Chennai a busy metropolis on the Coromandel Coast with a population of eight million, combines the best of technology and the rich core of Indian tradition. Explore the cultural and historical sights of Chennai and then move on to the famous Besant Nagar beach and wind up with shopping in T.Nagar.
Trip Highlights:
Fort St. George, the first English citadel in India
Look around interesting antiquities collections at the Government Museum
Check out the Dravidian architecture of Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Trip in a Nutshell:
Chennai: Kapaleeswarar Temple, Vivekananda House, Marina Beach, Fort St. George & Secretariat, Central Station, Ripon Building, Govt Museum, Poompuhar - Handicrafts of Tamilnadu, Santhome Church, Theosophical Society, Besant Nagar Beach, Ashtalakshmi Temple, IT Park Road, Valluvar Kottam, Shopping in T.Nagar.
You will be picked up and transferred in a private AC vehicle for a city sights tour of Chennai accompanied by our guide.
Theosophical Society grounds on the banks of the Adyar river, the Theosophical Societ’s international headquarters is an oasis of tranquility and intellectual quest. It is known for one of the largest banyan trees in the world - the Adyar Aalamaram- with a span of 40000 sq ft. Embodying the philosophy of unity and equality, the grounds have Hindu and Buddhist temples and a church; rare books and manuscripts are treasured at the old library, and it is a center for discourses and comparative study of religions and philosophies.
St.Thomas Mount is located on a hillock on which the Apostle resided after he touched Indian shores in 58AD. It draws lakhs of pilgrims each year that unfailingly climb the 135 steps, to see the historical city’s views.
Kapaleswara: In the thickly populated Brahmin stronghold of Mylapore, the heart of traditional Chennai, is the iconic Kapaleswara temple, an emblem of Dravidian temple architecture. The strong standing 8th century Pallava temple is the oldest and one of the most sacred Hindu shrines and is dedicated to an incarnation of Lord Shiva, Kapaleswara.
Fort St.Geoge is the first British fort in India, Fort St. George was built in 1653 by the British East India Company and fuelled urban growth by acting as a trading center.
The Chennai Museum was established in 1851 and is considered one of the country’s best. This landmark in the Egmore area of the City has several prized possessions including relics from the second century Buddhist sites at Amaravathi and a fine collection of ancient bronzes.
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