Some parts of Chennai and some outside are becoming wonderful bird watching sites. Our Chennai Birding or Birding Photography or Birdwatching trips are popular among experienced Birders and Beginners. How nice will it be to go with an experienced Birding Guide using a high quality Spotting Scope / Binocular? Join the Birdwatching trip to enjoy your time. Why should you do Birdwatching Trip with KeyTerns? You will be taken to the best locations to see maximum / rare species You will get enhanced birdwatching with the experienced Birding Guide and Bird call expert using high end Spotting Scope / Binocular You will experience the best Birdwatching, and learning several species of birds, their behaviors, sound and life. You will do some stunning Birding photography Much more Testimonials: We have been getting appreciations for doing great job in Birdwatching trips. You may find in Google and TripAdvisor. Recent Birdwatching appreciations are below "A great experience with a true pro!" Birding & Hiking in Talakona and Tirupathi Cost without Transport:  - Rs.8040 Up to 5 Persons and Rs.1608 Per every Extra Person INCLUDES Curation & GST, EXCLUDES Transport, Food, and anything other than inclusions. Cost with Transport:  - Rs.12450 in Compact Sedan Up to 3 Persons - Rs.14600 in SUV Up to 5 Persons INCLUDES Curation, Transport as chosen & GST, EXCLUDES , Food, and anything other than inclusions. Notes Normally, we do birding at the natural sites. So, there will not be any Entry Fee / Camera fees / Video fees. If there is anything, that will be extra. As Chennai is hot, we have limited this particular trip to 2 to 3 hours. However, we can do half a day or full day or multi day trips. Please check with us for more details.  More details are in Chennai Birding and refer Birding page for more Birding trips. How to Book? Contact us -  Chat on Website /  Submit requirement / +918925156565 /  WhatsApp / contact@keyterns.com Book directly - AI based Portal   Follow us to get great deals | WhatsApp Channel | Instagram |  Team www.keyterns.in, Creating Cherished Memories Pickup Point: At the Birding location as agreed with Guide Photo album:  Click here 1 and Click here 2 Note: Venue, Guide details, etc. will be shared once the registration is complete. Sequence, if given, is indicative. Itinerary is subject to change Package booking terms: 100% to be paid for booking. Birding Guide Curator profile: Curator is Subbu. He is a passionate Birdwatcher, Bird call specialist, Bird sound recorder and a Researcher providing lectures at various places. He can identify a bird by listening to the sound. He has contributed a lot to the Bird counting and is part of various Birding organizations. He uses high quality Spotting Scope or Binoculars to spot the birds at distance and explains. One of the recent contribution - The Hindu - Arunachal yields a potentially new songbird Customer Appreciation   Our recent Birding trip details Chennai, Tamil Nadu, walked 2.96 km, 192 minutes Birds reported are given below.  2 Fulvous Whistling-Duck 10 Indian Spot-billed Duck 2 Indian Peafowl 3 Grey Francolin 6 Little Grebe 40 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Spotted Dove 3 Greater Coucal (Southern) 2 Pied Cuckoo (Jacobin Cuckoo) 4 Asian Koel 40 Asian Palm Swift 6 Eurasian Moorhen 6 Eurasian Coot 4 Grey-headed Swamphen (Purple Swamphen) 1 White-breasted Waterhen 4 Red-wattled Lapwing 10 Asian Openbill 4 Oriental Darter 10 Little Cormorant 4 Purple Heron 2 Intermediate Egret 4 Little Egret 2 Indian Pond-Heron 4 Black-headed Ibis 1 Shikra 1 Spotted Owlet 2 Common Kingfisher (Small Blue Kingfisher) 3 White-throated Kingfisher 4 Pied Kingfisher 2 Asian Green Bee-eater 6 Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1 Indian Roller 20 Rose-ringed Parakeet 2 Common Iora 10 Black Drongo 10 House Crow 8 Large-billed Crow (Indian Jungle) 1 Common Tailorbird 3 Ashy Prinia 2 Zitting Cisticola 8 White-browed Bulbul 6 Yellow-billed Babbler 10 Common Myna 3 Purple-rumped Sunbird 1 Purple Sunbird 6 Baya Weaver 4 Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia) 1 White-browed Wagtail (Large Pied Wagtail) #BirdWatching, #BirdingTour, #BirdTour, #Birding, #Telescope, #SpottingScope, #BirdSanctuary, #Flamingos, #Ornithology, #Ornithologist We do Bird watching experiences / Birding tours / Birding Photography trips. To get regular updates on this trip and future trips, kindly join the Birding WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KrBvBj3WpIuKvjUlabmaXR  

