Chennai Guided Tour: Explore Major Highlights in Half a Day
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3 Ratings
Chennai
Discover the major highlights of Chennai in just half a day with our guided tour. Explore the city's tourist destinations and immerse yourself in its rich culture and lifestyle.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Kapaleeshwarar Temple (Lord Shiva ) - Visit the Kapaleeswarar Temple dedicated to lord Shiva - most ancient temple built around the 7th century CE in Dravidian architecture, who’s original temple structure have been destroyed by the Portuguese in the 16th century AD.
  • Arulmigu Thiruvallikeni Parthasarathy Temple - Visit the Parthasarathy Temple dedicated to the Lord Vishnu, built by the Pallavas in the 8th century have idol in five forms.
  • Chennai Lighthouse - Visit the marine driver and Chennai Marina Lighthouse and white sandy Marina beach beach- the second largest in the world.
  • Vivekananda House - Visit the Vivekananda House and Museum known as the Ice House a memorial for Swami Vivekanada
  • Anna Memorial - Visit the Perarignar Anna Memorial, Dr MGR Memorial and Museum, oldest university with beautiful architecture. Annai Vailankanni Shrine - Gothic-style Catholic pilgrimage destination with a small museum and Elliot Beach.
  • Chennai (Madras) - Visit the beautiful Trails of Chennai on this tour with our guide.
What's Included
  • Expert local Storyteller/Guide fluent in English and Hindi
  • Complimentary breakfast included
  • Air-conditioned transport
What's Not Included
  • Entry fee to any historical site
Additional Information

If you find yourself pressed for time or simply wish to discover the attractions within the city, a half-day city tour is an ideal choice.

We have gathered all the scattered elements and woven them into a fascinating tapestry in our Trails of Pondicherry tour. This unmatched heritage journey is replete with engaging tales that shed light on the city’s origins, cultural framework and way of life.

Location
Kapaleeshwarar Temple (Lord Shiva )
Ramakrishna Mutt Road
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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322brindad
Jun 23, 2024
Sunday Drive in Chennai - We had a wonderful experience driving around the city on a lazy Sunday. Our guide Gopal arrived well before time. He was very courteous. We enjoyed our stop at Kapaleeshwar temple and at St Thomas Basilica. Afterwards, we chose to remain in the car as it was very hot. We did see all the major architectural buildings including the social houses for the fishers in Marina Beach. Our guide provided thorough explanations in excellent English. The car in which we drove was well maintained with good AC. Thank you for this beautiful first visit of Chennai.
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Jamieks2133ro
Jun 25, 2023
Great Day Trip in Chennai! - Gopal was a great guide and showed us many wonderful places filled with culture and stories. We learned so much and enjoyed our tour!
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Robertdr8926mx
May 20, 2024
Temple, beach and everything in between - Visited many sites from comfort of air conditioned car, got out at many locations to look in more detail and take photos. Highlight was the temple tour, Gopal our guide very knowledgeable and explained things very clearly. Learned a lot. Thank you
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Afifahb2015
Feb 5, 2024
Terrible Customer Experience. Will not recommend - Tour operator was unresponsive. Did not pick up calls and very slow to reply to messages (if at all). When they finally did reply my message, they confirmed the tour was on the 3rd of Feb at 9am, but then was a no show. They called later in the day at around 2pm (while I was having lunch) trying to offer to pick me up where ever I was, completely disregarding my plans for the day and the inconvenience they had caused. I told them that I had a dinner at 7.30pm and will not have time for a tour as I need to go back to the hotel to get ready for dinner and I also haven't finished lunch. They kept insisting that they can pick me up right there and then to start the tour with no consideration that I was having lunch with company and can't just wash my hands and leave. All in all, terrible customer focus.
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