Private Chennai Tour: San Thome Church, Kapaleeshwar Temple, Marina Beach and Ripon Building
Chennai, India
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Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Tour the beautifully and culture-rich city of Chennai on the Bay of Bengal. You will visit several religious sites including the Kapaleeshwarar Temple, colorfully adorned with carved and painted gods and one of the most famous landmarks of Chennai. You will also visit 17th-century St. Mary's Anglican church, the ornate Roman-Catholic San Thome Church, and the architecturally-magnificent and expansive Ripon Building. The tour will also give you a chance to see Marina Beach, one of the longest and most beautiful beaches in India.
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Tour the beautifully and culture-rich city of Chennai on the Bay of Bengal. You will visit several religious sites including the Kapaleeshwarar Temple, colorfully adorned with carved and painted gods and one of the most famous landmarks of Chennai. You will also visit 17th-century St. Mary's Anglican church, the ornate Roman-Catholic San Thome Church, and the architecturally-magnificent and expansive Ripon Building. The tour will also give you a chance to see Marina Beach, one of the longest and most beautiful beaches in India.
You will meet your guide in your hotel lobby in Chennai at 8:30 am, and proceed first to visit the Government Museum Complex Art and bronze Gallery. After this, you will take a drive through historic parts of Chennai, including George Town, and see Chennai Egmore railway station.
Around 12:30 pm, you will have a break for lunch, and are free to select your own cuisine and restaurant (own expense). After lunch, around 1 pm, you will proceed to explore the Bazaar/Flower Markets, visit St.Mary's Church, and Kapaleeshwar Temple.
Next, you will visit the expansive and unique Rippon's Building; a beautiful combination of Gothic, Ionic and Corinthian, Neoclassical-styled architecture. The Ripon Building is an all-white structure and is located near the Chennai Central railway station.
Around 12:30 pm, you will have a break for lunch, and are free to select your own cuisine and restaurant (own expense). After lunch, around 1 pm, you will proceed to explore the Bazaar/Flower Markets, visit St.Mary's Church, and Kapaleeshwar Temple.
Next you will visit Marina Beach- an 'urban beach' sitting right against the city, along the Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian Ocean.The beach runs 8 miles from Fort St. George in the North to Besant Nagar in the South, making it the longest natural urban beach in the country and the world's second-longest natural urban beach.
At the end of your journey around 5:30 pm, you will sit back and relax on the drive back to your hotel in Chennai or Chennai International Airport.
At the end of your journey around 5:30 pm, you will sit back and relax on the drive back to your hotel in Chennai or Chennai International Airport.
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