Kanchipuram Kamakshi - Kancheepuram dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Shiva lingam in this temple is 10 feet high. Kanchi Kailasanathar temple was built in 7th century AD by a Pallava king named Rajasimha known as Narasimhavarman II.

Nice temple city trip - Nice trip. We meet Kanchi Shankaracharya. We see Kamakshi Amma temple, Sri Ekambaranathar temple and Kailashantha temple. All are very annicent and nice work on temple body.

City of Gopram - Thanks to our guide and driver, we have enjoyed our selves to visit to Kanchipuram. Those temples and monuments were fur much more interesting than we have expected. I would like to recommend this tour to those who can communicate in English.

Excellent service provided, - Really awesome experience, friendly driver and guide explained very well. Driver pickepicked up from hotel and dropped us back. It's worth to book through them. Complete support from back end for our safety.

A short break to a beautiful city near Bangalore - It was the start of Diwali break and we encountered a massive traffic jam near Hosur on the way to Kanchipuram. The most likely reason of the heavy traffic jam was an array of fire crackers shop near Hosur during Diwali . The drive to Kanchipuram was longer than usual but it was worth it. We took a quick break at Shri Krishna Inn near Shoolagiri. Though the restaurant was over crowded, the quality and taste of food compensated for the long wait. We reached Kanchipuram by 4 p.m and checked in at Sri Sakthi residency. It was a well maintained hotel with a restaurant at the ground floor. During our stay, we had our food at that restaurant. The food was good and you can explore authentic Tamil delicacies here. My personal favorite was Appam with coconut milk, meals (served in afternoon) and a Ayurvedic juice made of herbs. Since Kamakshi Amman temple was at a walkable distance, after a quick break we walked towards it. It is one of the Shakti Peeth and a beautiful temple with enticing scriptures on the temple walls. If you can walk for around 1 km, you can further walk to Ekambareshwar temple which is a Shiva temple. The lingam is made of sand and hence 'abhishek' is not done. Ekambareshwara means Lord of the mango tree. A lot of significance is found for the mango tree located in the centre of the temple. The temple is huge and we were lucky to witness the evening aarti. On the next day we visited the Kailasanatha temple which is dedicated to Lord Shiva and one of the oldest temples in Kanchipuram. All the 3 temples are closed in the afternoon, but open early in the morning. There are lot of temples in Kanchipuram, in case you plan to explore them. I also observed that some houses were old and had the traditional touch which was very alluring. To commute locally, auto rickshaws are easily available in case you dont want to drive. Apart from temples, silk sarees are worth exploring.

Your Operator was a no show on the day - The tour did not happen. I waited in my hotel lobby to be picked up at 7am as per my ticket. When it got to 6.55 am I was getting nervous so I sent a message to the operator via the Viator site. The next thing I received was an email a few minutes later from Viator saying that I had asked for a full refund and I should receive it within three days. I did not make such a request and assume it was initiated by the tour operator. I am obviously disappointed as I very much wanted to visit Kanchipuram. What is much worse is that Indian HoBo - the tour operator - have still not made contact with me. I understand that sometimes things can go wrong. At least have the common courtesy to apologise when they do.

May be a good tour if it happens - The tour was cancelled on the the morning. We tried to reach the tour provider few days before with no success. DON'T RECCOMEND IT!