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Dawn Kolam on a Mylapore Street

Kolam

Wake with Mylapore at 6 AM and learn to draw kolam on a street beside the Kapaleeshwarar temple — from simple dot grids to the looping, single-line sikku kolam.

Brihadeeswarar Temple Sunrise Heritage Tour

Witness the first light hit the Brihadeeswarar Temple's 66-metre vimana, with a guide who reveals the Chola engineering genius behind this UNESCO World Heritage monument.

Make a Thanjavur Thalaiyatti Bommai (Head-Nodding Doll)

Thanjavur Thalaiyatti Bommai (Dancing Dolls)

Learn the balancing secret behind Thanjavur's famous nodding dolls — a heavy clay base, a papier-mâché body and a loosely set head — then paint one of your own to take home.

Yercaud Coffee & Pepper Estate Tour

Tour a century-old coffee and pepper estate in the Shevaroy Hills, with processing demonstration and cupping session.

Madurai Temple-Town Tiffin Walk

A sunrise walk through the lanes around the Meenakshi temple with Meena, tasting idli, pongal, filter coffee and temple prasadam at century-old tiffin rooms.

Ooty Tea Estate Walk, Factory Tour & Tasting

Walk through emerald tea gardens at 7,000 feet, tour a working factory from leaf to cup, and taste five single-estate Nilgiri teas.

Gangaikonda Cholapuram Heritage Exploration

Explore Rajendra Chola I's imperial capital and its UNESCO-listed temple, a monument that rivals Thanjavur in ambition and artistry.

Madurai Sungudi Tie-Dye with a Saurashtrian Family

Madurai Sungudi

Learn the patient, dot-by-dot knotting behind Madurai's Sungudi cloth from a Saurashtrian family whose community brought resist-dyeing to the temple city centuries ago.

Tranquebar Danish Fort & Zion Church Walk

Walk through India's only Danish colonial settlement — Fort Dansborg, the Zion Church, and crumbling warehouses on the Coromandel Coast.

Yercaud Shevaroy Hills Homestay

Stay in a 1920s planter's cottage in Yercaud, surrounded by coffee gardens and orange groves, with home-cooked meals and veranda evenings.

Chennai Filter Coffee & Mylapore Breakfast Trail

Walk the temple streets of Mylapore at dawn, tasting filter coffee, idli varieties, and dosa from five legendary establishments.

Pichavaram Mangrove Kayaking Expedition

Paddle through the green tunnels of India's second-largest mangrove forest in Pichavaram, spotting pelicans, herons, and mudskippers.