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Places to visit in Pondicherry

8 places worth the drive, what each one is, and the trips that cover them. Two nights covers the French quarter, Auroville, Paradise beach and a morning cycle through White Town. Three nights adds Mahabalipuram on the drive, or the Arunachalam temple at Tiruvannamalai.

Trips that cover them

Fixed-date group departures leave from Chennai and Bengaluru and Hyderabad, and private Pondicherry trips are planned around your own dates from any city. By starting city: Pondicherry packages from Chennai · Pondicherry packages from Bangalore · Pondicherry packages from Hyderabad

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3 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad3 days / 2 nights
Pondicherry

3 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad

Auroville, the French quarter, Pichavaram’s mangroves and a Mahabalipuram finish.

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3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group TripSave ₹1,0003 days / 2 nights
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3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip

The midnight Giri Pradakshinam, then the French quarter and an ocean sunset.

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3 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Bliss from Chennai3 days / 2 nights
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3 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Bliss from Chennai

French streets, the promenade and the shore temples, door to door.

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3 Days Best of Pondicherry Bliss from BangaloreSave ₹1,0003 days / 2 nights
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3 Days Best of Pondicherry Bliss from Bangalore

The full Pondicherry weekend: cafes, beaches, Auroville.

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5 Days Pondicherry Chidambaram Bliss from Bangalore5 days / 4 nights
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5 Days Pondicherry Chidambaram Bliss from Bangalore

Slow seaside days with a Nataraja darshan in the middle.

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5 Days Chennai Tirupati Kanchipuram Pondicherry Yatra5 days / 4 nights
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5 Days Chennai Tirupati Kanchipuram Pondicherry Yatra

Balaji darshan, silk-town temples and a French-quarter finish.

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6 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Bliss6 days / 5 nights
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6 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Bliss

Shore temples and French streets first, then the great southern shrines.

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5 Days Tamil Nadu Temples Sacred Shores Bliss5 days / 4 nights
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5 Days Tamil Nadu Temples Sacred Shores Bliss

Shore temples to the Meenakshi corridors, sea to sanctum.

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6 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Honeymoon6 days / 5 nights
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6 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Honeymoon

The same private route, slowed down for two - decor and a candlelight dinner built in.

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Places to visit in Pondicherry

Every trip on this page covers the places below; a private trip can drop one and add another.

  • The French Quarter (White Town): Mustard-yellow walls, bougainvillea and street names in two languages; walk it early or by cycle.
  • Promenade and Rock Beach: The 1.5 km seafront, closed to traffic in the evening, with the Gandhi statue and the old lighthouse.
  • Auroville and the Matrimandir: The international township 12 km north; the Matrimandir viewing point needs a free booking a day ahead.
  • Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The main house on Rue de la Marine, open mornings and evenings, silent inside.
  • Paradise Beach: Reached by a boat from Chunnambar backwaters; a sandbar beach with shacks, best before noon.
  • Serenity and Auroville Beaches: The swimmable stretches north of town, quieter than Promenade.
  • Basilica of the Sacred Heart: A Gothic revival church in orange and white with stained glass from France.
  • Arikamedu: The Roman trading post excavation 7 km south, for the ruins and the river.

A 3 day Pondicherry trip, day by day

A private trip runs the same plan at your own pace; a group departure follows it to the minute.

  • Day 1: arrive by the East Coast Road, check in to White Town, walk the French quarter and Rock Beach at sunset.
  • Day 2: Auroville and the Matrimandir viewing point in the morning, Paradise Beach by boat after lunch, cafes and the Basilica in the evening.
  • Day 3: a sunrise walk on the Promenade, the ashram, and Mahabalipuram on the drive back.

Best time to visit Pondicherry and how to reach

Best time

October to March is the season, with warm days and cool evenings for the promenade and the cafes. April to June is hot and humid; July to September brings short showers and the lowest rates, and the town is at its quietest.

  • November to February, 20 to 30°C: The season: warm days, cool evenings on the Promenade, calm sea.
  • March to June, 28 to 38°C: Hot and humid; mornings and evenings outdoors, afternoons in the cafes.
  • October to November, 24 to 32°C: The north-east monsoon, a rough sea and the lowest rates of the year.

What to pack

Light cotton and sandals; it is warm and humid all year. Something to cover shoulders for the ashram and the Matrimandir, sunscreen for the beach, and a light rain jacket in October and November.

Getting there

Pondicherry is 160 km from Chennai, three to four hours on the East Coast Road, which is one of the best drives in the south and why the group trips leave Chennai early. Buses run every 30 minutes from Koyambedu.

Pondicherry is about 320 km from Bangalore, six hours by road through Tiruvannamalai, so the fixed-date departures travel overnight on Friday. Trains run to Villupuram, 35 km away, with a short drive on.

Pondicherry is about 800 km from Hyderabad, so the group trips travel by train or overnight bus to Chennai or Villupuram and drive the last stretch on the East Coast Road. A flight to Chennai and a three-hour drive is the fastest route.

Every Pondicherry trip we run

This page answers one question. The hub lists the whole Pondicherry catalogue — every length, every departure city, group departures and private trips — with the same prices.

Pondicherry tour packages

Pondicherry sightseeing: what travellers ask

October to March is the season, with warm days and cool evenings for the promenade and the cafes. April to June is hot and humid; July to September brings short showers and the lowest rates, and the town is at its quietest.

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