Hop On Hop Off Buses to Mahabalipuram
Visitors to Chennai would like to visit Mamallapuram ( also known as Mahabalipuram). There are several tourist spots on the way to Mamallapuram on the East Coast Road (ECR). Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation provides hop on hop off buses with professional guide in each bus.
Once a visitor purchases a ticket and gets in t the bus from Chennai, he can get down on any of the stops and after visiting can come back to the bus stop and get in to the next hop on hop off bus to continue the journey without buying another ticket. He or she can continue like this until Mahabalipuram and return back to Chennai with a single ticket. This allows the travelers to visit many tourist spots within a day.
The tour will commence from the Tamil Nadu Tourism Complex at 9:00 a.m. and will stop at important Tourist Spots enroute Mamallapuram viz.
Marundheeswarar Temple (Thiruvanmiyur)
VGP Golden Beach
Mayajaal
MGM Dizzee World
Dakshina Chithra
Muttukadu Boat House
Nithyakalyanaperumal Temple (Thiruvidandhai)
Crocodile Bank
Sea Lion Show
Tiger Cave
Shore Temple
Arjuna Penance and Five Rathas
The coach will leave Tamil Nadu Tourism Complex at 9:00 am ,9:30 am,10:00 am and 11:00 a.m and from VGP every half-hour from 11:00 am . Similarly, the coach will leave Mamallapuram (Five Rathas) at 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 5:30 pm, 6 :00pm .Professional Guide will accompany the tourists in this tour
Fare per person Rs. 250/-
Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation Ltd
Tamil Nadu Tourism Complex ,
Wallajah Road, Chennai 600002
Phone: 2536 7850
Fax: 2538 2772
e-mail:ttdc@vsnl.com
Posted on November 16, 2011, in Attractions, Transportation and tagged chennai, hop on hop off, hop on hop off bus, mahabalipuram, mamallapuram, public transport. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
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