Tirupati tour packages for 3 days

3 days / 2 nights from ₹10,999 per person. a night pick-up in Chennai and the drive to Tirupati by morning; up to Tirumala for Akasha Ganga, Papavinasanam and Japali Theertham, prayers at the Varahaswamy Temple and darshan of Lord Venkateswara on your booked slot, then the night in Tirupati. Then the hilltop Murugan temple at Tiruttani, then Kanchipuram's Ekambareswarar, Kamakshi Amman and Varadaraja Perumal temples, and back to Tirupati for the night. Then the Padmavathi Temple at Tiruchanur, Kapila Theertham, ISKCON and the Govindaraja Swamy Temple, darshan at Srikalahasti, and the drive back to Chennai.

3 plans: 3 Days Tirupati Kanchipuram Yatra from Chennai (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Tirupati Vellore Golden Temple Yatra from Chennai (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Tirupati Darshan from Chennai (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

3 Days Tirupati Kanchipuram Yatra from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Tirupati Vellore Golden Temple Yatra from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Tirupati Darshan from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,999

• Duration: 3 days; most travellers take 3.
• Price: from ₹10,999 per person, stays, local travel and the sightseeing listed on each trip page.
• Places: Lord Venkateswara's temple at Tirumala with Akasha Ganga, Papavinasanam and Silathoranam, the Padmavathi temple at Tiruchanur, Srikalahasti, Kanipakam, the Vellore Golden Temple, Kanchipuram and Arunachalam.
• Travel: Every trip starts and ends in Chennai, in a private AC sedan or SUV with a driver: most pick you up at night and reach Tirupati by morning, and the trip pages say where each one begins.
• Stay: a hotel in Tirupati town in the category you choose, with a night in Chennai, Arunachalam or Kanchipuram on some of the longer plans.
• Best time: December to February is the most comfortable time, with cool mornings for the hill and the temple circuits.
• Weather: Tirupati is hot for much of the year: about 18 to 30°C from December to February, 25 to 40°C from March to June, and warm, humid months with showers after that, with the heaviest rain from the north-east monsoon in October and November.
• Trip type: private trips planned around your dates and your group.

3 Days Tirupati Kanchipuram Yatra from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Tirupati Vellore Golden Temple Yatra from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Tirupati Darshan from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,999

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

• Sri Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala: The hill temple of Lord Venkateswara (Balaji) on the seven hills above Tirupati, one of the most visited shrines in the world; darshan is by a slot booked through TTD, and queues can run for hours on weekends and festival days.
• Sri Varahaswamy Temple and Swami Pushkarini: The temple beside the main shrine where tradition has pilgrims pray first, next to the temple tank.
• Akasha Ganga, Papavinasanam and Japali Theertham: The sacred waters in the Tirumala forest: the Akasha Ganga falls, the bathing ghat at Papavinasanam and the Hanuman shrine by the pond at Japali.
• Srivari Padalu and Silathoranam: The Lord's footprints at a viewpoint on the hill, and the natural rock arch close to the temple.
• Sri Padmavathi Temple, Tiruchanur: The temple of Goddess Padmavathi, Lord Venkateswara's consort, a short drive from Tirupati town; most pilgrims visit it on the same trip.
• Govindaraja Swamy Temple and Kapila Theertham: The big temple in Tirupati town with its tall gopuram, and the Shiva temple and waterfall at the foot of the hills.
• Srikalahasti: The Shiva temple about 35 km from Tirupati, the air (Vayu) shrine among the five Pancha Bhoota temples, known for the Rahu-Ketu puja.
• Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple: The Ganesha temple in Chittoor district whose idol is said to have appeared in a well, on the way from Tirupati towards Vellore.
• Sripuram Golden Temple, Vellore: The Sri Lakshmi Narayani temple sheathed in gold, reached by a star-shaped path through a garden.
• Kanchipuram: The temple city of the Ekambareswarar, Kamakshi Amman and Varadaraja Perumal temples, and of the silk-weaving lanes.
• Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai: The vast Shiva temple at the foot of Arunachala hill, the fire shrine of the Pancha Bhoota temples, on the four and five day plans.
• Tiruttani Murugan Temple: The hilltop temple of Lord Murugan between Tirupati and Kanchipuram, one of his six abodes.

Every trip is private, so the plan below is a starting point: the days, the hotels and the pace are set around you.

