Chennai International Airport 1 hr 18
Krishna S Butter Ball (6 min.)
Offbeat tourist attraction featuring a massive granite boulder perched on a downhill slope. Mamallapuram E.C.R. (12 min) Descent Of The Ganges (6 min)
Sculpture monument elephant and art Varaha Cave (5 min.)
Cave temple & UNESCO World Heritage Site with intricate life-sized sculptures frescoes & columns. India Seashell Museum (5 min.)
Collection of approximately 40 000 seashells & marine fossils from around the world. Mahabalipuram (11 min) Pancha Rathas (19 min.)
Series of temples dating to the 7th century carved from stone & shaped like chariots. Krishna Mandapam (6 min)
History and architecture Tiger Cave (8 min.)
A cave with tiger-head carvings is among the ruins of this 8th-century carved-stone Hindu temple. Mandapam (10 min.)
Cave and architecture Ganesha Ratha (5 min.)
Intricate exterior carvings adorn this Hindu temple cut from pink granite in the 7th century. Group Of Monuments At Mahabalipuram (11 min)
World Heritage-listed shoreline stone temple complex dating from the 7th 8th centuries. The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust And Centre For Herpetology (15 min.)
Longtime reptile zoo & crocodile sanctuary/breeding center with feedings & a night safari. Mahabalipuram Light House (9 min)
Lighthouse Arulmigu Sri Sthala Sayana Perumal Tirukovil Divya Desam (6 min)
Ancient temple dedicated to Vishnu & famed for its painted stone statues & scenic shore location. Mahabalipuram Beach (4 min.)
Unassuming sandy beach featuring swimming surfing & views of the 8th-century Shore Temple. | 
