One day private tour of Pondicherry from Chennai in car with a guide

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One day private tour of Pondicherry from Chennai in car with a guide

2 Adults x $225.00

$450.00

Approx Total

$450.00

Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Cultural evangelist as host and guide
Private car

Breakfast
Beverages

Overview

This is a day trip from Chennai organized in a private car. The highlights include a visit to Aurobindo Ashram, which is dedicated to Sri Aurobindo Ghosh the philosopher and revolutionary, French heritage walk followed by French lunch, the lovely esplanade beside the Bay of Bengal, visit to a unique handmade paper factory and Auroville the global village. This is an all-inclusive trip where we take care of transport, breakfast & lunch, activities and the services of a full-time tour guide.

Itinerary

Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sri Aurobindo Ghosh is arguably the most famous citizen of Pondicherry. The tour begins with a visit to his memorial at the Aurobindo Ashram. Guests will get a brief experience of his life and times as well as his philosophy and revolutionary ideas. The memorial also has a section on Sri Aurobindo’s famous disciple Mirra Alfassa. It is the perfect place for meditation.

45 minutes
Puducherry Tourism Development Corporation

A French heritage walk is organized through the heart of the city where one can see glimpses of exquisite French style of architecture. This heritage walk will help you appreciate the French connection with Pondicherry.

45 minutes
Sri Aurobindo Handmade Paper

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
Statue Of Gandhi

A walk through the famous promenade of Pondicherry facing the lovely Bay of Bengal follows this.

30 minutes
Auroville

Post lunch 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 hour

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Highly Recommended Day Trip from bustling Chennai

Published on Feb, 2025

The guide is widely-knowledgeable. Also, he went far and beyond to change the tour vehicle to accommodate us. I highly appreciate his patience and kindness since my grandmother needed more time to walk. The tour was managed timely too. Overall, it was a wonderful tour.

Pondicherry By Car

Published on Jan, 2025

Auroville was an unexpected surprise, It has a lot of history. My Guide was very informed and I am happy with this Tour and I would do this again.

Trip to Pondicherry

Published on Jan, 2025

Our trip to Pondicherry, was the best, with Jainath as our guide. He was so knowledgeable answered all our queries, it was more like sharing the journey with a friend. Great experience.

Pondicherry day trip

Published on Jan, 2025

This was a wonderful trip with our guide Jainath. He was friendly and knowledgeable which made the journey more enjoyable. Jainath was able to answer any questions we had about Pondicherry and the locations we visited on this tour. I highly recommend booking this trip when visiting Chennai

An enjoyable day trip from Chennai

Published on Dec, 2024

A great tour to Pondicherry from Chennai. We enjoyed visiting Auroville and the paper factory. Our guide Jainath was flexible to our needs & the drive was very smooth.

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