Chennai Shore Excursion - Full Day Private Chennai Guided Tour
From $80.00
Non-refundable
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7 to 8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
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Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
Explore the highlights of Chennai on a full-day private tour of the city. See the St. George Museum, St. Mary Church, San Thome Church, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, and the Government Museum, and get photo ops of architectural gems like the Central Railway Station, Parry's Corner, and the High Court.
- Private full-day tour of Chennai
- Visit the St. George Museum, which includes the historic St. Mary Church
- Learn about the history of San Thome Church and Kapaleeshwarar Temple
- See art and natural history exhibits in the Government Museum of Chennai
- Snap photos of landmarks during a driving tour
- Includes private guide and vehicle, entrance fees, and hotel or port pickup and drop-off
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After morning pickup at your hotel, the cruise port, or the airport in Chennai, travel in an air-conditioned private vehicle to your first destination, St. George Fort Museum and St. Mary’s Church.
St. George Fort was the first English fortress in India, built in 1640 on the Bay of Bengal. Tour the complex, which contains important buildings such as St. Mary's Church and a museum with British-era artifacts. After about one hour, continue to San Thome Church, a Roman Catholic Cathedral originally built by 16th-century Portuguese explorers to mark the tomb of St. Thomas, then rebuilt by the British in 1893 as a Neo-Gothic style church.
Next up, visit Kapaleeshwarar Temple, a beautiful temple built in the 7th century that features a giant gopuram (tower). Take a break to purchase lunch at a local restaurant, then stop into the Government Museum of Chennai, one of the oldest museums in India, with various galleries that contain a variety of natural history and art, and one of the world's finest bronze collections.
Drive past landmarks such as the Central Railway Station, Parry's Corner, and the Chennai High Court, one of India's three High Courts. In the late afternoon, your tour ends with drop-off at your starting point in Chennai.
St. George Fort was the first English fortress in India, built in 1640 on the Bay of Bengal. Tour the complex, which contains important buildings such as St. Mary's Church and a museum with British-era artifacts. After about one hour, continue to San Thome Church, a Roman Catholic Cathedral originally built by 16th-century Portuguese explorers to mark the tomb of St. Thomas, then rebuilt by the British in 1893 as a Neo-Gothic style church.
Next up, visit Kapaleeshwarar Temple, a beautiful temple built in the 7th century that features a giant gopuram (tower). Take a break to purchase lunch at a local restaurant, then stop into the Government Museum of Chennai, one of the oldest museums in India, with various galleries that contain a variety of natural history and art, and one of the world's finest bronze collections.
Drive past landmarks such as the Central Railway Station, Parry's Corner, and the Chennai High Court, one of India's three High Courts. In the late afternoon, your tour ends with drop-off at your starting point in Chennai.
Itinerary
After morning pickup from the cruise port in Chennai, travel in an air-conditioned private vehicle to your first destination, St. George Fort Museum and St. Mary’s Church. St. George Fort was the first English fortress in India, built in 1640 on the Bay of Bengal. Tour the complex, which contains important buildings such as St. Mary's Church and a museum with British-era artifacts.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Not Included
A Roman Catholic Cathedral originally built by 16th-century Portuguese explorers to mark the tomb of St. Thomas, then rebuilt by the British in neo-Gothic style in 1896, and is said to mark the final resting place of St Thomas the Apostle. Behind the cathedral is the tomb of St Thomas.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Free
Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful temples in Chennai built in the 7th century. The temple is dedicated to lord Shiva (The supreme god). The temple is an emblem of Dravidian style of architecture with a rainbow-coloured gopuram (tower), pillared mandapas (pavilions) and a huge tank.
Later take a break to purchase lunch at a local restaurant.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Free
Then stop into the Government Museum of Chennai, one of the oldest museums in India, with various galleries that contain a variety of natural history and art, and one of the world's finest bronze collections from the 7th-century Pallava era through to modern times.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Not Included
The tranquil, flowery grounds of the Ramakrishna Math are a world away from Chennai chaos. Orange-robed monks glide around and there’s a reverential feel. The Math is a monastic order following the teachings of the 19th-century sage Sri Ramakrishna, who preached the essential unity of all religions. Its Universal Temple is a handsome, modern, salmon-pink building incorporating architectural elements from different religions, and is open to all, to worship, pray or meditate.
Your full-day tour ends with cruise port drop-off. Alternatively, you can choose a drop-off location anywhere in Chennai.
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Free
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