Good Places to Visit around Bangalore

Here is a list of Places you can go out on a weekend / Short Vacation from Bangalore (Bengaluru), Karnataka.I would definitely appreciate if you could bookmark this page and share the link to this page with friends and colleagues, instead of emailing the contents. Also please consider sharing your experience on touring these places – in the comments section. Thank you!

Place	Type	Distance (KM)	Route	Road	Food	Lodge	Others	Days	Remarks
Sri Ram Betta *	Pilgrim	50	Mysore	Good	No	No	Ramanagara	1 January to December
Rangasthala *	Pilgrim	60	CB Pura	Good	No	No	C.B Pura	30 1 Jun Mar
Savana Durga	Hill Station	60	MySore	Poor	No	No	Magadi	1 Jun Dec
Ghati Subramanya	Pilgrim	70	CB Pura	Good	No	No	CB Pura	1 Jan Dec
Nandi Hills	Hill Station	70	CB Pura	Good	Yes	Yes	CB Pura	June – March
Revanasiddesh Betta *	Pilgrim	70	Mysore	Good	No	No	Channapatna	January – December
Shiva Gange *	Pilgrim	70	Tumkur	Good	No	No	Tumkur	January – December
Antharagange	Pilgrim	75	Kolar	Good	No	No	Kolar	June – March	Hills, Plateau
Chikka Thirupathi	Pilgrim	75	Kolar	Good	No	No	Hoskote	June – March
Kanna Reservoir	Dam	80	Mysore	Good	No	No	Channapatna	January – December
Mekedatu / Meghedattu, Meghedhat	Ravine	80	Kanakpura	Poor	No	No		January – December	Confluence, Landscape
Kaivara	Pilgrim	85	Kolar	Good	No	No	Hoskote	June – March	Landscape, Zoo
Sheebi **	Temple Paintings	90	Tumkur	Good	No	No	Tumkur	January – December
Devarayana Durga *	Pilgrim	100	Tumkur	Poor	No	No	Tumkur	January – December	Spring, Landscape
Kokkare Belluru **	Birds Sanctuary	100	Mysore	Good	No	No	Maddur	January – December
Kudumalai	Pilgrim	100	Kolar	Good	No	No	Mulbagal	June –March
Melukote ***	Pilgrim	100	Mysore	Good	No	No	Mandya	January – December
Muththathhi / Muthathi **	River	100	Kanakpura	Poor	No	No	Kanakpura	January – December
Vidurashwatha	Pilgrim	100	DB Pura	Good	No	No	DB Pura	January – December
Sri Rangapatna	Pilgrim	120	Mysore	Good	No	No	S.R Patna	January – December
Bheemeswari **	River	125	Kanakpura	Poor	Yes	Yes	Kanakpura	January – December	River, Landscape
Karighatta ***	Pilgrim	25	Mysore	Good	No	No	Sriranga Patna	January – December
Shivasamudram / Shivana Samudra ****	Water Falls	125	Kanakpura	Good	No	No	Kanakpura	June – November
Ranganathittu / Ranganadittu ***	Birds Sanctuary	130	Mysore	Good	No	No	SrirangaPatna	January – December
Adi chunchanagiri *	Pilgrim	140	Hassan	Good	No	No		January – December
Lepakshi	Pilgrim	140	CB Pura	Good	No	No	CB Pura	June – March	Roof Paintings
Mahadevapura ***	River	140	Mysore	Good	No	No	Sri Rangapatna	January – December	Landscape
Mysore ***	Historical	140	Mysore	Good	Yes	Yes		January – December	Zoo, Hill, Art. Gallery, Palace
Shravana Belagola ***	Pilgrim	140	Hassan	Good	Yes	Yes	CR Patna	January – December
