printing and marbling.
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Statue Of GandhiA walk through the famous promenade of Pondicherry facing the lovely Bay of Bengal follows this.
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AurovillePost lunch we travel to Auroville, the radical concept of a global village where thousands of people from across the world have given up their nationalities and are living as global citizens. Auroville was conceived with the vision that- “There should be a somewhere on earth, a place which no nation could claim as its own, where all human beings of goodwill who have a sincere aspiration could live freely as citizens of the world and obey one single authority, that of the supreme truth; a place of peace, concord and harmony…”. Guests will also get to see the various ways in which its citizens practice sustainable way of life. Matri Mandir is a giant dome for silent meditation. Guests can see it from outside on a day visit. Note permission for meditating inside has to be taken one day in advance in person.
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One day private tour of Pondicherry from Chennai in car with a guide
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
$225
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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