Sightseeing: What are some great places to visit in and around (50 km radius) Bangalore?

Great could mean places of great natural beauty, places for adventure (hiking, trekking, mountain biking, water sports), places of historic significance or places with great night life.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekedaatu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandi_Hills,_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devarayanadurga Savana Durga - It is one of the largest monolith hills in asia

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Went to Hesaraghatta last week, a good place to visit. Here is the travelogue http://www.bcmtouring.com/forum/travelogues-south-india-f63/hesaraghatta-nrityagram-taj-kuteeram-t50267/

Varun Bhandari

1.nandi hills 2.sri Rama devara betta 3.Skandagiri(near nandi hills) 4.Kanva dam near ramanagaram. 5.Manchanbele dam (near kengeri) 6.Big banyan tree(on the way to manchanbele dam) 7.Antargange near kolar. 8.Devrayanadurga near tumkur 9.shivagange near tumkur 10.innovative film city near Bidadi.

Varun Athreya

There's some good news and some bad news! The bad news is, there's not much within the range of 50 km. The good news is, increase the distance to around 120 km, and you can find plenty of interesting places. Some words of caution: 1. Though the places would be interesting, the locals and the villagers are a bit apprehensive about people meddling with the peaceful lives. 2. Understanding and speaking Kannada would be advantageous. Many people do speak broken Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu, but it is easier to deal with them in Kannada. 3. DO NOT indulge in drinking in these places. Not only you may get fined heavily, but also the place can be sealed off and made unavailable to any others to are interested to visit them. 4. There could be restrictions regarding visiting. For example, there are reports of people trekking to Skandagiri during night (as far as I know, there's a ban on trek at Skandagiri) and getting caught by police. So please verify before visiting any place. Here comes the list: Madhugiri - The second largest monolith hill in Asia. One can trek to the top of the hill where the ruins of a fortress can be seen. The trek is a bit hard, and can a test for your fitness. On an average, one would require around 2 hours to trek from the foot to the top. Distance: 100 km Chennarayana Durga: Located on the way between Devarayana Durga and Madhugiri. Can be trekked to the top. Distance: Around 80 km Thattekere: Located on the farther side of Bannerghatta forest area, Thattekere is a very calm and relaxing place, and is unknown. The route itself is very scenic. Distance: Around 40 km Huliyuru Durga: I haven't been here. But several blogs say it is a relatively easy climb. Distance: 85 km Makali Durga: Another short trek Distance: 70 km (OK, enough of hills and treks!) Janapada Loka: On Mysore Road, a few kilometers after the town of Ramanagara, you can find this place on your right. The word JANAPADA in Kannada means folklore, and this place is a folk museum and is the brainchild of Sri. H. L. Nagegowda, a famous folklorist and a civil servant. Distance: 55 km Kabbala Durga: An unheard place in a remote location. I'll leave the fun of finding this place to you :-) Distance: 85 km P.S.: None of the images are taken by me, and I claim absolutely no copyrights over them. They are here only for representational purpose.

Suraj K

Seems like this is the questions I was looking for too answer :D Places of great natural beauty: Cubbon Park(http://www.strollup.in/#%21/bangalore/visit-places/Lavelle-Road-Cubbon-Park-4349 ): Spread across 100 Acres of area, this park's lush green beauty is one of the greatest attractions in the city. Lal Bagh Botanical Garden (http://www.strollup.in/#%21/bangalore/visit-places/Richmond-Town-Lal-Bagh-Botanical-Garden-4308): With green natural beauty, this garden also has others things to offer like aquarium and glass house Places for adventure (hiking, trekking, mountain biking, water sports): Wonder La(http://www.strollup.in/#%21/bangalore/fun-places/Mysore-Road-Wonder-La-14435): It's one of the best water parks in India. It's so popular and offer so many rides that people from distant places like Hyderbad and Chennai, visit bangalore for this amusement/water park. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandi_Hills,_India: it's arounf 60KMs from Bengaluru, which adds your long drive part in the trip and once you reach there, you will be mesmerized by the beauty of the place. Also it's a hotspot for hikers. You can use StrollUp's app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.strollup.android&referrer=utm_source%3DQuora%26utm_medium%3Danswers) to find the exact answer to your question which gives you category wise explore option: Places of historic significance: Bangalore Palace (http://www.strollup.in/#%21/bangalore/visit-places/Cunningham-Road-Bangalore-Palace-4317): This is also considered as the best place for the photographers and has it's own amusement park, Fun World, situated in palace grounds complex. It has various joy rides, water park and snow room. Tipu Sultan's Palace (http://www.strollup.in/#%21/bangalore/visit-places/Basavanagudi--Tipu-Sultan%27s-Palace-4311): it's an example of Indo-Islamic architecture. And if you are a history lover, then you shouldn't definitely mis this place. Places with great night life: Tease (http://www.strollup.in/#!/bangalore/foodanddrink-places/Whitefield-Tease---Vivanta-By-Taj-1875) Pebble(http://www.strollup.in/#!/bangalore/foodanddrink-places/Sadashiv-Nagar-Pebble-7494) Checkout this link for such places (http://www.strollup.in/#!/bangalore/places/Nightlife-8)

