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Pondicherry Day Tour from Chennai: Experience Franco-Tamil Culture and Architecture
4.8
45 Ratings
Chennai (Madras)
Embark on a journey to Pondicherry, an enchanting coastal city with its own blend of Franco-Tamil traditions. Admire its beautiful architecture, savor its delectable cuisine, relish the soothing sea breezes, and absorb the relaxed rhythm of life.
Embark on a journey to Pondicherry, an enchanting coastal city with its own blend of Franco-Tamil traditions. Admire its beautiful architecture, savor its delectable cuisine, relish the soothing sea breezes, and absorb the relaxed rhythm of life.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Wonder Tours - Take a trip to Pondicherry, a charming, laid-back seaside town with a unique Franco-Tamil culture. See the city’s lovely architecture, and enjoy its delicious food, gentle sea breeze and laidback pace of life.
- Wonder Tours - Take a trip to Pondicherry, a charming, laid-back seaside town with a unique Franco-Tamil culture. See the city’s lovely architecture, and enjoy its delicious food, gentle sea breeze and laidback pace of life.

What's Included
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
- Admission to Sri Aurobindo Handmade Paper factory
- Delicious lunch included
- Access to the French heritage walking tour
- Travel in comfort with a private car
- Knowledgeable local guide accompanying you
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
- Admission to Sri Aurobindo Handmade Paper factory
- Delicious lunch included
- Access to the French heritage walking tour
- Travel in comfort with a private car
- Knowledgeable local guide accompanying you
What's Not Included
- Breakfast
- Beverages
- Breakfast
- Beverages
Location
Wonder Tours
51/107 86th street Ashok nagar, 1st floor
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(45 Ratings)
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523kristien
Mar 30, 2025
Great trip - It was good trip. The drive was nice and the guide had good insight into the french colonial.our guide rajesh did fantastic job.
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Reshisam1969
Jan 31, 2025
Great day out in Pondicherry - We had a brilliant trip to Pondicherry. Rajesh was very knowledgeable and took us to very interesting places and to get some great South Indian food. Both Rajesh and Siva were extremely professional for the whole day and made it a great experience!
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I717aqlisad
Jan 4, 2025
Awesome tour - We had awesome tour with our tour guide at Pondicherry. He was just great.
Really made me and my husband feel like we'd known him forever. He was
witty, very funny and super knowledgeable.
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H9397gmmarias
Nov 3, 2024
Highly recommended - We felt we saw most of what the area has to offer to get a good feel for its history.Great trip a lot of what Pondicherry and surrounding areas. The guide and drivers was great. Our guide Rajesh was friendly and knowledgeable.
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153riak
Oct 13, 2024
Great tour - Pondicherry trip with our guide Rajesh.Both driver and guide done fantastic job.we visited many places in single day.
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Ellah620
Sep 29, 2024
Fun Day in Pondicherry - My husband and I had a memorable day in Pondicherry with our guide Rajesh. We went to a temple, checked out several fun restaurants and got to spend time in Auroville. Rajesh provided interesting insights about the history of Pondicherry and was quite accommodating during the whole trip. It was a fantastic day!
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Companion65423980555
Sep 26, 2024
Wonderful - Rajesh is a great guide.Wander through the charming streets of the French Quarter, adorned with vibrant buildings and bougainvillea, creating a scene straight out of a postcard. Visit Aurobindo Ashram for a soothing experience and enjoy the scenic beaches that line the coast.Later lunch visited Auroville a fabulous experience.
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Jennirb
Jan 13, 2025
Nice enough, but basic - Nice enough trip, but very basic. No in depth on any of the information provided. For example, the handmade paper tour didn’t go through any details and steps to show me how it was made.
Expected a nicer vehicle for this price and long drive. Had a car rather than the Innova that rides better.
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Unti9
Feb 5, 2025
Not worth the money. - The driver who was also the quide was nice but there was no introduction or even asking our names. He just started with the history of Pondycherry without even taking a breath. We were 3 hours away so didn’t remember all of it. We stopped at - Sri Aurobindo Ashram which was nice, from there we went to the Ganesh temple but he told us to leave our shoes at the ashram said it was just round. But the walk was at least 10 mins. My husband was barefoot on the road but luckily i had got cloth slip on. It was most uncomfortable. There was place to leave our shoes outside the temple. .the temple was wonderful. Then went to walk along the Promenade which was lovely, Next was the church which was lovely. But again he made us take our shoes off outside. We noticed no one else had taken them off. We had to walk over to where our shoes was which meant walking over hot stone. My soles were burning , then had lunch but the place he picked had limited food which took have as per timimg. But luckily we dont eat much. The drive home was fine, even stopped at the chemist to get a cream for my Sore feet. His driving was good & safe. He seemed in a hurry to get back home.
The cost of the trip was £ 280.00 for 2 persons.
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Neelima
Dec 28, 2024
Unexpected tour of Pondicherry - I want to preface my review by saying the communication with the company was excellent before the tour. We asked for flexibility in the tour schedule and they did a fantastic job of meeting our needs! They were very easy to communicate with through email and WhatsApp.
Our actual tour was not what we expected of our day. We thought there would be more information shared by the guide throughout the experience. He seemed like a very nice man but he wasn't responsive to our need for knowing more information about things. For example, we thought we would get more information about the architecture or history during the French heritage walk. He was very flexible in making the itinerary work for our needs. We loved the huge banyan tree at the ashram because we had never seen a Banyan tree with multiple roots before.
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