About Us
The Holidays is the original luxury Travel Company. Born as a safari outfitter, The Holidays unparalleled luxury travel services now extends with one promise, "Guest service". The Chennai Tour Packages and Tamilnadu Tour Packages offers the convenience, service and security of a Indian luxury travel company with support 24/7 from a network, to ensure "by invitation only" access to inspiring experiences. Our agents will make sure that your vacation starts right when we start planning! Planning a vacation shouldn't be stressful! Our full-service agency can take care of any and all of your travel needs.

Take a quick cyber-stroll through this Webster and our rosters of inventive and enthralling trips tempt you. (And keep in mind the literally infinite number of individually arranged private journeys we can create to your specifications.) But there are a few strong, common threads that run through all our journeys and activities, from hiking to scuba diving, from heli-skiing to bicycling, from natural historying to monument gazing.

• FIRST: From your first phone call to your post-trip questionnaires, and at every point in between, we focus on friendly, astute, and persnickety attention to the details that matter to our travellers. we know, because we're travellers, that trips to fabulous places mean little if the people operating them aren't genuinely hospitable and attentive.
  
  
• SECOND: Comfort. We don't believe in discomfort for discomfort's sake, so we like to unwind after a rich day at fine hotels (almost invariably best in class), enjoy great meals, and generally bask in well-earned comfort.
  
  
• THIRD: Our trips tend to be mind-expanding and heart stirring. Some of our activities can be challenging, and some are radically new. But they're all carefully designed first and foremost with one thing in mind: great good fun.

We've been successful in keeping these three key ingredients front and center. And that success, along with our industry-leading innovations, has been widely recognized--not only by our travellers, but also by the travel industry itself.

Our Services
Planning a Trip. Chennai Hotels. Chennai Restaurants. Chennai Attractions. Chennai Nightlife. Chennai Shopping. Chennai Side Trips. Chennai Events. We offer you that..

Having a perfect location near the seacoast, Chennai is a happening honeymoon destination. Tourists from all over the world come to enjoy Honeymoon in Chennai. Boasting of beautiful sun-kissed beaches, marina beaches Chennai has a lot to offer the newly wed couples during their Honeymoon in Chennai. We, at the holidays are here to enlighten your Honeymoon experience in Chennai.

You will see a more complete and wholesome picture of this culturally rich heritage city with no. of temples, mosques and churches. Name a few of pilgrimage places Kabaleeswarar Temple, Parthasarthy Temple,Vaikunthaperumal Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple, Ekambareswarar Temple, Kailasanatha Temple, Varadarajaswamy Temple, Descanso, Velankanni Church, San Thome Cathedral, St.Mary's Church, Big Mosque, Thousand Lights Mosque and more. They are rich with history and reflect with the distinct characteristics and particular set of beliefs, ideals, and values and principles shape the culture of the city. There is intermingling of ideas and cultures that create the cosmopolitan character of Chennai.

The famous Marina Beach the pride of Chennai is second longest beach in the world with a stretch of 4.5 kms (2.5 miles) and has a wide sandy foreshore. You can see the statues of heroes from Tamil culture to samadhis of great leaders like Anna and MGR here. Walk along the Marina in the evening to cool off and eat crispy sundal and murukku. Watching sunset and sunrise from the beach is a fascinating experience. Some of the other famous beaches are Elliot's Beach, Mahabalipuram Beach, Beasent Nagar Beach and Covelong Beach.

Chennai weekend trips and holiday packages will try to cover all the nearby trips to make your weekend holiday a memorable experience. Some famous holiday spots are Kanchipuram, Mahabalipuram, Tirupathi and Pondicherry. We are customising the trip as your needs and wishes.

Chennai leads the rest of the country when it comes to the retail experience with some of the swankiest and largest retail stores setting up shop here first. These stores sell western and ethnic wear. For traditional arts and crafts visit Cottage Emporium, Poompuhar Emporium at Anna Salai and at the local shops of Chennai. Besides these, the city of Chennai is famous for the beautiful Kancheepuram hand woven silk sarees. These sarees are renowned for the temple borders and rich zari (gold thread) pallavas. Detailed traditional motifs and bright colours with contrasting borders make these sarees delightful. For exotic Kanjeevaram silk sarees Nalli's Rasi and Kumaran silks at T Nagar are a delight. Comb lanes and bylanes of Pondy Bazaar and bargain hard. A shopping spree will complete your holidays in Chennai with the holidays.

About Chennai
Chennai, popularly regarded as the Gateway to the South, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu. It is the fourth largest metropolis in India, located on a 17-km stretch of the Coromandel Coast. The city grew up around the English settlement of Fort St. George and gradually absorbed the surrounding towns and villages. However, despite the strong British influence, Chennai has retained its traditional Tamil heritage and effectively blended it to create a unique synthesis of cultures.

Retaining much of its traditional charm, this 350-year-old city provides many a fascinating vignette of southern heritage. It is a city where the landscape of the past lives easily with recent history. In Chennai, you would find a modern metropolis with a clear skyline, long sandy beaches, parks and historic landmarks. With a population of 6 million people, Chennai is a vibrant city ever growing, expanding and changing every year.

Chennai, a city which has harmoniously remained a space in a shrinking world where nature reigns with prolific atmosphere, dramatic scenery and the thrills of the depth and lengthy seashore. Hidden by the ocean of hoarding and the chaos of the overflowing streets, the fascinating past of Madras lives in its many buildings, public, institutional and private.

