Off The Beaten Track Around Bangalore www.caleidoscope.in The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page Saint Augustine www.caleidoscope.in Category Key ( Type: Kind of tourist spot | Transport: Mode of transport | Food: Could be local fast-food, Dhaba, or restaurant | Remarks: very sketchy | Season: Vague indication) Place Type Distance Route & road Transport Food Lodge Days Remarks Season in Kms status facility Bannerghatta Wildlife 20 Bannerghatta Road KSRTC bus Yes No 1 Organized safari of tiger, lion Around the year National Park (Good) + Own and leopard + butterfly park (Tuesday closed) Nrityagram Culture 30 Tumkur Road (Good) Own Yes No 1 Traditional dance village Around the year 70 Chick Ballapur Road Hillock ideal for trekking & Nandi Hills Adventure KSRTC bus No No 1 Around the year (Good) rock climbing Temple on picturesque hill + Shivagange Adventure 70 Tumkur Road (Good) Own No No 1 ideal for rock climbing Around the year Dodda Ballapur Temple town nestled in a Ghati Subramanya Pilgrim 70 KSRTC bus No No 1 Around the year Road (Good) serene valley Mysore Road Dam site ideal for water Avoid summer Kanva Reservoir Water spot 80 KSRTC bus No No 1 (Excellent) lovers months Hillock ideal for trekking & Avoid summer Savana Durga Adventure 60 Magadi Road (Bad) Own No No 1 rock climbing months Devarayana Durga Adventure 80 Tumkur Road (Good) KSRTC bus No No 1 Historic fort on top of rocky hills Around the year Cauvery river gushing Mekedhatu Water spot 80 Kanakapur Road (Bad) Own No No 1 through a ravine Around the year A unique bird sanctuary Kokre Bellur Wildlife 100 Mysore Road – Turn Own No No 1 June – Nov near Maddur (Good) nestled inside a village Melukote Pilgrim + 100 Mysore Road – Turn KSRTC bus No No 1 Temple on top of a Avoid summer Historical spot after Mandya (Good) picturesque hill months Bheemeshwari Ideal river bank for fishing Water spot 100 Kanakapur Road Own Yes No 1 Around the year Fishing Camp (Bad) and trek Historical spot KSRTC + Fort on a hillock + Blackbuck Avoid summer Madhugiri 110 Tumkur Road (Good) Yes Yes 1 + Wildlife private & bear sanctuary months Srirangapatna + Historical spot Mysore Road 120 KSRTC + Yes Yes 1 Tipu Sultan’s capital + bird Around the year Ranganathittu + Wildlife (Excellent) private sanctuary Kanakapur Road Ideal river bank for fishing Bheemeshwari Water spot 120 Own Yes Yes 1 Around the year (Bad) and trek Shivanasamudram Water spot + Kanakapur Road KSRTC + Spectacular twin water falls Avoid summer 130 No No 1 + Talakadu Historical spot (Good) private of river Cauvery months www.caleidoscope.in Category Key ( Type: Kind of tourist spot | Transport: Mode of transport | Food: Could be local fast-food, Dhaba, or restaurant | Remarks: very sketchy | Season: Vague indication) Place Type Distance Route & road Transport Food Lodge Days Remarks Season in Kms status facility Pilgrim + Chick Ballapur Road KSRTC + Historical temple town with Avoid summer Lepakshi 140 Yes No 1 Historical spot (Good) private fabulous traditional art months Pilgrim + Mysore Road - 4-lane Train + Historical city with fabulous Around the year Mysore Historical spot 140 highway (Excellent) KSRTC + Yes Yes 2 traditional architecture. (Best time- Dasara) private Hosur Road near Spectacular water falls of Hogenakal Water spot 150 Train + Bus No Yes 1 Avoid summer months Dharmapuri (Good) river Cauvery Historical temple towns with Shravana Belagola Pilgrim + Hassan-Mangalore KSRTC + 140-200 Yes Yes 2 spectacular