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Know about Mahabalipuram and its tour packages

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Know about Mahabalipuram and its tour packages

Mahabalipuram is also called Mamallapuram situated 60 km away from Chennai on the coast of Bay of Bengal. It is in the state of Tamil Nadu and is called the city of temples. It has been listed as a heritage city by the UNESCO because of its many imposing rock-cut sculptures and temples. It is something that attracts tourist from all around the globe.

 

You can compare different tour packages and then opt for the best one. The best-suggested one is from Chennai to Mahabalipuram tour package. Chennai is the nearest airport from Mahabalipuram one can get flights from Chennai to all locations in India and abroad. You can also travel to Mahabalipuram by road from Chennai. So taking a Chennai to Mahabalipuram tour package would be the best.

 

If you are on a trip to south India and cover many places means, once you reach Chennai take Chennai to Mahabalipuram one day tour package. In this, you will be able to see a lot of important temples and worth seeing places along with relishing the natural beauty of the beaches of Bay of Bengal. The main attractions that are covered in a Chennai to Mahabalipuram one day tour package are Dakshinachitra village, Five Rathas, Arjuna DH, Krishna Mandap, Krishna Butterball and Shie Temple.

 

Some places that one can see in the Chennai to Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram one day tour package are-

 

  • Kanchipuram-

Here one can visit various temples such as Kamatchi Amman Temple,VaratharajaPerumal Temple,Ekambareswarar Temple, Kailasanathar Temple, VaikundaPerumal Temple.

 

After you are done visiting the above temples in Kanchipuram, you head towards Mahabalipuram. In Mahabalipuram, the places to visit include Seashore Temple, Tiger Cave, Sea Shell Museum, PanchaRathas,and Mahabalipuram Beach.

 

  • Historical sites

Short times allow you to visit fewer places, but a beautiful Heritage place like Mahabalipuram would need more time so that you can visit and see the alluring natural beauty, structural temples, the museum in Mahabalipuram. Mahabalipuram tour packages  from Chennai would let you visit these different places,you should plan it well and right. Mahabalipuram is mostly a stopover for people coming from Chennai and Pondicherry and would take 2 to 3 days to explore the places listed below. The Mahabalipuram tour packages  from Chennai gives you these picks.

 

 

 

  • The alluring beaches of Mahabalipuram

A visit to the beaches is a crowd puller. The Mahabalipuram beach and the Pallava beach would rejuvenate you entirely from mind and soul. From strolling and admiring the beach beauty to enjoying water sports like surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, you have it all at the beaches of Mahabalipuram. This adds on to a perfect location for your family.

 

  • The breathtaking Arjuna's Penance

This is a significant tourist place in Mahabalipuramwhere you can witness the ancient artworks inscribed in two monolithic rock boulders. Arjuna doing his penance to please Lord Shiva to get celestial weapon has been depicted beautifully through carvings on the rocks. It is situated in the heart of Mahabalipuram and is 43 feet high and stretches to 100 feet.

 

  • The Thirukadalmallaitemple

This is one of the 108 Lord Vishnu temples built by the Pallava Kings in 6- 8 century BC. It is influenced by the typical Dravidian Pallava style, even today people celebrate religious activities and offer festive offerings here. The White coloured Gopuram is a must visit in the premises of this Temple because of its unmatched beauty amongst the other golden gopurams.

 

  • The seashell museum

Situated in Mahabalipuram is the largest seashell Museum of India. It is a place where you can educate yourself with the precious marine life. It consists of 40,000 various types of beautiful, rare shells along with an extensive collection of fossils, shark teeth, and whale fins. It also offers you to take home souvenirs made of seashells and even pearls.

 

  • Tiger Caves

It is a rock cut Shrine constructed in the 7th century is a must visit.

 

  • Thirukkalukundram

A pilgrimage place situated 14 km from Mahabalipuram is Hill Top Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.

 

  • Muttukadu

It is an ideal place for watersports. Visitor and tourist and enjoyed boating, canoeing, kayaking and windsurfing.

 

There are many other such beautiful, exciting places to visit in Mahabalipuram. You need to plan your visit to Mahabalipuram nicely and choose your Mahabalipuram tour packages  from Chennai wisely. This would help you give a memorable vacation with some beautiful moments and memories for life.

 

 

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