Chennai (Madras) Trip Overview
Private day tour from Chennai to Kanchipuram & Vellore Temples include private AC vehicle, accompanied English speaking guide from Chennai & monuments entrances. You will visit all important monuments and temples in both cities then we will drop off you to your hotel.
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Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: Chennai (Madras), India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Private day tour from Chennai to Kanchipuram & Vellore Temples include private AC vehicle, accompanied English speaking guide from Chennai & monuments entrances. You will visit all important monuments and temples in both cities then we will drop off you to your hotel.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Vellore, Vellore, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu
Pick up from your hotel for full day excursion to visit Kanchipuram & Vellore Temples.
Vellore known for 16th-century Vellore Fort, with its imposing granite walls and surrounding moat. Inside the fort, the Jalakandeswarar Temple features many ornate sculptures. Nearby, the Government Museum has prehistoric relics and natural history displays. Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple inside the Sripuram spiritual park is situated at the foot of a small range of green hills. This temple is gilded with 1,500 kg of pure gold, double the 750 kg gilding of the dome of the Golden Temple at Amritsar.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu
On the way back visit Kanchipuram the city of Thousand Temples. Visit Kailasanathar 8th century temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, noted for its architecture and sculptures. There are 58 small shrines situated around the main shrine compound wall. Ekambareswarar temple another ancient temple dedicated to Siva. The 2500-year-old mango tree inside the temple has 4 branches each yields different varieties of mangoes. Varadharaja temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, noted for its wonderful sculptures. Vaikundhaperumal temple dedicated to lord Vishnu, it is also one of the 108 Divyadesams. Kamakshiamman temple dedicated to Goddess Kamakshi the presiding deity, one of the holy Sakthi worship places in India.
At the end we will drop off you to your hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
