Escape the city and experience Bangalore's countryside like never before on this small-group only guided cycling tour. Begin your day with a traditional South Indian breakfast before setting off on a scenic ride through charming villages, ancient temples and lush landscapes.

•⁠ ⁠Discover Bangalore beyond the city streets as you cycle through quaint villages and picturesque countryside along the base of Nandi Hills. 
•⁠ ⁠Listen to fascinating stories from your guide while visiting an 800-year-old heritage temple, traditional silk weaving centers, Sericulture farms, and a 100-year-old railway station.
•⁠ ⁠Try your hand at pottery at a fourth-generation potter's workshop.
•⁠ ⁠Enjoy a wholesome traditional Indian breakfast and buffet lunch
• Bike, helmet, breakfast, and lunch included—just bring your sense of adventure!

Full-Day Nandi Hills Countryside Tour by Bike

Step back in time and explore the royal city of Mysore on this immersive day tour from Bangalore. Known for its majestic palaces, vibrant markets, and deep-rooted cultural heritage, Mysore offers a perfect blend of history, tradition, and local craftsmanship.
This small-group cultural tour takes you through iconic landmarks, including Mysore Palace, Chamundi Hills, and the bustling Devaraja Market, while also offering unique insights into silk weaving and traditional wooden toy-making. Along the way, enjoy authentic South Indian meals and experience the essence of Karnataka's royal past.
Visit Mysore Palace and learn about the Wadiyars, the city's erstwhile rulers.
See silk weaving at KSIC Silk Factory and the art of toy-making in Channapatna.
Walk through Devaraja Market, bustling with incense, flowers, and fresh produce.
Savor a delicious South Indian breakfast and lunch, featuring local specialties.
Includes round-trip transportation, entrance fees, meals, and a professional guide.

Treasures of Mysuru - day tour

Escape the city and explore Bangalore's scenic countryside on this small-group trekking adventure to Nandi Hills. Start your day with a traditional South Indian breakfast, then enjoy a guided trek with stories of the region's rich past. Visit the 9th-century Bhoga & Yoga Nandeeshwara Temple, a colonial-era railway station, and try your hand at pottery with a 4th-generation artisan.
• Discover the hidden gems of Bangalore's countryside, from ancient temples to local silk workshops.
• Learn fascinating history and local legends from our experienced guide.
• Try your hand at traditional pottery and explore the artistry of silk thread weaving.
• Hike through picturesque trails and enjoy breathtaking hilltop views.
• After soaking in the beauty of Nandi Hills, enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, before your guide drops you back.
• Breakfast, lunch, guide, and transport included—just bring your adventurous spirit!


Full-Day Treasures of Nandi Hiking

The temples of India are the backbones of Indian history, philosophy, art and architecture.
We visit two places – the Yoganandi or just Nandi Hills and the huge Bhoganandi temple at the foot of Nandi hills.
While Nandi Hills is known for its lovely views, birds, forts, the temple at its foothills is known for elaborate structures in stone, carvings of Shiva stories, a lovely step well, centuries old balance, a repentant King and of course the lovely decorated Nandis.
Let's hear the stories, learn a mudra or two at the temple of Shiva, the God of Dance. From here, we walk through the area known as Sultanpet where Tipu's & the English history pop out as anecdotes. 

Further down is Muddenahalli, the home of Sir MV, whose small abode is a museum of his times.

Returning back, one can see the fort of Devanahalli & the fit ones could walk on the ramparts and imagine the war torn times of Tipu Sultan.


A Day At Nandi 

Explore the local craft and art (some regional to Karnataka / old Mysore state / Bangalore, and some local to India as a whole). There are a variety of such things, all the way from the typical carved souvenir, to the delicate pashmina, hand embroidered fabric, designer boutiques housing local talent, antiques, upcycled waste, handpainted fabric, jewelry etc. 

Customisation is normally done when the group meets the guide, and the guide spontaneously works out a program to suit everyone on board. There are times when you may be the only one signing up. But there are also times when there are others. In this case the itinerary is designed with a democratic approach.

