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South Indian Car

Maharaja Palace, Mysore

Destinations Covered: Bangalore - Mysore - Ooty - Bangalore
Duration: 5 Nights/6 Days

Day 1 Bangalore

Welcome to Bangalore.
Transfer to Hotel for overnight stay.
Sightseeing tour of Bangalore including Tippu's palace, Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha, Venkatappa Art Gallery and Mahatma Gandhi Road.

Bangalore - Known as the City of Gardens and Indian Silicon Valley. Kempe Gowda built the Bangalore Fort and Tippu Sultan expanded it. It houses 16th century Ganapathi Temple. There is Tippu Palace famous for its carving and paintings, Venkataramanaswamy temple built in the 17th century as a splendid example of Dravidian temple architecture, lal Bagh, the botanical gardens laid out by Hyder Ali, the Bull Temple with a giant Nandi, the Gangadhareshware temple or Cave Temple, the Dharmaraja Temple, the Ravindra Kalakshetra built to commemorate Rabindranath Tagore's centenary, St. Mary's Church and Gandhi Bhavan. One can also visit the famous racecourse here and the picnic spot of Ulsoor lake. Vidhana Soudha is neo-Dravidian granite building near Cubbon Park.


Day 2 Mysore

Drive to Mysore enroute visiting Channapatna Toys Centre, Srirangapatna, Ranganathaswamy Temple and Gumbaz.
Transfer to Hotel for overnight stay.
In the evening, visit Brindavan Gardens and Krishnarajasagar Dam.


Day 3 Mysore

Sightseeing tour of Mysore including St. Philomena's Church, Chamundi Hill, and Maharaja's Palace.

Mysore - Often known as City of Palaces, lavish Mysore Palace was built in 1912 by the Wodeyars in the Indo-Saracenic style. Its highlights are the Golden Royal Elephant Throne, the Durbar Hall, the Kalyana Mandap and the Gallery. The gothic-style St. Philomena's Church is one of the largest churches in the country with beautiful stained-glass windows. The monolith of Nandi bull on the slopes of Chamundi Hills is a fitting introduction to the 2000-year-old Chamundeswari Temple atop. One can also visit the Brindavan Gardens with musical fountains and colorful lights.

Afternoon drive to Ooty enroute visiting Bandipur Wild Life Sanctuary, Pyakara Dam and Kamarajasagar.
Transfer to Hotel for overnight stay.


Day 4 Ooty

Sightseeing tour of the city including Botanical Gardens, Dodda Betta, Conoor Tea Gardens, Sim's Park and Dolphin's Nose.
Overnight stay at hotel.


Day 5 Bangalore

Drive to Bangalore.
Transfer to Hotel for overnight stay.
Evening free to relax and go for shopping.


Day 6 Bangalore

Transfer to onward destination.