Private Chennai City Tour by Car: Guided Trip with Lunch

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About this activity

Morning you will be picked up from your hotel in Chennai.Spend your day exploring Marina Beach,Chennai's cultural hub of Mylapore Kapaleeshwar Temple and the San Thome Basilica, followed by a traditional South Indian lunch in a local restaurant and visit the shrine at Ramakrishna Math, followed by a visit to the 17th-century Fort Saint George before returning to your hotel.

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At a glance

Duration: 6–7 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–12
Audio guide: English
Guide: English
Written guide: English
Operated by: Wonder tours

Ages: Adults (12–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: All taxes, fees and handling charges
Included: Breakfast
Included: Private car
Included: Hotel pick up and drop
Included: Entry/Admission
Included: Full time english speaking Guide

Not included

Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Marina Beach

45 min Admission included

Walk on the Marina Beach, along the 3km-long main stretch of Marina Beach and you’ll pass cricket matches, flying kites, fortune-tellers, fish markets, corn-roasters and families enjoying the sea breeze.
Sri Ramakrishna Math

45 min Admission included

We 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.
Fort St. George

one hour Admission included

Fort 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!
Kapaleeshwarar Temple

one hour Admission included

We 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!
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple

45 min Admission included

This 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 years
Vivekananda House

45 min Admission included

We 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 and we will visit the Egmore Museum instead.
Stop 7

one hour Admission included

We 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.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Collection O 13574 Balaji Dental College
Grand Continent T Nagar
Hotel Mars Deluxe
Hotel O Moon Stay
Collection O 30035 Esthell near Malar Hospital
Thiviyam Airport Hotel
Hotel Beebiz Guindy
First Inn Hotels
Bells Grand Inn
Capital O 70712 Royal King Residency
Saravanas Park
Apartemen Green Pramuka City By Britney

and 2,595 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

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

Chennai 4 hours tour

Duration: 4 hours: Kapaaleswarar temple, Ramakrishna Math, Saint Thomas Basilica and Fort Saint George

with coffee and snacks (no lunch)

Pickup included
Chennai city tour 6 hours

Chennai city tour 6 hours : Kapaaleswarar temple, Ramakrishna Math, St.Thomas Basilica,Marina beach,Vivekananda house and Fort St George.with lunch

Pickup included