**Click photo gallery above to see more photos / videos** Chennai Experiential Trails - British Era Stories from Fort St. George to St. Thomas Mount British came to Chennai in 17th Century and ruled till the year 1947. This Experiential Trail is curated by the Story Teller and will cover key monuments from Chennai Fort St. George to St. Thomas Mount.  Fort St. George is the place where British had their administrative office in Chennai. The Fort has a beautiful St. Mary's Church, and a Museum with many artefacts. There are interesting stories connected to the origin of British in Chennai, and the St. Mary's Church.  St. Thomas Mount is a small hill where St. Thomas, one of the direct apostle of Jesus, is believed to have lived. It Means that the St. Thomas Mount has 2000 years old stories. It is fascinating to be on top of this small hill to understand about St. Thomas. St. Thomas Mount is geologically significant as the rock type is Charnockite and there are interesting stories related to Charnockite rock of this hill. Book this trip to understand the stories and experience of the British Era in Chennai. How to Book? Kindly email us on contact@keyterns.com or submit your requirements in this simple form. We will get back within 24 hours..  Team www.keyterns.in, Creating Cherished Memories

Chance to join Museum Walk Have you been to Chennai Museum BRONZE Gallery? If so, how much of the history and the finer architecture aspects of the several hundred years old artefacts do you know? Its fascinating to see several artefacts collected primarily from this region at the Museum. Do you feel like visiting Museum now? Instead of just seeing artefacts, how will it be if someone narrates about the artefacts? Join our curated Musuem walk.  Why should you join this Chennai Museum Walk? To get 4 dimensional Historical, Archaeological, Architectural & Mythological views from the Heritage Storyteller with Archaeology background who is well appreciated - Refer to KeyTerns TripAdvisor page ​Expert Curator profile: Trip is curated by Vijay, the Heritage Storyteller with an Archaeology background, Historian, Excavation Specialist, Researcher and a Wildlife Short film maker. He is passionate in Heritage and Culture, is dedicated and has received several recognition, appreciations, certifications for his work. Customer Reviews on KeyTerns Vijay's curation was one to remember,  Price  Cost is Rs.5900 upto 5 persons. Rs.1180 per extra adult (above 12 years) and Rs.450 Per extra child between 6 and 12 years which INCLUDES Curation & GST and EXCLUDES GST and anything else. .  How to Book Please contact our Reservation Specialist, Sandhya on +917305363999./ WhatsApp for queries / booking.   You can also submit this simple form to get quote.  Book Your Hotels, Flights, Transfers and Holiday Packages also on our AI driven portal with more / better / cheaper options Team KeyTerns, Making every travel experiential Destination, Theme & Educational Travel - www.KeyTerns.in  AI Driven Booking - https://aibooking.keyterns.in    Notes Meeting Point - will be shared after the booking Schedule and sequence are subject to availability and change. Payment Terms - 100% advance is required. Cancellation Policy - 95% will be refunded if the guest cancels 48 hours before the scheduled departure time. 100% will be refunded if KeyTerns cancels the trip. Refund is given within a week's time from the date of travel. PC - Sendyl.Travelogue About KeyTerns:  KeyTerns is into Experiential Travel providing Unique Stays, Expert Experiences, Experiential Packages for Luxury, Solo, Family, Corporate and Student Travellers in Leisure, Adventure, Heritage, Birding. where every traveler gets fine memories for the lifetime. Purpose of KeyTerns is to make every travel experiential. More..   

