Churches of India
ITINERARY
Option 1
Day 01 Arrive in Kolkata
Take the onward flight to Kolkata. Meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 Kolkata
After breakfast at the Hotel, Visit St.Paul's Cathedral, St.John's Church, Victoria Memorial, the old British fort, Fort William, and Raj Bhavan. Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 Kolkata - Chennai
Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from the hotel and late morning visit Mother Teresa’s Home. Mother Tomb, Prem Dham Ashram, Shiksha Bhavan & The Missionaries Of Charity. Later transfer to the airport to board a flight to Chennai. Meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 Chennai
After breakfast in the hotel, visit St. Mary’s Church and Saint Thomas Church. Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 Chennai – Pondicherry
Morning departs for Pondicherry by road and on arrival check-in at the hotel. Visit the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 Pondicherry – Velankanni
Morning departs for Velankanni by road and on arrival check-in at the hotel. Visit the Aurobindo Ashram. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 Velankanni
After breakfast visit the shrine here is dedicated to Our Lady of Health, the Madonna of Velankanni, and is popularly known as 'Sacred Arogya Matha Church'. Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 Velankanni – Salem
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to Salem. Local sightseeing and shopping. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 09 Mysore
After breakfast drive to Mysore and visit Philomena Church, Mysore Palace, Lalitha Mahal Palace and Summer Palace. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 Bangalore
After breakfast drive to Bangalore and visit Tipu’s Palace, Lalbagh, Vidhana Soudha, Infant Jesus Church , and Cubbon Park. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 11 Bangalore – Goa
In time transfer to airport to board flight for Goa. Meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 Goa
After breakfast in the hotel, proceed to the sightseeing tour of Old Goa.
During the tour, you will visit the famous Basilica of Bom Jesus Church and Se Cathedral of St. Catherine- the largest church in Asia, the Convent of St. Francis of Assisi, and St Cajetan’s Church. You will also visit Goa gate as well. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 Goa
Day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 14 Goa – Mumbai
In time transfer to the airport to board the flight for Mumbai. Meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to hotel. On your way to the hotel, you will visit Mount Mary Church.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 15 Mumbai
After breakfast in the hotel, visit the Cathedral Church of St Thomas, Gateway of India ,Prince of Wales Museum (closed on Mondays). You will than driven to Malabar Hill (drive past) via the Tower of Silence (drive past)- a round stone construction on which Parsis place their dead to be eaten by the vultures and Hanging Gardens which is built over Bombay’s reservoir. Overnight at hotel.
Day 16 Leave Mumbai
In time transfer to airport to board flight for onward destination.
