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Private Custom Tour: Pondicherry Sightseeing with Guide
Pondicherry, India
$180
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Overview
Pondicherry, a former French colonial settlement now known as Puducherry, showcases a unique blend of French and Indian cultures. This private custom tour offers an insightful journey through its charming streets with an experienced guide in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
- 🕌 Visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram, a spiritual center symbolizing yoga and meditation, featuring the Samadhi of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother under a frangipani tree.
- 🏛️ Explore the Ganesha Temple, built before the French settlements in 1666, showcasing stunning Deccan and South Indian architectural styles with intricate stone carvings.
- 🌳 Discover Matrimandir, the heart of the city, where you can watch an introductory video and meditate in a serene environment surrounded by beautiful gardens.
- 🌼 Experience Auroville, the "City of Dawn," an innovative township focused on education and urban living, where locals engage in diverse activities like afforestation and handicrafts.
- 🚐 Enjoy transport in a private air-conditioned vehicle, ensuring a comfortable sightseeing experience throughout your day.
- 💧 Stay refreshed with complimentary bottled water provided during the tour.
- 🧑🏫 Benefit from the insights of a knowledgeable local guide who will share the rich history and culture of Pondicherry.
- 🏨 Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off included for a hassle-free experience.
- 📸 Capture memories with camera charges at monuments included in the tour.
- 👶 Infants and small children can ride comfortably in a pram or stroller, making this tour accessible for families.
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Private Custom Tour: Pondicherry Sightseeing with Guide
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 7 hours
- Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Private tour
- Bottled water
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Camera charges at monuments
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Sri Aurobindo AshramThe Ashram symbolises the ideals of Sri Aurobindo and is a centre of yoga, meditation and spirituality in India. The Samadhi of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother is under a frangipani tree and is always decorated with flowers by the devotees.
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It came into being even before the French settlements, before the year 1666. It’s a temple dedicated to the elephant God Ganesha and has a Deccan and South Indian architectural style. Located near Aurobindo Ashram, the stone carvings and the shrine of the deity in the temple create a blissful aura around the temple space.
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MatrimandirThe architecture of the city is as interesting as the concept. The city is planned in a circle of radius 1.25kms, and the center of the city is the famous Matrimandir along with the gardens surrounding it. Just outside this are the industrial zone, the cultural zone, the peace zone, and the residential zone. Outside this, the entire city is surrounded by a “green belt“ - this is supposed to act as a barrier against urban encroachment, a wildlife habitat, and sources of food/timber/etc. This entire area was created out of a wasteland, emonstrating the ability to conserve nature while developing a town. The main attraction here is the “Matrimandir“ - you can watch an introductory video about the concept of the city, and sit here in silence to concentrate. With water pooling in from different sides, the sound of the water and cool breeze which always flows, provides a perfect atmosphere for meditation. Another area of interest is Auroville, which is a small township of the “City of Dawn“ was conceived by the Maa, a disciple of Shri Aurobindo as a tribute to the poet and philosopher, with an entirely new concept in education and urban living. Locals here are engaged in a great variety of activities including afforestation, farming, education and handicrafts. It is internationally endorsed as an experiment in uniting humanity.
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Private Custom Tour: Pondicherry Sightseeing with Guide
Pondicherry, India
$180
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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