• Day 1: a night pick-up in Chennai and the drive to Tirupati by morning; up to Tirumala for Akasha Ganga, Papavinasanam and Japali Theertham, prayers at the Varahaswamy Temple and darshan of Lord Venkateswara on your booked slot, then the night in Tirupati.
• Day 2: the hilltop Murugan temple at Tiruttani, then Kanchipuram's Ekambareswarar, Kamakshi Amman and Varadaraja Perumal temples, and back to Tirupati for the night.
• Day 3: the Padmavathi Temple at Tiruchanur, Kapila Theertham, ISKCON and the Govindaraja Swamy Temple, darshan at Srikalahasti, and the drive back to Chennai.

Tirupati packages start at ₹10,999 per person: ₹10,999 for 3 days. That covers the pick-up and drop in Chennai, a private AC sedan or SUV with a driver for the whole route with fuel, tolls, parking and inter-state taxes, the hotel nights and the temple sightseeing each trip page lists. Meals, darshan tickets and laddu tokens are not included, and the train or flight to Chennai is not part of the package.

What moves the price is the car (a sedan or an SUV), the hotel category, how many of you share the car and the rooms, and the dates: weekends, school holidays and the big festival days at Tirumala cost more and fill up first. Darshan tickets, laddu tokens, temple fees, meals and anything not named on the trip page stay out of the fare, and 5% GST is added to the package price.

Kanchipuram is about two and a half hours from Tirupati by road, so the plans pair the Tirumala darshan with the Ekambareswarar, Kamakshi Amman and Varadaraja Perumal temples, usually with the Tiruttani Murugan temple on the way.

1 trip on this page, from ₹10,999 per person: 3 Days Tirupati Kanchipuram Yatra from Chennai (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

3 Days Tirupati Kanchipuram Yatra from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,999

The Sripuram Golden Temple sits near Vellore on the road between Tirupati and Chennai, which is why it makes an easy last morning before the drive home.

1 trip on this page, from ₹10,999 per person: 3 Days Tirupati Vellore Golden Temple Yatra from Chennai (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

3 Days Tirupati Vellore Golden Temple Yatra from Chennai3D/2N · ₹10,999

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.

Best time

December to February is the most comfortable time, with cool mornings for the hill and the temple circuits. Tirumala is open and busy all year: the queues are longest on weekends, in the April and May school holidays, on Vaikuntha Ekadasi in December or January and during the Brahmotsavam, usually in September or October. March to June is hot, and October and November bring the north-east monsoon rain.

• December to February, 18 to 30°C: The pleasant months: cool mornings for the hill and the temple circuits. Vaikuntha Ekadasi, in December or January, brings some of the biggest crowds of the year.
• March to June, 25 to 40°C: Hot in Tirupati and the plains; start early and keep afternoons indoors. The school holidays in April and May make it one of the busiest stretches for darshan.
• July to September, 24 to 35°C: Warm with passing showers and quieter weekdays; the annual Brahmotsavam usually falls in September or October and draws very large crowds.
• October and November, 22 to 32°C: The north-east monsoon: heavy rain on some days, green hills, and shorter queues outside the festival days.

What to pack

Traditional clothes for darshan, which TTD asks for (a dhoti or kurta-pyjama for men, a saree or churidar for women; no shorts or sleeveless tops), and light cotton for the rest of the day. Slip-on footwear, because shoes, phones and cameras are left at the deposit counters before the queue; the photo ID you booked darshan with; a cap, sunscreen and water for the hot months, and an umbrella in October and November.

Getting there

Our Tirupati trips start and end in Chennai, so from Hyderabad the simple way in is a flight or an overnight train to Chennai, which is not part of the package. Tirupati itself is about 560 km from Hyderabad, with overnight trains from Secunderabad and Hyderabad and flights into Tirupati airport at Renigunta; if you would rather begin there, ask the planner whether the plan can start in Tirupati.

Tirupati is about 250 km from Bengaluru, five to six hours by road. Our trips start and end in Chennai, about 350 km from Bengaluru by train, bus or a short flight, which is not part of the package; if Tirupati is the easier start for you, ask the planner whether the plan can begin there.

Every Tirupati trip on this page starts and ends in Chennai. Tirupati is about 140 km away, three to four hours by road: most plans pick you up at night so you reach Tirupati by morning and go up to Tirumala early, and the others pick you up on arrival at Chennai airport or station. All of them travel in a private AC sedan or SUV with a driver, with fuel, tolls and parking included. Trains from Chennai Central to Tirupati take about three hours if you would rather travel on your own.

Permits and fees

Darshan at Tirumala is not part of any package: the trip pages say "TTD darshan booked separately". Darshan tickets and the paid special-entry slots are booked on the temple trust's official portal (ttdevasthanams.ap.gov.in) in each pilgrim's name with a photo ID, and the popular dates usually go well in advance, so book your slot before you fix the trip and share the date and time with the planner. Rules, quotas and prices change; confirm them on the TTD site before you book.

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