Georgetown Tour: Explore Historic Bazaars

Discover the vibrant and historic Georgetown Bazaar in India on this walking tour. Explore the bustling markets, winding streets, and diverse range of shops selling everything from bangles to spices.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kotwal Chavadi Market - Once known as the Black Town, George Town in Chennai has transformed into a vibrant wholesale market. This marketplace offers a wide array of legally sellable goods at the right price. The walking tour immerses visitors in the heart of the vegetable and flower market, enriched with captivating stories that add depth to the…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • All-inclusive fees and taxes
  • Expert guide assistance
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

On this journey, we delve into the bustling district of Georgetown. This region features long-standing specific markets, featuring narrow twisting lanes, storage buildings, enclosed wholesale outlets, roadside vendors, and conventional stores.
Historically referred to as ‘Black Town’, this locale emerged in the tail end of the 1600s following the…

Location
C1 Flower Bazaar Police Station
Rattan Bazaar Road
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Carlmz9738mp
May 15, 2024
Incredible walking tour!! - Our guide, Rajesh was phenomenal! He kept our large group together through the busy market streets and provided a tremendous amount of information.
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N3445kgalexandrah
Apr 30, 2024
Fabulous - Great walking tour at busy market area.Brilliant explanation by our guide Rajesh.Higjly recommend this walking tour.
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Evancg4253ks
Apr 26, 2024
A great walking tour! - This was a great tour that hit all the highlights in Bazaar area and was a great way to begin our time in Chennai. Rajesh our guide, was so friendly and informative. He really knew his stuff, and he was happy to answer any questions we might have.
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859wilsonk
Oct 24, 2023
Great experience - I had a great time in Chennai thanks to Rajesh.He explained about the history and culture.We walked through busy market.
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K136itphilipt
Apr 28, 2023
Walking tour in Bazaar! - Great walking tour in Chennai. Visited different local shops in bazaar.Ended with beautiful flower bazaar.
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Explorer25021567468
Feb 12, 2023
Informative - Learning history about Chennai and visited Bazaar area ! Rajesh was very informative and he took us to local shops .We have done several tours and this has been our favourite so far.
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Smith23356
Aug 26, 2022
Highly recommended! - Great stories that i have never heard before despite many previous visits to temples.Excellent tour one of the best.
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Christinaking70
Mar 28, 2019
Electrifying afternoon at one of the most vibrant areas of Chennai - Rajesh gave a wonderful tour of the Bazaar at Georgetown, including pertinent historical details, cultural references, and information on the bazaar layout as it stands today. We both walked and took a bicycle rickshaw through the narrow streets and alleys and every inch of the tour was bursting with life and color. I was able to go into shops and make purchases as well and we ended the trip with a nice snack and chat at a local restaurant. This is a shorter tour, leaving much of your day open for other activities or to go back into the bazaar for more shopping.
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Saras_g
Dec 30, 2024
NOTHING....the meeting... - NOTHING....the meeting point as stated in the booking confirmation was changed...even a policeman did not know where the location was. The guide took me down 1 part of the market and then told me the rest would not be open...he then took me on a walk through parts of George town...parts of it was scary...at 1 point we went down stairs and under an isolated dingy and flooded bridge. As for the water and snacks that was part of the package...I recieved nothing...what a rip off
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Myriahl
Apr 9, 2019
I did not get the tour others got - I booked this tour as it seemed to have very good reviews, and I was looking forward to seeing this area as well as the markets. As it turned out I was the only one on the tour and although the tour guide was VERY sweet and nice (must stress this) the tour itself was NOT what I paid for and was a bit awkward. I was the only one taking the tour that day and the overview said it was going to be about 2 hours and there would be a chance to actually shop at the markets. We met at a hotel and then looked at the vegetable tables, then a rice store. Then we got into an auto rickshaw and just drove around the streets a few times. The guide tried to tell me a few things here and there but there was so much noisy traffic and people etc. (as well as a little bit of a language barrier) that I did not get anything at all from that rickshaw tour. In the end we ended back at the hotel we started from within an hour, having only seen a table of onions, a rice store, and some random blurry 'from a rickshaw' images of the neighbourhood. Again, sweet guide, horrible tour. I contacted Wonder Tours about how I got very little value for my money and requested a discount (as I really did not get a tour) however they did not respond.
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