Crocodile Bank is located just 14kms from Mamallapuram. About 5000 Crocodiles representing 6 species and other reptiles are reared here.
§ Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram is located 66 kms from West of Mamallapuram. This temple town was once the capital of the Pallava dynasty. The silk sarees produced here are renowned throughout the world.
§ Vedanthangal (53 kms)
Vedanthangal is located 53 kms from Mamallapuram . One of the major water bird sanctuaries in India . The birds migrate here every year from November to February, from all over the world.