Wonder of Madurai:Guided Tour of Majestic Meenakshi Temple | 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours

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Private Tour
2 Adults x $25.00
$50.00
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$50.00
Duration: 2 hours

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  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Private tour guide
  • Private transportation
  • Own Expenses
  • Gratuities

Overview

Embark on a Sri Meenakshi Temple where many treasures, insights, and stories are waiting. Let a local host show you around and experience this cultural attraction from a local perspective. Reasons to book this tour : ✓ See Thousand Pillars Museum from a local perspective ✓ Get insights straight from a local source ✓ Explore Sri Meenakshi Temple it with a local. As a center of Madurai, there's a cultural gem ready to be discovered. Get ready and hit the road with your favorite local and prepare to be amazed. On this Private Sri Meenakshi Temple tour in Madurai,With so much to see and learn, there's no better way than to have a knowledgeable local by your side. Embark on an enriching journey where you'll get to know everything about this must-visit attraction with its ins and outs, its incredible history, insights, and fun facts. The more you explore, the more you'll discover why this place is so important to the locals and its cultural relevance.

Itinerary

  • Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple

    On this Private Sri Meenakshi Temple tour in Madurai,With so much to see and learn, there's no better way than to have a knowledgeable local by your side. Check out its best-known spots as well as those little details that only a local expert knows about, like Thousand Pillars Museum and Sri Meenakshi Temple. Embark on an enriching journey where you'll get to know everything about this must-visit attraction with its ins and outs, its incredible history, insights, and fun facts. The more you explore, the more you'll discover why this place is so important to the locals and its cultural relevance.

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship
  • No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed.
  • Knees (till the ankle)and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women.
  • Cigarette,Lighter,Knife,Cosmetic Items and big size of bags are not allowed to carry into the temple
  • All kind of Electronic items are not allowed to carry into the temple
  • Highly secured locker facilities available at the entrance of the temple.

Free Cancellation

June 19100% refund
June 20No refund

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  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Good experience!

Published on Feb, 2025

Impressive experience! Especially when you come out of Belgium. Really enjoyed the passioned guide who told everything so well :)

An excellent tour of Meenakshi Amman Temple

Published on Feb, 2025

I opted for a tour of the Meenakshi Amman Temple which started at 0500h. I would definitely recommend this time because it is relatively quiet and peaceful. I turned out to be the only person on my tour. The guide, a Tamilian gentleman who said I could call him Abu, was knowledgeable and easy to understand. Because the crowd was not dense we had considerable time to discuss the temple history, its statuary, and the daily rituals as well as the Dravidian language history. I would definitely recommend this tour and tour guide to a friend or family member. One heads up: cobblestones are killers to a tenderfoot like me but really only cover about 200’. After that the granite flooring is much easier to walk on. For all temple visits I wore heavy socks. If I return I shall pack innersoles to tuck inside my socks. Heads up #2: no cameras are permitted inside the temple; the people at Meenakshi Amman at 0530h who are not there for educational tours, are there to pray and worship God. Do respect this. I have one photo of this temple, taken the afternoon before my tour, of the amazing bamboo scaffolding.

Fantastic guided tour of temple and night closing ceremony

Published on Jan, 2025

Last week we had a fantastic in-depth tour of the temple by Balan. He was very knowledgeable about every element of the temple and its religious significance. He explained everything in excellent English and in such a way that we could understand and appreciate the nuances of Hinduism and Tamil religion. The night closing ceremony shouldn’t be missed as it was so spiritual and was great to share the experience as a non Hindu with all the devotees. Balan went the ‘ extra mile’ the next day too to show us the hall of a thousand pillars and to see the temple in the day light. We thoroughly recommend him for your temple visit. Many thanks

A great tour

Published on Dec, 2024

We really wanted to get a flavour of Maduari having only arrived late yesterday and Dhanabalan was a fantastic guide. His knowledge is wonderfully broad telling us about the maharajahs Palace and the temples to the onion and banana markets and fascinating facts about the city and history of religion. We really enjoyed his tour. He’s great company and we’ve learnt so much. It was a joy.

Fantastic tour

Published on Nov, 2024

We had a great tour with Dhanabalan and was a fantastic guide! Incredibly knowledgeable, interesting and friendly. Cannot recommend him enough if you're going to the Sri Meenakshi temple

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