Private Day Tour of Mahabalipuram from Chennai
Chennai, India
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Join this private full-day tour to explore the history of Mahabalipuram, an important ancient port well known to the ancient Romans and Greeks. The group of monuments at Mahabalipuram has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it is known as an area "considered to be of outstanding value to humanity". Mahabalipuram is today renowned the world over for its exquisite 6th century rock cut temples and intricate statues of stone. On the way you will also visit the DakshinaChitra, also known as the "living museum" of South India, to learn more about South Indian lifestyles and the Madras Crocodile Bank, a reptile zoo and herpetology research station, started by an herpetologist to protect crocodiles.
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Join this private full-day tour to explore the history of Mahabalipuram, an important ancient port well known to the ancient Romans and Greeks. The group of monuments at Mahabalipuram has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it is known as an area "considered to be of outstanding value to humanity". Mahabalipuram is today renowned the world over for its exquisite 6th century rock cut temples and intricate statues of stone. On the way you will also visit the DakshinaChitra, also known as the "living museum" of South India, to learn more about South Indian lifestyles and the Madras Crocodile Bank, a reptile zoo and herpetology research station, started by an herpetologist to protect crocodiles.You will be picked up at your hotel in Chennai at 9:00 am and then drive down the scenic East Coast Road. The first stop is the famous DakshinaChitra, also called the "living museum" of South India.
Later visit the Madras Crocodile Bank, a reptile zoo and herpetology research station. In the 1970s, crocodile populations were severely depleted due to large-scale commercial hunting. Herpetologist Romulus Whitaker and his wife Zai Whitaker started the Madras Crocodile Bank in 1976 to protect crocodiles.
Afterwards visit to Mahabalipuram where you will spend time exploring ancient rock cut temples and exquisite sculptures including Arjuna Pennace, Five Rathas , Tigar Cave, Sea Shore Temple, Krishna Mandapam and Mahabalipuram local market. Learn more about the history of the Pallavas, an ancient dynasty that once ruled an extensive part of India and beyond. Then a visit to a rural village to understand how life in India has been for many centuries and also to look into traditional customs and practices of Indian families. When the tour ends, you will be taken back to Chennai and dropped off at your hotel.
Later visit the Madras Crocodile Bank, a reptile zoo and herpetology research station. In the 1970s, crocodile populations were severely depleted due to large-scale commercial hunting. Herpetologist Romulus Whitaker and his wife Zai Whitaker started the Madras Crocodile Bank in 1976 to protect crocodiles.
Afterwards visit to Mahabalipuram where you will spend time exploring ancient rock cut temples and exquisite sculptures including Arjuna Pennace, Five Rathas , Tigar Cave, Sea Shore Temple, Krishna Mandapam and Mahabalipuram local market. Learn more about the history of the Pallavas, an ancient dynasty that once ruled an extensive part of India and beyond. Then a visit to a rural village to understand how life in India has been for many centuries and also to look into traditional customs and practices of Indian families. When the tour ends, you will be taken back to Chennai and dropped off at your hotel.
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