வாங்க, தமிழ்நாடு
Vaanga,Tamil Nadu.
Tell us the kind of trip you want, in your own words. We’ll lay out the route day by day, with drive times and the towns you pass on the way. Change any stop and the journey redraws itself.
Temples. Hills. Coast. Festivals. Food. One word opens every door.
தமிழ்நாடு
Tamil Nadu, in short
India’s southern tip: 38 districts, about 1,076 km of coast from Pulicat to Kanyakumari, the Nilgiri and Palani hills above 2,000 m, and temple towns that have kept their festivals for over a thousand years. Three UNESCO World Heritage sites, and one of the world’s oldest living languages.
- Getting hereFly into Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai or Tiruchirappalli. Trains and highways link every district.
- LanguageTamil everywhere; English in hotels, transport and most shops. “Vaanga” means “please come”.
- Temple visitsLeave footwear at the gate, dress with shoulders and knees covered, and check if photos are allowed inside.
- FoodMeals on a banana leaf, eaten with the right hand. Filter coffee is the state drink in all but name.
When to come
Pick a month to see the weather and what’s on.
Plan my trip
Choose the kind of trip, then describe it the way you’d tell a friend: how many days, where you start, who’s coming, which month. Vaanga turns it into a route.
1What kind of trip?
2Tell us about it
Seven postcards
Swipe through the Vaanga series. Tap a card to see it full size.