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Best of Pondicherry and Auroville Private Day Tour from Chennai
$215
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Overview
Pondicherry showcases a captivating seaside charm, blending Franco-Tamil culture with stunning architecture. This enchanting town invites you to indulge in delightful cuisine and a soothing sea breeze, perfect for a leisurely escape.
- 🚗 Day Trip from Chennai: Enjoy a seamless journey with private car transport included, ensuring a comfortable ride to Pondicherry.
- 🗣️ Guided Experience: Benefit from the expertise of a knowledgeable English-speaking guide who will enrich your exploration of this unique destination.
- 🏛️ Marvel at the beautiful French Quarter, where clean streets and vibrant buildings tell the story of Pondicherry's rich history.
- 🍽️ Relish a delicious lunch featuring local flavors that reflect the town's cultural blend, enhancing your culinary experience.
- 📜 Visit the Sri Aurobindo Handmade Paper Factory, where you can witness the fascinating process of crafting paper from 100% cotton rag pulp.
- 🌊 Stroll along the picturesque seaside Promenade, taking in views of iconic landmarks such as the Old Lighthouse and Gandhi statue.
- 🌍 Discover Auroville, a visionary global village where residents embrace a sustainable lifestyle and live as citizens of the world.
- 🧘♀️ Admire the Matri Mandir, a magnificent dome dedicated to silent meditation, visible from the outside during your visit.
- 🕰️ Enjoy a full-day itinerary that allows ample time for relaxation and exploration, making the most of your time in this serene coastal town.
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Best of Pondicherry and Auroville Private Day Tour from Chennai
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 12 hours
- Guide
- Private car
- Entry/Admission - French heritage walk
- Lunch
- Entry/Admission - Sri Aurobindo Handmade Paper
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Beverages
- Breakfast
- Take a trip to Pondicherry, a charming, laid-back seaside town with a unique Franco-Tamil culture. See the city’s lovely architecture, and enjoy its delicious food, gentle sea breeze and laidback pace of life. (pass by)
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Sri Aurobindo Ashramwe will begin with a visit to Aurobindo Ashram, the spiritual center of the city. Shri Aurobindo, a great seer, poet and prophet of the twentieth century, made Pondicherry his home from 1910 till his death in 1950. His vision and ideals continue to draw people from all over the world.
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We'll explore Pondicherry's wonderful French Quarter, with its clean and uncrowded streets, neatly painted houses, grand government buildings, sombre memorials and thriving cultural institutions. We will also visit the Notre Dame church.
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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 Gandhiwe will drive through the seaside Promenade for some great views and interesting structures - the Old Lighthouse, Nehru statue, Gandhi statue, Old Customs House, French War Memorial, and the ruins of La Mairie De Pondicherry.After that we have a Lunch.
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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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Best of Pondicherry and Auroville Private Day Tour from Chennai
$215
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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