Enchanting Weekend Getaway Places Around Chennai

navan49 · 3rd January 2010, 11:04

On Sunday we had been to Mudaliarkuppam. It is some what 30mts drive on ECR from Mahabalipuram on the way to Pondicherry. The Tamilnadu Government is running a boat house. For 6 people island trip 2 minutes up 20 mts down boating and 30 minutes stay in the island beach costs 6600. Only 20 minutes boating in 6 seater is Rs.330. Apart from this the high speed adventure boat for 10mts is 400. There are pedal boats for Rs 130 for two and for 4 it is 260.Nice trip. There is no good hotel or restaurant there you should go to Midway only.

Photos.
1. SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE SHORE 2.CATTLE GRAZING IN THE ISLAND:3. AFTER THE THEKKADY INCIDENT HERE LIFE JACKET IS A MUST: 4.SOME PEOPLE ARE SAILING: 5..LOCAL FISHERMEN FISHING IN ROW BOAT: AFTER : BOAT HOUSE JETTY.

navan49 · 3rd January 2010, 11:29

A scenic beauty of the Mamallapuram hill top sculpture from the OMR side.

Mpower · 3rd January 2010, 20:19

What about Kishkinda.

Any reviews. Heard there's a water park and watersports activities.

navan49 · 4th January 2010, 00:18

Hi Mpower,

There are theme parks and water kingdom's in Chennai.

The MGM on ECR Before Kovalam. Their entry fee seems to be 400.
The other one on ECR is VGP Golden Beach where as the entry fee is Rs.125.
The third one is Kishkinta near Tambaram. It is as good as MGM and Queens land.
The fourth one around Chennai is the Queens land after Poonamalle and before Sriperunbudur on Bangalore Highway.

Except the Golden beach all the three are good and almost equal to one to one. As it is a costly affairs we did not visit all.

We have visited VGP Golden Beach and MGM. You can select any one and visit once.

jasonbourne · 10th January 2010, 01:50

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Originally Posted by navan49

For 6 people island trip 2 minutes up 20 mts down boating and 30 minutes stay in the island beach costs 6600.

Rs.6600! Seems pretty costly to me. Shocking to se ethat event the government is charging this much for an island trip.

navan49 · 10th January 2010, 09:01

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Originally Posted by jasonbourne

Rs.6600! Seems pretty costly to me. Shocking to se ethat event the government is charging this much for an island trip.

Hi Jason,

Thank you for indirectly pointing out my errors. It is 660 not 6600 it was a typographical mistake. Please read it as given below

For 6 people island trip 20 minutes up 20 mts down boating and 30 minutes stay in the island beach costs Rs.660.

navan49 · 10th January 2010, 13:00

There were two snakes mating in a vacant plot. They were very long and in one jump it was possible to reach near us. So with lots of caution the snaps were taken.

jasonbourne · 23rd January 2010, 19:28

Wow... Nice Snake Pics! You have an option to apply for National Geographic! :-)

navan49 · 28th January 2010, 21:41

Hi Jason,

It was not nice. When I looked at the snakes and went for the camera, it took some time to locate again.Then the people gathered and they vanished before I took a good shot.

srikanthpotluri · 29th January 2010, 14:49

I have been to that boat house mentioned above with my friends a few months ago while returning from Pondy.

A good decision - it was truly a good place to go for a day.

We took Kayak's - and had for an hour nice exercise in water.

A pic of my friend -

navan49 · 30th January 2010, 00:06

Hi Shrikant,

Any posting on your Pondy Trip. I had been last week but no new postings out of my past one. Next trip planning to visit a Fort on the way to Pondy seems near Kottakuppam.

navan49 · 16th September 2011, 00:03

Last week end that was on 10th September I had a one day get away. We (our family) left Meda vakkam at 7 am and went direct to Madurantakam Highway in through Tambaram. We had a break fast in Highway in for 5 people 315. In future it is better to have a buffet breakfast for Rs 75 per head. All unlimited except Vada restricted to one only. Followed by breakfast we went to Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi temple and had the Dharsan of both the deity and H H Bangaru adigalar. Then we came to Pukkathurai and went to Prasanna Venkatesa perumal Kovil on a small hill top where you can drive upto the top may be 1 to 1,5 km. Then took Chengalput Tirukalukundram Road (remember there are lots of bumps on this road) and reached Mahabalipuram and had lunch and had wen around the rock carvings on road side and looked from the car.
Then around 2.30 Pm we went to thiruvidandhai Nithya Kalyana Perumal temple. There was a big rush. If some one want to visit this temple avoid saturdays. Had a nice sakkara Pongal and Puliyodara(Tamerind Rice) prasadams for Rs 10 each.Back to home im Medavakkam via ECR through Kalaignar Salai Sholinganallur Elcot. Our trip ended at 6.30PM.

swiftnfurious · 20th February 2021, 00:11

Waking up this thread hoping to see more suggestions.

Kashief · 16th March 2023, 18:54

Hi - Any weekend suggestions to travel max 300kms from Chennai. I live in south part. Getting away to ECR or GST is easy.