Hogenekal ***	Water Fall	150	Salem	Good	No	Yes	Dharmapuri	January – December
KRS, Balamuri **	Barrage	150	Mysore	Good	No	No	SR Patna	January – December
Mudukuthore ***	Pilgrim	150	Kanakpura	Good	No	No	Malavalli	January – December	River
Talakadu ****	Pilgrim	150	Kanakpur	Good	No	No	Malavalli	January – December	Sand Dunes, River
Chunchana katte **	Water Falls	160	Mysore	Poor	No	No		January – December
Kadiri *	Pilgrim	160	CB Pura	Good	No	No	CB Pura	June – March
Nanjanagudu ***	Pilgrim	160	Mysore	Good	No	No	Nanjanagudu	January – December
T. Narasipur ***	Pilgrim	170	Kanakpur	Good	No	No	Narasipur	January – December	Confluence
Sathanur dam ***	Dam	175	Krishnagiri	Good	No	No		January – December
Somanathapur ****	Archeology	175	Kanakpura	Good	No	No	Bannur	Jan – Dec	Sculptures
Hemagiri **	Water Fall	200	Hassan	Good	No	No	KR Pet	Jan – Dec
Ramanathapura	Pilgrim	200	Mysore	Poor	No	No		Jan – Dec
Tiruvannamalai	Pilgrim	200	Krishnagiri	Good	No	No	Krishnagiri	Jan – Dec
Halebeedu	Archeology	210	Hassan	Good	No	No	Hassan	Jan – Dec
B.R Hills****	Hill Station	220	Kollegal	Good	Yes	Yes	Kollegal	Jan – Dec	Landscape
Bandipur ****	Wild Life	220	Mysore	Good	Yes	Yes	Gundlupet	October – June	Night Safari, Elephant Ride
Gopalaswamy betta ****	Pilgrim	220	Mysore	Good	No	No	Gundlupet	Jan – Dec	Landscape
Harangi ****	Landscape	220	Mercara	Good	No	No	Kushalnagar	Jan – Dec	Dam, Landscape
Nisarga Dhama ****	Landscape	220	Mercara	Good	Yes	Yes	Kushalnagar	October – June	River, Island
Kabini ****	Wild Life	230	Mysore	Good	Yes	Yes	Mysore	October June	Coracle ride
Nagarahole ****	Wild Life	230	Mercara	Good	Yes	Yes	Hunsur	October- June	Night Safari,
Belur ***	Archeology	240	Hassan	Good	No	No	Hassan	Jan – Dec
Mudumalai ****	Wild Life	240	Mysore	Good	Yes	Yes	Gundlupet	Oct – June
Yercaud / Yerkad ****	HIll Station	240	Salem	Good	Yes	Yes	Salem	Jan – Dec	Boating
Bababudangiri ****	Hill Station	250	Hassan	Good	No	No	Chikkamagalur	Oct – June
Irpu ****	Water Falls	250	Mercara	Good	No	No	Hunsur	Oct – June	Beware of snakes near the falls
Kemmannugundi ****	HIll Station	260	Hassan	Good	Yes	Yes	Chikkamagalur	Oct – June	Landscape
Kudrehabbe ***	Landscape	260	Chikmaglur	Good	No	No	Chikkamaglur	Oct – Feb
Talakaveri ****	Landscape	260	Mercara	Good	Yes	Yes	Mercara	Jan – Dec	Landscape
Bhadra ****	Wild Life	270	Hassan	Good			Chikkamagalur	Oct – June
Manikyadhara	Water Fall	270	Hassan	Good	No	No	Chikkamagalur	Oct – June
Muthodi ****	Wild Life	270	Hassan	Good	Yes	Yes	Chikkamagalur	Oct – June
Subramanya ****	Pilgrim	275	Hassan	Good	Yes	Yes	Sakleshpur	Oct – June	Landscape
M.M Hills ****	Pilgrim	280	Kollegal	Good	Yes	Yes	Kollegal	Jan – Dec	Landscape
Bisle ****	Hill Station	300	Hassan	Bad	No	No		Oct – Jun	Landscape
Gajanur **	Barrage	300	Shimoga	Good	No	No	Shimoga	Jan – Dec
