Chennai City Tour - Marina Beach

The kids were tired and didn’t want to leave the Hotel. To be honest neither did Mum and Dad but felt like we had to see something of Chennai even though the Hotel would surely have been enough!

We negotiated a tuktuk driver for 600 rupees for a 3-4 hour city tour (that’s about $12 NZ).

Marina Beach is a pretty famous place and a good spot to start. It is the second longest beach in the world running for 12km (the longest is in Brazil and goes for 157km!). Unlike the Brazil one you can’t swim at Marina Beach due to the strong currents and you wouldn’t want to sit on the beach as it is fairly dirty and then there is the wind. Best for photos only!

We ventured up the lighthouse for a better view and were grateful for the lift taking us to the top. Nice view from our cage!Läs mer