Huellas Británicas en Chennai: Tu Tour Arquitectónico Único

Un gran tour para los amantes de la historia y de la arquitectura de la India Británica. Haresh se encargó de mostrar todos y cada uno de los edificios de la antigua Madras con contenido relacionado al Mismo.

Tuve un maravilloso recorrido a pie por los edificios coloniales de Chennai. Mi guía Vijay era un verdadero deporte. La mañana de nuestro recorrido era terriblemente calurosa y húmeda, pero él era alegre y servicial, permaneciendo más tiempo en los lugares que más me interesaban. La mejor parte fue que 5 Sentidos no cancelaron la caminata, aunque las otras 2 personas que debían unirse no aparecieron. Así que tuve una gira privada / solo y fue absolutamente encantador ir a mi propio ritmo. Vijay narró fechas e historias importantes detrás de los edificios y sobre el área en la que estábamos. ¡Fue divertido pasar el punto 'cero' de Chennai! El recorrido a pie fue una gran manera de disfrutar de las escenas de la ciudad. Lo recomiendo altamente, pero sugeriría hacerlo cuando el clima es más agradable.

A great tour to get deeper into the history of Chennai and understand how the city evolved before and after colonial times. Hareesh was an excellent guide and took time to explain everything and to answer my questions. An added bonus was a visit to George Town and Marina Beach on the way back to my hotel. Plus the chance to ride a local train. Thoroughly interesting and enjoyable tour which I would highly recommend.

Excellent and efficient tour of the sights of British Madras. We definitely saw things we would not have done on our own, and also enjoyed the good explanations from our guide. He was very informative, patient and easy to talk to.

If you are interested in learning, seeing and interacting with the remnants of the British colonial history through its legacy buildings (or not) this is the tour for you. My guide was Hareesh and he was just fantastic, very friendly, engaging and a wealth of knowledge about the buildings, the city and its history, as you would expect. This tour is a great counterpart to do with the Georgetown Heritage Walk with great symmetry but little overlap as it focuses more on the growth and expansion of Madras through the British Raj, rather than its foundation. A fantastic tour, do yourself the favor and make time for this one! TIP: Bring your water bottle and probably a hat.

This tour is a great way to see the British architecture in Chennai. My guide Jainath was excellent. He was very knowledgeable about the architecture and history of the buildings and the city. He was very friendly and flexible When l said that I already had plans to visit one of the buildings on the tour, he offered to take me to another very interesting sight. I particularly enjoyed the short suburban train ride and the coffee at Central Station. I did a private tour, and was picked up punctually at my hotel. Both the driver and the car were excellent. I am very pleased to highly recommend this tour.

Great walking tour around Chennai’s British architecture highlights. Hareesh was a knowledgeable and interesting guide. We enjoyed the walking, local trains and tuktuk transport.

It felt typically British as we meandered around the old part of Chennai in the rain, but it did not dampen the guides enthusiasm! Hareesh took me on a tour of a range of British buildings in Chennai, explaining the history of the British time in the city and the changes they made. Meeting at Egmore station, he explained the different architectural influences on the building from British to Persian. We walked onto the Main station, learning about the effect on Chennai of the railways and the new modern metro system currently being installed. We then took the train for a stop, and took in the Ripon Building, which seemed so incongruous and, well, British, in a very Indian setting. It is still a government building, albeit with the odd addition of an Aircon unit. We passed the railway HQ, complete with a steam train, and finished with a walk around the University of Madras, which is an enchanting campus close to the beach. All in all a very interesting few hours, As a British I'm glad we did a few positive things in India, despite our aggressive colonial past. Hareesh speaks excellent English and is a very engaging guide who made time for a lovely cup of coffee. Communication from 5senses was good throughout.

Great tour, lots of very interesting information. Talked love experience with train ride. Hareesh is a true sample of excellent tour guide. He demonstrated deep knowledge of history, warm personslity and highly motivated guide who truly loves history, city of Chennai, Indian culture. Highly recommended ! Thank you!

Had a great experience knowing facts and history. Had been to most of these places but haven't seen many monuments introduced to us. Now will look more for such details in places and trying to understand the history behind the monuments.