Hire a guide for full day Bangalore city tour with own transport
This tour is ideal for those who have their own transport and just need professional guiding service to visit Bangalore. Guides provided are licensed by the State Government or the Central Government. The visits mentioned in this product can be revised to suit the tastes of the customers. The guide will also suggest a nice place to stop for lunch as per your convenience. He can also suggest nice places for shopping in case you are looking for souvenirs. Overall, he will ensure a wholesome experience since he knows the pulse of our visitors. Please note the following on this tour:
- The guide will join you at the first visit and leave you at the last visit. One place in your vehicle to be made available to him.
- Entry fee, parking fee and shoe-keeping fee to be borne by the visitors.
- Dresses covering legs and shoulders are preferred to visit temples. Avoid shorts.
- Shoes have to removed before visiting temples. You may bring an extra pair of socks if you wish.
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Hire a guide for full day Bangalore city tour with own transport
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(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Lalbagh Botanical Garden
Lalbagh, literally the red garden, is the famous botanical garden of Bangalore. It was laid down by Hyder Ali in the 1760's. Spread out over an area of 240 acres (about 100 hectares) this garden boasts of 800 genera, 2,100 species of plants and nearly 8,500 trees. Some other highlights of Lalbagh are - a 3 billion year rock; a 20-million year old fossil; the iconic Glass House modeled after the Crystal Palace in London; a mango tree planted by Hyder Ali himself; a British-era band stand; a tree branch which appears like the face of Ganesh; a 200-year old and most ominous-looking White Silk Cotton tree; a 300-ft tall Cook Pine tree named after the famous Captain Cook; trees planted by famous visitors to the Park over the years such as Queen Victoria, Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, Nikita Krushchev, Dag Hammerskjold, etc; and so on. A walk through the park is not only refreshing but also informative and invigorating.
Bull Temple
The Big Bull of Bangalore has been drawing visitors to himself since 1537 when he was created by the Founder of Bangalore Magadi Kempe Gowda in 1537. Apparently, Kempe Gowda found a huge monolithic rock here which looked like a bull in its natural form and so he decided to give it a real look. The Bull (or Nandi) is the vehicle of Lord Shiva who is one of the three principal Hindu Gods. This is the fourth biggest among the seven monolithic big bulls found in South India. The Bull Temple and its environs are famous for Ground Nut Fair which is held in November every year. At the foothills of the hillock where the Nandi sits, there is a Ganesh temple famously called the Butter Ganesh. There are many more temples which are found in the whole complex which are worth visiting.
Vidhana Soudha and Attara Kacheri
Vidhana Soudha is the most important landmark of Bangalore. It is the Parliament of the State of Karnataka and the seat of power. It was built in 1956 by Kengal Hanumanthayya, the then Chief Minister. It is very interesting to note that a critical remark made by a Russian delegation member in 1950 prompted the CM to initiate this building. And he chose to build it right across the British vestige in a way to dominate it. Built in neo-dravidian architecture, Vidhana Soudh can be considered as one of the Top 10 parliament buildings in the World. This building can only be seen from the outside since entry is not allowed.
Inclusions
- Just guiding by a Govt. of India Approved and Licensed Guide
- Transport service not provided. Guide will travel in the vehicle of clients.
- All entrances to be paid by the clients
- Vehicle toll/parking/entry fee not covered
- Tips/gratuity to the guide not included
- Rs.200 per person for guide services in French, German or Italian
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- German, Italian and French speaking guides subject to availability
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
If the hotel or location where the client starts the tour is within the range given, the guide will report to the hotel, else, the guide will report at the starting point of the first site visited
