Sir M Visvesvaraya Birth Place

How to Reach: Bangalore-- Yelahanka-- Kothanoor-- Muddenahalli
Nearby Places: NandiHills, Bhoga Nandeeshwara, Skanda Giri hill
Timings: 11AM to 5PM (Closed on public holidays)
Steps : No
Parking: Near the entrance of museum
Things to Carry: Water, Food and all necessary things.
Attractions: Park, samadhi and museum

Avati -Thimmaraya Swami

Thimmaraya Swami temple, Avati is one of the religious hindu temple around chickaballapur. It's also called Gowthama giri kshethra. It has history of 500 years, its located in the hills, its said that the throught the year water source will not be drained up. It has 360 * view of hills and natural beauty. The sunset here is spectacular. The avati hill is more beautiful during the Monsoon.  Can be located easily in Google Maps.

Thalawadi Hill Night Camping and Trekking

Thalawadi Betta or Thalawadi Hill a small Hilltop in thalawadi Village in Ramanagar Dist. Hilltop has a small Mantapa.The path from village to base of the hill is private property with agriculture field and mango field. The Hill is situated around 70km from Bengaluru. At the start of the trail there is a small pond and few statues of hanuman. Later part of trail has few steps the last stage is comparitively steep. Locate the Mantapa at the top of the hill.

Cordinates: 12°47'25.6"N 77°13'59.6"E

Nearby places: Thimmappana Betta, Narayanagiri Hill trek

Permission : Not required

Steps : There are steps in the middle of trek

Climbing time : 2 hrs

Parking: At the base

Level: Moderate

Things to Carry: Water, Food and all necessary things

Be Aware: Bears and wild animals.

                        Donot Spoil the place as it is untouched as of now, enter at your own risks

Ooty Ride Day -1

This is situated in the Western Ghats zone at an elevation of 2240 mtrs. It is the central station of the Nilgiri District, where the two mountain ranges meet. Udhagamandalam , prevalently called as OOTY by the vacationer, is the Queen of Hill Stations. Hundreds of years prior this was likewise called as Oththai-Kal (single stone)Mandu (Mund is a name of Toda Village). The British began calling it as Ootacamund.Summer temperature is most extreme of 25 C and at least 10 C . Amid the Winter it is least 5 C and a greatest of 21 C when it is marginally hotter. This region was repressed by the tribals called TODA much sooner than anyone could wander into this district. Inquisitively enough, this cut of heaven stayed obscure notwithstanding amid the times of the immense Southern Dynasties. the territory went under the tenet of the East India Company toward the end of the eighteenth century.The town is associated by the Nilgiri ghat streets and Nilgiri Mountain Railway. Its normal excellence pulls in visitors and it is a prominent summer destination.

The name importance blue mountains in Kannada.Because of the delightful mountains and green valleys, Ooty got to be known as the Queen of Hill Stations.Udhagamandalam railroad station is associated with Mettupalayam by NMR meter gage service.The Nilgiri Mountain Railway was worked by the Madras Railway until 31 December 1907 for the benefit of the Government.

In January 1908, the railroad line was given over to South Indian Railway.The closest air terminal is Coimbatore (96 kilometers (60 mi)). Ooty has three helipads, one at Theettukal and two at Kodanad. The Theettukal helipad was affirmed via Airports Authority of India for guard and VIP services.Ooty is arranged in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. A large number of the forested territories and water bodies are beyond reach to most guests to secure this delicate biological community. A few zones of the Biosphere Reserve have been reserved for tourism advancement, and steps are being embraced to open these zones to guests whilst monitoring the range.

It is arranged at an elevation of 2,240 meters (7,350 feet) above ocean level.Boarding schools have been an element of Ooty since the times of the British Raj. They offer a critical commitment to the nearby economy. The offices and principles of training are considered amongst the most noteworthy in India,and so these schools are famous amongst the tip top of India and a portion of the neighboring nations. Ooty has numerous spots, in view of one's advantage and time can be secured likewise. Recorded the spots which we visited for 2 days.

