Mahabalipuram Privat tur fra Chennai i bil med guide og frokost af Wonder





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Mamallapuram (også kaldet Mahaballipuram) er cirka en times kørsel fra Chennai på East Coast Road. Det var den anden hovedstad og havn af Pallava Kings, der hersker i det 5. århundrede. Lokale legende har det, at der engang var en smuk by her med syv templer, som gudene sænkede under havet i vrede. Indtil i 2002 opdagede et indo-britisk dykkerdag en række menneskeskabte strukturer under vand og dækkede en område af flere kvadrat miles.Today på Mamallapuram, kan du se det berømte Shore Temple, det eneste overlevende tempel ud af de oprindelige syv (resten er sunket under havet). Shore Temple er blandt de ældste templer i Sydindien og repræsenterer den endelige blomstring af Pallava kunst. Arjuna's Penance, en af verdens største bas-reliefs, viser historien om nedgangen af Ganges-floden fra himlen til jorden. Cave templer og massive monolitiske skulpturer (udskåret fra en enkelt stor blok af granit) gør Mamallapuram et sted at huske.
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Lav det første stop på dagen ved Pancharathas, eller fem vogne, en serie monolitiske templer bygget af Pallavas. Disse er klippeklippede monolitiske templer bygget i det 7. århundrede. Hver af de 5 rathas eller vogne er dedikeret til hovedstøbningen af Mahabharat-epic-Draupadi, Arjuna, Nakul-Sahadeva, Bhima og Yudhister. Der er også en skulptur af en elefant ved siden af Ratha af Nakul-Sahadeva. Når du står på bagsiden af elefanten, vil du bemærke, at der er en uhyrlig lighed mellem bageste del af vognen og elefanten.
Vi besøger nu Arjuna's Penace, et bas-relief monument, der betragtes som en af Indiens mest storslåede stykker af antik kunst, der skildrer levende scener fra Mahabharata. Lettet er 100 fod langt og 45 fod højt! Hovedfortællingen bliver fortalt, hvordan Arjuna, en af Pandava-brødrene, udførte alvorlige austerities for at opnå Lord Shivas våben.
Næste stop er Krishna's Butterball, en granitkolle, der er klar på en stenede hældning. Denne nysgerrige kølle synes at trodse Newtons tyngdekrav og har ikke flyttet en tomme på trods af at være i denne usikre position på skråningen i mere end tusinde år.
Vores sidste havn er Shore Temple. Det storslåede tempel har udsigt over Bengtsbuen og var et vigtigt center under Pallavas regeringstid, da Mahabalipuram var deres kongres hovedhavn. Bygget af kong Raja Simha i begyndelsen af det 8. århundrede er Shore Temple et vartegn i Indiens arkitektoniske landskab. Marco Polo omtalte dette som de syv pagoder. Det eksisterende tempel er den sidste overlevende af de 7, der engang stod som et fyrtårn for søfarende.
Varaha-grotten er skåret ud af et stort stykke granit og dateres tilbage til det 7. århundrede. Dette tempel tog flere årtier at blive færdiggjort. Der er hugsiddende løver, der pryder søjlerne, som understøtter hallen. Et andet højdepunkt er skulpturerne af to skytsengle, der beskytter helligdommen.
Pandava-hulen er det største hule-tempel ved Mahabalipuram. Hulen er understøttet af seks søjler og to pilastre. Højdepunktet i arkitekturen er de spektakulære skulpturer af mytiske skabninger kaldet Yali på søjlerne.
To af de mest imponerende kunstværker i Mahabalipuram ligger i denne hule. Den har 2 imponerende basrelieffer på væggene. Den første er Lord Vishnu, der sover på toppen af en slanges spoler. Den anden er med gudinden Durga, der kæmper med dæmonen Mahishasura på en løve.
Dette er en imponerende vogn skåret ud af en enkelt sten. Oprindeligt dedikeret til Lord Shiva, har den nu guddommen af hans søn Lord Ganesh. Det blev bygget i det 7. århundrede af kong Mahendravarman I. Det andet højdepunkt i dette tempel er de 18 inskriptioner i gamle grantha- og nagari-skrifter fra sanskrit.
