Bengaluru Trip Overview
Visit the Photographer’s paradise early in the morning to see the Grand Flower Market of Bengaluru city. Walk to Bangalore Fort, Tipu sultan Summer Palace and a South Indian Temple. Private local guide ensures full attention and safety while on tour.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Bengaluru, India
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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Visit the Photographer’s paradise early in the morning to see the Grand Flower Market of Bengaluru city. Walk to Bangalore Fort, Tipu sultan Summer Palace and a South Indian Temple. Private local guide ensures full attention and safety while on tour.
Itinerary
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Stop At: KR Market, Near Avenue Road-Mysore Road junction, Bengaluru 560002 India
Start your tour after meeting your private local guide early in the morning. Walk from Town hall in Bengaluru city towards K R Market. The best way to experience city is in the morning, when there is no traffic. The city awakens early and the wholesale Flower market is a photographer’s delight.
See the morning trucks arrive with their fragrant loads of flowers, petals and leaves. Enjoy the colourful chaos that ensues, and be prepared for a sensory overload! You will also get a great introduction to seasonal vegetables and fruits, as well as other local specialties. See the crowds and colours in action. The chaos of vehicles, humans and carts all charged up with morning energy. See sellers ready with their produce with their stalls. Farmers trickling in with their produce. Buyers haggling for prices with sellers. The tea sellers on their bicycle. You can also sip a cup of masala chai. Please use your free time to walk and click the pictures the way you wanted – portraits, macro, street scenes etc.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Bangalore Fort, Krishna Rajendra Rd, Bengaluru 560002 India
Walk towards Bangalore Fort, the construction of this fort began in 1537 as a mud fort. The builder was Kempe Gowda I, a vassal of the Vijaynagar Empire and the founder of Bangalore, now Bengaluru.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kote Venkataramana Temple, Krishnarajendra Road, Bengaluru India
Further visit Kote Venkataramana Temple a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Venkateshwara. The temple was built in 1689 in Dravidian and Vijayanagara style by King Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, then ruler of Mysore.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Tipu Sultan Fort and Palace – Bangalore KR Market, Allbert Victor Road Chamrajpet, Bengaluru 560018 India
Also visit Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and was the summer residence of the Mysorean ruler Tipu Sultan. The structure was built entirely of teak and stands adorned with pillars, arches and balconies. Hyder Ali commenced its construction within the walls of the Bangalore Fort, and it was completed during the reign of Tipu Sultan in 1791. Return back with wonderful memories. The walking tour ends at Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace.
Duration: 45 minutes
