Entertainment Corridor
The Entertainment Corridor is a stretch along
Entertainment facilities
There are many boat houses including Muttukadu boat house and Mudaliarkuppam boat house. The corridor also has Multiplexes like Mayajaal Multiplex, Prarthana Drive-in theater. Theme Parks like VGP Universal Kingdom, MGM Dizzee World, etc. are also situated along this stretch.
Kart Attack (a Go-Karting racing track),
Madras Crocodile Bank (a reptile zoo and herpetology research station) are present along this corridor.
Muttukadu boat house - Located at 23 km from Adayar, this backwater area is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation, and offers rowing, wind surfing, water skiing, and speedboat riding.
Covelong - Located at 26 km from Adayar, this bay is the site of a colonial Dutch Fort, and a fishing village with wind surfing opportunities.
Tiger cave - ancient place with large rocks located before five kilometres from Mamallapuram
Facilities under construction
"Miniature Tamil Nadu" is a new village being developed in 50 acres (200,000 m2) of land by Tamil Nadu Tourism Development corporation (TTDC Ltd) in this corridor. It is a concept to integrate Tamil culture, nativity, heritage and resort facilities under one roof.
"Underworld City" is a mega underwater aquarium being developed by TTDC adjacent to the VGP Universal Kingdom in the Golden Beach. The aquarium, set to be first of its kind in the country, would be spread across 3 acres (12,000 m2), featuring five-metre-deep tunnels through which people can tour the aquarium that is likely to feature some 5,000 marine species from across the world. About 30 tanks will be established to hold the fish.[2] Amphitheatre, food courts and a marine bio-technology research centre would be part of the aquarium.[3]
Beaches
A number of beaches is present along the entire stretch of the corridor making it another entertainment part of the corridor. Notable beaches are Thiruvanmiyur Beach, Covelong, Golden beach, Pebble Beach, Neelankarai Beach, Palavakkam Beach and Mamallapuram Beach.
Adventure sports
A number of adventure water sports are promoted in the corridor. Para sailing, sailing, water skiing, water scooting, etc. are some of the adventure sports being promoted in Muttukadu and Mudaliarkuppam.
References
- ^ "Underwater aquarium project consultant". The Hindu. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Theme park to unveil underwater aquarium | Deccan Chronicle | 2010-12-01". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Chennai to get mega underwater aquarium". The Hindu. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.