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BANGALORE / MYSORE / OOTY - 7NTS / 8 DAYS              Rates on request

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Day 01 BANGALORE  On arrival in Bangalore, meet, assist and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Bangalore.
 
Day 02   BANGALORE   This morning proceed for a half day sight seeing tour of Bangalore City. The states capital and India’s sixth largest city. Bangalore’s reputation as a Garden city. Includes Lalbagh, The superb botanical garden laid out by Haidar Ali in 1760.Tipu sultan added a wealth of plants and tree from many countries. Bull Temple, The Monolithic Nandi Bull is believed to have grown in size and now measures nearly 5m. in the height and over 6m. In length it is made of grey granite. And Tipu’s summer Palace, to the south was started by Haidar Ali and completed by his son Tipu Sultan in 1789. The structure has a substantial amount of wood with walls and ceiling painted in brilliant colours with beautiful carvings. Back to the hotel.  Overnight in Bangalore.
 
Day 03  BANGALORE – MYSORE After Breakfast drive to Mysore (139Kms) the city of Royal palaces, sandalwood and the manufacture of incense sticks, Mysore has a pleasant climate, some beautiful parks and the former capital of  the Princely state. Srirangam Fort, The summer capital of Tipu sultan can be visited enroute to Mysore. Arrival check into the hotel. Later half visit The Tipu sultan’s beautiful summer palace built in 1784, in its lovely garden. It is “an absolute jewel”. Evening visit Brindavan Garden 19 km away from Mysore The 2 km rock-field am is one of the biggest in India and forms a 130 sq. km. Lake. It was built by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar to provide continuous water supply for the sivasamudram power station. Back to the hotel. Overnight in Mysore.
 
Day 04  MYSORE – OOTY     This day drive to Ooty  (158 Kms). Ooty is popularly known as the “Queen of the blue mountains”. Ooty is famous for its rolling hills covered in pine and eucalyptus forests and its coffee and tea plantation. Arrival and check in to the hotel. Overnight in Ooty.
 
Day 05 OOTY   After Breakfast proceed for a city tour of Ooty including Botanical Gardens which has total 1000 varieties of plants, shrubs and trees including orchids, ferns, alpines and medicinal plants among beautiful lawn. Ooty Lake built in 1825, with beautiful surroundings. Raj Bhavan, Dodabetta, about 10kms, the big mountain reaches 2638m. The second highest in Western Ghats. On a clear day you can see as far as the Coimbatore plain and Mysore plateau. Back to the hotel. Overnight in Ooty
 
Day 06 OOTY    Day at leisure. Optional visit to Coonoor. Overnight in Ooty.
 
Day 07 OOTY – BANGALORE  This morning drive back to Bangalore (300kms/7hrs) and transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Bangalore.
 
Day 08 ONWARDS   Today morning transfer to airport for flight to onward destination. 

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