South India Tour Packages

THE CRADLE OF DRAVIDIAN CULTURE

Ancient Gopurams, Living Heritage & Coastal Elegance

South India represents an unbroken continuum of millennia-old art, temple rituals, Classical Carnatic music, and Bharatanatyam dance. Its monumental stone temples remain vibrant epicenters of daily worship, festivals, and architecture.

ERTHolidays crafts comprehensive South Indian itineraries with certified temple historians, boutique heritage stays, and dedicated private chauffeur vehicles across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karnataka.

ICONIC LANDMARKS

Popular Places in South India

The greatest architectural and spiritual treasures of the South.

Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur

Built in 1010 AD by Raja Raja Chola I. Entirely constructed of granite with a 66-meter high Vimana tower topped by an 80-tonne monolithic cupola. UNESCO World Heritage.

Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai

A 2,500-year-old architectural wonder with 14 towering, multi-colored Gopurams covered in thousands of painted stone deities. Witness the sacred evening procession ceremony.

Shore Temple & Arjuna's Penance, Mahabalipuram

7th-century Pallava seaside monolithic shrines, the giant bas-relief rock carving of Arjuna's Penance, and the gravity-defying Krishna's Butterball.

French Quarter (White Town), Puducherry

Mustard-yellow colonial villas adorned with bougainvillea, seaside promenades along the Bay of Bengal, chic French bakeries, and the universal township of Auroville.

Rameshwaram & Pamban Sea Bridge

A sacred island pilgrimage site featuring the longest pillared corridor in the world (over 1,200 carved stone pillars) and the engineering marvel Pamban Bridge over the ocean.

Mysore Royal Palace, Karnataka

Seat of the Wadiyar dynasty blending Indo-Saracenic, Rajput, and Gothic styles. Illuminated by nearly 100,000 golden light bulbs every Sunday evening.

FEATURED PACKAGES

Private chauffeur vehicles, certified temple guides, and comfortable boutique heritage hotels.

Cultural Heritage 8 Days / 7 Nights

Chennai • Mahabalipuram • Puducherry • Thanjavur • Madurai

South India Dravidian Temple Trail 7N/8D

Towering temple gopurams of Tamil Nadu, UNESCO Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram, Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, and sacred Rameshwaram.

Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur (1000 years old)

Madurai Meenakshi Temple evening ceremony

French colonial walking tour in Puducherry

Starting From

$636

per person

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TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

Best Time to Visit South India & Planning Guide

Key recommendations for a comfortable temple journey.

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Best Season (Oct - Mar)

Winter is the most pleasant period across South India (20°C - 30°C) with dry sunny skies, comfortable temperatures for walking barefoot inside temple courtyards.

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Temple Etiquette

Footwear must be deposited outside temples. Modest traditional attire (covering shoulders and legs) is required. Photography is permitted in courtyards but restricted in inner sanctums.

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Connectivity

Chennai International Airport (MAA), Madurai Airport (IXM), and Bengaluru Airport (BLR) serve as the principal international and domestic hubs for South Indian routes.

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Culinary Delicacies

Savor crispy Masala Dosas, aromatic filter coffee served in brass dabarahs, fiery Chettinad curries, and multi-course banana leaf lunches.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

South India Travel FAQs

Non-Hindus can visit and explore almost all grand temple corridors, monumental Gopurams, pillared halls, and museum galleries (such as in Thanjavur, Mahabalipuram, and Madurai). Only the innermost sanctum sanctorum (garbhagriha) is reserved for practicing devotees.

Yes! Combining Tamil Nadu's ancient temples with Kerala's backwaters and tea hills (e.g. Chennai → Madurai → Thekkady → Alleppey → Kochi) is one of our most popular 10 to 12-day cross-state itineraries.

Yes! Certified, English-speaking state archaeological guides are arranged at major UNESCO monuments like Mahabalipuram, Brihadeeswarar Temple, and Madurai to narrate the rich mythology and history.