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Nandi Hills

Nandi Hills

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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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This was once the summer retreat of Tipu Sultan. It’s a good place for hiking and birding. The hill also has temples dating back to the Chola period. It gets extremely crowded on weekends. The hills offer great views of the surroundings, though.
Duration: More than 3 hours
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  • SAMAREN
    Bhubaneswar, India315 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    BEST ECO DESTINATION
    Any visit to the Garden City of Bengaluru will not be complete without a trip to the iconic Nandi Hills which is located about 70 kms from the city.A heritage tiny Hill station, Nandi hills has rare flora and fauna which attract Nature lovers.Built by the Britishers for Summer retreat,Nandi hills has amazing infrastructure for tourists and trekkers alike.Its trees, plants, flowers, temples and visitors watch points are superb. Tipu Sultan too had developed this place.Later years saw many developments.KSTDC too has put in place tremendous infrastructure with eco friendly cottages, pathways and transportation on the top of the hills.Yoga Nandeeshwar Temple is a heritage spiritual place.There are eateries around.Sunset and sun rise point too.It was a wonderful trip and worth cherishing too. Getting a chance, would like to visit the place again.
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written December 26, 2023
  • Vratin Shah
    Mumbai, India1,304 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Day trip recommended
    Nandi Hills located around 1 hour drive from Bengaluru in early hours is an hill station with various view points & attractions around. The entry to hill station is restricted to 6 AM to 6 PM with entry being closed when the parking is full. We visited the Nandi hills for Sunrise but unfortunately it was too foggy & couldn't see any thing. Also, it's a lot of walk & crowded so not good for small kids. I would still want to visit for a full day trip to explore everything in and around.
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written January 22, 2024
  • Inspire56214505708
    3 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Good
    We went to the famous Nandi Hills in the early morning of 29th Dec 2023 to see the sunrise. It is a beautiful and popular place for family outing near Bengaluru. However, that day it was very crowded and there was hardly any parking space. We however, had a good time as we had gone as a family together. I recommend that one should avoid weekends and go there on week days, if possible.
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written June 2, 2024
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Lak
2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022
Dirty hills and you need to pay multiple times to enter Nandi hills
1.Hill entry fee for car
2. Hill bus fee 25rs for 1 KM oneway (most expensive ticket per mile in India)
3. Hill Walking fee but no receipt
4. Slipper or Shoes 5 Rs per pair but no receipt near the temple
5. They don't allow water bottles but they charge and force you to buy plastic bottles and sell tap water.
6. Trash everywhere and area not clean.
7. Horrible hotel food in Nandi hills
Written April 11, 2022
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SMLikestoTravel
Bengaluru, India391 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022 • Family
We visited on a weekend in the afternoon, around 1 pm. We got a place to park our car and then boarded the bus that takes you to the top of the hills. The view in the afternoon is not so bad, maybe not as nice as it would be at sunrise or sunset. It was crowded at the top but not too bad to ruin our experience.
There are a lot of monkeys near all the food stalls so buy something at your own risk.

Overall, definitely worth a visit one time. Not sure how it would be early morning. Have read and heard from folks that planning to visit at sunrise is tough…need to reach very early to get entry and very crowded and chaotic. So, did not attempt that ourselves. If someone is really keen on having that sunrise experience without much hassle then probably overnight stay at one of the properties at the top can be a good option
Written January 20, 2023
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Deepika
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1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2021 • Friends
It is closed. please dont go until u read any recent review. we went and saw it was closed, many people like us were unaware that it is closed. we were highly disappointed, then went to hogganakal falls which was also closed but got other way to get to the river where we enjoyed boating
Written October 6, 2021
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Akapoor_Traveller
Bengaluru, India240 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2020 • Family
The place is around 2 hrs drive from Bangalore city. I found this place a bit too hyped. One has to start at 4 am to view the sunrise at Nandi hills, to my surprise there were so many people just at the foot hills that they closed the check post to go up the hill. The traffic jam was for about two hours. I came to know that they allow vehicles to go up at 8 am. This has happened after Corona lock down. I will suggest that you confirm the timings before embarking on this trip. Once, at the top, one can get good views from top, a garden, a temple and some places to eat. Won' t rate this place too high.
Written October 3, 2020
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bharat b
Bengaluru, India22 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2022 • Solo
I have seen few images of Nandi hills and that attracts me to explore that place.

I always take public transport as my first priority and it's worthwhile.

When you want to go away from your day to day life, this is the prefect place to explore with family and friends. Easy access to place like this. It could be road trips via bike, car and public transport as well.

An entry for nature lover to wild life, covering green trees all around and trekking to top of the hill. On reaching to the top, a view will change your mind and refresh energy. Sky cover with full of clouds, land cover with lakes and eyetesting to watch as far as you can.

Top of the hill covers sunrise to sunset. Time passes away like a flash of light while watching and enjoy the view. A flow of wind keeping you energized and clouds like touching your feet.

Sunset is like sun playing hide and seek with clouds. Red and orange light reflection from lakes. Sky and clouds full of mixture of red and orange colour.

A solo trip to Nandi Hills.
Written February 15, 2022
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Rajini Kumar A
2 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Family
Im basically from Yercaud Hills, TN.
Last saturday I just planned to visit Nandi Hills for the first time.. I was so excited by seeing those hills covered with mist.. once I reached the top I got soo frustrated by knowing that entrance fee is 175rs for car.. it's not at all worthy..
Yercaud is an tourists spot where they charge 40rs for car.. here its nothing to explore more than 2hours.. 175rs is way too much..
I will never visit nandhi Hill's again in my.life..
Written January 4, 2020
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Mrs seshan
Mumbai, India10 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2022 • Couples
Few things one must be aware of is that there are people out there who will over charge u n loot tourist. The people at the car park ask for tips when u leave although car park charges are included in entry ticket price of Rs 150 when u enter the main gate. Also the shops who sell tea n drinks they too look at tourist and quote different prices for tea and when u buy couple of things from them they will quote any price do ask price for each item they are also cheats. The guide out there agreed on 150 rs n at the end becoz there was no internet n we paid cash n had no exact change he took 400 from us saying he is poor with kids so want more . So don't get cheated when u go there keep exact change n be alert .
Written January 27, 2022
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himanshu.yes11
3 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022 • Family
Nandi Hills is famous for the iconic sunrise and cloud cladded hilltop. But with this beauty come too many visitors (I mean too many is an understatement). If you go on a weekend and reach anytime after 5:30 AM, chances are that you may have to come back from the foothill only. It has no crowd management whatsoever and on top of it crazy drivers push their cars in every nook n Corner. Go there on weekends and come back with anger, anguish and tired body.
Weekdays are bit relaxed however not worth the effort anyday. This place used to be charm but now it’s just a big rock nothing else. Avoid at all costs. And never never never go on weekends or holidays.
Written June 12, 2022
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kapkoti
Bengaluru, India7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 • Family
Beautiful place to visit with friends and family for One day trip From Bangalore. A bike trip would be highly recommended in the early morning to watch sunrise. Snacks and hotels available.

This is one of the good options to go on a weekend for those living in Bangalore to enjoy beautiful sunrise or sunsets. Highly recommended.
Written February 16, 2020
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Alan Smith
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2019
we start the bike ride from eartly morning and reach the hill by 5 AM then I had some playing time with the monkeys before the sunrise come. The most beautiful sunrise I ever had during my holiday in India. Such a remarkable view and if the weather was not too cloudy & foggy, I bet things could be much more splendid.
Written April 13, 2020
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