sculptures + Avoid summer months + Halebeedu +Belur Historical spot NH (Good) private Bahubali statue on hilltop Tumkur Road KSRTC + Historical fort and temples on Chitradurga Historical spot 210 Yes Yes 2 (Excellent) private rocky hills + windmills Avoid summer months B R Hills (Biligiri Hillstation + Mysore Road near KSRTC + Breathtaking landscapes and 220 Yes Yes 2 Avoid monsoon Rangana Betta) Wildlife Kollegal (Good) private a glimpse of tribal culture Bandipur + Hillstation + Mysore Road near KSRTC + Breathtaking landscapes and 220 Yes Yes 2 Avoid monsoon Gopalaswamy betta Wildlife Ooty (Bad) private wild safari Mercara + Hillstation+ Mysore Road beyond KSRTC + Breathtaking landscapes and 240 Yes Yes 2 Avoid monsoon Nagarahole Wildlife (Bad) private wild safari Kabini River Wildlife + Mysore Road near KSRTC + Breathtaking landscapes and 220 Yes Yes 2 Avoid monsoon Lodge + Nisarga Water spot Mercara (Good) private river bank for fishing and trek Dhama Hosur Road beyond Breathtaking landscapes and Yercaud Hillstation 240 Train + Bus Yes Yes 2 Around the year Salem (Good) boating Kemmannugundi Hassan Road near KSRTC + Breathtaking landscapes and Hillstation 270 Yes Yes 3 Avoid monsoon + Kudremukh Chickmagalur private waterfall near Bababudangiri Hassan Road near KSRTC + Breathtaking landscapes and Muthodi + Bhadra Wildlife 270 Yes Yes 3 Avoid monsoon Chickmagalur (Bad) Own wild safari Sakleshpur Mangalore Road Train + Bus Breathtaking landscapes and Subramanya Hillstation + trek 270 beyond Sakleshpur Yes No 3 Around the year + Own trek Railtrack (Good) Shringeri + Pilgrim + Hassan Road near KSRTC + Temple town nestled in a 300 Yes Yes 3 Avoid monsoon Horanaadu Historical spot Chickmagalur (Bad) private serene valley www.caleidoscope.in Category Key ( Type: Kind of tourist spot | Transport: Mode of transport | Food: Could be local fast-food, Dhaba, or restaurant | Remarks: very sketchy | Season: Vague indication) Place Type Distance Route & road Transport Food Lodge Days Remarks Season in Kms status facility Mysore Road beyond KSRTC + Breathtaking landscapes and Ooty + Coonoor Hillstation 270 Yes Yes 3 Avoid monsoon Mysore (Bad) private good for boating Sea + KSRTC + Historical town + serene Avoid summer Pondicherry 320 Hosur Road (Good) Yes Yes 3 Historical spot private beaches months Dharmasthala + Mangalore Road KSRTC + Temple town nestled in a Karkala + Pilgrim 350 beyond Sakleshpur Yes Yes 3 Avoid monsoon private serene valley Moodabidri (Good) KSRTC + Historical ruin with sculptures Hampi + T.B.Dam Historical spot 350 Bellary road (Good) Yes Yes 3 Avoid summer months private + lonely rock hillocks Hillstation + Shimoga road near KSRTC + Spectacular landscapes and Agumbe + Jog falls 360 Yes No 3 Avoid summer months Waterfall Manipal (Bad) private waterfall Mangalore + Mangalore Road KSRTC + Udupi + St.Mary's Sea + Pilgrim 380 Yes Yes 4 Serene beaches and island Winter months only (Good) private Island Honnavar + KSRTC + Serene beaches and Gokarna + Sea + Pilgrim 420 Hubli Road (Good) Yes Yes 4 Avoid summer months private backwaters Maravanthe Dandeli + Yana + Hillstation + KSRTC + Spectacular landscapes + 500 Hubli Road (Good) Yes Yes 4 Avoid summer months Sirsi Adventure private waterfall + river rafting Munnar Hosur Road beyond Breathtaking landscapes and Hillstation 550 Train + Bus Yes Yes 4 Avoid monsoon +Thekkady Erode (Good) boating Read our exclusive section dedicated to offbeat travel on: www.caleidoscope.in www.caleidoscope.in.