Mahabalipuram Tour Packages From Chennai

The beauty of its rock-cut monuments and sculptures that are the remnants of the Pallava dynasty make the traveller awestruck.

Give yourself a day or two away from the crowd of the metropolitan city. Drive for a couple of hours to enjoy the serene beauty of Mahabalipuram. Mahabalipuram Tour Package from Chennai is the best possible holiday package for any individual to get away from the hectic daily schedule of life.

Places To Visit

1. Shore Temple

Situated along the shore of the Bay of Bengal within a distance of 1km from the city centre, the temple gets its name for its location. Believed to have been constructed sometime around the 8th century AD, the temple is carved out of granite chunks.

2. Pancha Rathas

Located along the Coromandel coast and built during the 7th century AD, this piece of architecture follows the South Indian Dravidian style. Often referred to as the Pandava Rathas, each of these temples is also chiselled out of granite monoliths.

3. Arjuna’s Penance

This enormous rock-cut edifice located in Kanchipuram district is one of the largest of its kind in the world. Also known as the 'Descent of the Ganges', this place depicts two symbolic events of Hindu mythology. If you are a mythology buff, then you must visit this place while making the most of your Mahabalipuram tour package from Chennai.

4. Mandapams

At a distance of 0.5 Kms around Mahabalipuram Bus Station lie 14 rock-cut caves and Mandapams in and around Mamallapuram that depict various mythological scenes. But three major mandapams of this place are Krishna Mandapam, Mahishasura Mardini Mandappam and Varaha/Vishnu mandapam.

5. Mahabalipuram beach

This golden sandy beach is bounded by the shimmering sea and rolling hills. It is hardly 2km from the bus station in the city. The local fisher folks can also help you arrange sea cruises in the country crafts and one can go for deepsea angling.

Best Time To Visit

The place mostly experiences a moderately humid climate due to its proximity to the sea. However, the most preferred time of the year for the tourists is usually from October to March. But except for summer you can enjoy the place as every season brings with it a new touch of beauty to the place.

Monsoon

Although the monsoon is characterised by high humidity and scanty showers, sometimes there are heavy showers. Heavy rain beautifies it as the lush green appears greener and it makes the traveller feel refreshed after a long drive.

Winter

This season is usually pleasant as the days are warm and the nights are cold. Thus, this period becomes the choice for most of the travelers to explore this place. Warm yet less humid days make it perfect to explore the various tourist attractions.

Summer

Although, the temperature will be slightly high during day time but cool breeze after sunset makes the atmosphere very soothing after the scorching heat of sun.

How To Reach

By Road

The distance between Chennai and Mahabalipuram is near about 56Kms and it roughly takes about 2hours by road to reach the place. Frequent bus services from Chennai to Mahabalipuram are provided by both Tamil Nadu Public Transport Services and private tourist bus services which usually operate from Chennai Central.

By Train

Chengalpattu that is around 2 km from Mahabalipuram is the nearest station and there are connecting trains from Chennai to this place. But most people prefer to travel via road either by bus or cabs.

By Air

Chennai International Airport is the nearest airport which is approximately 58km from Mahabalipuram. Those willing to travel by flight have to get down at Chennai airport to reach Mahabalipuram.