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Pondicherry day trip from Chennai by Wonder tours

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12 Hours Mobile ticket Pickup offered Offered in: English
Overview

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.

What's Included
  1. Hotel pick up and drop off
  2. Entry/Admission - Sri Aurobindo Handmade Paper
  3. Lunch
  4. Entry/Admission - French heritage walk
  5. Private car
  6. Guide
  1. Breakfast
  2. Beverages
Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Park Hyatt Chennai

600032, 39 Velachery Road, Near Raj Bhavan, Chennai (Madras), India

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Pickup details

Our tour guide will meet and pick you up from all hotels in Chennai.

What To Expect
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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.

• Admission Ticket Free

Sri Aurobindo Ashram

we 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.

45 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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.

45 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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.

45 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Statue Of Gandhi

we 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.

45 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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.

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info
  1. Public transportation options are available nearby
  2. Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  3. Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  1. Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  2. Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  1. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
  2. Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  3. If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  4. Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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