Pondicherry tour packages from Hyderabad

• Organiser: Travloger, a travel company with offices in Hyderabad and Bengaluru. It runs the fixed-date group departures from Hyderabad itself, with a Travloger trip captain on every batch, and plans the private trips on your dates.
• Duration: 3 to 6 days; most travellers take 3.
• Price: from ₹7,499 per person on a fixed-date group departure, travel from Hyderabad included.
• Places: the French quarter's yellow streets, Rock beach at sunrise, Auroville and the Matrimandir, Paradise and Serenity beaches and the Basilica.
• Travel: 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.
• Stay: a heritage guesthouse in the White Town or a beach resort on the East Coast Road.
• Best time: October to March is the season, with warm days and cool evenings for the promenade and the cafes.
• Weather: Pondicherry is coastal and warm: 20 to 30°C from November to February, 28 to 38°C from April to June, and the north-east monsoon in October and November, when the sea is rough and the rates are lowest..
• Trip type: 2 fixed-date group departures and private trips on your own dates.

3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip3D/2N · ₹7,4993 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹8,4993 Days Best of Pondicherry Bliss from Bangalore3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Bliss from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,999

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.

3 days / 2 nights from Hyderabad, from ₹7,499 per person: 3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip (3D/2N, from ₹7,499); 3 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹8,499); 3 Days Best of Pondicherry Bliss from Bangalore (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

5 days / 4 nights from Hyderabad, from ₹18,200 per person: 5 Days Pondicherry Chidambaram Bliss from Bangalore (5D/4N, from ₹18,200); 5 Days Chennai Tirupati Kanchipuram Pondicherry Yatra (5D/4N, from ₹25,690); 5 Days Tamil Nadu Temples Sacred Shores Bliss (5D/4N, from ₹31,000).

Six days and longer, from ₹30,050: 6 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹30,050); 6 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Honeymoon (6D/5N, from ₹32,050).

3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip3D/2N · ₹7,4993 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹8,4995 Days Pondicherry Chidambaram Bliss from Bangalore5D/4N · ₹18,2005 Days Chennai Tirupati Kanchipuram Pondicherry Yatra5D/4N · ₹25,690

3 days / 2 nights from ₹7,499 per person. arrive by the East Coast Road, check in to White Town, walk the French quarter and Rock Beach at sunset. Then Auroville and the Matrimandir viewing point in the morning, Paradise Beach by boat after lunch, cafes and the Basilica in the evening. Then a sunrise walk on the Promenade, the ashram, and Mahabalipuram on the drive back.

4 plans: 3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip (3D/2N, from ₹7,499); 3 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹8,499); 3 Days Best of Pondicherry Bliss from Bangalore (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Bliss from Chennai (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip3D/2N · ₹7,4993 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹8,4993 Days Best of Pondicherry Bliss from Bangalore3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Bliss from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,999

5 days / 4 nights from ₹18,200 per person. 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.

3 plans: 5 Days Pondicherry Chidambaram Bliss from Bangalore (5D/4N, from ₹18,200); 5 Days Chennai Tirupati Kanchipuram Pondicherry Yatra (5D/4N, from ₹25,690); 5 Days Tamil Nadu Temples Sacred Shores Bliss (5D/4N, from ₹31,000).

5 Days Pondicherry Chidambaram Bliss from Bangalore5D/4N · ₹18,2005 Days Chennai Tirupati Kanchipuram Pondicherry Yatra5D/4N · ₹25,6905 Days Tamil Nadu Temples Sacred Shores Bliss5D/4N · ₹31,000

These are the places Pondicherry trips are built from. Each trip page lists exactly which of them it covers, and a private trip can swap one for 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 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.

Pondicherry packages from Hyderabad start at ₹7,499 per person: ₹7,499 for 3 days and ₹18,200 for 5 days. On a group departure that is the seat, the overnight travel from Hyderabad both ways, the stays on twin or triple sharing, the meals the trip page lists, the activities named on it and a Travloger trip captain for the whole trip.