Horanadu ****	Pilgrim	300	Hassan	Good	yes	Yes	Chikkamagalur	Jan – Dec
Mandagadde ***	Birds Sanctuary	300	Shimoga		No	No	Shimoga	September – March
Shringeri ***	Pilgrim	350	Hassan	Good	Yes	Yes	Shimoga	Sep – Mar
Ulvi	Birds Sanctuary	300	Shimoga	Good	No	No	Koppa	October – June
Nagar *	Archeology	320	Shimoga	Good	No	No	Anandpur	October – December
Ooty ****	Hill Station	320	Mysore	Good	Yes	Yes	Ooty	Jan – Dec	Landscape
Coonoor ****	Hill Station	320	Mysore	Good	Yes	Yes	Ooty	Jan – Dec	Landscape
Ikkeri ***	Archeology	340	Ooty	Good	Yes	Yes	Ooty	Jan – Dec	Landscape
Keladi ***	Archeology	340	Shimoga	Good	No	No	Sagar	Oct – Dec
Dharmasthala ****	Pilgrim	350	Hassan	Good	Yes	Yes	Sakleshpur	Oct – June	Landscape, River
Hampi ***	Historical	350	Bellary	Good	Yes	Yes		Oct – Feb	Archeology
Kudremukh ***	Hill Station	350	Hassan	Good	Yes	Yes	Kudremukh	Oct – June
Mantralaya **	Pilgrim	350	Bellary	Good	Yes	Yes		Oct – Feb
T.B Dam	Dam	350	Bellary	Good	Yes	Yes		Oct – Feb
Varadahalli ****	Dam	350	Shimoga	Good	Yes	Yes	Sagar	Oct – Feb
Agumbe ****	Hill Station	357	Shimoga	Good	No	No		Oct – June
Moodabidiri ***	Archeology	360	Mangalore	Good	No	No		Oct – June
Gudavi ***	Birds Sanctuary	375	Shimoga	Good	No	No	Soraba	Oct – June
Humbucha **	Archeology	380	Shimoga	Good	No	No		Oct – June
Jog ****	Water Falls	380	Shimoga	Good	No	No	Sagar	June – November
Humbucha **	Archeology	380	Shimoga	Good	No	No		Oct – June
Karkala ***	Archeology	380	Mangalore	Good	No	No		Oct – June
Kaup ***	Beach	380	Mangalore	Good	No	No		Oct – Dec
St. Mary’s Island ***	Landscape	386		Good	No	No		OCt – Dec
Katil **	Pilgrim	387	Mangalore	Good	No	No		Oct – June
Devarahole ****	River	400	Sirsi	Good	No	No		Oct – Feb	Landscape
Magadu Falls ****	Water Fall	400	Sirsi	Good	No	No		Oct – Feb
Mrudeshwara ****	Pilgrim	400	Sirsi	Good	No	No	C/B Beach	Oct – June
Satodi Falls ****	Water Falls	400	Sirsi	Good	No	No	Sirsi	Oct – Feb	Water Fall and Landscape
Udipi ***	Pilgrim	415	Mangalore	Good	Yes	Yes	Udipi	Oct – June
Honnavar **	Pilgrim	425	Mangalore	Good	Yes	No	Honnavar	Oct – Dec
Gokarna **	Pilgrim	460	Honnavar	Good	No	No		Oct – June	Beach
Maravanthe ****	Beach	467	Mangalore	Good	No	No	Maravanthe	Oct – June
Badami & Aihole ****	Caves	500						Jan – Dec
Kollur ***	Pilgrim	500	Shimoga	Good	Yes	Yes	Anandpur	Oct – June
Kollur Forest ****	Wildlife	520	Shimoga	Good	No	No	Anandpur	Oct – June
Yana ****	Landsape	580		No	No			Oct –June
Gokak Falls **	Water Fall			Good				Oct – Dec
Varaahi ****	Landcape							Oct – Dec
Koravangala **	Archeology	200	Hassan	Good	No	No	Hassan	Oct – May
Ridge **	Landscape	250	Hassan	Good	No	No	Sakleshpur	Oct – May
Mosale **	Archeology	200	Hassan	Good	No	No	Holenarasipur	Oct – May
Doddagadduvalli **	Archeology	200	Hassan	Good	No	No	Hassan	Oct – May
Munnar ****	Hill Station	550	Erode	Good	Yes	Yes	Munnar	Oct – May