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Weekend Getaways from Bangalore

September 7, 2006

With the rains subsiding and the earth still wet, it is a good time for people who are looking for a weekend break and would like to get out of the city. This is a time when the rivers are still full of water, the forests and hills are green and everything looks beautiful. If you are wondering where to go, here is a list of places you can read about on India Travel Blog.

DAY-TRIP, LEISURE, PICNIC

1. Muthyala Maduvu or pearl valley
2. A morning in Nandi Hills
3. Muthathi
4. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
5. Sangama, Mekedatu and Chunchi falls
6. Shivanasamudra – Gaganachukki and Bharachukki waterfalls
7. Talkad
8. Balmuri Falls
9. Hogenakkal
10. KRS dam and Brindavan gardens
11. Melukote
12. Manchanabele
13. Devarayanadurga
14. Madhugiri Fort

TREKKING

1. Hiking in Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Trekking on the railway tracks to Yedakumari between Sakaleshapura and Subrahmanya
3. Bandipur National Park

NATURE, WILDLIFE

1. Driving to Coorg
2. Driving in rain: Jog falls, Karwar, Kali and Goa
3. Mullayyanagiri and Charmadi, Chickmagalur, in the monsoon
4. Bandipur National Park
5. Bhadra wildlife Sanctuary: Muthodi
6. A birding trip to Wayanad, Kerala
7. Dandeli: Wilderness and adventure

LEISURE, HISTORY, CULTURE AND MORE

1. Driving from Bangalore to Goa via Jog and Murdeshwara
2. Hampi
3. Belur and Halebeedu
4. Melukote
5. Gokarna
6. Badami and Banashankari
7. Aihole
8. Pattadakal
9. Mahakoota
10. Lepakshi

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10 Comments »
*** Shruthi - September 8, 2006, 5:04 am ***

Wow, thank you!

*** adelineb - September 14, 2006, 7:34 am ***

Hello,
>
> We will open a French bakery in Bangalore around the month of November, I am
making a market
> survey concerning the expatriates.
> I would like to meet the maximum of Europeans people and expatriates in order
to know which kind of products they willexpect from a French bakery in
Bangalore

> Shall you meet me to discuss about this ?

> Here my address email: baradeladeline@yahoo.Fr (we live in Bangalore)
> Thank you

*** Pat - October 6, 2006, 3:39 pm ***

Hey, If you guys planning one trek or adventure camp…can you please let me know if I can hike along. I love travelling, treking and want to sharpen my photograhy skills. You can contact me on my email ID: ebox222@yahoo.com

Regards

Pat

*** Navita - August 13, 2007, 5:16 am ***

Hi, really liked your blog, im more into travelling, just completed my trek in Valley of flowers hope you would have visited it. You might find my blog also interesting

http://thefamoustouristdestinations.wordpress.com/

*** Sweta - June 23, 2008, 12:27 pm ***

Great work!
I am a regular reader and really enjoy your travel escapes.
You may find this interesting too

http://www.bangalore-getaways.blogspot.com/

*** India Travel Blog » RIVERSIDE PICNIC – PLACES AROUND BANGALORE - March 29, 2009, 7:08 pm ***

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*** India Travel Blog » Photo Essay: a quick visit to Shivanasamudra - April 17, 2009, 6:49 pm ***

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*** India Travel Blog » Manchanabele / Manchinabele near Bangalore - May 8, 2009, 10:09 am ***

[...] a long time, there is one more addition to my list of Weekend Destinations/Picnic Places near Bangalore – Manchanabele dam. Not that I had never been there; but another visit last week reminded me that [...]

*** India Travel Blog » A morning in Nandi Hills – travelogues, travel guide, places to see and information - June 15, 2009, 5:14 pm ***

[...] A typical foggy morning on Nandi hills. This is an old image made during the monsoons two years ago. It was cold, windy, foggy and very very beautiful Also see: Weekend getways from Bangalore [...]

*** India Travel Blog » Devarayanadurga near Bangalore – photography, images, travelogues, travel guide, places to see and information - January 16, 2010, 3:40 pm ***

[...] Here is another addition to the long list of weekend getaways from Bangalore. [...]


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