2 Hours Chennai Museum walk with a Heritage Storyteller Chennai Egmore Museum, started in 1851, has rich collections. It is the second oldest museum in India after the Indian Museum in Kolkata. Museum has several galleries. either Stone gallery or Bronze gallery will be covered in this walk. Highlights: Led by the Heritage Storyteller, 4 dimensional narration that includes archaeological, historical, architectural and mythological   Learn about Egmore Museum, its origin, seeing rich and classic collection of artefacts. Understanding sculptors' creativity Much more... Latest reviews - "It was one of the best experiences. ...Vijay (Heritage Storyteller) was able to paint a wonderful picture around history, art, religion, science. Kudos." "It was really a mind blowing experience to know our past culture in detail and ancestors artistic talents on each sculptures." More on KeyTerns TripAdvisor page. ​Expert Curator profile: Trip is curated by Vijay, the Heritage Storyteller with an Archaeology background, Historian, Excavation Specialist, Researcher and a Wildlife Short film maker. He is passionate in Heritage and Culture, is dedicated and has received several recognition, appreciations, certifications for his work. Cost: Rs.5900 up to 5 Persons.  Extra Person Cost for Adult is Rs.1180 and for Child is Rs.450  INCLUDES: 1. Heritage Storyteller leading the walk, 18% GST EXCLUDES: 1. Any fees to be paid to Museum, 2. Transport upto Museum. Anything not covered in inclusions. How to Book Please contact our Reservation Specialist, Sandhya on +917305363999./ WhatsApp for queries / booking.   You can also submit this simple form to get quote.  Book Your Hotels, Flights, Transfers and Holiday Packages also on our AI driven portal with more / better / cheaper options Team KeyTerns, Making every travel experiential Destination, Theme & Educational Travel - www.KeyTerns.in  AI Driven Booking - https://aibooking.keyterns.in  Notes: Venue, Trip Leader details, etc. will be shared once the registration is complete. Sequence given is indicative. Itinerary is subject to change Package booking terms: 100% to be paid for booking. 100% money will be refunded if KeyTerns is not doing the trip or Paid money will be refunded after deducting 5% refund charges if the guest informs the organizer before 6 hours of trip start time.   High level plan: 1. Book first, 2. Get the confirmation, 3. Pay, 4. Meet the Trip Leader at venue and buy Museum tickets, 5. Join the Group Museum walk with the Trip Leader. Photo album: Museum Album - Courtesy - guests Places to visit: Stone gallery at Chennai Egmore Museum. Page Museum Photo Courtesy: sendyl.travelogue   #Museum, #Heritage, #Archaeologist, #KeyTerns, #Historian, #Sculpture, #Archaeology

Explore UNESCO listed Mahabalipuram Mahabalipuram is a gallery of Rock cut Temples and a testimony to the creativity of Pallava dynasty. Rocks and Sculptures have stories. Highlights: English speaking guide Narration of unheard stories Visiting 7th Century Built monuments & temples – Rock-cut architecture, Shore temple, Lighthouse, Tiger caves, Arjuna Penance, All the Chariots (Rathas), Lighthouse, Mahishasura Mardini cave, Varaha cave, adhi Varaha cave temple, Ramanuja mandap, Varaha mandap, Thirumathi cave and so on. Looking at wonders of nature – Krishna Butter Ball, Sea Shell Museum Shopping seashells, stone sculptures and handicrafts And much more.. Do you feel like visiting Mahabalipuram? Why should you join this trip from KeyTerns? To know more about Pallava dynasty To hear the stories from the Guide Our heritage trips are appreciated. Refer to KeyTerns TripAdvisor page And much more.. PRICE Guide only price INCLUDES Guide Service and GST  Total Cost is Rs.4000 upto 5 persons, Total Cost is Rs. 6110 from 6 to 14 persons, Total Cost is Rs.7,435 from 15 to 40 persons Guide with AC Sedan Car from Chennai, Entry Fees, Veg Meals in an AC restaurant, and GST Total Cost for 1 Person - Rs. 10800  Total Cost for 2 Persons - Rs.11400 Check with us for the rates above 3 persons  Expert Archaeologist curation would cost Rs.6000 extra upto 4 persons and Rs.1500 per person from 5th person onwards.  Excludes anything not given in the inclusions along with the price.  How to Book Please contact our Reservation Specialist, Sandhya on +917305363999./ WhatsApp for queries / booking.   You can also submit this simple form to get quote.  Book Your Hotels, Flights, Transfers and Holiday Packages also on our AI driven portal with more / better / cheaper options Team KeyTerns, www.keyterns.in, Making every travel experiential Destination, Theme & Educational Travel - www.KeyTerns.in  AI Driven Booking - https://aibooking.keyterns.in    #Mahabalipuram, #Mamallapuram, #Heritage, #Archaeologist, #KeyTerns, #Historian, #Sculpture, #Archaeology, #storytelling Note: Refer to our earlier trips Photo album Venue, Curator details, etc. will be shared once the registration is complete. Schedule and sequence are subject to availability and change. Payment Terms - 100% advance is required. Cancellation Policy - 95% will be refunded if the guest cancels 48 hours before the scheduled departure time. 100% will be refunded if KeyTerns cancels the trip. Refund is given within a week's time from the date of travel. Expert Curator