Wanderlust Tales : Trip to Nandi hills - Bangalore

This time during my trip to Bangalore for my Durga Puja vacation, our family decided on for a road trip to the famous Nandi hills.

HOW TO GET HERE:

Nandi hills, believed to be one of the beautiful getaway places near Bangalore - is an ancient hill fortress approximately 60-65 kilometres from Kanakpura Road.
It would take approximately 2 hours to reach here -  Google maps aids in the directions on the road. If you love driving - drive through the highways would be enchanting.

The plentiful of grape plantation across the roads are your perks for your drive.😛

The best time to visit would be in the wee hours of the morning, so as to get an exquisite view of the place embraced in clouds.

The roads to Nandi Hills, are quite curvy - hence make sure you are an experienced driver if you are travelling using your own vehicle. Drive up and the hills make the road steeper and steeper. 😉

The drive through the curves is equally adventurous and provides with a scenic view, giving you a chance to get in touch with the greenery and mother nature.

About 2 km before, we parked our car prior to the entrance - we intended to trek up a little. Also, this gave us ample parking space without any chaos. 😓

DO'S:

• Wear comfortable shoes
• Carry drinking water
• Carry your shades or caps to waive off the sun
• Carry tissues or hanker chief

NANDI HILLS:

There is a minimally priced ticket that needs to be paid at the entrance.

But the major problem is that any information is not provided in English here - it gets difficult to even know what you are being charged for. 😑

There are a couple of eatery shops right before you make your way up - you can relax and enjoy a few nibbling here and there - before you sweat it out to reach the top.

Reaching the top is a task in itself, climb, climb and climb. 🙍

First to be witnessed would be the Amrutha Sarova - a beautiful man-made water enclosure. It seemed almost to be used for private bathing by the Rajas or people of a significant cadre.

Next, we stumbled upon was the recreation area which must have been used for lazing around and spending some relaxing time.

As you climb up, you would find a beautiful park atop where you can see families with their kids having a gala time.

The Tipu's drop is another fascinating place to watch out for - it is said that the perpetrators were dropped off at this point and there was no returning to them from here.

   

PLACES TO SEE:

• Amrutha Sarova
• Tippu drop
• Children's playground
• Tippu's summer palace and fort
• Yoga Naandeswar temple
• Horse way

We couldn't make it to all - we got exhausted way too fast making our way up. 😊

While returning from the Nandi Hills - while on the highway, we spotted a beautiful temple atop the hills.
The architecture of the temple led us to detour. Although we couldn't find a proper road to reach it, we attempted going there via the rocks and climbing up. We parked our car in the nearest empty spot we saw.

Be extra cautious while heading upwards, crooked totally.

Finally, when we made our way up, we were astounded to discover that it was a Jain temple.

The view from the temple was absolutely scenic - the glance of the entire city sent a shiver down our back. It took quite some time to sink in.

Cheers to life!!

~Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!

P.S.All the above photos have been clicked by me.