Private Cultural Tours in Chennai | Heritage & Food Walks

10 Hours

Silk to Stone

Meet Kanchipuram weavers, doll makers, Mahabalipuram stone sculptors & Irula Tribe

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Woman weaving a green palm leaf coil beside stacks of yellow, pink, orange and green lidded baskets in Pulicat

12 Hours

Port to Palm

Boat across Pulicat Lake, meet fishermen mending nets, weave palm leaf with a women's group and walk a Dutch cemetery

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10 Hours

Silk to Zen

Meet Kanchipuram's silk weavers at home, follow a saree from punch card to loom

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7 Hours

Chennai city tour

Immersive cultural experience of Chennai's heritage

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7 Hours

Mahabalipuram tour from Chennai

The city of seven pagodas where Pallava kings carved an entire world from stone

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7 Hours

Kanchipuram tour from Chennai

One of the seven sacred cities of Hinduism and the silk capital of South India

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12 Hours

Pondicherry tour from Chennai

A journey through French heritage, philosophy and Auroville global village

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11 Hours

Mahabalipuram & Kanchipuram in a day

Explore world heritage site Mahabalipuram & temple town of Kanchipuram from Chennai

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5 Hours

Indian Art Tour

Hands on experience of learning traditional art, craft & cooking

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4 Hours

Egmore Museum & Connemara Library

The finest bronze sculptures in the world and 600,000 books under one roof

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2 days

Chola Temples Tour From Chennai

Three UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Two Days

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4 Hours

Following St Thomas's foot steps

Join the 2000 year old trail of St Thomas, who introduced Christianity to India.

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10 Hours

Wildlife trail in Chennai

Explore the diverse wildlife hotspots of Chennai

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3.5 Hours

Authentic South Indian cooking

Visit a home and learn the art of authentic South Indian cooking

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2 days

Chettinad Tour from Chennai

The mansions of traders whose empire stretched from Burma to the Philippines

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6 days 5nights

East Coast Tour to Tranquebar

Experiential tour across the Coromandel coast from Chennai to Tranquebar.

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3 days 2nights

Temples with Cosmic connection

Explore Planet temples where cosmology, physics, astrology and religion come together.

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7 day golden triangle cultural tour itinerary 2026

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Taj Mahal from Chennai in 2days

Private and guided tour including flights, hotel, entrance and car

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Five Senses Tours- Chennai

4.9 Stars - Based on 1429 User Reviews

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				A "must do" - An exceptional tour with lots to see and learn We took this tour from chennai and Kannon was an excellent guide in helping us see and understand the incredible sights. We were met by Ramesh at each site who added local information that was a big help. This is an excellent tour and of you a visiting Chennai a "must visit" experience
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NeilJ-HongKong
11/02/2026
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				Great tour-solo allows for great discussions Tour was as advertised but greatly exceeded my expectations with the guide’s in depth knowledge of the displays and insights into religions and how to present to foreigners! Highly recommended!
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Anders M
11/01/2026
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				Great tour af the temples and sites. Well versed in the area, culture, history and food, etc. Kannan was a very kind and knowledgeable guide. Highly recommend.
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11/01/2026
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				Excellent half day Mahabalipuram tour from Chennai We thoroughly enjoyed our half day private tour to Mahabalipuram with Kannan, our most efficient and easy going guide and Mahendran (the safest driver we could ever have). Starting with prompt meet up early morning at our hotel lobby, the entire trip was very well organized. We received in-depth information on UNESCO monuments at Mahabalipuram and we are walking away with brilliant professional quality pictures Kannan helped us take. Lastly the authentic South Indian meal that was included was amazing!. Kannan also carefully guided us through the correct sequence one should follow while having such authentic and traditional meals. Highly recommend this tour in Chennai!!
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10/30/2026
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				Amazing exploration I had a wonderful time with my guide on this tour, he let me set the pace depending on the sites I wanted to explore more, we were lucky to have very few tourists that day, so we had the place almost to ourselves ! The lunch at the end was very delicious, a good tasting of south Indian cuisine, 100% would recommend !
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Axelle C
10/26/2026
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				Book Now!! 5 Senses Tours is superb and Nivi is an excellent guide. She is one of the best guides I have experienced in my extensive travels. I toured with her in October 2026 and January 2024. She is knowledgeable, smart, kind and flexible. The total package.
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10/24/2026
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				Definitely a must when visiting Chennai Very nice tour. I appreciated the guide taking me to a temple I wanted to see that wasn’t part of the tour
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10/22/2026
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				Good Day exploring Kanchipuram Tour with Kannan was great! We learned a lot of history about the temples and saw a demonstration of how hand-made silk saris are made.
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10/22/2026
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				Temple tour Kannan was attentive and extremely knowledgeable of the temples and Southern Indian History. He did great at selecting lunch and was accommodating to everyone's needs.
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Justin Z
10/22/2026