Siddharth Kumar

Sagar Sakre

There are plenty of options to explore around http://wonderworldtravels.com/tour-packages/karnataka/ within 50 KMs or including a little bit more. Following places could be your choice to visit-1. Bangalore Palace: 2. Lumbini Gardens: 3. The Lal Bagh: 4. ISKCON Temple: 5. Cubbon Park 6. Wonder La 7. Vidhana Soudha 8. Nandi (Bull) Temple: 9. Bannerghatta Biological Park: 10. Innovative Film City: 11. Aerospace Museum: 12. Aquarium Bangalore: 13. Ulsoor Lake 14. Pyramid Valley: 15. Bugle Rock: These are the Top 15 places to visit around Bangalore. If you want to visit more place apart from Bangalore you may follow http://wonderworldtravels.com/tour/special-budget-trip-group-holiday-package-for-south-india/.

Raj Mudgal

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Oaktz0lF-hpgqCarwrtTO6jg3TF6NDkjsd6llHaWAvg/edit#gid=0 Edit : The sheet contains list of all(nearly all) the places around Bangalore and also provides the other important details about each places like Place name, Rating, Type, Direction, Road, Food, Lodge, Food/ Lodge, Petrol, Other Places around, Remarks, Days Reqd., MonthsRef, Distance From to etc. It also have categorised lists of education institutes, Pubs, Restaurants, movies, Discos, Parlours, Pizza joints, Coffee Bars etc. Have a look and enjoy your outings!

Deepak Kumar

Some Good places to visit near Bangalore (someone sent me on whatsapp- but i have visited almost all of them ) 1. Omkar Hills and Turahalli Forest - 13 kms [Temple, Sight Seeing] 2. Art of Living International Center - 24 kms [Ashram] 3. Pyramid valley - 37 kms [Meditation Centre] 4. Savandurga Hill, - 50 kms [Trek] 5. Shivaganga Hill - 50 kms [Temple, Trek] 6. Nijagal Betta, Tumkur - 52 kms [Trek] 7. Makalidurga, Doddaballapura - 55 kms [Trek] 8. SRS Hills, Ramnagar - 60 kms [Temple, Trek] 9. Nandi Hills - 60kms [Sight Seeing] 10. Skandagiri Hills - 60 kms [Trek] 11. Devarayanadurga, Tumkur - 70 kms [Temple, Very short trek] 12. Muthathi, Karnataka - 100 kms [Forest, River, Sight Seeing] 13. Madhugiri Trek - 103 kms [Fort, Trek] 14. BR Hills - 183 kms [Temple, Sight Seeing] 15. Sakleshpur - 220 kms [Sight Seeing, Trek] 16. Chikmagaluru - 240 kms [Sight Seeing, Trek] 17. Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh - 252 kms [Temple] 18. Madikeri Trip - 270 kms [Sight Seeing] 19. Tadiandamol Hills 270 kms [Trek] 20. Coorg - 270 kms [Sight Seeing] 21. Kukke Sumbramanya - 270 kms [Temple] 22. Dudhsagar - 546 kms [Falls, Trek] From: theloapers blog 0 to 50kms: * T.G reservoir. * Manchinbele reservoir. * Kanva. * T.K falls. * Shanmukha temple. * N.G lake. * Ramnagar. * Revanasiddeshwara trek * Hesarghatta Grasslands 50 to 100kms: * Maddur. * Mekedatu. * Pearl Valley (Muthaylamaduvu). * Chunchi waterfalls. * Kabbaladurga Trek. * Maasti Malur. * Makalidurga Railway trek. * Mandharagiri Trek. * Narayanagiri Trek * Huthridurga Trek 100 to 150kms: * Mekedatu & Sangama. * Gaganchukki & Barachukki. * Melukote. * Balmuri falls. * Markonahalli dam. * Channarayanaddurga trek. * TonnurKere. * Panchapalli dam. * Somnathpura. * Srirangapatna. * Madhugiri trek. * Maasti Malur. * Mahadevapura. 150 to 200kms: * Talakadu. * Chamundi Hills.(Mysore) * Mahadevpura. * Hogenekkal * BR hills. * Yelagiri. * Lepakshi. 200 to 250kms: * Vani Vilas Dam. * Biligirirangan betta. * Chitradurga fort. * Himvadgopalswamy Betta. 250 to 300kms: * Gingee fort. * Yercaud. * MM hills. 300 to 350kms: * Pondicherry. * Coorg(Madikeri). * Chikmaglur.

Raghu Kumar Gowda

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