10 famous Chennai tourist places

Chennai tourist places are mixture of natural beauty and man made creation like beaches, temple, sanctuary and many more.

Chennai is a beautiful city located in the southern part of India. The city is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and has a history dating back almost 400 years.

Chennai’s tourism industry has seen tremendous growth and over the past decade has updated and modernized all of its facilities making it even better to visit.

Chennai has a strong culture and is a cultural centre for Carnatic Music. Hundreds of popular Indian and international artists perform in Chennai, with the annual Madras Music Season attracting tens of thousands of music-lovers each year.

The Tamil film industry is thriving in Chennai and is the second largest base for film production in India.

Chennai has plenty of great things to see and do no matter what time of the year you visit.

Chennai is not a typically touristy city so you’ll need to do a bit of research to work out where you should visit on your trip.

Marina Beach is one of the most popular Chenai tourism sites. It is the second longest beach in the world and is a great place to relax.

There is a regular seabreeze which provides relief during the hot days. Another popular Chennai tourism site is the Guindy Snake Park.

Not for the faint-hearted, the park displays a wide range of reptiles and snakes including the King Cobra, Common Cobra and pythons.

Other popular Chennai tourism sites include: Connemara Library, many beautiful and historic temples, Vandalur Zoo and The Birla Planetarium.

10 famous Chennai tourist places

Marina Beach, Chennai tourist places

Marina Beach in Chennai along the Bay of Bengal is India’s largest and world’s second longest beach. It is one of the most crowded beach too. It is really nice beach. The beauty of the beach is most enjoyable in the evening.  There is good space for car parking is available. The beach is easily accessible from the  city center by train and buses. It is a good place to enjoy your holiday. This beach is located very close to Chennai Central railway station. The water is clean  and waves are medium. The width of sand of the beach is  such it is about a mile walk from the entrance of Marina Beach to the sea. There are plenty of stalls all around on the sands of this beach including street food stalls, fruit and local handicrafts etc. Lots of recreational activities for the kids like Horse riding, motor bike etc.

Elliot Beach, Chennai tourist places

Elliot’s Beach is a popular place to visit with friends or family in Chenai. This beautiful beach, named after Edward Elliot (the Chief Magistrate, Superintendent of Madras during the British Era), is one of the cleanest seafronts in India. Sunbathe, relax and unwind, keeping the stress at bay at this extremely calm and scenic place. This is the right Place if you want to spend some time on beach in Chennai. It’s cleaner and maintained well than Marina Beach. Many Eatables and stalls available. There is enogh parking space and no problem for two wheeler or four wheeler parking. There is also a memorial structure located here. Usually there’s a rush and crowded sometimes especially on weekends and evening.

Kapaleshwarar Mandir, Chennai tourist places

The Kapaleeswarar temple is located near Kutchery Road in the heart of the city at Mylapore. It is an antique temple devoted to Lord Shiva. It is a superior example of Dravidian temple design and sculpture. The gopuram of the temple is 37 m tall magnificent structure, which is one of the key attractions of this temple. There is a massive rectangular step well in front of its gopuram. It is one of the oldest shiva Temples in the world built in the 7th century. It has shiva worshipped as kapaleeshwarar and parvati as Karpagambal. It is believed that Lord Rama worshipped here and then waged war against lanka to bring back sita Non-Hindus are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard of the temple. The outer courtyard has several bronze statues.

Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai tourist places

The Zoological park is situated in Vandalur and also popular as Vandalur garden. It is good place for visit with family. The wide range of wildlife animals seen here includes a variety of endangered species like the Asiatic lion, bison, white tiger, ostriches, Asiatic wolf and many more. A butterfly house along with an insect museum is another popular attraction of this park. This is India’s second largest zoo. Also it is the largest zoo of its kind in South East Asia and is sprawled over an area of 1260 acres. In addition to having an extensive collection of endemic and exotic animals, visitors can experience the wild first hand with a trip to safari parks where lions and deer can be easily spotted. One can borrow cycle or zoo car for moving in the zoo. It is recommended to the visitors to take cycle or zoo car, otherwise it will take four hours. It is hot in summer so take sunglasses. The zoo also has a reptile house which houses various species of reptiles including the king cobra, python, and viper any much more. In addition to this, they have a small built-in Jurassic park which just adds on to the excitement. Elephant joy rides, children’s park and an education centre are amongst the other special features of the park.

Dakshina Chitra, Chennai tourist places

This museum is very rich in South Indian culture and history. It provides a unique insight into the lives of our ancestors. They also conduct several exhibitions by artisans and talents. A few hands on activities such as pot-making, glass blowing, weaving and other such traditional crafts are also conducted here. The ambience of the museum is very tranquil and one can almost feel themselves moving back in time. It is also a valuable experience for aspiring Architects as it would be amazing to see the unique traditional architectures of several South Indian cultures. This is a good place for people to feel reconnected to their roots and culture.

Government Museum, Chennai tourist places

Forming part of the Govt Museum are some buildings from around the early 1900s of architectural merit, sadly they are in need of maintenance, but they are still worth a visit on their own. As for the museum contents, certainly from an ethnological, cultural and religious point of view they are very much worth a visit with statues of Hindu, Jain and Bhuddist deities, a myriad of ancient musical instruments, spectacularly intricate jewellery in bronze, silver and gold, many set with precious gems and demonstrating a long long history of beautiful bling. The forms and shapes of a thousand years ago are as fresh as ever and rival modern jewellery that is created with modern tools and technology. The names of the carved deities give a westerner some appreciation of the origins of recurrent names that appear as company names and brands, people’s names and street names in today’s modern India. Apart from the traditional aspects there is also a good representation of fauna, flora, reptiles, fossils and fish.

