Two days weekend trip to Royal Mysore ,
Crafted to covers maximum places and experience the Royal culture of Mysore.
Description: Cultural capital of Karnataka,Mysore is a majestic,mysterious and royal city.It has inherited all Indian traditions with modernity. Mysore has a number of historical and heritage buildings.The Royal City of Mysore, a beautiful city ideal for people who wish to live a peaceful life. Mysore is a place well renowned for Dasara festival and is a favored tourism destination throughout India.Also known as the City of Palaces. Mysore was the capital of the Wodeyar dynasty,feudatories of the Vijayanagar Empire, who declared their independence in the 16th century and ruled in Mysore until independence, also between 1750-1798 Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan ruled Mysore. Tipu Sultan who invented & implemented missiles during Mysore war against East Indian Company. Which also motivated our lovable all time favorite President Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam to design & develop many missiles of India including Agni and Prithvi.
Mysore city is located 140 kms away from Bangalore.
Travel Services & Information: The city of Mysore is easily accessible to all parts of the country by rail as well as road. The best way to reach Mysore is from Bangalore (a distance of 139 km) by train or bus. Bangalore is connected to all the major cites of the country by air. Bangalore is well connected to Delhi,Mumbai, Calcutta, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mangalore by Express trains.
DAY 1 Schedule:
Start Time from Bangalore: 6.00 am
Take a break @ Maduru for breakfast r @ Amaravathi Hotel near Mandya. (20 min)
* It takes 2.30 hrs to reach Srirangapattana (130 Km from Bangalore)
**Around 8.30 u will reach Srirangapattana
1.Sriranganatha Swamy temple (30 min) – Tippu Jail (20 min)– Tippu death Place (10 min) ( all this comes in right side of Srirangapattana)
2.Tippu Summer palace & Museums ( 1 hr) - Tippu Gumbaz ( 30 min) – Sangama (30 min) ( all this comes in left side of Srirangapattana)
By the time you cover these above places it will be around 12.30 pm its time for Lunch, you can find hotels near Srirangapattana Bus stand
3.Ranganathittu (Birds sanctuary) located just 5 kms from Srirangapattana via Mysore.
4.Around 3.30 pm we can leave for Krishna Raja Sagar KRS (10 kms from Ranganathittu) and u can spend maximum time here.
* Please be there before 4.00pm so that you can cover all places in KRS- Dame built across river Kaveri, musical fountain, garden etc.
5.Reach Mysore City around 9.00 pm (15 Km from KRS) take rest for the day.
DAY 2 Schedules:
* leave Mysore by 7.00 am after break fast to Chamundi Hill (12 kms from City)
6.Chamundi Hill ( 2.00hrs) .You can cover Chamundeshwari temple- Mahisasura statue –Nandhi (25 feet single stone Bull) – Mysore City Arial view.
7.Reach Mysore Place around 10.00 am ,you can experience the Royal touch of Mysore, tourists are allowed inside the place ( 2.00 hrs)
8.Around 12.30 after lunch visit to Mysore Zoo (3.00hrs)
9.Around 5.30 am Philomena’s church 5 kms from Zoo ( 30 min)
10.Last but the Best of Mysore,Mysore palace lighting.Please be there around 6.30 pm (parking is available @ north & south gates >> for tourist bus south gate only).To experience the magic of lights,get inside before they switch on the lightings. Lighting timings 7.00 pm -8.00 pm only on sunday and national holidays.
After Dinner you can travel catch the way towards Bangalore ( 2.30hrs journey).
Thanks for planning to visit namma Royal Mysore.
Note:
1.Book your Hotels in advance, difficult to find during Dasara festival ( Navarathri) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navratri#Karnataka
2.Shopping : Mysore silks , Sandal wood crafts & oil
For Crafts - The government run "Kaveri Emporium" located on Sayyaji rao Road,Mysore 100 % quality
* Many shops are available in K.R Circle, Mysore
** Shopping streets – Devaraja Urs Road & Sayyaji Rao Road are best
3.Prefer Saturday & Sunday so that you don’t miss Mysore place lighting.
4.If you wish to continue the trip for one more day them you have some more options as mentioned below.
i.Nanjangudu & wild trip Bandipur National Park (forest )for Bird watching, Tiger safari, Elephant ride, Nature walk(80 km away from Mysore)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandipur_National_Park
ii.Nagarhole National('Rajiv Gandhi National Park') (94 km away from Mysore)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagarhole_National_Park
iii.Kushalnagar & Madikeri ( 120 kms away from Mysore) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madikeri
iv.Shivana samudra (Gaganachukki & Bharachukki Falls )- Talakadu - Somanathpura -(50 km from Mysore)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivasamudram_Falls
v.Bandipura – Ooty nead ,154 km away from mysore (need two day extra to cover both )
Information sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore
http://mysore.nic.in
http://www.karnatakatourism.com
www.mysorezoo.in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippu_Sultan
Blog Note: More information is available about continuation trips please watch corresponding trips.
