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What makes Chennai a must-visit destination?

Buzzing streets, stunning heritage temples, shopping arcades, and striking beaches are the elements that certainly allure the travel enthusiasts to visit Chennai. Located on the coast of Southeastern India, Chennai is one of the biggest cities in Tamil Nadu. It is also home to thriving technology, which makes it one of the largest IT parks in Asia. With Pondicherry and Mahabalipuram in its vicinity, it is pacing up as the cultural hub of India. This city has truly preserved its charisma all through its journey of becoming Chennai from Madras. Chennai is widely recognized for its bold flavors, warm hospitality, and colorful culture that never fails to impress the travelers.

Whether you’re seeking for spiritual bliss, party frenzy atmosphere or mind boggling fun activities Chennai has so much in store for the tourists that it offers something for everyone. You can marvel at the beautiful expanse of the world famous Marina Beach or you can engage into the trekking activities that are organized close to the waterfalls. You can also buy souvenirs from the shopping arcades and try the lip smacking cuisines of Chennai to make your entire trip memorable. The magnificently built temples of Chennai also attract tourists to visit this city. 

Chennai is not only the city of beaches and temples. This city offers you the provision to fly in the vast sky and sail in the water currents through the expansive sea. If you’re daring and have enough courage then get tied to the harness and jump from the highest mountain peak. Yes paragliding is a must try thrilling activity over here. Apart from this several other adrenaline rushing activities like river rafting, surfing and scuba diving are lined up for the tourists in Chennai. You can also indulge into rock climbing and camping session to test your adventurous streak. 

The ideal time to visit Chennai is the winter and pre-monsoon season between February and October. During this time of the year, the weather is quite pleasant, which gives you a chance to explore this city at its best. Summers can be scorching and intensely harsh as the temperature rises up to 40 degrees Celsius, so it’s best not to visit Chennai during this season. During the winter season, the temperature hovers between 20-25 degrees Celsius and cool breezes flow from the sea, providing relief from the otherwise humid weather. The months between September to July constitute the monsoon season, which is accompanied by strong winds and heavy rainfall.

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master.kanusubs 17 Sept 2019
1.0

For 700 rupees this was not worth the experience. 1. We dint get a parking space 2. We dint get a shade or hut to sit under 3. The indoor game area was dusty, dirty and not usable 4. Every outdoor equipment was already taken. 5. Food was mediocre at best. 6 no room was provided. 7. Swimming pool is extra and not inclusive From start to end the experience was poor and not planned. Please take a look at the photos

PRIYADARSHINI R6 May 2019
3.0

We went to this resort for the labour's day. Very nice place for family and friends outing. Private beach, the lawn space, children's play area and the hut area.. Everything is good. They could not manage the space for lunch as they had too much of crowd. Management could have set two lunch buffet rooms as the space was too small to occupy the crowd. If you are going to play, it is better to take your own stuffs as they didn't have anything when I went to ask them in the locker room. We were literally begging people to give us volleyball, bat and cricket ball to play. Its an excellent place but according to me, management could be improved.

Madhavi C4 Jan 2019
4.0

"We had a last minute booking at Jade Beach Resort and it was hassle free. Resort is very close to the main attractions at Mahabalipuram. We can visit all places in Mahabalipuram by 10-11AM and get to the resort.\nPool was well maintained. Additional cost of 100Rs per person for 2 hrs had to be paid at the reception to access the pool. Kid friendly resort. They have a good play area for kids. Beach volleyball and Private Beach access are the highlights of this resort. \nThey have a lunch buffet with both veg and non-veg options. Food quality can be improved. Water was given from a can and they do not have a water purifier in place. Recommend to carry water for kids. Evening tea and coffee is served with snacks. \nOverall a nice place for day outing with family and friends."

Rajkumar Rajkumar27 Dec 2018
5.0

"Had a wonderful Christmas at the country club. The Food was really good. Everything about the buffet was very well organized. Had good fun.. Highly recommend for day outs. "

Madhavi C26 Dec 2018
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Booked: V G P Golden Beach Resort Chennai Day Out

"Had a wonderful experience at VGP Golden Beach Resort. Swimming pool was well maintained. Private beach is another attraction here. Both breakfast and lunch was good and had many options in veg and non veg. Overall a nice place to spend a day with family or friends."

Deeptimay Patel18 Dec 2018
5.0

We came to Nagallapuram once before but didn’t actually trek there as we thought we would get lost. Now it was nice to actually go on a guided trek and spend a night there too in such a beautiful place. The waterfalls were amazing and we took a dip in such clear waters, you could almost drink from them. Special mention to Prabhu our guide, who was very patient with us the entire trip.

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