How to reach :  Bangalore -- Mysore -- Nanjangudu -- Bandipur Forest -- Masinagudi -- Ooty

Places of interest around Ooty:

Day -1 :

Doddabetta
Tea factories
Niligiri Mountain Railway
Botanical Garden

Day 2:

Coonor
Dolphin Nose
Sims Park
Lamb's Park
Shooting Point
Pykara Waterfall

Doddabetta Peak:

Doddabetta is the most elevated top (2,623 m) in the Nilgiris, around 10 km from Ooty. It lies at the intersection of the Western and Eastern Ghats encompassed by thick Sholas. Pine woodlands arranged amongst Ooty and Thalakunda is a little downhill locale where pine trees are organized in an efficient manner. Wenlock Downs is a meadow range run of the mill of the first bioscape of the Nilgiris with tenderly undulating slopes.


Niligiri Mountain Railway:

Udhagamandalam railroad station is associated with Mettupalayam by NMR meter gage service. In 1882, a Swiss specialist named Arthur Riggenbach went to the Nilgiri Hills on a welcome from Government of India and he presented an evaluation for a line costing GB£132,000. The Nilgiri Railway Company was shaped in 1885 and arranging work started in 1886. The work on hold initiated in August 1891 and the Mettupalayam-Coonoor segment of the track was opened for activity on 15 June 1899. In January 1903, the Indian Government bought the line, and assumed control over the development of the expansion from Coonoor to Ooty.

Jhansi Fort

Jhansi Fort is one of the significant tourist spot in Jhansi. The phase of this story, the Jhansi Fort was built on a hill by 1613 by Orchha's ruler Raja Bir Singh Deo. The fort has ten doors, some of which stand even at this point. Despite the fact that the old entryways may have vanished, the territories around them are still known by their old names such as Datia Darwaza, Jharna Gate, Orccha Gate etc.There are sanctuaries of Shiva and Ganesha inside. The ruler's guns called Karak Bijli and Bhawani Shankar are still here.

The fortification saw loads of ups and down over the span of history. The fortification was a noteworthy fortress amid the Sepoy uprising of 1857. The rebellion in Jhansi was driven by none other than Lakshmi Bai, prominently called Jhansi ki Rani in the annals of history. Just underneath the dividers as you approach the stronghold, is an odd violence diorama of the fight in which the Rani of Jhansi passed on. In June 1857 when the mutiny arose, a couple of men of the twelfth local infantry grabbed the fortress containing the fortune and magazine, and slaughtered the European officers of the army. The Rani put herself at the leader of the dissidents. In mid 1858, the consolidated armed force of two brilliant Generals of British Arm Force named Lieutenant Walker and General Huroze vanquished Lakshmi Bai. The fortification remaining in the bumpy region indicates how the north Indian style of fortress development varies from that of the south. In the south the vast majority of the strongholds were based on the ocean beds like Bekal Fort in Kerala. The rock dividers of the fortress are somewhere around 16 and 20 feet thick and on the south side meet the city dividers. The south face of the post is practically opposite. There are 10 doors offering access to the fortress. Some of these are Khanderao Gate, Datia Darwaza, Unnao Gate, Jharna Gate, Laxmi Gate, Sagar Gate, Orchha Gate, Sainyar Gate and Chand Gate. Eminent sights in the fortification are the Shiva sanctuary, Ganesh sanctuary at the passage, and the Kadak Bijli gun utilized as a part of the uprising of 1857. The commemoration board helps one to remember the hair-raising accomplishment of the Rani Lakshmibai in hopping on horseback from the fortress. Close-by is the Rani Mahal, worked in the later 50% of the nineteenth century where there is presently an archeological exhibition hall.

The fortress reaches out to a sprawling 15 sections of land (61,000 m2) and this titanic structure measures around 312m long and 225m in width. Overall, there are twenty-two backings with a mammoth reinforcing divider encompassed by a channel on both sides. The smashed upholder on the eastern side was remade by the British, who likewise added a story to Panch Mahal.

Location:     Just 2 kilometer from Railway Station
Ideal Time to Visit:     Anytime round the year, 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Attraction:     Design Pattern and Museum
Entry Fees: Indian (Rs.5) Foreign National (Rs.100) Per Head