Chennai tour in car with guide-winner of traveller's choice award
Chennai tour in car with guide-winner of traveller's choice award
Full day private tour + lunch
Lunch: South Indian meals
Car: Pick up from hotel in private car
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Half day private tour + snacks
Duration: 4 hours
Snacks (no lunch)
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Highlights
Chennai city tour is an unforgettable cultural immersion in the company of an English speaking guide. It is a proud winner of the Traveller's Choice award for 2025, by TripAdvisor out of 8 million listings. The organising company is approved by the Ministry of Tourism.
An audio guide is available on request in French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin & other languages.
Visit the ancient town of Mylapore which used to trade pepper and fine cloth with Rome for gold. Experience mesmerizing rituals in the 7th century temples of Kapaleeswar. Learn the science behind the rituals and role of temple in modern Indian society.
We visit San Thome Basilica to see the relics of St Thomas, who came here 2000 years ago.
Ramakrishna Math, a monastic organisation, and Fort Saint George provide a vivid history of how the East India Company came as traders and became the rulers of India.
Saibaba temple, Vivenakanada House and Marina beach add up to the unforgettable experience.
Itinerary
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedWe head towards Mylapore an ancient residential neighborhood of Chennai whose history goes back to Roman times when it used to trade pepper and fine cloth with Rome for Gold! We visit the magnificent Kapaleeshwar temple. Built in the 7th century this temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Built in Dravidian style architecture it has a towering “Gopuram”. Guests can expect a mesmerizing experience of rituals and serenity inside the temple. Our cultural evangelist will demystify the happenings in the temple!Sri Ramakrishna Math
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWe visit a unique monastic organization called Ramakrishna Math, dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna the 19th century saint. Guests will get to see the universal temple, the shrine, a beautiful Mantapam, a multimedia museum and an enchanting library.Sai Baba Temple Mylapore
30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThis is a temple dedicated to Sai Baba, the great mystic who united Hindus and Muslims and preached about universal love and brotherhood. The temple is built with white marble and has a lamp which has been lit for more than a 100 yearsSanthome Cathedral Basilica
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedWe visit the famous San Thome Basilica, the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore. We can see relics of St Thomas here. It is one of only three churches in the world that has been constructed on the tomb of an apostle. The other two are St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, and Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Spain.Fort St. George
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedFort St George is the first English Fortress built in 1644 by the East India Company. We will visit St Mary’s Church, the oldest Anglican Church of India. Our cultural evangelist will take you to a quaint museum rich with relics of the colonial times and retell the story of how the East Indian company morphed from a trading company into the ruler of India!Vivekananda House
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWe will explore the memorial for Swami Vivekananda who was a great philosopher. His speeches at the World’s Parliament of Religions held in September 1893 made him famous as an orator by divine right and as a messenger of Indian wisdom to the western world. On Mondays it is closed.Marina Beach
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWalk on the Marina Beach, sip in the festivity and learn the legacy of the City through its statues. Get to know why a Bull Fight is close to the heart of Chennaites at Jalikattu memorial. Climb an old Light House for an incredible perspective of Chennai! Note the light house is closed in Mondays.
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