One Day Trips around Bangalore

If you are planning a weekend getaway from Bangalore towards Mysore, you will bump into a variety of options and each one would leave you flabbergasted and wanting for more!

Places to eat while traveling towards Mysore:

• Kamat Lokaruchi - traditional Kannada food, located after Mandya.
• Kadambam - A few kms after Chennapatna, before Maddur.
• Maddur Tiffanys - famous Maddur vada, between Maddur and Mandya.
• Cafe Coffee Day - besides the regular CCD stuff, you also get Parathas here. Located after Mandya.

From Bangalore towards Kanankapura, there are a lot of virgin spots and an ideal weekend getaway would be where the water is!

Planning for a Weekend Getaways from Bangalore?! If you are of the kind who enjoys art and sculpture and have a blend of mind towards archaeology, then, plan your weekend getaways towards Hassan.

You will see art, sculpture, history, archaeology, music and what not!

You never need to splurge, but still enjoy a royal treat :)

Plan out your weekend Getaways from Bangalore towards Chikkaballapur and Doddaballapur to see what you have missed out in urban life.

Bannerghatta National Park is about 25 km from Bangalore. It was established in the year 1971 and includes ten reserve forests of the Anekal Range. It  spreads over an area of 104 sq. km.

Bannerghatta National Park of Karnataka is home to lions, tigers, panthers and various species of birds. The place has a huge canopy of shady trees. The park also has an aquarium, a zoo, children park, crocodile farm, snake park, prehistoric animals park and a museum.

Wild animals like Elephant, gaur, leopard, jackal, fox, wild pig, sloth bear, leopards, sambar, chital, spotted deer, barking deer, common langur, bonnet macaque, porcupine and the hare are found here. Other inhabitants include wild boars, sloth bears, pangolin, slender loris, huge monitor lizards as well as cobras, pythons, kraits and Russell vipers roam the park.

Safari : In the Safari rides, visitors are taken around a mini bus through the enclosed and protected area of the animals to roam around freely. White Tigers, Bengal Tigers make up for the Tiger Safari, Lions Safari and Bear Safari  in the carnivores' section.

Butterfly Park
One of the major attractions of the Bannerghatta National Park is a Butterfly Park, the first of its kind in India. The butterfly conservatory is a circular enclosure stretching over an area of 10,000 sq ft, covered by a polycarbonate roof. There are approximately 20 species of butterflies at the conservatory, which has an adjusted environment that suits the butterflies.

Near By Places To Visit

Pearl Valley
Situated around 25 km from the park is the beautiful pearl valley. A popular picnic spot, the area is surrounded by thick vegetation which still harbors some wild animals.

Nrityagram
India's first dance village, the Nrityagram is situated just 32 km from the park.

The area is of major interest to the visitors and more than 10 lakh tourists throng the place every year.

Being very close to Bangalore, Kolar is a place where normally old-timers of Bangalore go. But, a weekend getaway towards Kolar, will update your history, geography and tickle your spiritual tendencies.

Devarayanadurga is a hill station close to Tumkur about 65 kms from Bangalore. The place is rich in natural beauty and is dotted with temples.

Main attractions of the place are:

1. A natural spring "namada chilume" which is also the origin of Jayamangali river.
2. Devarayanadurga state forest which is home to several wild animals like leopards, bears etc
3. Famous temples. Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is the main temple.
   
4. Devaryanadurga is home to yellow throated bird which is considered an endangered species.
5. A breathtaking view of surroundings from the top of the hill.

For accommodation, KSTDC operates a hotel in that area.