3rd January 2010, 11:04	#31
navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	On Sunday we had been to Mudaliarkuppam. It is some what 30mts drive on ECR from Mahabalipuram on the way to Pondicherry. The Tamilnadu Government is running a boat house. For 6 people island trip 2 minutes up 20 mts down boating and 30 minutes stay in the island beach costs 6600. Only 20 minutes boating in 6 seater is Rs.330. Apart from this the high speed adventure boat for 10mts is 400. There are pedal boats for Rs 130 for two and for 4 it is 260.Nice trip. There is no good hotel or restaurant there you should go to Midway only. Photos. 1. SCENIC BEAUTY OF THE SHORE 2.CATTLE GRAZING IN THE ISLAND:3. AFTER THE THEKKADY INCIDENT HERE LIFE JACKET IS A MUST: 4.SOME PEOPLE ARE SAILING: 5..LOCAL FISHERMEN FISHING IN ROW BOAT: AFTER : BOAT HOUSE JETTY. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images Last edited by navan49 : 3rd January 2010 at 11:05.
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navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	A scenic beauty of the Mamallapuram hill top sculpture from the OMR side. Attached Thumbnails
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3rd January 2010, 20:19	#33
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	What about Kishkinda. Any reviews. Heard there's a water park and watersports activities.
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4th January 2010, 00:18	#34
navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	Hi Mpower, There are theme parks and water kingdom's in Chennai. The MGM on ECR Before Kovalam. Their entry fee seems to be 400. The other one on ECR is VGP Golden Beach where as the entry fee is Rs.125. The third one is Kishkinta near Tambaram. It is as good as MGM and Queens land. The fourth one around Chennai is the Queens land after Poonamalle and before Sriperunbudur on Bangalore Highway. Except the Golden beach all the three are good and almost equal to one to one. As it is a costly affairs we did not visit all. We have visited VGP Golden Beach and MGM. You can select any one and visit once. Last edited by Mpower : 10th January 2010 at 04:15.
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10th January 2010, 13:00	#37
navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	There were two snakes mating in a vacant plot. They were very long and in one jump it was possible to reach near us. So with lots of caution the snaps were taken. Attached Thumbnails
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23rd January 2010, 19:28	#38
jasonbourne BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 169 Thanked: 179 Times	Wow... Nice Snake Pics! You have an option to apply for National Geographic! :-)
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28th January 2010, 21:41	#39
navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	Hi Jason, It was not nice. When I looked at the snakes and went for the camera, it took some time to locate again.Then the people gathered and they vanished before I took a good shot.
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29th January 2010, 14:49	#40
srikanthpotluri BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 472 Thanked: 769 Times View My Garage	I have been to that boat house mentioned above with my friends a few months ago while returning from Pondy. A good decision - it was truly a good place to go for a day. We took Kayak's - and had for an hour nice exercise in water. A pic of my friend - Attached Thumbnails Last edited by srikanthpotluri : 29th January 2010 at 14:52.
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30th January 2010, 00:06	#41
navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	Hi Shrikant, Any posting on your Pondy Trip. I had been last week but no new postings out of my past one. Next trip planning to visit a Fort on the way to Pondy seems near Kottakuppam.
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16th September 2011, 00:03	#42
navan49 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 1,000 Thanked: 73 Times View My Garage	Re: Enchanting Weekend Getaway Places Around Chennai Last week end that was on 10th September I had a one day get away. We (our family) left Meda vakkam at 7 am and went direct to Madurantakam Highway in through Tambaram. We had a break fast in Highway in for 5 people 315. In future it is better to have a buffet breakfast for Rs 75 per head. All unlimited except Vada restricted to one only. Followed by breakfast we went to Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi temple and had the Dharsan of both the deity and H H Bangaru adigalar. Then we came to Pukkathurai and went to Prasanna Venkatesa perumal Kovil on a small hill top where you can drive upto the top may be 1 to 1,5 km. Then took Chengalput Tirukalukundram Road (remember there are lots of bumps on this road) and reached Mahabalipuram and had lunch and had wen around the rock carvings on road side and looked from the car. Then around 2.30 Pm we went to thiruvidandhai Nithya Kalyana Perumal temple. There was a big rush. If some one want to visit this temple avoid saturdays. Had a nice sakkara Pongal and Puliyodara(Tamerind Rice) prasadams for Rs 10 each.Back to home im Medavakkam via ECR through Kalaignar Salai Sholinganallur Elcot. Our trip ended at 6.30PM.
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swiftnfurious Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 7,204 Thanked: 9,663 Times	Re: Enchanting Weekend Getaway Places Around Chennai Waking up this thread hoping to see more suggestions.
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Kashief BHPian Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: CBE Posts: 97 Thanked: 453 Times	Re: Enchanting Weekend Getaway Places Around Chennai Hi - Any weekend suggestions to travel max 300kms from Chennai. I live in south part. Getting away to ECR or GST is easy.
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