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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Egypt
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Good morning guys and gals..
Will be in india for 10 days over new year period ( can only skip that much work). I will be based in delhi, but I would really like to go down south to chennai/mamallapuram. Found a flight for $190 return to chennai, but it gets in at 00.45 in the morning! How can I get to mamallapuram at this time? Should I spend the night in chennai? (with such a short time?) Thanks for the help |
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just a traveler
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Earth
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If you want to reach Mamallapuram in the night, bargain hard with taxi drivers (it should cost no more than 700-800 Rs) and give a call to particular hotel. When I was in mamllapuram just few days ago many tourists (I met Germans) fortunately gave a miss to Chennai and arrived in the middle of the night.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: United kingdom
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I am arriving Chennai in January - early evening - and have arranged my hotel in Mamallapuram to pick me up - well thats what I hope. I am sure that time of night they will get you to Mamallapuram fairly quickly which will be better than staying Chennai.
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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The price from a local newspaper add (City Limouzines) is 850 for a tiny Indica up to 1200 for an AC Qualis. This company I have found to be cheaper than some others. If you can get a hotel pickup it might well be cheaper, as they are making money from you in other ways. ...and there is nothing fortunate about missing Chennai ![]()
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Delhi to Mahabalipuram,
The flight from Delhi could be alot cheaper - try AirDeccan.
I stayed at the excellent Ideal Beach Resort and they picked me up from the airport for a small fee. It was great to come comeu out from the airport at some stupid hour in the morning and have a guy waiting for with your name on a board. No hassle, no directions and straight to the hotel. Joe |
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there's a prepaid taxi counter just as you go past the agents after you get your bags. Mahabs is an easy 1 1/2 hrs. on good rd. Ideal earns its name, and if they say the will pick you up, go for it.
I'm overdue for a trip there meself, if it would stop cycloning!
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just a traveler
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Earth
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Ideal is perhaps great value but remote - 3 km from village, after funny long evenings in village restaurants it's not so fun returning to resort late.
Much better to stay in village. To Nick-H: Sorry bhaya but those were not my words, words of one German couple and many other tourists also. |
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Egypt
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thanks guys.. am now in delhi and called greenwoods resort.. who say they will pick me up.. but are charging 500 per night with no AC.. that seems alot!
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