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August 21, 2024
Tamil Nadu, India

Things To Do

Depending on the amount of time you have in India, you might be able to see things locally or travel and see sights futher away. We have provided some items in and around Chennai and given the distance from the where we will be staying in the city in paranthesis. Otherwise, we have highlighted some must-see sites and provided the city in parenthesis. If you would like to go to any of these, we ask that you reach out with your travel plans, and we can help you plan your trip. We have connections to tour guides and trusted drivers, and we can easily connect you. If you want something out of this list, just let us know what you're thinking, and we will try to help as much as we can to make it work! P.S. India is huge.

Kalakshetra (1km)

An arts and cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art and crafts, especially in the field of Bharatanatyam dance and Gandharvaveda music; You might be able to grab tickets to a show if you look early enough

Marina Beach (8.5km)

This expansive beach is Chennai's most famous tourist attraction, though the undercurrent is too strong for all but the strongest swimmers. Look out for the "Kannagi" statue on Marina Beach, which tells the story of the legendary character from a South Indian epic

Dakshina Chitra Heritage Museum (18km)

A living-history museum in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, dedicated to South Indian heritage and culture

Mahabalipuram (41.9km)

A town on a strip of land between the Bay of Bengal and the Great Salt Lake, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It’s known for its temples and monuments built by the Pallava dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries. The seafront Shore Temple comprises 3 ornate granite shrines. Krishna’s Butter Ball is a massive boulder balanced on a small hill near the Ganesha Ratha stone temple

Mysore Palace (Mysuru)

Mysuru, KA 570004, India

Indo-Saracenic palace, completed in 1912, with a grand durbar hall and weekly illuminations. There is also plenty of additional history and sights in Mysuru other than the palace.

Periyar National Park (Kerala)

KL, India

Periyar National Park, also known as Periyar Tiger Reserve, is in the mountainous Western Ghats of Kerala, southern India. This wildlife sanctuary is home to tigers and a significant elephant population, as well as rare lion-tailed macaques, sambar deer, leopards and Indian bison. In the park's north, Periyar Lake is popular for boat rides. Farther north, spice plantations surround the town of Kumily

Taj Mahal (Agra)

Agra, UP 282001, India

The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. There are also so many other historical sites in the area, for example the Red Fort, The Shish Mahal, Anguri Bagh, Jodha Bai's Palace, Fatehpur Sikri, and many other Mughal buildings