🛕 Chennai to Ahobilam 9 Narasimha Temples Tour
📍 About Ahobilam — sightseeing, shopping and what not to miss
Set within the scenic Eastern Ghats hill setting of Andhra Pradesh, this revered pilgrimage destination is renowned for its Nine Narasimha shrines, together known as Nava Narasimha. The sacred sites lie spread across rugged forest trails and mountain paths. Pilgrims typically begin at the accessible Lower Ahobilam temples, which display grand stone architecture. Further up the mountainside, Upper Ahobilam contains the dark cave environment of the Ugra Narasimha sanctum, surrounded by dense greenery. Highly determined travellers can trek beyond these shrines to reach Ugra Stambham, a dramatic rock pillar standing on a steep cliff edge. Exploring these ancient spots across both the lower terrain and high mountain ridges provides a memorable journey through religious history and wilderness scenery.
🗺️ Places the Chennai to Ahobilam itinerary covers
A temple trip runs on darshan timings, not on driving time. The vehicle stays with your group for the full 3 days, so you are not negotiating transport between temples or waiting on a return cab.
- Nine Narasimha shrines (Nava Narasimha)
- Upper Ahobilam and the Ugra Narasimha sanctum
- Lower Ahobilam temples
- Ugra Stambham
- Eastern Ghats hill setting
🧭 How a 3-day Chennai to Ahobilam trip is shaped
- 1,000 KM of driving in total, Chennai back to Chennai.
- 3 days is the duration most groups book this as.
- Overnight stays are part of the trip, so the driver's halt and batta are factored into the quote.
- The route crosses into Andhra Pradesh, so an interstate permit is part of the booking.
- Pickup is from your address in Chennai, not from a depot.
💰 What it costs
The Chennai to Ahobilam trip starts at ₹23,800 for a 9 + 1 Seats Tempo Traveller (Maharaja Sofa), worked out on the full 1,000 KM over 3 days including driver batta.
All six vehicles, with per-km rates and batta broken out, are on the Chennai to Ahobilam rental page.
🌙 Driver batta across 3 days
This trip runs 3 days, so batta is charged 3× the daily rate — from ₹1,000 per day depending on the vehicle, already included in every fare above. Over 1,000 KM the daily driving is paced around the driver's mandatory rest window.
🛂 The Andhra Pradesh border crossing on this route
Chennai to Ahobilam leaves Tamil Nadu and enters Andhra Pradesh, so a Andhra Pradesh entry permit is raised for the vehicle. It is billed at actuals on top of the ₹23,800–₹48,600 fare range above, and the checkpost stop is built into the 3-day schedule.
