Nandi Hills - India HillTop Trips - Cool and pleasant weekend trips

Nandi Hills is 60 Km north of Bangalore and also known as Nandidurga. One of the summer retreats of Tipu Sultan, Nandi Hills was popular with the British too who built bungalows and laid out gardens here. Today it's a hot favorite among Bangaloreans who find this an ideal get-away for weekends.

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The Hill Resort

The 1,478 m high Nandi Hills are the source of many rivers. And the forests surrounding the hills, abound with wild animals. Around the Nandi Hills are several smaller hills which can be visited on foot. Nandi Hills enjoys a moderate climate throughout the year. Language Spoken here are Kannada, Hindi and English.

If you ever dreamt of coming face to face with a whirlwind breeze when you stand over rock solid cliff, spread tantalizingly over a steep hill, Nandi Hills beckons you for all the right reasons. Like most of the good hill stations in India, Nandi Hills, also called Nandi Durga, was discovered and developed by the British. Located 58 kilometers from Bangalore, Nandi Hills is well known for its breezy weather and sprawling greenery that stretches as far as your eyes can go.

Orientation

The hill is located 20 Km away from the national highway after Devanahalli. This mighty hill, which is 4851 ft above the sea level, attracts lots of traffic on holidays and

Conducted Tours

Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation organises one day conducted tours to More details can be obtained from KSTDC at 2212901, 2212902, 2212903, 2275883.

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Elevation

Nandi Hills - 1,478 m.

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Location Details

The Nandi Hills are situated at an altitude of 1478m above sea level and 65 Km from Bangalore. The Pennar, Palar and Arkavati Rivers start off from the Nandi Hills

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How to Reach There and Distances

Air

The nearest airport is Bangalore.

Rail

The nearest rail head is Chikkaballapur.

Road

Nandi Hills is connected by road to Bangalore and Chikkaballapur.

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Best Season to Visit/Weather

Nandi Hills and Muddenahalli every day during the season (April-may). The maximum and minimum temperatures during being 29 degree Celcius and 23 degree Celcius in summer and 21 degree Celcius and 11 degree Celcius in winter.

Weather

If you escape the maddening traffic and polluted climate of Bangalore to reach Nandi Hills, you'll feel that you have stepped into a giant sized refrigerator. Of course, you cannot be too wrong, because Nandi hills is always cooler than its surrounding places because of the greenery and its height.

Usually, Nandi hills will have people visiting it all around the year. But you are advised to avoid rainy seasons as the rocky cliff can get dangerously slippery and the road can get really unforgiving, unless you think this is how an adventure holiday should be!

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Tourist places near Nandi Hills

Tipu's Drop

A 600 m high cliff face where according to legend, condemned prisoners were pushed to their death.

Yoga Nandishvara Temple

This beautiful Chola temple has an inscription of Sambhaji, Shivaji's son. Don't miss the Dwarapalakas-the splendid metallic figures.

Around the city

Nandi

Situated at the north-eastern base of Nandi Hills, this villages was, for some time, a British Military Station. The Bhoga Nandishvara Temple Complex here is, architecturally one of the most important Dravidian-style structures in the State.

Muddenahalli

The home town of Sir M. Visvesvaraya - the architect of modern Karnataka - Muddenahalli is just a few Kms from Nandi Hills. The house of this genius is now a museum.

Accommodation and Hotels at Nandi Hills

Nandi Hills provides modern, well-furnished accommodation for tourists. Nehru House, formerly Cubbon House, build by Lord Cubbon has 18 rooms and available for tourist. Gandhi House, where the Mahatma himself stayed, is under the management of DPAR (Protocol) Government of Karnataka and is reserved for the stay of important dignitaries. The Horticulture Department runs a vegetarian restaurant and the Karnataka Tourism Department runs a vegetarian / non-vegetarian restaurant "MAYURA". Nandi Hills has a well maintained road of 8 kilometers from the foothill to the top. Medical, postal, telegraph and telephone facilities are available on hill top.