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Best Places To Visit in Chennai

Top 10 Best Places To Visit in Chennai

In this blog you can know about the top 10 best places to visit in Chennai City. Chennai is one of the must-visit places in Tamil Nadu! The Kapaleeswarar Temple, St. Thomas Mount National Shrine, Parthasarathy Temple, Iskcon Chennai Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Marina Beach, VGP Marine Kingdom, VGP Universal Kingdom, Guindy Snake Park, Pondy Bazaar, and T-Nagar Ranganathan Street are the tourist places in Chennai!

Why Should You Visit Chennai?

Chennai is the 31st largest metropolitan city of the world. The refreshing beaches, age-old museums and historic monuments are great assets of Chennai City. With the overcrowded population of 11,503,293, Chennai is always busy. The roads have heavy traffic. The shopping malls, theaters and streets are always filled with people. You should visit Chennai for its food, cinema, beaches, museums, church, temples, historic buildings, flourishing IT companies, and above all, the loving people!

1. Kapaleeswarar Temple

This is a temple of Lord Shiva who is also known by the name Kapaleeswarar. This is one of the most famous temple of Chennai situated in the Mylapore region. The spring festival celebrated in this temple  is known as the Panguni Chariot Festival – Arupathu Moovar Peruvizha!

2. St. Thomas Mount National Shrine

San Thome Church or St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica is a Catholic Church in Chennai that was built in 1523 AD by the Portuguese and  rebuilt in 1896. It was built over the tomb of St. Thomas who was a disciple of Jesus Christ.

3. Parthasarathy Temple

This temple is one of the 108 Divya desam temples located in Triplicane, Tamil Nadu. In ancient times, this temple served as a resting place for the pilgrims travelling all the way from Tirupati on solar and lunar eclipses. .

4. Iskcon Chennai Sri Radha Krishna Temple

ISKCON Chennai is located at the East Coast Road in Sholinganallur. The temple was constructed on five levels designed under the guidance of Sri Bhanu Swami. The architecture is inspired by the Pallava and Kalinga architecture. It is a beautiful place to visit with your family.

5. Marina Beach

The Marina beach is the second largest beach in India which stretches for about 13 km. The beach has white sand. It is always crowded with people. It has the privilege of hosting the memorials of the former chief ministers of Tamil Nadu. The beach was damaged by the high waves of the tsunami in 2004.

6. VGP Marine Kingdom

The VGP Marine Kingdom is India’s first and largest walk-through aquarium. This comprises all kinds of small to big aquatic animals including sharks. The animals are kept in life-size tanks and aquariums to give you a breath-taking sight.

7. Guindy Snake Park

This park spreads over an area of 2.70 square km. It has lush green flora of tropical dry evergreen forests on the Coromandel Coast with a number of animals. Guindy Snake Park is the first reptile park of India founded by Romulus Whitaker in 1976. Every year, about 7 lakh tourists visit this Snake Park!

8. VGP Universal Kingdom

This amusement park is spread over 45 acres of land. It delights its visitors with 50 amusement rides, a water park, a snow kingdom, a beach, a pet zoo and 3 restaurants. You can have an exciting day with your family or friends! The children will surely have a great time! 

9. Pondy Bazaar

You can buy whatever you want – shoes, bags, jewelry, makeup, or handicrafts in Pondy Bazaar. This busy street is the major attraction for all those who love shopping at an inexpensive rate. It is more crowded on Sundays.

10. T-Nagar Ranganathan Street

Ranganathan Street near T-Nagar, located in Chennai, India is famous for its shopping malls, especially sarees and traditional outfits of India. It is also well known for numerous jewelry shops. It is the most crowded street in Chennai.

You can also consider visiting other interesting places around Chennai. Mahabalipuram, Kanchipuram and Pondicherry are the other tourist places near Chennai

If you are a tourist from North India or any other foriegn country, we suggest you visit Bangalore, which is also a very popular city of South India. There are many tourist attractions in Bangalore.  You can hire a Chennai to Bangalore Drop Taxi to reach Bangalore.

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Be it a one-day tour package to visit all places in Chennai or a journey from Chennai to any other city of South India, Single Way Taxi is your best choice.  Go through our tariff to know about the rates of one-way trip and round trip. Visit our website Single Way Taxi or call us at  9344228445 to get an estimate or to book a Chennai to Bangalore taxi or a taxi to travel to any other city!

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