Historic & Heritage
Bangalore Palace
A Tudor-revival palace of 1878 modelled on Windsor Castle, still owned by the Mysore royal family and…
1 hr 30 min
₹260
A 1,478 m hill an hour north with a Tipu Sultan-era fort, a Chola temple and a famous cloud-sea sunrise.
Don't miss
- Sunrise above the clouds
- Tipu's Drop viewpoint
- Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple below
- Cycling route
- Time needed
- 4 hr
- Entry
- ₹30
- Best time
- Morning
- Photography
- Allowed
- Parking
- Available
Works well for
Friends
Couple
Family
Tips from our editors
Leave the city by 4:30am for sunrise. Weekends are heavily congested and vehicle entry is capped — go midweek if you can.
Where it is
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