Pondicherry Hotels

Pondicherry Union Territory is located at the Bay of Bengal in South India, and was once a French colony. Pondicherry is its capital and shows a strong influence of the French, with Mediterranean style houses and bakeries. Pondicherry is one of the most popular tourist destinations in South India with its beautiful colonial buildings, temples, statues and churches, along with French style avenues and many of its beaches. Majority of the residents here understands French, although the main language spoken here is Tamil. Pondicherry packages take you on a tour to this exotic city and provide you a thrilling holiday.

The Aurobindo Ashram here attracts people from all parts of the world interested in spiritualism, yoga and meditation. It is open to the tourists from 8 am to 12 noon and from 2 pm to 4 pm. Another important place to visit here is the Auroville, which means City of Dawn. This is a city where people from all parts of the world live together irrespective of cast, creed, nationality or politics. It was founded in 1968, and presently about 2,007 people from different nations live here in harmony. Monuments, statues, museums, parks and gardens are other places to visit here.

Pondicherry is well connected with other parts of the country. Chennai is 160 km from here and it takes only a 3-hour journey to reach Pondicherry from Chennai. Bangalore is located about 320 km from Pondicherry. So, why not book Pondicherry packages for a hassle-free tour to one of the wonderful places in South India.

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