Excursion to visit Nandi Hills from Bangalore

Excursion to visit Nandi Hills from Bangalore

This tour include visit to Nandi Hills the Milky white clouds of Nandi Hills will make you get lost in its beauty. See hilltop Temple & Tipu Sultan’s Fort. Transport by AC vehicle, entrances to monuments mentioned in the itinerary and English speaking guide service is well included.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Bangalore District, Bangalore District, Karnataka

Pick up from your hotel in Bangalore for full day excursion visit to Nandi Hills - once the summer retreat of Tipu Sultan. It’s a good place for hiking and birding. The hill also has temples dating back to the Chola period. The hills offer great views of the surroundings.


Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Tipu Sultan Fort and Palace - Bangalore KR Market, Allbert Victor Road Chamrajpet, Bengaluru 560018 India

Visit Tipu Sultan’s Fort - a destination that is of interest to all the visitors at Nandi Hills. Standing atop the hills, the fort features five arches with minarets, showing off the beautiful art and architecture of the ancient era. It was once the summer residence of Tipu Sultan.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Nandi Hills, Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapura District, Karnataka

Nandi Hills - temple complex has two large shrines: the "Arunachaleswara" shrine to the south built by the Gangas of Talakad, and the "Bhoga Nandeeshwara" shrine to the north built by the Cholas. It has the sculpture of a king considered to be that of Rajendra Chola. In between there is a small intervening shrine called with "Uma-Maheshwara" shrine with a kalyana mantapa ("marriage alter") supported by ornate pillars in black stone with reliefs depicting of the Hindu gods Shiva and his consort Parvati, Brahma (the creator) and Saraswathi, Vishnu (the preserver) and his consort Lakshmi, the god of fire Agni and his consort Swaha Devi, and decorative creepers and birds in bas-relief. This is typical to Hoysala architecture.
After sightseeing drive back to Bangalore and drop off to your hotel.

Duration: 2 hours