Light House
Light House
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Anand M
Petlad15 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Marina Beach, Chennai is by far among the best beaches in India. But, if you have not experienced it atop the Light House, you missed its breathtaking beauty. There is a museum there too. A very inconspicuous tower that you could easily ignore as you pass the road. And yet, as you experience its view it leaves behind an eternal impression of Chennai's uniqueness, history and beauty.
Written March 7, 2020
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Nirmal
Chennai (Madras), India157 contributions
Jan 2018
here you can view almost entire chennai from the top of the light house. this was closed for around 20 years, but recently they engaged more safety for the public and opened the view point from top of the satellite. a lovely experience
Written March 13, 2018
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vidhusagar
chennI1,080 contributions
Apr 2015 • Friends
If you are at the beach then head south of the Luz junction and opposite the commissioners office you will find the light house. It has a paid entrance and you can go up to have a view of the city,harbour and the sea. Its pretty good for the young and young at heart.
Written April 3, 2015
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ktanvi
Chennai (Madras), India21 contributions
Mar 2015 • Family
Do not miss to take a tour of the light house in Chennai.
Went on 21.03.2015 evening at 5:30 pm.
Visit is to the Light House and the Museum. Lift takes you to the 8th floor and you need to climb to the 9th floor. The place on the 9th floor, visitors area is pretty small and good enough for approx 25-30 people. You get a very good view of Chennai skyline and the Marina beach. Windows are secured by grills for safety. Spent 15-20 minutes there, and took pictures. You come down by the same lift, and then proceed to the Museum. Very interesting and informative for Children including adults. There is a short AV, must see to know about our coast and related aspects. Total time taken for the visit is between 60 to 90 minutes.
Went on 21.03.2015 evening at 5:30 pm.
Visit is to the Light House and the Museum. Lift takes you to the 8th floor and you need to climb to the 9th floor. The place on the 9th floor, visitors area is pretty small and good enough for approx 25-30 people. You get a very good view of Chennai skyline and the Marina beach. Windows are secured by grills for safety. Spent 15-20 minutes there, and took pictures. You come down by the same lift, and then proceed to the Museum. Very interesting and informative for Children including adults. There is a short AV, must see to know about our coast and related aspects. Total time taken for the visit is between 60 to 90 minutes.
Written March 21, 2015
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Mathivanan V
Chennai (Madras), India116 contributions
Nov 2014 • Family
Just you can go to have a bird eye view of the city and its very near to Marina Beach.The ninth floor of the tower has a viewing gallery where steel welded mesh panels have been erected for safety. This has been done to avoid suicide attempts which were witnessed in the past.
Written February 24, 2015
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48aravindh
Chennai (Madras), India177 contributions
Oct 2016 • Family
Recently I visited marina beach, where we visited light house too, it's soo beautiful, and has a good solid structure, they allowed us to climb light at very nominal fee, costed us less than a dollar, it's a must visit place if you are visiting a marina beach, the outer garden is soo beautiful, it has a good seating spots as well as parking spaces.. overall we had a excellent time here...!!!
Written October 15, 2016
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Harsh T
Jabalpur, India19 contributions
Aug 2014 • Couples
Marina Beach is huge and you will only understand it if you take the top view of the beach from the light house. I think it is open six days a week, 10 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm. Go there with a good camera.. you will surely cherish the panorama image. Awesome view of the road also which runs parallel to the beach.
Written August 23, 2014
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podrozniczka60
New Jersey14,816 contributions
Mar 2023
This a famous landmark of Chennai known in the past as Madras Lighthouse. It faces the Bay of Bengal. It is at least the fourth known structure here from what i understand. We were not able to go to the top of the lighthouse most unfortunately, but we enjoyed exploring it from the street level.
Written March 23, 2023
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Pradeep K
Geneva, Switzerland166 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
The lighthouse in Chennai on the Marina beach is often missed by most tourists and many locals. But if you are visiting the marina beach, it’s worth spending a few extra minutes to go up Marina to the light house for spectacular views of Chennai. Adults pay INR 20 and children 10 for taking the lift to the 9th floor (by the way, this is the only lighthouse with a lift open to public in India). Walk up one more floor and you get a 360• view of the sea and the city. Even on hot afternoons the top of the lighthouse is breezy and cool.
