Chennai Heritage & Cultural Walk

30 Ratings

Chennai

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Discover the rich culture, fascinating history, and vibrant lifestyle of Chennai on this engaging walking tour. Explore hidden gems, hear captivating stories, and immerse yourself in the city’s charm.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Kapaleeshwarar Temple - Kapaleeswarar Temple dedicated to lord Shiva - most ancient temple built around the 7th century CE in Dravidian architecture, who’s original temple structure have been destroyed by the Portuguese in the 16th century AD.
Mylapore - Explore the bustling Mylapore neighbourhood in the heart of Chennai, which still kept…

What's Included

Access to hidden lanes and places
Highly trained and friendly Storyteller/Guide who can speak English & Hindi
Great conversations and interesting stories
Great local tips and recommendations to save money and to explore the best of the city

What's Not Included

Hotel Pickup and Drop(If needed can be available on extra charges)
Bottled water
Snacks

Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the authentic essence of Chennai with our captivating walking tour of the old town, led by our fun and engaging storytellers. This tour offers a fantastic introduction to the city, delving into its rich history, vibrant culture, and the warmth of its people, all while sharing fascinating stories, fun facts, and insider tips.
Our walks…

Location

Kapaleeshwarar Temple (Lord Shiva )

Ramakrishna Mutt Road

Entrance Gate, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Vinayaka Nagar Colony, Mylapore, Chennai

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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32clara

Feb 17, 2025

Top notch walking tour - Riyaz was a fabulous guide and delivered the history of religious buildings with great detail and knowledge of facts. He walked us through areas we would never have found. Recommend tour to understand religions within India.

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C7917wlannaa

Jan 24, 2025

Fantastic city walking tour in Chennai - Our tour around Chennai was fantastic, Miracle was very friendly and knowledgeable. We visited lots of sites and landmarks including a beautiful temple, where we learnt a lot about the history and the meaning. We recommend this tour as a good way to see and get to know the city. The length of the tour was just right and we didn’t feel too tired afterward.

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Spc_cowboy

Jan 15, 2025

Properly informative and immensely reverent - The cultural tour was a great way to get to know the City of Chennai better from a personal level. We went on this tour immediately after landing in India to better understand the cultural perspective before beginning the rest of our trip. Culturally, you must not wear shoes or socks in the temple and are limited as to where and what you can take photos of. While it is all very inspiring and beautiful, out of an abundance of respect, follow those 2 rules. Our guide was very knowledgeable and patient in his explanations of Hindu to a couple of novice travelers. Later, we visited the Catholic Basilica, the Tomb of Saint Thomas the Apostle. Yes, that St. Thomas, the OG. Here too, you need to be respectful of the culture and only take photos where allowed. Overall, each location we visited and learned about are extremely important places in Catholic and Hindu faiths, and the guide was immensely respectful of these places and gave proper reverence that each holy place commanded.

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Brigitte_d

Oct 25, 2024

Insightful guide - Knowledgeable guide - which is not always the case with Viatir - who took the time to explain and take us round

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467ashat

Nov 28, 2024

Hari is a great guide! - Hari our guide was so nice! Super lovely to go around with someone with a lot of knowledge about the temple and surrounding areas. Wasn’t so structured but we didn’t mind

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Andreanicog

Oct 13, 2024

Interested - It's a big enough temple. He deserves a ride. It is more orderly than other temples. Especially interesting are the "roofs" of the access arches, with the stories of Indian mythology

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Thaimans2024

Dec 31, 2024

Early communication and timing is important for guided tours to a nonresident - 1) starting time and pick up location was changed by guide by text which I noticed only after arriving at pick up location 2) starting time was changed from 8 to 8.30am but guide arrived only after 9 am. No attempt was made to keep me updated for the delay but I had to make the calls 3) The guide was courteous knowledgeable and patient. He made extra effort to explain my questions. He didn’t mind spending extra time. I was the only person in the walk

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Susan

Feb 24, 2025

Don’t go with this tour operator - We went there and waited and guide didn’t turn up. We sent messages to the operator and no response. The government guides at the temple said this is a common problem I would like it my money back. we spent a lot of time waiting for a guide that never showed. I know we booked last minute, but you did confirm the tour. No apology and no communication

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Marleneaf3635wu

Feb 23, 2025

Guide didn't show up - Unfortunately, our tourist guide didn't show up so I can't recommend this tour option. We waited around 40 minutes for them and then the agency called saying the guide tried to call, which is not true. I will delete this post if a good explanation is given to me, as well as the refund.

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Misraritu

Jan 28, 2025

extremely disappointing experience - The walk was an extremely disappointing experience. There were just 2 of us. It seemed to have been outsourced further (you can check your records. as i dont know) The young man(guide) was punctual, polite but did not have knowledge of the places we were going to. he only served to read the google map and go place to place. e.g. didnt know when the santhome church was made/what some of the temple deities represented. Trip advisor should have cancelled the walk if there werent enough people/ we have done many viator aggregated walks in india and abroad but never had this kind of experience. I hope trip advisor refunds the fees charged.

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From $9

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult