Tourist Attractions Around Mysore
Bandipur National Park
Bandipur National park includes rocky hills and valleys drained by rivers Kabini, Nugu, Moyar and numerous small streams. The enchanting Nilgiri Mountains and their cloud-covered peaks form a picturesque backdrop for the park. Bandipur National Park's altitude between 680-1454 metres and is situated south of the Kabini river at the foothills of the Western Ghats.
B R Hills
The Biligiri Rangaswamy Sanctuary (B R Hills) at K Gudi (Kyathadevara Gudi), just 90 km. from Mysore, on a hilly terrain at an altitude of 3300 ft., (to 5000 ft.,) above sea level. The sanctuary is spread over 525 sq km, interspersed with valleys, streams and scenic spots. It is 226 km by road from Bangalore via Mysore and Chamarajanagar.
Brindavan Gardens
The Brindavan Gardens, then called the Krishnarajendra Terrace Garden, on the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam site, one of the most beautifully laid out terrace gardens in the world. It is world famous for its symmetric design. The creative beautification of the whole dam complex has been the achievement of Sir Mirza Ismail, the then Dewan of the princely State of Mysore.
Bylakuppe
Bylakuppe is the Tibetitan Refugee resettlement, location of "Lugsum Samdupling" (established in 1961) and "Dickyi Larsoe" (established in 1969), in the west of Mysore district. The nearest town is Kushalnagar in Kodagu in the State of Karnataka.
Chamundi Hills
Chamundi Hills, the home of Goddess Chamundeshwari is about 335 metres high, can be reached by a 13 km road from Mysore.The temple of Chamudeshwari, the patron goddess of the Mysore Maharajas, has been held high in reverence for centuries, associated with the Hoysala ruler Vishnuvardhana, in 12th century and Vijayanagara rulers, in 17th century. In 1659, Maharaja Dodda Devaraja built a flight of one thousand steps leads up to the summit of the hill which is at a height of about 3000 feet.
Channapatna
Channapatna , is the "gonmbegaLa ooru" meaning toys town in English. This taluk comes under the Ramanagaram District about 60kms for Bangalore on the Bangalore-Mysore state highway. The city is famous for its wooden toys and lacquerware. In the native language (kannada), These unique toys are manufactured in tradational or advanced small scale industries. Manufacturing and twisting of raw silk and Coconut is a major product of Channapatna taluk.
Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta
Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta is a small hill, in the core zone can be accessed by a small road through the village of Hangala north of the national park. Gopalaswamy Betta (betta is hill in Kannada) located inside the forest is a popular trekking spot.
Kokarebellur
Kokarebellur, is a village in Mandhya Karnataka, famous for its birds. Allso locally known as Kokrebellur India. It is situated about 10kms from Maddur between the cities of Mysore and Bangalore. The name of the village is derived from "Kokkare" meaning stork and "Bellur" meaning village of jaggery (raw sugar from sugarcane).
Melkote
Melkote is one of those towns where we can find every nook and corner showcases our heritage and erudition. It is at an altitude of about 900 metres above the sea level.This town was once considered the knowledge storehouse by scholars and musicians.
Nagarhole National Park
Nagarhole National Park also known as 'Rajiv Gandhi National Park,' is located 94 km from Mysore. It is spread between Kodagu and Mysore districts. Located to the northwest of Bandipur National Park, Kabini reservoir separates the two. There were exclusive hunting reserve of the former rulers of Mysore, the park has rich forest cover, small streams, valleys, and waterfalls. Its area stretched to 575 sq km.
Nanjangud
Nanjangud is situated on the right bank of the river Kapila or Kabini, one of the tributaries of the Cauvery River. Nanjangud , also known as Garalapuri, is famous because of the huge Nanjundeswara or Srikanteswara temple. The name Nanjunda is explained as Shiva who had partaken Halahala or poison and it is this Nanjunda who became Vishakanta or Shrikanta by digesting it. Thus the deity is called Nanjundeswara and Srikanteshwara. He is also described as one who cures diseases of his devotees.
Nimishambha
Nimishambha, located about 3 km from Srirangapattana on the road leading to Sangam in the South Indian state of Karnataka. This temple is based on the banks of the River Cauvery.
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary
Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary is a Bird Sanctuary in the Mandya District in Karnataka. It is occupies only 0.67 sq km. in area, and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri River. Ranganthittu is located near the historic town of Srirangapatna.
Shivasamudram Falls
About 65kms, East of Mysore, you will find the tiny island town of Shivasamudram in Mandya district. Here the River Cauvery meanders to fall into cascading Shivasamudram Falls. This sparking waterfalls flows through the abundant sylvan forest of Karnataka in Deccan Plateau, plunges 320 feet into gorge into a spate, breaking into a cloud of misty foam. The falls are 893 metres wide.
Somnathpur
Somnathpur, a tiny village on the banks of the Kaveri, 140 kms, south-west of Bangalore."There is a stillness and everlastingness about the past, it changes not and has a touch of eternity," wrote Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru in his "Discovery of India."
Srirangapatna
Srirangapatna also spelt as Srirangapattana, is city of historic, religious, and cultural hub situated in Mandhya district of Karnataka, just about 13kms from Mysore. A must see place on Bangalore- Mysore Highway. Here you will come across the entire town as an island enclosed by River Kaveri. This history-rich town was the capital of the Warrior-Kings Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan - The Tiger of Mysore.
Talakad
The Kaveri river makes a sharp bend, on the left banks at this turn is the Talakad, also known as Talakadu. It is 45 km from Mysore and 185 km from Bangalore in Karnataka, India. A historic site, and archeological importance is that Talakad once had over 30 temples that today are buried in sand.
Places to visit near Mysore within 100 kms
Places near Mysore within 100 km is an ideal getaway for one day trip. Tourist places near Mysore, Popular hill stations, waterfalls, beaches and other places to visit around Mysore are listed below.
| Destination | Distance from Mysore | Attractions |
| Srirangapatna | 16 Kms | Historical, Heritage, Pilgrimage |
| Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Srirangapatna | 16 Kms | Bird Sanctuary |
| Brindavan Gardens, KRS | 19 Kms | Historical, Heritage, Park, Dam and Reservoir |
| Somnathpur | 35 Kms | Historical, Heritage |
| Talakadu, Near Somnathpur | 50 Kms | Historical, Heritage |
| Melukote, Melkote | 55 Kms | Historical, Heritage, Pilgrimage, Temple |
| Chunchanakatte Falls | 56 Kms | Waterfall |
| Shivanasamudra Falls | 68 Kms | Waterfall |
| Kokkare Bellur Bird Sanctuary | 71 Kms | Wildlife |
| Bandipur National Park | 80 Kms | Wildlife |
| Shravanabelagola | 83 Kms | Historical & Heritage, Pilgrimage |
| Channapatna (Near Bangalore) | 84 Kms | Historical & Heritage |
| Biligiri Ranga Hills, BR Hills | 86 Kms | Hill Station, Wildlife, Pilgrimage |
| Bheemeshwari (Near Bangalore) | 86 Kms | Adventure, Trekking | Lake & Backwater
| | Nagarhole National Park | 88 Kms | Wildlife |
| Golden Temple, Tibetan Monastery - Bylakuppe (Near Coorg) | 88 Kms | Historical & Heritage |
| Cauvery Nisargadhama (Near Coorg) | 90 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Janapada Loka, Folk Art Museum (Near Bangalore) | 92 Kms | Museum & Gallery |
| Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary (Near Ooty) | 92 Kms | Wildlife |
| Harangi Dam (Near Coorg) | 96 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Ramanagara (Near Bangalore) | 98 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
Other popular Tourist Places around Mysore are Ooty, Munnar, Kodaikanal, Coorg, Wayanad, Coimbatore, Yercaud, Mangalore, Chikmagalur, Madikeri, Kozhikode (Calicut), Guruvayur, Mudumalai (Masinagudi), Bandipur National Park, Coonoor, Kabini, Kannur, Srirangapatna, Hassan, Nagarhole, BR Hills, Thrissur (Trichur), Kalpetta, Yelagiri Hills, Sakleshpur, Udupi, Sringeri, Shivanasamudra, Halebid and Belur, Hosur, Kukke-Subrahmanya, Chamarajanagar, Palakkad, Nandi Hills, Thalassery, Bekal, Nilambur, Chitradurga, Pollachi, Thiruvannamalai, Malpe, Kudremukh, Puttaparthi, Kolli Hills, Kollur, Chittoor, Kundapur, Dindigul, Nelliyampathy, Jog Falls, Maravanthe, Vagamon, Hindupur, Red Hills, Dubare, Bheemeshwari, Manandhavady, Sravanabelagola, Lakkidi, Siddapur(Sidhapur), Dharmasthala, Malampuzha, Anaimalai, Agumbe, Kalady, Talacauvery, Bellikkal, Nrityagram, Shivgiri, Tholpetty, Karkala, Angamaly and Kochi. There are regular KSRTC Rajahamsa Bus Services to most of these destinations.
Places to visit near Mysore within 150 kms
| Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (Near Srirangapatna) | 16 Kms | Wildlife |
| Srirangapatna | 16 Kms | Historical & Heritage, Pilgrimage |
| Brindavan Gardens (Near Srirangapatna) | 19 Kms | Historical & Heritage, Park |
| Somnathpur | 35 Kms | Historical & Heritage |
| Talakadu (Near Somnathpur) | 50 Kms | Historical & Heritage |
| Melukote, Melkote | 55 Kms | Historical & Heritage, Pilgrimage |
| Chunchanakatte Falls | 56 Kms | Waterfall |
| Shivanasamudra Falls | 68 Kms | Waterfall |
| Kokkare Bellur Bird Sanctuary | 71 Kms | Wildlife |
| Bandipur National Park | 80 Kms | Wildlife |
| Shravanabelagola | 83 Kms | Historical & Heritage, Pilgrimage |
| Channapatna (Near Bangalore) | 84 Kms | Historical & Heritage |
| Biligiri Ranga Hills, BR Hills | 86 Kms | Hill Station, Wildlife, Pilgrimage |
| Bheemeshwari (Near Bangalore) | 86 Kms | Adventure, Trekking, Lake & Backwater |
| Golden Temple, Tibetan Monastery, Bylakuppe (Near Coorg) | 88 Kms | Historical & Heritage |
| Nagarhole National Park | 88 Kms | Wildlife |
| Cauvery Nisargadhama (Near Coorg) | 90 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Janapada Loka, Folk Art Museum (Near Bangalore) | 92 Kms | Museum & Gallery, Miscellaneous |
| Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary (Near Ooty) | 92 Kms | Wildlife |
| Harangi Dam (Near Coorg) | 96 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Ramanagara (Near Bangalore) | 98 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Chunchi Falls (Near Bangalore) | 102 Kms | Waterfall |
| Dubare Elephant Camp (Near Coorg) | 102 Kms | Lake & Backwater, Wildlife |
| Sangama & Mekedatu (Near Bangalore) | 107 Kms | Nature & Scenic, Waterfall |
| Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Tholpetty (Near Wayanad) | 108 Kms | Wildlife |
| Kuruva Island (Near Wayanad) | 109 Kms | Nature & Scenic |
| Irupu Falls | 110 Kms | Waterfall |
| Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta (Near Bangalore) | 112 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Kalhatty Falls (Near Ooty) | 116 Kms | Waterfall |
| Sulthan Bathery (Near Wayanad) | 116 Kms | Hill Station |
| Coorg (madikeri) | 117 Kms | Hill Station |
| Wonder La (Near Bangalore) | 119 Kms | Park |
| Brahmagiri Hills, Sanctuary, Trek (Near Coorg) | 121 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Abbey Falls (Near Coorg) | 122 Kms | Waterfall |
| Pakshipathalam (Near Wayanad) | 122 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Kamaraj Sagar, Sandynalla Reservoir & Pine Forest (Near Ooty) | 123 Kms | Lake & Backwater, Nature & Scenic |
| Savandurga Hills (Near Bangalore) | 124 Kms | Adventure, Trekking, Nature & Scenic |
| Chelavara Falls (Near Coorg) | 126 Kms | Waterfall |
| Chethalayam Waterfalls (Near Wayanad) | 127 Kms | Waterfall |
| Ooty | 128 Kms | Hill Station |
| Big Banyan Tree, Dodda Alada Mara (Near Bangalore) | 132 Kms | Historical & Heritage |
| Ketti Valley (Near Ooty) | 133 Kms | Hill Station |
| Karappuzha Dam (Near Wayanad) | 133 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Mallali Falls (Near Coorg) | 134 Kms | Waterfall |
| Male Mahadeshwara Betta, MM Hills | 134 Kms | Adventure, Trekking, Hill Station, Pilgrimage |
| Pykara Falls (Near Ooty) | 136 Kms | Waterfall |
| Meenmutty Waterfalls (Near Wayanad) | 136 Kms | Waterfall |
| Tadiyandamol Peak (Near Coorg) | 136 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Pykara Dam & Reservoir (Near Ooty) | 137 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Coonoor | 137 Kms | Hill Station |
| Wayanad (kalpetta) | 138 Kms | Hill Station |
| Banasura Sagar Dam (Near Wayanad) | 138 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Bangalore | 139 Kms | City |
| Pushpagiri Hills, Sanctuary Trek (Near Coorg) | 143 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Emerald Lake (Near Ooty) | 146 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Kumara Parvatha Trekking (Near Mangalore) | 146 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Muthyala Maduvu (Near Bangalore) | 148 Kms | Waterfall |
| Halebidu | 148 Kms | Historical & Heritage |
| Shivaganga Hill (Near Bangalore) | 149 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Bannerghatta National Park (Near Bangalore) | 150 Kms | Wildlife |