profile: Trip is curated by Vijay, the Heritage Storyteller with an Archaeology background, Historian, Excavation Specialist, Researcher and a Wildlife Short film maker. He is passionate in Heritage and Culture, is dedicated and has received several recognition, appreciations, certifications for his work. Places to be covered in general Tiger Cave: Our trip starts with the visit to Tiger Cave, a fine rock-cut monument complex. It gets its name from the carvings of the tiger heads on the mouth of a cave which forms a part of the complex. Curator may pose a question and answer. Is it a sculpture of Tigers or something else? Why was ‘so called’ ‘tiger cave’ built? Is it incomplete? Do you see two elephant heads and what could they have been? Do you see one Lingam with three different designs and what do they mean? Do you see a nice storyboard sculpture where ‘Asura’ is indicating to stop the attack while the Goddess is chasing him and what’s the story? Saluvankuppam We now take you to another interesting excavated site. Do you know that a 2000 years old temple complex was discovered by a team of archaeologists left exposed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami? Was it just a Pallava-era shrine? How did they conclude that it could have been 2000 years old? What materials were used? Interact with the curator during the trip to get more. What deity was worshipped in this temple 2000 years back and what was the evidence? Shore temple Do you know that the Shore Temple complex was named as ‘Seven Pagodas’? What does it mean and where are the rest of the temples? Who built the Shore temple? What’s the significance of the architecture? Is it unique? Arjuna’s Penance Arjuna’s Penance is one of the magnificent monuments of Mahabalipuram. This wonderful base air relief dates back to the mid-seventh century. Standing tall at a height of 43 feet, the monolith was carved on the face of two huge adjoining boulders, making its length around 96 feet. The majestic structure cannot be made out in photographs, it deserves to be praised by one’s own eyes. Now, you see a stunning sculpture of a depiction of an instance in the Indian epic ‘Mahabharata’. Do you know the Arjuna Penance story? Curator will narrate. Do you know that there is another story around sage Bhagiratha and what’s that? Along the wonderfully carved sculpture, you will see the sculptor’s touch of humour amid the holy – a cat mimicking Arjuna’s penance to a crowd of mice. Are you serious & curious to see that now? Pancha Rathas (Five Stone Chariots). Pancha Rathas is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram. Pancha Rathas is an example of monolithic Indian rock-cut architecture.The ‘Ratha’ temples are cave temples made of rocks. The rathas are regarded as the five rathas of Pandavas, the eminent characters of the Mahabharata. Krishna Butter Ball – natural or god’s creation or human made or alien made: We will visit this amazing wonder. This monolithic granite rock found in Mahabalipuram India, is over 20 feet in height. With its width almost equal to its height, it looks spherical in some angles but not a perfect sphere. It weighs over 250 tons and miraculously stands on an extremely small, slippery area of a hill. What’s the other name for this rock ball?Do you know that this rock was the inspiration to create the famous dolls and what they are? Lighthouse Next in the plan is to climb up new and old Lighthouses. They are stunning for photography and marvellous to see around from the top of them. The new lighthouse with a circular masonry tower made of natural stone was constructed in the 19th Century. Do you know that Mamallapuram was one of the oldest trading ports with foreigners and a 7th Century built old lighthouse is evidence? Sea Shell Museum Next stop is at the optional Sea Shell Museum, which is the largest seashell museum in India. It houses over 40,000 specimens of rare and unique seashells, fossils, shark teeth and whale fins which offers visitors an amazing visual treat and a unique perspective.

Explore UNESCO listed Mahabalipuram Mahabalipuram is a gallery of Rock cut Temples and a testimony to the creativity of Pallava dynasty. Rocks and Sculptures have stories. Highlights: Mesmerising narration, unheard stories, unseen places. Visiting 7th Century Built monuments & temples – Rock-cut architecture, Shore temple, Lighthouse, Tiger caves, Arjuna Penance, All the Chariots (Rathas), Lighthouse, Mahishasura Mardini cave, Varaha cave, adhi Varaha cave temple, Ramanuja mandap, Varaha mandap, Thirumathi cave and so on. Walking around 2004 incident unearthed 2000 years old Subramaniya temple excavated site Looking at wonders of nature – Krishna Butter Ball, Sea Shell Museum Shopping seashells, stone sculptures and handicrafts And much more.. Do you feel like visiting Mahabalipuram? Why should you join this trip from KeyTerns? To know more about Pallava dynasty To get 4 dimensional Historical, Archaeological, Architectural & Mythological views from the Heritage Storyteller with Archaeology background who is well appreciated - Refer to KeyTerns TripAdvisor page Expert Curator profile: Trip is curated by Vijay, the Heritage Storyteller with an Archaeology background, Historian, Excavation Specialist, Researcher and a Wildlife Short film maker. He is passionate in Heritage and Culture, is dedicated and has received several recognition, appreciations, certifications for his work. PRICE Expert Curation INCLUDES Curation, and GST Rs.12000 up to 4 persons and Rs.3000 per every extra person  Expert Curation with AC Sedan Car from Chennai, Entry Fees, Veg Meals in an AC restaurant, and GST Total Cost for 1 Person - Rs. 16800  Total Cost for 2 Persons - Rs.17400 Check with us for the rates above 3 persons  Normal Guide Service - please check with us. How to Book Please contact our Reservation Specialist, Sandhya on +917305363999./ WhatsApp for queries / booking.   