Location: Koratagere taluk of Tumkur district Distance: 80 km from Bangalore and 30 km from Tumkur Journey Time: Around 2 hrs from Bangalore depending on traffic How to reach there: KSRTC and private buses ply from Kalishipalyam. As buses are few, it may be wise to travel in private vehicle. Route: Bangalore – Yeshwantpur –…
Yesterday the plan was to do a wide ranging recce of Chikballapur viewing many places. But by the time I left house it was almost 10 am. We were on Sankey road when I remembered that I didnt bring the camera. So again went home to get the camera. So you can say, we actually…
If you want to see the real Bangalore then visit the old part of the city like Malleshwaram. A new mall Mantri Square has open here and perhaps most of you know about it. But do you know Malleshwaram has some beautiful and revered temples? Today I will show you which are they. 5 days…
Location: 3 km from Ramnagaram (Ram Nagar) Town in Ramnagaram district. Distance: Around 52 km from Bangalore and Ramnagaram is around 48 km from Bangalore. Journey Time: 1 and 1/2 hour How to reach there: Best to take your own vehicle. However, you can board a KSRTC bus for Mysore and get down at Ramnagaram….
At the start of this decade (i.e 2000 – 2001) there were no theme park in Bangalore forget wholesome entertainment centers. Those were the days of Crazy Waters at Bannerghatta road, Niladri in Electronics city and Fun World at Palace Ground. Among then only Fun World has survived till now. Now in 2010 we have…
Destination: Sangam (confluence of river Cauvery, Arkavathy and a mythical invisible river). Location: Bangalore Rural district Distance: 95 km from Bangalore city Route: Banashankari – Kanapura road – Kanakpura – Horahalli – Sangam How to reach there: You can reach by KSRTC bus which goes there only on stipulated times. Going there by own vehicle…
Destination: Chikka Tirupathi Distance: Around 41 km Journey time: 1 – 1 and 1/2 hrs (depends on traffic on Marathahalli & old Airport road) Route: There are three options to go to Chikka tirupati depending on exits from Bangalore : 1. KR Puram – Hoskote – NH 4 – 1km – right turn towards Malur…
Kote Venkataramana Temple was built towards the end of 17th century around the time of Chikka Deva Raya (a Mysore Wodeyer king). The rulers of Mysore had bought the city of Bangalore from the Mughal empire. Kote in Kannada means fort, so literally it means Fort Venkataramana Temple. It is located just besides Tipu Sultan’s…
My latest trip was to Magadi, Savandurga and Manchanabele Dam. Out of this I had already visited Manchanabele dam earlier. Let me share how the idea of this tour came up. When I went to Shivaganga, on the way I found a circle with a yellow Karnataka tourism board. It says left turn takes to…