What moves the price is the room category, the season and the group size. Weekends, long weekends and the December fortnight cost more than a mid-week date, and a group of four to six brings the per-person price down because the car and the rooms are shared. Entry tickets and anything not named on the trip page stay out of the fare, so the number you see is the number you pay.

Mahabalipuram sits halfway back to Chennai: the shore temple, the five rathas and Arjuna's penance, which is why most East Coast Road trips stop there on the way.

3 trips on this page, from ₹10,999 per person: 3 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Bliss from Chennai (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 6 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Bliss (6D/5N, from ₹30,050); 6 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Honeymoon (6D/5N, from ₹32,050).

3 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Bliss from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,9996 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Bliss6D/5N · ₹30,0506 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Honeymoon6D/5N · ₹32,050

The Arunachaleswarar temple at Tiruvannamalai is two and a half hours inland, and the Girivalam walk around the hill on a full-moon night is what most travellers time the trip for.

1 trip on this page, from ₹7,499 per person: 3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip (3D/2N, from ₹7,499).

3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip3D/2N · ₹7,499

Friends and solo travellers: 2 fixed-date group trips from ₹7,499, travel and trip captain included, rooms shared by gender: 3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip (3D/2N, from ₹7,499); 3 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹8,499).

Couples: 1 plan with the quieter stays and private transfers, from ₹32,050: 6 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Honeymoon (6D/5N, from ₹32,050).

Families and couples take the private trips: the same places at your own pace, with the room category and the car chosen for your group.

3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip3D/2N · ₹7,4993 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹8,4996 Days Pondicherry Mahabalipuram Madurai Honeymoon6D/5N · ₹32,050

2 fixed-date group departures from Hyderabad on this page, from ₹7,499 per person: 3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip (3D/2N, from ₹7,499); 3 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹8,499). The price is a seat on the trip: the travel from Hyderabad both ways, the stays on twin or triple sharing, the meals the trip page lists, the activities named on it and a trip captain from the first evening to the last.

Next departures: 3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip on 12 Nov, 26 Nov, 3 Dec, 24 Dec and 7 Jan. A seat is confirmed with an advance and the balance is paid before the trip.

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.

A private Pondicherry trip from Hyderabad is the other way to do it: your own car and driver, your own dates and your own pace, from ₹10,999 per person.

3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip3D/2N · ₹7,4993 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹8,499

The three lowest prices on this page, per person: 3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip at ₹7,499 for 3D/2N; 3 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad at ₹8,499 for 3D/2N; 3 Days Best of Pondicherry Bliss from Bangalore at ₹10,999 for 3D/2N. A group seat includes the travel from Hyderabad; a private trip's price is the land package and the journey is quoted with it. Weekends, long weekends and the December fortnight cost more than a mid-week date, and the monsoon months cost least.

3 Days Pondicherry Arunachalam Group Trip3D/2N · ₹7,4993 Days Pondicherry Group Trip from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹8,4993 Days Best of Pondicherry Bliss from Bangalore3D/2N · ₹10,999

Travloger is a Hyderabad company. The planner who quotes your Pondicherry trip sits in Hyderabad, answers on WhatsApp from 9 am to 9 pm every day, and the 500+ Google reviews on the Hyderabad listing are from trips like this one. You get one person from the first message to the last day, and a Hyderabad number to call from Pondicherry.

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.

Hyderabad to Pondicherry

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.

Pondicherry or Goa? Pondicherry is cheaper, and by a clear margin: the beaches are free, the town is walkable or a ₹300-a-day scooter, and a room in White Town costs a fraction of a Goa beach shack in season. Goa has the nightlife, the water sports and far more flights. Pondicherry has the French quarter, Auroville and a coastline you go to for the quiet rather than the party. From Bengaluru or Chennai, Pondicherry is a drive; Goa is a flight or an overnight train.

Longer reads on Pondicherry: day-by-day plans, what to see and how it compares with the places people weigh it against.

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