You can also submit this simple form to get quote.  Book Your Hotels, Flights, Transfers and Holiday Packages also on our AI driven portal with more / better / cheaper options Team KeyTerns, Making every travel experiential Destination, Theme & Educational Travel - www.KeyTerns.in  AI Driven Booking - https://aibooking.keyterns.in   #Mahabalipuram, #Mamallapuram, #Heritage, #Archaeologist, #KeyTerns, #Historian, #Sculpture, #Archaeology, #storytelling Note: Refer to our earlier trips Photo album Venue, Curator details, etc. will be shared once the registration is complete. Schedule and sequence are subject to availability and change. Payment Terms - 100% advance is required. Cancellation Policy - 95% will be refunded if the guest cancels 48 hours before the scheduled departure time. 100% will be refunded if KeyTerns cancels the trip. Refund is given within a week's time from the date of travel. Places to be covered in general Tiger Cave: Our trip starts with the visit to Tiger Cave, a fine rock-cut monument complex. It gets its name from the carvings of the tiger heads on the mouth of a cave which forms a part of the complex. Curator may pose a question and answer. Is it a sculpture of Tigers or something else? Why was ‘so called’ ‘tiger cave’ built? Is it incomplete? Do you see two elephant heads and what could they have been? Do you see one Lingam with three different designs and what do they mean? Do you see a nice storyboard sculpture where ‘Asura’ is indicating to stop the attack while the Goddess is chasing him and what’s the story? Saluvankuppam We now take you to another interesting excavated site. Do you know that a 2000 years old temple complex was discovered by a team of archaeologists left exposed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami? Was it just a Pallava-era shrine? How did they conclude that it could have been 2000 years old? What materials were used? Interact with the curator during the trip to get more. What deity was worshipped in this temple 2000 years back and what was the evidence? Shore temple Do you know that the Shore Temple complex was named as ‘Seven Pagodas’? What does it mean and where are the rest of the temples? Who built the Shore temple? What’s the significance of the architecture? Is it unique? Arjuna’s Penance Arjuna’s Penance is one of the magnificent monuments of Mahabalipuram. This wonderful base air relief dates back to the mid-seventh century. Standing tall at a height of 43 feet, the monolith was carved on the face of two huge adjoining boulders, making its length around 96 feet. The majestic structure cannot be made out in photographs, it deserves to be praised by one’s own eyes. Now, you see a stunning sculpture of a depiction of an instance in the Indian epic ‘Mahabharata’. Do you know the Arjuna Penance story? Curator will narrate. Do you know that there is another story around sage Bhagiratha and what’s that? Along the wonderfully carved sculpture, you will see the sculptor’s touch of humour amid the holy – a cat mimicking Arjuna’s penance to a crowd of mice. Are you serious & curious to see that now? Pancha Rathas (Five Stone Chariots). Pancha Rathas is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram. Pancha Rathas is an example of monolithic Indian rock-cut architecture.The ‘Ratha’ temples are cave temples made of rocks. The rathas are regarded as the five rathas of Pandavas, the eminent characters of the Mahabharata. Krishna Butter Ball – natural or god’s creation or human made or alien made: We will visit this amazing wonder. This monolithic granite rock found in Mahabalipuram India, is over 20 feet in height. With its width almost equal to its height, it looks spherical in some angles but not a perfect sphere. It weighs over 250 tons and miraculously stands on an extremely small, slippery area of a hill. What’s the other name for this rock ball?Do you know that this rock was the inspiration to create the famous dolls and what they are? Lighthouse Next in the plan is to climb up new and old Lighthouses. They are stunning for photography and marvellous to see around from the top of them. The new lighthouse with a circular masonry tower made of natural stone was constructed in the 19th Century. Do you know that Mamallapuram was one of the oldest trading ports with foreigners and a 7th Century built old lighthouse is evidence? Sea Shell Museum Next stop is at the optional Sea Shell Museum, which is the largest seashell museum in India. It houses over 40,000 specimens of rare and unique seashells, fossils, shark teeth and whale fins which offers visitors an amazing visual treat and a unique perspective.