Art & Craft Tour of Bangalore

Mysore Kingdom - a powerful Hindu Empire in South India. The rulers, Wodeyars, hailed from Mysore and hence the region got its name as Mysore. However its capital was Srirangapatna. 
The Mysore city is known for its Palaces, the most famous being the Amba Vilas Palace or just Mysore Palace. The Palace draws many visitors and is the second most visited monument after the Taj in India!
Srirangapatna – An ancient holy city that also saw rise and fall of empires and served as a capital for the Mysore Empire until the English set in.
Today, a sleepy hamlet, that tells the tales of yore with the still intact forts, Summer Palaces set amidst beautiful Cauvery River that is also home to the ancient Ranganatha temple that lends it name to the city.


Srirangapatna & Mysore

Srirangapatna, 100 km away from Bangalore, was once the capital of the powerful Mysore Kingdom. Today it is a sleepy hamlet that is dotted with some heritage monuments and the fort still stands. Walk over the fort ramparts, the centuries old temple that gives the town its name, the palace ruins, the infamous dungeons, the beautiful Summer palace (Daria Daulat). Sit by the ever soothing Kaveri River as you hear to the colourful tales of this city.
Post Lunch, we journey to Hosaholalu, a small town known for its small but exquisitely carved Hoysala temple, around which rural life exists. We visit a ninety year old home and the family who live there & walk through their farm. We also will see some village industries like a jaggery making unit if its open. 
After this long satisfying tour, we return to Bangalore, for a well earned rest.

Srirangapatna & Hosaholalu - Of Forts, Temples And Farms

This tour is ideal for those who wish to visit Mysore from Bangalore in a day but want to avoid the time-consuming & tiring road journey. This tour is good if you wish to explore places by foot & blend with native people in local transport. This package gives you an enchanting experience of train journey in India. Imagine passing by the rocks of Ramnagar, rivers, lush rice, sugarcane fields, forts & monuments, watching rural life, bird life etc. At Mysore we intend to cover the famous Mysore Palace, the colorful Devaraja Market & the Chamundi Hills at the very least. And look for some silk souvenirs if you wish. We intend use local transport such as buses & tuk tuks apart from lots of walking. Onward train would be around 8 am from Bangalore KSR station & the return train would start from Mysore around 6 pm.
(1) Non-Indian Participants should provide passport number, date of birth &gender to book Indian Rail Tickets.
(2) Participants should carry Passport to be able to travel by train.

Enchanting Train Journey to Mysore & back; Visits by Walk/TukTuk

Devarayanadurga is a cluster of hills located around 70 km from Bangalore. The gradual incline is an easy climb for an amateur or even a beginner. The tour starts with this unhurried trek that provides the hill fort's stories, spectacular views of the forests below and occasional agricultural fields.
Atop is a temple for Lord Narasimha and a cluster of homes that dot the town. From here, we drive down to another laidback town of Kaidala that is associated with legendary sculptors & stone temples.
We then have lunch at an iconic eatery in Tumkur's market lanes. Before we head back to Bangalore, we'll visit in Mallasandra's betel nut farms, know more about the modern farmer & his life. 


Trek, Temples and Thotas in Devarayanadurga

Enjoy this private 2-day best of Kerala tour from Bangalore that showcases the important places the area has to offer. Starting with an overnight backwater houseboat stay at Aleppey/Alappuzha and next day tour of Fort Cochin and Mattancherry.

Private 2 Day Tour to Kerala from Bangalore with Flight :Houseboat & Cochin Tour

A day tour is through the areas of Ramanagara and Channapatna, two towns near Bangalore famous for their cottage industries.

The Culture tour aims to take a visitor on a Silk route - from the humble silkworms, their cocoons to the markets & factories - in an effort to show the process and the diverse people behind the silk industry of South India. Do you know India produces 20% of the world's silk? (Of course, no guesses on who is the world's largest producer of silk).

We journey onwards to Channapatna, learn about the communities that live here and their famous handicrafts livelihood. We will visit the toys' factories and the shops as we learn about how these colourful wooden toys are created, its journey across the changing times and the modern interpretations.

Apart from the industries, We will visit a quaint and a beautiful Sufi Dargah, a centuries old temple and return to Bangalore by evening. 


Bus Tours in Bangalore