Bangalore-Mysore- (08 Nights/09 Days)

Day 01: Arrival Bangalore Meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 02: Bangalore Today City Tour of Bangalore

Bangalore Palace : Built in 1887 by Chamaraja Wodeyar depicting the Tudor-style. Windsor Castle was the brainchild, behind the construction of this Palace. The construction has fortified towers and its interiors are elegant carved of wood. The palace is complete with Gothic windows, battlements and turrets, Tippu Palace : It is now converted to a museum. The Palace was one of Tipu Sultan's summer retirements. It is a double storied flowery wooden structure, Lalbag : One of India’s most beautiful botanical gardens. The garden has about 1000 species of rare plants and herbs. There is a glass house depicting London’s Crystal Palace and this is the main center of attraction. Bull temple : The temple is dedicated to Nandi, the bull, which is the mount of Lord Shiva. Nandi, the awesome monolithic deity of the Bull Temple, attracts visitors, tourists and devotees from all parts of the country and outside the country also, ISKCON Temple : The Temple is a dainty blend of modern technology and spiritual harmony with a unique combination of glass and gopurams. It is built on a hillock. This temple was built to promote vedic culture and spiritual learning. Thousands of devotees attend the annual Krishna and Balarama Rath Yatra, Drive past to Vidhana Soudha : a noble building built exclusively of dressed Bangalore granite. It is a testimonial to temple architecture. The building is Bangalore’s best known landmark. Overnight at hotel

Day 03: Bangalore-Mysore (by surface/03 hrs one way) Today day proceed for Mysore

En-route visit Srirangapatna Fort, also called as Tipu’s palace is one of the most popular monuments in India. Srirangapatna was the capital of the Mysore state, while Tipu Sultan was ruling Mysore. After the death of Tipu Sultan in 1799 the British shifted the capital back to Mysore. The town, temples, mosque and other historical monuments are surrounded by a strong stone fort with four gates. Continue to Mysore and on arrival check in at hotel. Overnight at hotel

Day 04: Mysore Today city tour of Mysore. Mysore Palace One of the most magnificent buildings located in the heart of the city is the Mysore Palace. Spacious halls called Mantaps can be seen in the Palace. Paintings and architectural beauty décor the hall. The palace is a fantabulous assemblage of Indo-Saracen architecture. The palace gives a clean evidence that a royal structure existed during the period of Yaduraya and Krishnaraya when they came to Mysore in 1399 AD.

Jaganmohan Palace & Art Gallery 150 years old Jaganmohan Palace in Mysore is one of the oldest buildings. The palace is a beautiful and ornamental building which was built by the Kings of Mysore. Before the main Mysore palace was built, the Jaganmohan palace was the house of the royal family. The palace is witness to many cultural activities and conferences as it is located in the heart of the city.

Chamundeshwari Temple The Chamundeswari Temple is situated on a hill in the neighborhood of Mysore. Krishnaraja III during the latter part of the 18th century built this temple tower. He gifted the Nakshatramalika jewel which has Sanskrit poesies engraved on it. The temple is adorned with various epitomes of Nandi. The colossal Nandi is 15 feet wide and 24 feet long and was made during the reign of Dodda Devaraja. It also has a seven floor ‘gopuram’. The idol of the Goddess is made of gold and the entrance with shinning silver. Overnight at hotel

Day 05: Mysore-OOTY (By surface/05 hrs) Today drive to OOTY. On arrival check in at hotel. Ooty, often known as the queen of hills, nestled at a mighty height of the Nilgiri Hills layered with lush greenery and dotted with crystal clear rippling secluded lakes amid the alpine woods. The most striking feature of this hill town and definitely a major tourist attraction is its scenic beauty. The misty mountains and the green valleys is a paradise on earth. Overnight at hotel Day 06: OOTY Today full day sightseeing of OOTY

Visiting Botanical Gardens- One of the primary Ooty tourist attractions. This garden covers the slopes of the peak in Ooty. - The Lake in Ooty the center of tourist attraction. The lake adds an extra measure of glamour to the hill station. The Boat house alongside the lake offers boating facilities to tourists. In summers, boat races and pageantry are organized at the lake, Tea Factory- Factory in Ooty showcases the art of tea making and there is also a tour facility available inside the tea processing factory. It is more like a museum and one will gain knowledge on the process of tea making and quality. It is located on the Doddabetta Road, St Stephen's Church- The oldest Church in the Nilgiri, St Stephen Church is located near the house of John Sullivan, the founder of Ooty. The Gothic structure still preserves its Victorian ambiance. The entire church is wonderfully built out of wood, its carvings and has stained glass windows giving it a different lure altogether, Doddabetta Peak- The highest peak in the Hills of the Nilgiris, this place lies at the point of the Eastern and the Western Ghats and is definitely tops the list of Ooty tourist attractions, Emerald Lake- A wonderful lake in the upper plateau region of the Nilgiri hills. It is a part of the silent valley and is beside the Red hill nature resort which is a best picnic place of the region., SIMS Park - Sim’s Park is a 12-hectare park in , which exhibits over 1000 species of plants

Overnight at hotel

Day 07: OOTY Day at leisure. Overnight at hotel (Transport on Disposal)

Day 08: OOTY-Bangalore (by surface/07 hrs) Today drive to Bangalore. On arrival check in at hotel. Overnight at hotel

Day 09: Bangalore Departure Today in time transfer to airport to connect onward flight