Chennai Rail Museum, Chennai tourist places

This is a must visit if you’re visiting Chennai irrespective of your age. The property is next to the ICF(Integral Coach Factory) in New Avadi Road. It has ample space for parking your 2/4 wheelers. For kids, it is a pleasure trip but for the college students, it is an industrial visit. They entry fee is ₹50 for adults & ₹15 for kids . For adults, you’re also entitled for a snack(Samosa) or drink(Tea/Coffee) which is prices at ₹10. They have massive halls which exhibits their products and the evolution of Indian railways. They also have a Park where kids can play and enjoy. Water & Toilet facilities are also available. Do not miss taking the ride on a toy train which is free of cost. It goes inside a small tunnel as well apart from taking you around the property which will last for 2-3 minutes. There is also a fully air conditioned movie theatre which shows the video(around 30 minutes) about various aspects of railways including the world’s longest & fastest trains. If you are a keen observer the types of bogeys, parts of engine and models of train will appeal to you. There is a coach which is converted to restaurant, will be really pleasant. The fare are very reasonable and comes with complimentary tea for adults.

Guindy National Park, Chennai tourist places

Guindy National Park is situated about 5 km away from main city railway station and very nice place for those who wish to visit with Kids and families. This place has a children’s park and the snake park. The snake park is a special attraction for those who wish to see the wide variety of Snakes and exotic species of reptiles commonly found in Zoos. The children’s park is small in comparison to the snake park. It is a good place for photography as well as for visiting. There are a number of stores outside the park which provide refreshment drinks as well as snacks for those who wish to have something after the visit. The entry fee counters are separate for the two separate parts. The park is about 5 kilometres away from the Chennai Central Station. people can use cab or metro to reach the park.

Valluvar Kottam, Chennai tourist places

Valluvar Kottam is popular for its great structural design, built with innovative layouts and well-thought implementation. This is a beautiful momument; it is impressive both due to its size and complex carvings. This chariot was built by Ex-Chief Minister and DMK leader Mr.M.Karunanidhi, to celebrate Tamil Language and its glory. Portion of that place belonged to private party and it was acquired for Valluvar Kottam project.

Madras Crocodile Bank, Chennai tourist places

The Crocodile Bank is a good place to see, of course, different crocodile species but also turtles, tortoises, snakes, and iguanas. A few bird species can also be seen. It’s a fairly small walk to view the reptiles, and learn about them – you can spend about an hour here. A demonstration for extracting snake venom is also there, and that requires an additional ticket. A good place for photography, if you are into it, and surprisingly, they haven’t yet started charging additional for a camera. The advantage of this place is not the crocodile view, but the snake view which is inside crocodile park. You can see different types of snakes specious and the snake trainers inside will give you instructions about those snakes and they will also show venom extraction (only on Sunday).

How to Reach Chennai

Chennai By Air:

Chennai airport (MAA) 7 km away and is well connected with other major city like Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi and major part of other states.

Chennai By Train:

      Chennai Central (MAS) is the main railway station of Chennai with good connectivity with other major railway station. Cabs, taxis and public transport can be used to reach the Hotels or desire location.

Chennai By Bus:

       Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminal (CMBT) provide good connectivity with other major state like Andhra Pradesh, Tilangana, Kereala, Karnataka etc. Offline and Online bus service are also available.

Where to stay in Chennai

               Chennai railway station is located centrally. One can easily get good hotels and It cost under 1000-2000/- Per Night, depends on Pick and Off seasons. It is located centrally so one can book car also. This itinerary based on Chennai Railway station. One can change as per own choice.

Best Time To Visit Chennai

The summer and rainy season are marked by hot sunshine and rainfall. The winter season is consider as the best season for all places and to do sightseeing specially for sea lovers. October to February is the ideal month to visit Chennai.

Chennai Travel Guide

                 The most ideal way to visit Chennai is by doing a 3 day and 2 night stay. Book your hotel near Chennai railway station which is located centrally. From there you can book Hotel, and taxi for stay and sightseeing also. It is also enable you to easy check-in and check-out option. Choose your itinerary as you are comfortable, It means if you reach early pick full-Day tour. If you reach Noon or Evening choose short day trip.

Chennai Itinerary

Places to visit Chennai in 3 days

• Day 1: As you are coming from long trip, Day 1 can cover by local transport only.
• Day 2: Book full day tour as one has cover 4-5 places and it is very far.
• Day 3: Book half day tour for local sightseeing and it give you option for cover most of the places with drop to your destination like Railway station, Bus stop or Airport.

Chennai tourist places Day 1

• Ranganathan Street
• Marna Beach
• Elliot Beach

Chennai tourist places Day 2

• Arignar Anna Zoological Park
• Madras Crocodile Bank
• Covelong Beach
• Dakshina Chitra

Chennai tourist places Day 3

• Goverrment Museum
• Kapaleswarar Mandir
• Guindy National Park
• Valluvar Kottam
• Chennai Rail Museum

Chennai Travel Cost for 1 Couple for 2 Night & 3 Days.

• Food-3 Days                              : 1500/-
• Travel cost                                 : 4000/-
• Hotel-3 Days                             : 4500/-
• Other Activity                           : 1500/-

Total cost around 3000-9000/-Rs for One Couple for 2 Night & 3 Days. You Can Negotiate and plan your own trip as per Distance, Enjoyment, Food, Transport and stay.                  

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