How did the city of Chennai get its name, and what is the historical and cultural significance behind the renaming process from Madras to Chennai ..read more

What are the options and details for a Thailand tour package from Chennai, including the duration of the trip, popular destinations covered, inclusions, and pricing? Any recommendations for a memorable and cost-effective Thailand tour package departing from Chennai ..read more

Our work group of friends wants to to go out for a one day trip from Chennai, but we are short of ideas of where we can go and some of having no clue where we can go. We can only go for one day as we have families to get back to as well. We don't want the location to be too far, because as we have mentioned we would only have one day to be there. Please give all your suggestions about day trips from Chennai, and at the moment we are open to all kinds of places. We would decide the final... One day trip from Chennai ..read more

I am currently staying in Bangalore and need to go to Chennai. If I were in my home town in Delhi, it would have been a matter of getting a flight there, as there would not be any other option as the distance is a lot. If I consider taking a train from Bangalore to Chennai, how long would this journey take? I am not too fussed on how I travel. I would just like to know what options I have to go to Chennai ..read more

Kanyakumari is the southernmost tip of India - a part of the State of Tamilnadu. It is embraced by the Indian ocean in the middle, the Bay of Bengal in East and the Arabian Sea in the West. One can view the sunrise and sunset standing at the same spot. It is fascinating to see different shades of the sand that these 3 water bodies hold. The tourists get tempted to buy the sand that is collected by urchins there. We bought too. While at Kanyakumari tourists can avail of the... Watch the sun, rise and set in the same place ..read more

I am putting some plans together to go to Pondicherry, a lot of the things have got sorted out, now all I need to do is choose the hotel. This is only possible if I find out which places are good to stay in Pondicherry. Sometimes you get hotels in places where there is absolutely nothing, which I don't want, I would rather be in a touristy area and have easy access to shops and restaurants, and not to mention the beach as well ..read more

I plan to celebrate my fifth wedding anniversary with my wife at a hill station. Ooty is one place where my wife has always wanted to go and it seems like a good place to visit. One thing that I would like to make sure is that the weather is good when we go, as we would be planning to some sightseeing and would like to be sitting outside in the fresh air. This is where I require some help from the forum, as I would like to know when the best time to visit Ooty would be ..read more

My wife and I are keen on visiting Ooty and spending a maximum of 10 days day and the minimum days would be 7. We prefer getting a travel package as it works out easier, and we know that we would not miss out of seeing or doing something major. It would be our first time in Ooty, which is the reason we need a travel package and would like some advice from India Travel Forum to which all Ooty travel packages from Chennai are available? We would like most things covered including the... Ooty travel packages from Chennai ..read more

I am currently staying in Chennai with my family, and I would like to take my kids to some theme park. I have seen read about the popular Kishkinta Theme Park and am interested in going there. I have not been able to clearly find out what the entry costs are and would like to know what the Kishkinta Theme Park entry fee is. Also please do mention if there are combo tickets as well, as I know some theme parks have separate tickets for rides and separate tickets for the water park area ..read more

I am visiting Chennai soon, and while there I would like to find out about a heart transplant procedure for my niece. I believe that Malar hospital in Chennai is a reputed hospital and I would like to know if they have someone I can talk to about the heart transplant procedure and provide them with the condition of my niece. Please provide the Malar hospital contact details for the relevant person ..read more