Crowded markets, chaotic traffic, and noisy hawkers.
Majestic buildings, mesmerizing history, and vivid images.
A pulse of any city is in its markets. Join Storytrails as we take you through one such market place in Chennai; to streets teeming with life and spilling over with colour, noise and exuberance. This former Black Town of Madras is now a bustling wholesale market. A visit to the heart of George Town is an experience you won’t forget in a hurry.
A market place where practically anything that can be legally sold can be bought for the right price. Assorted nuts, aromatic spices or exotic snuff, or simply dusters, buckets and screwdrivers!
Join us and let our stories walk you through the bylanes, where history, mythology and folklore intertwine to give you a glimpse of the living India.
Come, and be lost in a riot of colour and chaos!
Hotel Saravana Bhavan 209, NSC Bose Rd, Parrys, George Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600001
8:30 AM - 11 AM or 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Walking tour
At the end of three weeks in south India and many guided tours, we were lucky enough to take a walking tour in the late afternoon round the George Town bazaar of Chennai. It was, without a doubt, the best and most informative guided tour we took in India.
Fascinating and interesting. A mix of fact with story telling. All made pleasurable by a most engaging guide. You couldn’t help but enjoy this tour. The time passed all too quickly. Highly recommended
It was an excellent, knowledge-filled 2hrs walking thru the bazaar, soaking in the atmosphere, immersing in local culture. Best part? Their tours are very affordable! Super value for money, a must-do for any first timers!
It was one of the most wonderful experiences I have ever had in Chennai. I am here regularly. An incredibly coherent mix of information, impressions and loving stories.
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The pulse of any city is in its markets. This trail takes you through one such bustling marketplace, Georgetown. Let our stories walk you through its bylanes, where history, mythology and folklore intertwine to give you a glimpse of the living India.
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