P,P-'No:lb6 DATE: 13.09.2010
PRESS RELEASE
VIRTUAL TOUR OF TTDC ..
TTDC and the Tourism Department are taking several innovative measures to promote Tourism in Tamilnadu. TTDC has taken the lead role in launching several innovative schemes to attract more number of Tourists to the State.
TTDC was the first State Tourism Corporation in India to launch the on-line booking facilities of the Tours and Hotels. TTDC has now taken the initiative III launching the Virtual Tours III its Website www.tamilnadutourism.org.
Initially, 11 Tourist places were launched through the TTDC Website and additional 37 Tourist places were covered subsequently based on popular tourist demands.
Thel following 48 Tourist places have been covered by TTDC in the
Virtual TO~ll'in its Website :-
t (a) Till Stations: 11.00ty • ~. Kodaikanal 31. Yercaud y H - 2 -
(b) Lesser known Tourist places:
1. Yelagiri Hills ) - Hill Resorts 2. Kolli Hills ) 3. Top-Slip ) ,. 4. Valparai ) 5. Tharamangalam - Kailasanathar Temple 6. Thirukkadaiyur - Amirthakadeswarar Temple 7. Thirumanancheri - Kalyana Sundaramoorthy Temple 8. Sithannavasal- Cave Paintings 9. Srivilliputhur - Aandal Temple 10. Thirupudaimaruthu - Naaraboonathar Swamy Temple 11. Tharangambadi 12. Thiruparappu - Thiruparappu Water Falls & Thottipalam
(c )Pilgrimage and Architecture:
1. Big Temple, Thanjavur 2. Airavateeswara Temple, Darasuram 3. Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) 4. Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai 5. Kanyakumari 6. Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram 7. Thiruvannamalai 8. Chennai - St. George Fort, Santhome Church & St.Thomas Mount 9. Kanchipuram - Kailasanathar Temple, Varadhar Temple & Ekambareswarar Temple 10. Vellore - Fort & Jalagandeswarar Temple 11. Chidambaram - Natarajar Temple 12. Koothanur - Saraswathi Temple 13. Nagore - Dargah 14. Velankanni - Velankanni Church 15. Aranthangi - Avudaiyar Temple 16. Madurai - Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal 17. Krishnapuram - Venkatachalapatpy Temple 18. Tirunelveli - Sri Nellaiappar Temple - 3 -
19. Thiruchendur - Murugan Temple 20. Suchindrum - Sthanumalayan Temple 21. Palani - Murugan Temple 22. Thanjavur - Palace 23. Trichy - Rock Fort .• 24. Karaikudi - Chettinad Houses 25. Gingee - Fort 26. Panchalangkurichi - Kattabomman Fort 27. Muttom - Portugese Church, Beach & Light House
(d) Water Falls:
1. Courtalla 2. Hogenakkal- Water Falls
(e) Sanctuaries:
1. Kodiyakkarai - Bird Sanctuary 2. Pulicat - Cemetery - Bird Sanctuary
(f) Wile Life Sanctuary :
1.Vandal ur Zoo
(g) Eco- Tourism :
1. Pitchavaram - Mangrove Forest
The Tourists by visiting the Virtual Tours in TTDC Website can W virtually visit these Tourist places as it provides the visitors a panoramic
360 * view of the Tourist places by use of latest digital technology. - 4 -
These Virtual Tours have become very popular and it has so far attracted 7.56 lakh visitors. Foreign Tourists from 181 Countries out of 195
Countries in the World have visited this facility indicating the popularity of these innovative Virtual Tours. It has helped TTDC to popularize several lesser known Tourist places among the Tourists.
TTDC would be covering additional 25 Tourist places in the Virtual
Tours for the benefit of Tourists in the near future.