Experience Mylapore Enriching Walking Trail Tour

4.9 (19 reviews) 3 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

During this walk, you will visit the temple in the company of our knowledgeable guide. We will also walk through the surrounding areas, where you can see Mylapore in all its crowded chaos. The jewellers, silk merchants, fruit and vegetable sellers and the flower vendors in the bazaars provide a colourful backdrop to the temple. The walk takes us through small lanes with old-style homes, through silk shops, stores selling music and religious memorablia, ‘kutcheri’ auditoriums, etc.

Visit the Kapaleeshwara Temple, the Santhome Church, and walk through the by-lanes of Mylapore during this 3-hour tour. The tour is mostly on foot with a short stretch in an auto-rickshaw (local tuk-tuk) that are arranged and included in the tour and it will end with south Indian refreshments.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Written guide: English
Operated by: Wonder tours

Ages: Children (6–8 years) · Adults (12–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Bottled water
Included: Snacks
Included: All Fees and Taxes
Included: Guide

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Hotel pickup and drop off
Not included: Camera tickets

Itinerary

Kapaleeshwarar Temple

1 h 30 min Admission included

Mylapore is - and has in some sense always been - the religious and cultural epicenter of the Tamil people. The village of Mylapore pre-dates Chennai. A great shore temple dedicated to Shiva once stood at this ancient thriving seaport, until the Portuguese arrived in the mid-sixteenth century. They destroyed the temple, created a Portuguese colony on the shore, and pushed Mylapore inshore, where it still stands today. The Shiva temple was re-built 300 years ago, and is called the Kapaleeswara Temple. It is a fine example of the pure Dravidian style, with gopurams and mandapams, and is the epicentre around which the area of Mylapore is built.

During this walk, you will visit the temple in the company of our knowledgeable guide. We will also walk through the surrounding areas, where you can see Mylapore in all its crowded chaos. The jewellers, silk merchants, fruit and vegetable sellers and the flower vendors in the bazaars provide a colourful backdrop to the temple. The walk takes us through small lanes with old-style homes, through silk shops, stores selling music and religious memorablia, ‘kutcheri’ auditoriums, etc.
Stop 2

1 h 30 min Admission included

San Thome Church, also known as St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica and International Shrine of Saint Thomas is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Santhome, in the city of Chennai, India.At the end of the tour, we stop at the popular Saravana Bhavan for snacks and coffee.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

End point

Pickup points

FabHotel Star Hospitality Service
Abvc
Disha Inn
Hotel O Red Hill Chennai
M Stays
Eshis Golden Tower
Super Hotel O Park Town Near Nehru Stadium
Gm rooms
Hotel O The Olive Residency
SPOT ON CHN1643 Grand Residency
Hotel O Grand Stay
Sri Kumaran Residency

and 2,602 more pickup points

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Options

Group tour without pickup

Group tour
Private with pick up & drop

Sedan

Pickup included
Private Mylapore trail walking tour by wonder tours

private tour without pickup