Chennai city features one of the four and smallest
metropolitan city of India. The city is replete with tourist
attractions like famous South Indian temples, historical buildings,
ancient churches, parks, beaches, great shopping stores, etc. The
city is further surrounded by a number of interesting places that
provide for a little change of environment. These places sometimes
exist as the extension of the metropolitan area and are easily
accessible. The regions around Chennai feature some great picnic
spots and amusement places. The tour package Around Chennai makes
available these attractions and the places. The package organizes
exploratory trips and provides services and facilities like
transportation, accommodation, catering with a regular guide. The
schedule of the package goes like this:
Day 01
The first day as in most of the tours is meant for receiving the
tourists and providing necessary accommodation. The first day is
seldom marked by any activity as tourists are exhausted by the
travel.
Day 02
The second day of the tour begins by exploring the city premises.
Small trips to important places in the city are organized. In the
evening the tour heads towards the Tiruvallur district in the north.
The first prime destination is the Pulicat town. It is an overnight
stay at Pulicat.
Day 03
The morning visit to the famous Pulicat Lake pours in the fuel for
much excitement and amusement. Tourist can find themselves engaged
with a number of activities like sailing, angling, bird watching or
simply enjoying the view. In the evening trips for popular temples
of Tiruvallur are conducted. Some of these places include Arulmigu
Subramaniya Swami Temple, Devi Karumariamman Temple, Murrugan
Temple, Veeraraghava Perumal Temple, etc.
Day 04
The places to be visited on day four include Poonamallee,
Pazhayanur and Poondi Reservoir in the north and later on Ambattur
township in the west of Chennai.
Day 05
On the fifth day the tours changes its course and now heads for the
south along the coast of Bay of Bengal. The places to be visited
include Cholamandal Artists' Village, VGP Park, MGM Dizee Park,
Crocodile Bank and the town of Mammalapuram. It is an overnight stay
at Mammalapuram.
Day 06
The sixth day of the tour starts by exploring the famous temple and
cave architecture at Mammalapuram. The temples, sculptures and
bas-reliefs are some of the attractions for the day. Towards the end
of the day the tour heads for further south into the region of
Kanchipuram. Its is an overnight stay at Kanchipuram.
Day 07
The seventh day starts with the exploratory trips to the popular
pilgrim places at Kanchipuram. Some of these places include
Ekambareshvara Temple, Kailasanatha Temple, Vaikuntha Perumal
Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple, Varadarajaperumal Temple,
Sankaramandam, etc. In the late evening the crew retreats to the
city that is Chennai. After a good sleep and early in the morning
the tourists are bid farewell and this marks the end of the tour.
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