Palais de Mahe Heritage Tourism - 4N5D
Theme: Heritage/History Tourism
Experiences you will have: Private luxury, Culinary tourism/food experiences, Local food, History and heritage, Cultural experiences, Coastal/beach.
Destination: Puducherry.
Location in brief: Puducherry (Pondicherry) is a Union Territory of India located adjacent to Tamil Nadu, South India.
Accommodation type: Heritage Home stay
Suitable Group size: 1 - 16
Check in 1:00 PM | Check out 10:00 AM
Food: Progressive Global Cuisine. Beverages and light bites. Serves the finest wines and spirits.
Hygiene: Maintained as per the laid down protocol and norms.
Terrain: Coastal. Beach.
Vehicle provided: Private. As per the request or pre-designed itinerary.
Climate: Pleasant in winter. Summer is hot and humid. Suitable to visit round the year.
Distances from:
Chennai: 151 Kms
Cuddalore: 24 Kms
Bangalore: 320 Kms
Experiences you will have: Private luxury, Culinary tourism/food experiences, Local food, History and heritage, Cultural experiences, Coastal/beach.
Destination: Puducherry.
Location in brief: Puducherry (Pondicherry) is a Union Territory of India located adjacent to Tamil Nadu, South India.
Accommodation type: Heritage Home stay
Suitable Group size: 1 - 16
Check in 1:00 PM | Check out 10:00 AM
Food: Progressive Global Cuisine. Beverages and light bites. Serves the finest wines and spirits.
Hygiene: Maintained as per the laid down protocol and norms.
Terrain: Coastal. Beach.
Vehicle provided: Private. As per the request or pre-designed itinerary.
Climate: Pleasant in winter. Summer is hot and humid. Suitable to visit round the year.
Distances from:
Chennai: 151 Kms
Cuddalore: 24 Kms
Bangalore: 320 Kms
Surrounded by quaint streets and period elegance of the French quarter, Palais de Mahe resembles a French Mansion complete with high ceilings and arched doorways. A short stroll from the seafront, it’s your centrally located retreat in Pondicherry. Through its cuisine and décor, Palais de Mahe offers an experience of Franco-Tamil culture with a modern twist.
How to reach: The nearest airport is Chennai. There are regular AC and Non AC buses plying between Chennai and Puducherry. The journey on East Coastal Road is beautiful and takes you to Puducherry via famous town of Mahabalipuram. Also, Pondicherry is well connected by buses from Bangalore, Coimbatore, Salem and Kochi.
Description of the home stay in brief: This Heritage Home Stay consists of Superior Room, Deluxe Room and Deluxe Room with Private Terrace.
IN ROOM AMENITIES are Dental Kit, Shaving Kit, Comb, Bathrobe, Hair Dryer, Footwear, Tea and Coffee Maker, 2 Glass Bottles of Packaged Drinking Water per day, Sewing Kit, Electric Iron on Request, Safe Deposit Locker, Hot and Cold Water, T.V.
FACILITIES available - Swimming Pool, Restaurant, Café and Bar, Ayurveda, Wellness Centre.
Description of the home stay in brief: This Heritage Home Stay consists of Superior Room, Deluxe Room and Deluxe Room with Private Terrace.
IN ROOM AMENITIES are Dental Kit, Shaving Kit, Comb, Bathrobe, Hair Dryer, Footwear, Tea and Coffee Maker, 2 Glass Bottles of Packaged Drinking Water per day, Sewing Kit, Electric Iron on Request, Safe Deposit Locker, Hot and Cold Water, T.V.
FACILITIES available - Swimming Pool, Restaurant, Café and Bar, Ayurveda, Wellness Centre.
What you can do there?:
In House Activities:
(Charges as applicable)
Cooking Demo
Ayurveda
Wellness.
Activities Outside the Resort (Charges as applicable)
Cycle Rickshaw Rides
Visit Auroville
Visit Heritage Sites
Go Shopping at Local Designer Boutiques
Visit Art Galleries
Visit the Beach Side Promenade
Visit Eden Beach
Visit Local Craftsmen
Visit Chidambaram Temple
Visit The Pichavaram Mangrove Forest.
Nearby places of interest: Chennai – a Metropolitan city in South India.
Mabalipuram – A beach town famous for temples built by Pallava dynasty.
Kanchipuram – A temple town with temples from 8th Century.
In House Activities:
(Charges as applicable)
Cooking Demo
Ayurveda
Wellness.
Activities Outside the Resort (Charges as applicable)
Cycle Rickshaw Rides
Visit Auroville
Visit Heritage Sites
Go Shopping at Local Designer Boutiques
Visit Art Galleries
Visit the Beach Side Promenade
Visit Eden Beach
Visit Local Craftsmen
Visit Chidambaram Temple
Visit The Pichavaram Mangrove Forest.
