See the best of Pondicherry and Auroville with a local driver who knows every lane – or plan a longer South India tour covering temples, hills and beaches.
Pondicherry & Auroville Local Sightseeing
- Matrimandir viewing point and Auroville Visitors Centre
- Auroville Beach and Serenity Beach
- French Quarter (White Town), Promenade Beach and Rock Beach
- Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Manakula Vinayagar Temple
- Paradise Beach boat ride at Chunnambar
- Botanical Garden and Pondicherry Museum
Full day (8 hrs / 80 km) and half-day options are available – see prices on our taxi page.
Day Trips from Pondicherry
- Mahabalipuram – Shore Temple, Five Rathas and Arjuna’s Penance
- Tiruvannamalai – Arunachaleswarar Temple and Ramana Ashram
- Pichavaram mangrove forest boat ride
- Chidambaram Nataraja Temple
- Gingee Fort
Details and travel times are in our day trips from Pondicherry guide.
South India Tour Packages
Planning a longer holiday – temple circuits, Thanjavur, Madurai, Ooty, Munnar or the Kerala backwaters? Multi-day tours are planned by our sister company Pondicherry Holidays, with a car and driver from Pondicherry.
Mahabalipuram & Pulicat Coast Tour (2 Days / 1 Night)
Pallava monuments at Mahabalipuram, then the Dutch cemetery, fishing villages and flamingo-filled lagoon of Pulicat, north of Chennai.
Price on request
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Tamil Nadu Forts & Palaces Tour (7 Days / 6 Nights)
Gingee and Vellore forts, Trichy's Rockfort, the Thanjavur and Madurai palaces, Thirumayam fort and the wooden palace at…
Price on request
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Point Calimere Birding & Velankanni Tour (3 Days / 2 Nights)
Flamingos, blackbuck and the old Chola lighthouse at Point Calimere, the salt satyagraha memorial at Vedaranyam and the…
Price on request
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Chidambaram, Pichavaram & Poompuhar Day Trip (1 Day)
The Nataraja temple at Chidambaram, a rowing-boat ride through the Pichavaram mangroves and the old Chola port of…
Price on request
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Nilgiris Tour: Coonoor, Ooty & Mudumalai (6 Days / 5 Nights)
Tea estates and viewpoints in Coonoor, Doddabetta and Ooty, and two nights near the elephant camp at Mudumalai,…
Price on request
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Kerala Tour: Guruvayur, Athirappilly & Kochi (6 Days / 5 Nights)
Guruvayur's Krishna temple and elephant yard, Thrissur, the Athirappilly and Vazhachal falls and two nights in Kochi, by…
Price on request
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