Southern Serenity From Temples to Oceans

Puducherry, earlier referred as Pondicherry, truly reflect its French roots at various places. Once the capital of French colonies, the town still has several French street names and French restaurants. Pondicherry is also known as the ‘little France’. This former French colony is considered a favourite weekend destination of people from south Indian states especially for those working in the IT sector as they see this place as a perfect weekend getaway destination from Bangalore & Chennai. Made up of four small unconnected districts, Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe, the union territory of Puducherry is bordered by Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. It was under the French rule until 1954. French quarters and Indian quarters enhance the beauty of the city. Mahabalipuram – 100 KMS & 02 Hours Drive / One Way From Pondicherry: Mamallapuram or Mahapalipuram also known as the town of sculptures, is located on the way to Chennai in the ECR (East coast road). It has various historic monuments built largely between the 07th and 09th centuries and classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Monument Timing: 06:00 to 18:00 Hrs.

Travel documents required to visit South India are – Adhar card/driving license/voter’s id, itinerary, flight ticket, hotel confirmation vouchers & now vaccination certificate. It is advisable to reach 2 hrs prior to the departure time of the flight for smooth & easy check-in Pls do not pack any valuables or currency in your check-in baggage.

well connected with airports and national highways, it can be reached by air, by train, by road. One can explore Pondicherry either by walk or by Rickshaw ride. Good quality vehicles from sedan car & SUV cars, Tempo travelers and Coaches are available for private taxis. Local transports are available in entire Local buses, taxis, auto rickshaw, bikes. The transport vehicle will generally follow pre-approved itinerary by the agent. So if you wish to have the car for yourself to places other than itinerary - Pre approval is required, it can be done at an additional costs. Night travelling or driving is not allowed Please note: Please be patient because sometimes transportation can be late, and even be ready for some changes. The drivers will not be able to guide you & give the detailed information about any place, His role is to follow the tour itinerary & take the clients to the places or sightseeing mentioned in the tour. There is a common tendency of the drivers that they recommend you some specific places or shops for the shopping. If you feel that the recommended shop is good only than you should do shopping from that place otherwise you can ask him to take to some other place which you have searched. Airport : Pondicherry Airport is a regional airport located at Lawspet in Pondicherry, Union territory of India.

1. Chennai International Airport - Anna International Airport & Kamaraj Domestic Airport -160 kms from Pondicherry 2. Tiruchirappalli International Airport - 200 kms from Pondicherry Railway : The Puducherry railway line is one of the oldest rail link in India and it was constructed in the year 1879 by the Puducherry railway company during the period of French and British rule in India. It has daily trains connecting the city with chennai apart from non –Daily trains towards prime cities including Mangalore, Trichy, Bangalore, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bhubaneshwar and Mumbai via Villupuram Roadway : Its well connected to all the near by cities. Chennai – Pondicherry 160 km driving time will be 04 hrs – Chennai – Mahapalipuram – Pondicherry Trichy – Pondicherry 200 km driving time will be 04 hrs – Trichy - Villupuram – Pondicherry Tanjore – Pondicherry - 210 Km driving time will be 04:30 – Tanjore – Chidambaram – Pondicherry Bangalore – Pondicherry - 430 km diving time will be 07:30 – Bangalore – Vellore – Pondicherry