| Vythiri (Near Wayanad) | 151 Kms | Hill Station |
| Belur | 154 Kms | Historical & Heritage |
| Kotagiri (Near Ooty) | 155 Kms | Hill Station |
| Soochipara Waterfalls, Sentinel Rock Waterfalls (Near Wayanad) | 156 Kms | Waterfall |
| Lakkidi (Near Wayanad) | 156 Kms | Nature & Scenic |
| Chembra Peak (Near Wayanad) | 156 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Catherine Falls (Near Coonoor) | 158 Kms | Waterfall |
| Belavadi (Near Halebidu) | 160 Kms | Historical & Heritage |
| Talacauvery, Talakaveri (Near Coorg) | 161 Kms | Nature & Scenic, Pilgrimage |
| Nrityagram (Near Bangalore) | 162 Kms | Miscellaneous |
| Thusharagiri Waterfalls (Near Wayanad) | 177 Kms | Adventure, Trekking, Waterfall |
| Peruvannamuzhi Dam (Near Kozhikode) | 178 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Devarayanadurga (Near Bangalore) | 178 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Hogenakkal | 180 Kms | Waterfall |
| Arippara Waterfalls (Near Wayanad) | 182 Kms | Waterfall |
| Yedakumeri, Green Route Trek (Near Mangalore) | 182 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Ayyanakere Lake (Near Chikmagalur) | 185 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Chikmagalur | 187 Kms | Hill Station |
| Hirekolale Lake (Near Chikmagalur) | 187 Kms | Lake & Backwater |
| Vellari Mala (Near Kozhikode) | 189 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Channarayana Durga (Near Bangalore) | 190 Kms | Adventure, Trekking |
| Kukke Subrahmanya Temple (Near Mangalore) | 191 Kms | Pilgrimage |
| Kappad Beach (Near Kozhikode) | 197 Kms | Beach, Historical & Heritage |
| Mullayanagiri (Near Chikmagalur) | 198 Kms | Adventure, Trekking, Nature & Scenic |
KSRTC Dasara Tour Packages a Big Hit
Oct 28, 2015: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation's (KSRTC) special tour packages for Dasara season have been a success. Encouraged by the positive result, the corporation has decided to continue with the packages every Sunday.
KSRTC Rural Division initiated the special packages from October 18 to November 1, with cheaper fare for tourists visiting Mysuru during Dasara and who wished to visit tourist spots in and around Mysuru. In order to introduce tourists to scenic locations along with religious spots, the corporation divided the tourism destinations into three categories.
In the Giri Darshini package, tourists were taken to five famous hill regions -- Bandipur forest, Gopalaswamy Betta, Biligiri Rangana Betta, Nanjangud and Chamundi Hill. The second package, Jala Darshini, took tourists to the Buddhist Golden Temple in Bylakuppe, Dubare Elephant Camp, Cauvery Nisargadhama, Abbey Falls, Raja Seat and Harangi dam.
In the Deva Darshini package, tourists were taken to six ancient temples - Nanjundeshwara temple in Nanjangud, Panchalinga temples and the river Cauvery in Talakadu, Mallikarjuna temple at Mudukutore, Chennakeshava temple and others in Somanathapura, and Sriranganatha temple in Srirangapatna taluk.
GOOD RESPONSE The tourism package has attracted hundreds of tourists from the country as well as foreigners. KSRTC has made 16 bus trips till now for the Jala Darshini package where more than 800 tourists enjoyed the waterfalls, boating and elephant ride. KSRTC earned around Rs 2.5 lakh. On Saturday, there was a huge demand and KSRTC plied an additional four buses to meet the demand.
Similarly, for the Giri Darshini package, 13 trips have already been conducted, earning Rs 1.75 lakh in revenue with more than 650 tourists travelling to the forests. From August 23 to 26, KSRTC had deployed two buses to meet the demand. But the Deva Darshini package got little response, with just five trips in eight days - only 250 passengers travelled to temples, earning Rs 50,000 in revenue for the corporation.
Distance from KSRTC Bus Depot, Sayyaji Rao Road, Bannimantap to Crystal Paark Inn, Nazarbad Main Road, Opp. Park, Nazarbad, Mysuru is 4.4 km and time required is around 10 min via Bannimantap Road/Nelson Mandela Road/Sayyaji Rao Road.
Crystal Paark Inn
(A unit of M/S Kalpatharu Hotels)
No. 2, Nazarbad Main Road Opp.park,
Nazarbad, Mysore-570 010.
Phone Number: +91 96202 00021, 96202 00025, 96202 00030
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