Antique Stone Sculpture at Royal Palace, Thanjavur
























Brihadeeshwara temple, also know as the Big temple is probably one of the best temples in the world. No wonder, it is a UNESCO world heritage site. Address: Membalam Rd, Balaganapathy Nagar, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Timings: 6:00 am – 12:30 pm and 4:00 – 8:30 pm Entry fees: Free Note: Parking available on the opposite…
Planning for trip to Tanjavur was quite a few years in making. Finally that trip happened in September, 2015. For travel, I decided on our reliable KSRTC bus. On KSRTC.in, I booked tickets for Airavat class AC Volvo. Then came search for hotel in Thanjavur. Searched through Makemytrip.com, goibibo.com and cleartrip.com. If I liked a…
This holiday season of 2010, I was planning a trip of 2 – 3 days. I checked for couple of options like Vishakapatnam (vizag) in Andra Pradesh or Thanjavur, Madurai and Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. First went to check train tickets for Vishakhapatnam but no tickets were available. Then we were left with the option…
Location: Chennai formarly known as Madras is located on the eastern coast in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Distnace: Around 330 km from Bangalore, 726 km from Colombo, 2943 km from Dubai, 1338 km from Kolkata, 1023 from Mumbai, 507 km from Hyderabad and 1732 km from New Delhi How to reach there: One…
Below are the available tours run by APTDC (Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation) from chennai: 1. Chennai – Tirumala Tour: Dep. 6.30 pm from Chennai Arr. 5.00 pm Chennai next day Daily by Volvo A/c Coach, With AAD Darshan. One Day Tour covers Tirumala, Tiruchanur & Srikalahasthi Fare : Adult Rs. 1200/- Child : Rs….
Tamil Nadu government tourism department provides the following tours from Chennai through TTDC. Following are the tours along with their itinerary and cost. 1. One Day Pondicherry Tour This tour takes places only in the weekends – Saturday and Sunday. It starts at 6.30 am in the morning and comes to an end around 7…