Chennai Aka Madras cover image

Chennai Aka Madras

Exploring South

Day 1

Formerly known as Madras, Chennai is the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, in the southern part of India. Located on the Coromandel coast of Bay of Bengal, Chennai is as dynamic as it is immersed in tradition. Flight to Chennai ✈️

image-6700.jpgimage-6701.jpg

Traveling to Explore Chennai Getting to the main city. We booked uber to do excursions in chennai.

image-6702.jpgimage-6703.jpg

The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust is the brainchild of revered herpetologist and wildlife activist Romulus 'Rom' Whitaker - an initiative to keep the fading species of crocs in subcontinent safe.

image-6704.jpgimage-6705.jpgimage-6706.jpgimage-6707.jpgimage-6708.jpgimage-6709.jpgimage-6710.jpgimage-6711.jpg

Situated in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Marina Beach is a natural urban beach along the Bay of Bengal. The beach is stretched out to a distance of 13 kilometres making it the longest natural urban beach in the country.

image-6712.jpgimage-6713.jpg

Day 2

Elliot's Beach aka "Besant Nagar Beach" or "Bessie" is located in Besant Nagar, Chennai. Also known as Besant Nagar Beach, It forms the end-point of the Marina Beach shore and is named after Edward Elliot

image-6714.jpgimage-6715.jpgimage-6716.jpg

The magnificent Marundeeswarar Temple, in Tiruvanmiyur, near Chennai has the temple deity Shiva in the form of Marundeeswar or Aushadeeswarar, the God of Medicines. A fine specimen of Dravidian architecture, this temple is a must visit for anyone.

image-6717.jpgimage-6718.jpgimage-6719.jpgimage-6720.jpgimage-6721.jpgimage-6722.jpg

At a distance of 6 km from Chennai Central Railway Station, the Madras Light House, popularly known as Marina Lighthouse, is a lighthouse facing the Bay of Bengal in Chennai. It is a famous landmark on the Marina Beach and also one of the popular one

image-6723.jpgimage-6724.jpgimage-6725.jpgimage-6726.jpgimage-6727.jpg

Santhome Cathedral is a historical and ancient pilgrim centre, which was built during the 14th to the 15th century A D by the then reigning, Portuguese.

image-6728.jpgimage-6729.jpgimage-6730.jpgimage-6731.jpgimage-6732.jpg

Back to Airport and this ends the south trip for this time.

image-6733.jpg

Day 3