Nearby places of interest: Chennai – a Metropolitan city in South India.
Mabalipuram – A beach town famous for temples built by Pallava dynasty.
Kanchipuram – A temple town with temples from 8th Century.
Typical itinerary:
Day 1: Reach Chennai by flight. Drive to Pondicherry by taxi or by bus and check in. Enjoy the evening on the beach promenade.
Day 2: After a breakfast, go for a heritage tour in the city where you shall see French colony among others. Visit salient features of the city.
Day 3: After a breakfast spend the whole day at Auroville and witness different style of living.
Day 4: After breakfast, spend the whole day at the place where various water and land sports are available. It is a different experience to find water and land sports at the same place.
Day 5: Back to Chennai for your onward journey.
Inclusions:
Accommodation in a classy heritage home
Safe and hygienic stay
Western washrooms
Breakfast, Morning tea.
All Taxes
Exclusions:
Sightseeing entry fees, if any.
Meals
Expenses of personal nature
Anything not mentioned in Inclusions.
Day 1: Reach Chennai by flight. Drive to Pondicherry by taxi or by bus and check in. Enjoy the evening on the beach promenade.
Day 2: After a breakfast, go for a heritage tour in the city where you shall see French colony among others. Visit salient features of the city.
Day 3: After a breakfast spend the whole day at Auroville and witness different style of living.
Day 4: After breakfast, spend the whole day at the place where various water and land sports are available. It is a different experience to find water and land sports at the same place.
Day 5: Back to Chennai for your onward journey.
Inclusions:
Accommodation in a classy heritage home
Safe and hygienic stay
Western washrooms
Breakfast, Morning tea.
All Taxes
Exclusions:
Sightseeing entry fees, if any.
Meals
Expenses of personal nature
Anything not mentioned in Inclusions.
House Rules:
• Right of admission reserved.
• All homestays have their own house rules and it will be shared post confirmation.
• Homestays are local area accommodations, therefore, it is important for tourists to behave properly with the locals hosting and serving them.
• Activities mentioned above may change due to change in weather conditions and otherwise.
• Tourists are informed to take care of the nature and use dustbins to dispose the trash.
• Water is always scarce in arid areas. So, please conserve water at all the homestays.
• The charges for activities shall be extra.
• Confirmations are subject to availability.
• All communications should be with SAMSONA GETAWAYS team only or authorized representative of SAMSONA GETAWAYS.
• The locations could be exotic and may have difficult terrains. Please prepare well for the locations with respect to weather conditions. SAMSONA GETAWAYS is not responsible for any injury or damage due to tough environmental conditions. Few sites need trek to reach, so please read about the property and location carefully.
• The pictures shown in the website are for illustration purpose and actual as far as possible.
• Please plant a TREE while you stay there, weather permitting. Contact the Homestay owner for assistance.
• Please try to reach our locations by day light.
• Reach out to us for any clarification.
• Keep a torch and lighter handy, in case of load shedding and snow fall.
Cancellation Policy:
High Season and Peak Season time (20th Dec to 2nd Jan) & Diwali holidays
• Cancellation by 30 days before arrival: 50% refund
• Cancellation by 15 days before arrival: 25% refund
• Cancellation after 15days before arrival: No refund
• Right of admission reserved.
• All homestays have their own house rules and it will be shared post confirmation.
• Homestays are local area accommodations, therefore, it is important for tourists to behave properly with the locals hosting and serving them.
• Activities mentioned above may change due to change in weather conditions and otherwise.
• Tourists are informed to take care of the nature and use dustbins to dispose the trash.
• Water is always scarce in arid areas. So, please conserve water at all the homestays.
• The charges for activities shall be extra.
• Confirmations are subject to availability.
• All communications should be with SAMSONA GETAWAYS team only or authorized representative of SAMSONA GETAWAYS.
• The locations could be exotic and may have difficult terrains. Please prepare well for the locations with respect to weather conditions. SAMSONA GETAWAYS is not responsible for any injury or damage due to tough environmental conditions. Few sites need trek to reach, so please read about the property and location carefully.
• The pictures shown in the website are for illustration purpose and actual as far as possible.
• Please plant a TREE while you stay there, weather permitting. Contact the Homestay owner for assistance.
• Please try to reach our locations by day light.
• Reach out to us for any clarification.
• Keep a torch and lighter handy, in case of load shedding and snow fall.
Cancellation Policy:
High Season and Peak Season time (20th Dec to 2nd Jan) & Diwali holidays
• Cancellation by 30 days before arrival: 50% refund
• Cancellation by 15 days before arrival: 25% refund
• Cancellation after 15days before arrival: No refund
