Experience the cultural heritage of South India and grab the best package tours from TravelMartIndia. Madurai , the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu, Situated on the banks of Vaigai, it has a rich cultural heritage passed on from the great Tamil era than 2500 years old.

Madurai was an important cultural and commercial centre even as early as 550 AD. It was the captial city for the great Pandya kings. Madurai is famous for Jasmine flowers.

Thanjavur, is one of the chief political, literary and religious centres of southern India, known for its contribution to Carnatic music, it has produced many classical musicians. Thanjavur is famous for the Brihadeeswara temple built by Rajaraja Chola the first sailor king of India. The Brahadeeswara Temple also known as the Big Temple is one of UNESCO World Heritage Site.The Tanjore paintings are very popular and are known around the world.

Pondicherry, renamed as Puducherry. It is a former French colony. Puducherry was designed based on the French grid pattern and features neat sectors and perpendicular streets. The entire town is divided into 2 sections, the French quarter (Ville Blanche or 'White town') and the Indian quarter (Ville Noire or 'Black Town').

Chennai, formerly known as Madras. Experience the gracious beauty with a wide range of tourist attractions like beaches, historic temples and monuments. Chennai has served as an important administrative, military, and economic centre dating back to the 1st century. It has been ruled by South Indian kingdoms, notably the Pallava , the Chola, the Pandya and Vijaynagar empires. The town of Mylapore, now part of the metropolis, was once a major port of the Pallava kingdom.

Travel to Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, renamed as Bengaluru. It is known as the Garden city of India because of its climate, greenery and the presence of many public parks, including the Lal Bagh and Cubbon Park. It is also known as the Silicon Valley of India.

The Nagarhole National Park officially known as the Rajiv Gandhi National Park. It is a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India's largest stretch of protected forest. The park today stretches in a series of gentle hills and valleys. Nagarhole has all the resident wildlife of the Nilgiri hills: Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiri langur, bison, leopard, Asian elephant, wild boar, deer, dhole (wild dog) and porcupine, besides tigers. A high canopy of trees- up to thirty metres tall in some places- harbours rare birds such as the endangered Malabar trogon, the Malabar pied hornbill and the crested hawk-eagle.

Cultural capital of Karnataka, Mysore is a majestic, mysterious and mesmersing city. It has inherited all Indian traditions with modernity. Mysore has a number of historical and heritage buildings.The Royal City of Mysore, a beautiful city ideal for people who wish to live a peaceful life. Mysore, mesmerizes the tourists with its palaces, gardens and rich heritage. South India in overall has fascinated the world by its rich culture and the Indian heritage which is more intact here than any other regions of the country.