Experience the popular gateway Mahabalipuram’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites near to Chennai, known for its picturesque beauty, carved temples and rock-cut caves, heritage and culture on this guided day trip to Chennai's most perennial favourite gateway.
You will explore the Mahabalipuram a well established sea port was during the 7th to 10th centuries of the Pallava dynasty. The highlight of the tour will be followings
- Shore Temple Dating back to the 8th century, two-temple structure that stands facing the sea and long survivor among the seven magnificent temples built over here.
- Panch Rathas meaning five chariots, are magnificent stone structures, each carved out of a single huge boulder and each structure dedicated to one of the five Pandava brothers, significant characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata.
- Krishna's Butter Ball a huge boulder with just a tip of it touching the rock giving the on-looker an impression that it may roll on him any moment.
- Cave temples like Tiger Cave, Atyantakama & Ramanuja Cave Temples etc.
- Asia's largest Seashell Museum having more than 20,000 kinds of shells, conchs, corals and fossils on display.
- Mahabalipuram Beach and Light House.