Bygget i år 640, er det Indiens ældste fyrtårn og et af de ældste i verden. Mahabalipuram var en meget travl havn siden det 7. århundrede, og derfor spillede dette fyrtårn en væsentlig rolle i at holde søfarende sikre.
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Great tour, pickup and drop off to my hotel made the travel easy, the car was comfortable and air conditioned with water provided which was very needed in the June heat. I booked the 6 to 7 hour tour and this included the journey so take traffic into account. Rajesh was engaging and knowledgeable, made sure my tickets allowed photography and gave me the space to explore and take pictures at my own pace. He respected some adjustments I requested and was communicative beforehand. I had considered getting a cab and exploring myself as I was solo travelling on a budget, but I felt it was worth for it the comfort, knowledge and ability to seamless navigate the sites. I would recommend this as a group tour and this would make it cheaper pers person as well. All in all couldn't fault it.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Mahabalipuram tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
Recommended for a short trip to explore the historical sites of South India. The arrangements are very transparent as shown in the description and the guides are all on-time without any delays. Explanation about the history is easy to understand and it is a very pleasant trip overall.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Mahabalipuram tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
We have a half day private trip. Everything is well arranged and all the guide are well explained about those places. And thanks to our driver also which drive safely.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Mahabalipuram tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
Great half day trip, I booked the afternoon before, great that you can choose pick up time suggest early and then you can enjoy traditional breakfast and coffee. Rajesh and his driver were a top team and got to learn a lot about the history and heritage of Mahabalipuram from the expert knowledge.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Mahabalipuram tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
We enjoyed our tour. The guides were knowledgeable and the van was comfortable, with excellent A/C, which was a plus in the super hot climate. The UNESCO heritage site is amazing but signage is lacking, so a tour guide is a must. I 100 % recommend taking this tour.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Mahabalipuram tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
Excellent tour, really well organised, good guides. South Indian coffee stop was a bonus.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Mahabalipuram tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
Everything was well organised and the guides were knowledgable. The food stops were very tasty and accommodating to the heat providing plenty of water breaks.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Mahabalipuram tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
The UNESCO world heritage site and the history is amazing. The main criticism I have is that most of the time is spent in travelling to and from Chennai and having lunch. My guide although had enough knowledge, I felt was bit laid back. He gave me the summary of each site and then left me to go around on my own. I saw some other guides were going to each of the Pancha tathaa and giving detailed information. Also he didn’t let me know how much time I can spend at each place. So my actual site visits probably only lasted an hour. Tour is advertised 7 hrs but only lasted 5.5 hrs. I feel it should also include another attraction included in it for example there was a Vishnu temple in Mahabalipuram which the guide didn’t show and said there was a festival going on as a reason.
Hi Thank you for sharing such detailed feedback regarding your recent tour of Mahabalipuram. It is wonderful to hear that the history and heritage of the site resonated with you, as it truly is one of the world's most remarkable archaeological treasures. However, it is clear that the execution of the tour did not meet the professional standard you expected, particularly regarding time management and the depth of the guided experience.We will advise the guide and we fix it in future. Thank you
Well organized and everything communicated well. The highlight was the local guide Wonder Tours engaged at the temple complex to walk around with me (and scooter me around through the rain)—very knowledge and excellent English speaker (he also told me he speaks several other languages). So request Basta as your local guide! Also props to the driver who safely and efficiently got us from Chennai to Mahabalipuram and back again in a torrential rain storm. My only complaint might be the price overall seemed high for total package.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Mahabalipuram tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours
A very enjoyable trip. Sammy was a safe driver in a spotless car. Rajesh was a knowledgeable guide. The sites were exceptional.
Hi We are happy that you enjoyed your Mahabalipuram tour. It was our pleasure to hosting you. We are doing Multi-day tours in North and South India.We are waiting to do more tours with you and it definitely gives you a Wonderful experience. Cheers, The Wonder tours



