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Bangalore
Sight-seeing Tour
(1/2 day)
Twice daily. Fare : Rs. 75/- Departure : 7.30 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.
Return:1.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. Vidhana Soudha, Lalbagh, Bull Temple,
Tipu's Palace, Museum, Cauvery Handicrafts Emporium and Ulsoor
Lake.
Mysore
Sight-seeing Tour
(1 day) Daily. Fare Rs. 160/- (By Deluxe Coach) Rs. 175/- (By
Aero Tech Coach)Departure : 7.15 a.m. Return : 11.00 p.m. Srirangapatna.
Daria Daulat, Gumbaz, Ranganathaswamy Temple, St. Philomena's
Church, Chamundi Hills, Art Gallery Handicrafts, Brindavan Gardens,
Mysore Palace and Zoo.
Belur,
Halebid, Sravanabelagola
(1 day) Daily. Fare Rs. 225/-. Departure : 7.15 a.m. Return :
10.00 p.m. Belur,Halebid, Sravanabelagola.
Tirupati,
Mangapura
(1 day) Daily. Fare : Rs. 315/- (including darshan and bathing
facility) Departure: 10.00 p.m. 1st day Return : 9.00 p.m. 2nd
day. Venkateshwara Temple, Govinda Rajaswamy Temple and Padmavathi
Temple.
Mysore,
Srirangapatna, Ooty, Nanjangud
(3 days) Daily in season (April-June). Monday, Wednesday and Friday
in the off-season. Fare : Rs. 900/- (including accommodation).
Departure : 7.15 a.m. 1st day. Return : 10.30 3rd day. Srirangapatna,
Daria Daulat, Gumbaz, Ranganathaswamy Temple, St. Philomena's
Church, Chamundi Hills, Mysore Palace, Art Gallery,Cauvery Handicrafts,
Brindavan Gardens, Ooty, Nanjangud and Shiva Temple.
Mantralaya,
T.B. Dam, Hampi
(3 days) Every Friday. Fare Rs. 550/- (including bathing and accommodation)
Departure : 8.00 p.m. 1st day. Return 10.00 p.m. 3rd day. Raghavendra
Swamy Temple, Tungabhadra Dam and Hampi.
North
Karnataka
(5 days) Every Thursday during the season (October-January). Fare
Rs. 675/- (including accommodation). Departure : 10.00 p.m. 1st
day. Return : 6.00 a.m.. 5th day. Tungabhadra Dam, Hampi, Badami,
Pattadakal, Aihole, Bijapur and Kudala Sangama.
Goa,
Gokarna
(5 days) Every Thursday during the season (October-January). Fare
: Rs.1,250/-(including accommodation and bathing). Departure :
9.00 p.m. 1st day. Return 6.00 a.m. 5th day. Beaches of Goa, Gokarna
and Jog Falls.
South
Canara Tour
(5 days) Every Thursday. Fare : Rs. 750/- (including accommodation).
Departure: 9.00 p.m. 1st day. Return : 6.00 a.m. 5th day. Sringeri
Mutt, Kollur Mookambika Temple, Murdeshwara Temple, Udupi, Katil,
Mangalore, Dharmastala and Kukke Subramanya Temples.
Bannerghatta,
Muthyalamaduvu (Pearl Valley)
(1 day) Monday and Wednesday. Fare : Rs. 100/-. Departure 9.00
a.m. Return :6.00 p.m. Bannerghatta Game Sanctuary and Pearl Valley.
Nandi
Hills, Muddenahalli
(1 day) Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Fare : Rs 100/-. Departure:
8.30 a.m. Return : 6.00 p.m. Tipu's Drop, Yoganandishwara Temple,
Muddenahalli - Sir M.Vishwesvaraya's birth place.
Shivanasamudra,
Somanathapur, Ranganatittu
(1 day) Sundays & Holidays. Fare : Rs. 175/- Departure : 8.00
a.m. Return : 8.30 p.m. Cauvery Falls, Somanathapur Temple and
Ranganatittu.
Hogenakal
Falls, Krishnagiri Dam
(1 day) Sundays and Holidays, July to December. Fare : Rs. 175/-
Departure : 8.00 a.m. Return : 8.30 p.m.
Nagarhole,
Mercara, Nisargadhama
(2 days), Every Friday and Saturday during the off-season. Daily
during the season. (November-January & April-June) Fare: Rs. 460/-
(including accommodation). Departure : 7.00 a.m. 1st day. Return
: 10.00 p.m. 2nd day. Nagarhole, Talacauvery, Abbey Falls and
Nisargadhama.
Jog
Falls
(3 days) in season (July-October). Fare : Rs. 475/- (including
bathing facility at Jog). Departure : 10.00 p.m. 1st day. Return
: 6.00 a.m. 3rd day. Jog Falls, MGHE Works and Linganamakki Dam.
Dharmastala
(Overnight) Daily. Fare : Rs. 90/- Departure from Bangalore :
10.00 p.m. Departure from Dharmastala : 2.00 p.m.
Conducted
Tours with explanation of India's philosophy, culture, lecture/demonstrations
in dance, vegetarian lunch (chemical free, home grown vegetables)
Rs. 500 per head. Minimum group of 4 persons. Closed on Monday.
For
booking contact
Clipper Holidays,
Bangalore
Tel: 559 9032
Karnataka
State Tourism Development Corporation
10/4 Mitra Towers, 2nd flr,
Queen's Circle, Kasturba Road,
Bangalore
Tel: 221 2901
For Conducted Tours
Tel: 227 5883/227 5869
KSTDC
runs a number of conducted tours by coach for sightseeing in the
city and to a number of places of interest in the state.
A
unique bus service has been introduced especially for tourists
called Cauvery. This bus takes you all around Bangalore and shows
you various spots of tourist interest and importance. Tourists
can have the 'Maharaja' privilege by sitting on cushion seats
in the open-top bus. The service is scheduled at 9 a.m., 11 a.m.,
3 p.m. and 5 p.m. The fare is Rs.20/- for adults and Rs.10/- for
children.
You
could even plan a custom tour for yourself if you please to and
want to discover Karnataka in detail. For travelling options check
out 'Travel Info'.

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