Direction: Towards Chennai.
Best time to visit: After monsoon (August to March)
What to see: Beaches, French Colony, Arubindo Ashram, Aruville, Pichavaram Forests.
You need atleast 3 days to do this trip.
Start from here on Day 0, in the late afternoon. Do a night halt at Tiruvanamalai. This should take about 3.5 hrs to do. Visit the tiruvanamalai temple in the morning and reach Pondi by 10am on Day 1. Tiruvanamalai to Pondi is about 3 hrs.
Visit Arubindo ashram, Aruville and french colony until evening 5. Then go on to the Promenade beach for the evening.
Day 2 morning go to Paradise beach. Start early to avoid day time traffic. Afternoons and evenings spend in shopping or roaming around in the french colony area.
Day 3: Start really early morning. Pack breakfast and go to Pichavaram forests. It is about 60 kms from Pondi towards chitambram. Take a boat ride to the beach and the mangrove forest.
Return via Pondi or Chitambram. If you take chitambram route and if time permits, do visit some temples there as well.
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