Chennai has its own trade marks like 252-feet long Ripon building in dazzling white planned by P. Loganatha Mudaliar, Capper House at the Marina, the first women's college in the city re-christened Queen Mary's College in 1917 or the Southern Railway HQ building. Or the movie studios, Music Academy, legendary Rukmini Arundale's seaside Kalakshetra, Gandhi Mandapam, the steel and glass LIC building, the useful and not-so-useful flyovers, Koyambedu to which Kothwal Chavadi moved, the mega manufacturing units, Tidel cyber park. The temple at Triplicane. Chennai's ancient trees both in and out of Theosophical Society, its rivers, ponds and parks.

Guide to Chennai

The Travel Destination of Chennai is dotted with places worth seeing in and around it. Make your holidays at Chennai more enjoyable by seeing these travel destinations in Chennai.

Mahabalipuram (58 kms.) : Mahabalipuram the Pallava dynasty of Southern India, one of the major lines of kings to rule in India after the Gupta period, made this lovely seaside village their second capital.

Covelong (48kms) : Replete with historical monuments such as forts, churches, mosques, and a lovely beach, Covelong is a place where you can experience the history of Tamil Nadu as a whole.

Kanchipuram (75 kms.) : Kanchipuram forms the famous Golden Triangle of the Coromandel Coast. Kanchipuram finds place on the global map because of the wonderful craftsmanship of the Kanchi weavers, the makers of what is perhaps the finest silk fabric in the world. formally called as city of "a thousand temples"

Tirupati (152km) : Situated in the Chittoor district in southern Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati is the abode of the legendary Lord of the Seven Hills. Tirupati is one of the most famous shrines in the country where worship of the Lord has been carried out for over thirteen centuries

Muttukadu (16 kms) : The backwaters of Muttukadu have been developed by the Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation to serve as a scenic picnic spot and a water sports center. In February every year, a wind surfing regatta is organized in Muttukadu.

Crocodile bank (44 kms.) : Not far from Mamallapuram, Romulus Whittaker runs this crocodile breeding and research center. Here several species of Indian and African crocodiles and alligators are bred in captivity.

Vedanthangal (85 kms.) : Vedanthangal is one of the largest bird sanctuaries in India. It is a marshy, 30-hectare park with lake visited by over 1,00,000 migratory birds every year.

Vandalur : Spread over an area of 1,265 acres, the Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur is the largest in South Asia with a rich variety of different species of mammals, reptiles and birds. The animals roam in natural surroundings with a special enclosure for nocturnal creatures.

Cholamandal Artist's Village : Located 18 km south of Chennai. Contemporary art, sculpture, batik and craft flourish in this little palm-studded sea-rimmed artists' commune started in 1966. Artists and sculptors live and work here and also exhibit and sell their work.

Pulicat (54 km) : Site of an Old Dutch settlement dating back to 1609, today, Pulicat is a picnic spot famed for its lake. There are amenities for swimming, fishing, and windsurfing.

Pondicherry (157km) : Lying 162 km south of Chennai, this town has an imminent French influence. For sight seeing, interesting places include churches, museum, beach, the Aurobindo ashram and Auroville.

Valluvar Kottam : The memorial to the poet-saint Tiruvalluvar is shaped like a temple chariot and is the replica of the temple chariot in Thiruvarur. A life-size statue of the saint has been installed in the 33m tall chariot.

Fort St. George : Today, the seat of the State Legislative Assembly, it was once a British bastion. Built in 1640, the fort stills retains its large walls, massive wrought iron gates and deep moats.

Ripon Building : The attractive white structure, close to Chennai Central, is 252 ft. long and 126 ft wide. It has a 132-ft tall tower and a mighty clock 8-ft in diameter. Currently, it is the headquarters of Chennai Corporation.

Government Museum : This Museum is worth visiting. The main building has a fine archaeological section representing all the major South Indian periods including Chola, Vijaynagara, Hoysala and Chalukya.The bronze gallery has a superb collection of Chola Art.

Why we are?
Unbeatable Value - It's not just a matter of our very affordable prices - it's also what we include that makes your value so strong.

• Fabulous Hotels - Stay rested. Our hotels are reflective of the region. Historic, luxurious, charming or a combination of the three.
• Great Sightseeing -The Holidays are action-packed to maximize thrills. Authentic. Inventive. Exclusive. And FUN! Just a few ways to describe the activities we weave throughout your trip, including our events.
• Spontaneity -It's the key to your journey. There is always a plan, but we'll also take time to enjoy an unexpected local, wildlife sightings or a rare and beautiful sunset.
• Superb Tour Managers -Our guides are carefully selected for their experience and knowledge. Your Tour Manager will be with you every step of the way to ensure that your trip runs seamlessly and your personal needs are taken care of.
• Mouth-watering Meals -Experiencing the local cuisine is as important as sightseeing so we offer a variety of options so that you will have some included meals and also the freedom to discover local flavors on your own.

Contact Us or Send us Online Query
The Director
The Holidays
4/1 Velllalar St, Kodambakkam
Chennai, Tamil Nadu (600 001) India
Phone. : +(91)-9884881175/9952047873
E-mail : theholidays@aol.in, theholidays.chennai@gmail.com