Mahabalipuram Private tour de Chennai de carro com guia e almoço por Wonder





Descrição
Mamallapuram (também chamado Mahaballipuram) fica a cerca de uma hora de carro de Chennai, na East Coast Road. Foi a segunda capital e porto marítimo dos Reis Pallava que governaram no século 5. Segundo a lenda local, houve uma cidade bonita com sete templos, que os Deuses submergiram sob o mar com raiva. Até 2002, uma equipe de mergulhadores indo-britânicos descobriu uma série de estruturas feitas pelo homem debaixo de água, cobrindo uma área em várias milhas quadradas.Hoje em Mamallapuram, você pode ver o famoso Templo Shore, o único templo sobrevivente dos sete originais (o resto afundou no fundo do mar). O Templo Shore está entre os mais antigos templos do sul da Índia e representa o florescimento final da arte Pallava. A penitência de Arjuna, um dos maiores baixos-relevos do mundo, descreve a história da descida do rio Ganges do céu à terra. Os templos das cavernas e as enormes esculturas monolíticas (esculpidas em um único bloco grande de granito) fazem de Mamallapuram um lugar para recordar.
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Itinerário
Faça a primeira parada do dia nos Pancharathas, ou cinco carros, uma série de templos monolíticos construídos pelos Pallavas.Estes são estruturas de templos monolíticos cortados em rocha construídos no século VII. Cada um dos 5 rathas ou carruagens é dedicado ao elenco principal do épico Mahabharat - Draupadi, Arjuna, Nakul-Sahadeva, Bhima e Yudhister. Há também uma escultura de um elefante ao lado da ratha de Nakul-Sahadeva. Uma vez que você esteja na parte traseira do elefante, você notará que há uma estranha semelhança entre a parte traseira da carruagem e o elefante.
Em seguida, visitaremos o Penace de Arjuna, um monumento de baixo-relevo que é considerado uma das mais magníficas peças de arte antiga da Índia, retratando cenas vívidas do Mahabharata. O relevo é de 100 pés de comprimento e 45 pés de altura! A história principal contada é como Arjuna, um dos irmãos Pandavas, realizou severas austeridades para obter a arma do Lorde Shiva.
A próxima parada é o Butterball de Krishna, um pedregulho de granito que fica em um declive pedregoso. Esta pedra curiosa parece desafiar as leis da gravidade de Newton e não se moveu nem um centímetro, apesar de estar nesta posição precária na encosta há mais de mil anos.
Nosso último porto de escala é o Templo da Costa. O magnífico templo tem vista para a Baía de Bengala e foi um importante centro durante o reinado dos Pallavas, quando Mahabalipuram era o principal porto do seu reino. Construído pelo rei Raja Simha durante o início do século 8, o Templo Shore é um marco na paisagem arquitetônica da Índia. Marco Polo se referiu a isso como os sete pagodes. O templo existente é o último sobrevivente do 7, que outrora serviu de farol para os marinheiros.
A caverna Varaha é esculpida em um enorme pedaço de granito e remonta ao século VII. Este templo levou várias décadas para ser concluído. Há leões agachados adornando os pilares que sustentam o salão. Outro destaque são as esculturas de dois anjos da guarda que protegem o santuário.
A caverna de Pandava é o maior templo-caverna de Mahabalipuram A caverna é sustentada por seis pilares e duas pilastras. O destaque da arquitetura são as esculturas espetaculares de criaturas míticas chamadas Yali nos pilares.
Duas das obras de arte mais impressionantes de Mahabalipuram residem nesta caverna. Possui 2 imponentes baixos-relevos nas paredes. O primeiro é o Senhor Vishnu dormindo em cima das espirais de uma serpente. A outra é com a Deusa Durga lutando com o demônio Mahishasura em um leão.
Esta é uma carruagem imponente esculpida em uma única pedra. Originalmente dedicado ao Senhor Shiva, agora tem a divindade de seu filho Lord Ganesh. Foi construído no século 7 pelo rei Mahendravarman I. O outro destaque deste templo são as 18 inscrições em antigos scripts grantha e nagari de sânscrito.
Construído no ano 640, é o farol mais antigo da Índia e um dos mais antigos do mundo. Mahabalipuram era um porto muito movimentado desde o século VII e, portanto, este farol desempenhou um papel significativo na segurança dos marinheiros.
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O que está incluído
Locais e horários de recolha
O nosso guia irá encontrá-lo e buscá-lo em todos os hotéis em Chennai.
Avaliações dos viajantes
Informações importantes
- Opções de transporte público disponíveis perto
- Não recomendado para viajantes com problemas de coluna
- Não recomendado para grávidas
- Não recomendado para viajantes com problemas cardíacos
- Adequado para todos os níveis de condicionamento físico
Avaliações(145)
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



