Chennai Trips & Tours

Just like it’s colonial namesake, Madras, Chennai is hot, spicy, sometimes sweet and sometimes a little bit sour too. With direct flights from the major European hubs, it’s often used as the gateway into Tamil Nadu, which is more than a little unfair as it’s a noisy, honking, tuk-tuk filled metropolis that would be enough to terrify anyone stepping off a plane! Our advice? Choose somewhere lovely to stay (The Leela if pennies can stretch, but there are plenty of other choices), check-in, have a bath, and then throw yourself straight in to everything Chennai has to offer. From the imperious Fort St George and High Court buildings to the Kapaleeswarar Temple to Shiva, there’s a surprising amount of history and architecture to poke your nose into. Throw in the infectious enthusiasm of its people, some serious culinary treats, and a fairly lengthy beach, Marina Sands, you might just find it more sweet than sour…