MAHABALIPURAM - PONDICHERRY BY SURFACE ( +/- 120 Kms , +/- 03 Hrs )
Today, drive to Pondicherry, one of the finest destinations in South India. It's a rare French enclave in India because although Britain was the main colonial power in India, Pondicherry was a French settlement until 1954. Nowadays, it's a separate Union Territory, although it's surrounded by the large state of Tamil Nadu.
On the way, you will explore the unique and fascinating city of Auroville, located 10 km from Pondicherry. It's an international and universal city built for men and women from all over the world to live in peace and progressive harmony. In 1966, UNESCO declared this project to be unique in the world. One of the purposes of Auroville is to achieve the realization of human unity and to bring about an inner change in the individual. It also aims to be a model community, where constructive solutions to the difficulties faced by humanity can be found.
Continue to drive to Pondicherry, arrive, and check in at Hotel.
In the afternoon visit the antiquities and sculptures in Pondicherry Museum and sculpture gallery. Then you will take a Rickshaw ride along the coastline and check out the grand French colonial buildings on one side, and the sweeping sand and sea on the other.