Chennai Half Day Guided Sightseeing Tour

OVERVIEW

Want to escape from the mundane work life and spend some quality time? Take this 5 hours Chennai half-day guided sightseeing tour and explore some of the best places in the city.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Explore the prominent places of the city like Marina beach, Vivekananda house and many more.

• Hassle free trip in a private car. 

• Company of a knowledgeable guide. 

• Complimentary snacks during the tour.

DETAILED OVERVIEW

Chennai is a city known for its rich history and cultural importance which contributes to the major tourist attractions of the city of south India. Formerly known as Madras, it is a booming tourist hub with places like Marina beach, Besant nagar beach, Valluvar Kottam monument etc. it is popular for its industries and trade, varieties of food and cuisines and of course the market streets of Burma Bazaar as well. You can avail all the benefits from one Chennai half day guided sightseeing tour to visit some of the famous places in the city. It is certainly a great holiday destination which provides for exciting tour packages along with an expert guide. So don’t wait any longer and awake the hidden travel monger!

Itinerary

• The driver will receive you from your hotel or residence in Chennai at 9:00 AM.
• The guide cum host for the tour will meet you here and after a quick introduction, the tour will start.
• You will be visiting the following places in the course of 4 hours;
• Kapaleeshwarar Temple: Dedicated to Lord Shiva, one of the ancient temples built in 7th century CE and which follows Dravidian architecture. 
• Arulmigu Sri Parthasarathy Temple: It is an 8th-century temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
• Marina Beach & Chennai Lighthouse: This lighthouse is facing the Bay of Bengal and one can witness the best view of the beach from it. 
• Vivekananda House: This was known as Icehouse and is said that Swami Vivekananda stayed at this place after attending the conference at Chicago.
• Perarignar Anna Memorial: It was built in memory of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai.
• Dr MGR Memorial and Museum: The memorial is located adjacent to the Anna Memorial and has the highest footfall on the seafront.
• Madras Museum of human history: A government museum and is the second oldest museums in India.
• Semmozhi Poonga botanical garden: It is a first botanical garden in the city, opened in 2010.
• After the visit, you are dropped back to the hotel in Chennai city limits.