Written August 16, 2018
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FlyBoyBoston
Boston133 contributions
Jan 2018 • Friends
The views of the beach and ocean from the top of the light house are great, however there is not much room for tourists up in the light house, so it was very crowded when we went up. Some of these Indian tourist sites also have annoying rules about not taking photographs - this is one of those sites, but everyone up in the light house ignored this rule. It is relatively inexpensive to take the elevator up, so by all means take 20 minutes, check out the lighthouse, then walk the beach.
Written February 12, 2018
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Hepzi H
Chennai (Madras), India
In light house decoration are allowed ?like Birthday surprise like that..
Can we take kids there ? What is the minimum /safe age for kids ?
Sarma_nvny
Chennai (Madras), India55 contributions
Yes, I went with the infant, No problem, but lesser age more care from our side.
How much cost for the ticket per person? And how much for the Camera?
Praveen K
Hyderabad, India357 contributions
there is a lift to go to the top floor. i dont remember the exact fee but it is not high. there is a museum below, which is worth seeing if interested in the old equipment that was used in light houses.
this is less than Rs. 50 if i remember it right per person.
Sivackshan
Toronto, Canada2 contributions
Where can I purchase entry ticket? At the lighthouse or can I purchase them online?
Alone_You_go
Secunderabad, India192 contributions
Tickets are available at light house only. It is not available online.
Sivackshan
Toronto, Canada2 contributions
Hello everyone here is my question: On one of the pictures that were posted, the sign said no bags allowed..If I did bring a bag, is there anywhere I can place this bag? Like a waiting spot..
the_tanmoy
Dharamsala, India135 contributions
Bags are allowed - don't worry! They have a ticket counter at the gate, you can keep big luggage, if you want to...
Govindarao K
Chennai (Madras), India35 contributions
1) 30 people can be accommodated at the same time,on all 3 sides of the up stairs portion of the light house.However security guards urge the people to keep on moving.
2) No celebrations like Birthday etc allowed in the Light house area for security reasons.
3) Light house is not open till 11.00 PM even on Sundays or holidays. . Only upto a reasonable time, say 6.30 PM, till natural light is available. A lift to carry people from the bottom to top of the Light house functions.
4) For infant -No admission ticket needed.
5) Plenty of Public transport buses frequently ply on the beach road, Call taxi from mobile can be booked. In addition, Auto also available.
6) There is no on site cafe / restaurant in the Light house. However a number of eateries available about 200 meters from the light house.
Anusuya D
Chennai (Madras), India238 contributions
No birthday celebrations allowed, as there is others waiting to view the security people urge us to get down quickly.
There is many buses available to get down at light house stop.
Can 30ppl gather at the lighthouse at a time?
Ravi C
Mumbai, India258 contributions
it can take quite a lot, but 30 at one time is doubtful. probably in 2 or 3 lots.
Can we celebrate birthday upstairs, in the lighthouse?
Govindarao K
Chennai (Madras), India35 contributions
My dear friend. For security reasons,people are not allowed to be at the top most Point in the Light house for more than ten or fifteen minutes. At the bottom of the Light house, a small park with benches for sitting / chatting is available. Private partying say up to 5 or 6 persons in a group is permitted, after getting permission. But why confine yourself in a small area ? You have the Great Gandhi Beach area just 100 meters from the Light house, where you can have fun, frolick, Ice cream etc and celebrate, up to a reasonable time, say 10.00 PM.Come and enjoy the beautiful place, with or without kids, as per your wish. I shall say,with kids, because they will simply love to play in the sand, take a horse ride,have a stroll near the sea shore, stand safely in the beach shore to enjoy waves with parents/grand parents and enjoy their cup of Ice creams.
Murali_Govind
Chennai (Madras), India
Few websites indicate that the light house is open till 11.00 PM on sundays. is this correct?
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RamGanesan
Chennai (Madras), India1,428 contributions
As far as I know it is not open till that time. Having said that I would suggest you visit on a weekday so that you can spend more time on top.
Will they allow people to take cameras upstairs, in the lighthouse on marina beach , chennai?
Arun A
Chennai (Madras), India140 contributions
Yes, of-course you can carry. You need to buy a ticket for the camera. The view from the top is too good, can't miss it.
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