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#1	Mount View Resort Reviews (61) Rs. 1000 1

#2	KSTDC Mayura Pine Top Reviews (44) Rs. 600 2

#3	Silver Oak Farm Reviews (10) Rs. 3000 3

Places to visit in Nandi Hills
	Tipu Sultan's Fort Fort #1 of 9 Hotels near Tipu Sultan's Fort Photos of Tipu Sultan's Fort

	Bhoga Nandishwara Temple Temple #2 of 9 Hotels near Bhoga Nandishwara Temple Photos of Bhoga Nandishwara Temple

	Muddenahalli Museum Museum #3 of 9 Hotels near Muddenahalli Museum

	Yoga Nandeeshwara Temple Temple #4 of 9 Hotels near Yoga Nandeeshwara Temple

	The Nandi Temple Temple #5 of 9 Hotels near The Nandi Temple Photos of The Nandi Temple

	Amruth Sarovar Lake #6 of 9 Hotels near Amruth Sarovar

	Brahmashram Ashram #7 of 9 Hotels near Brahmashram

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About Nandi Hills Tourism
Nandi Hills, also known as Nandidurg, is an ancient hill fortress, which served numerous dynasties in the yesteryears. Located in the Chikballapur district of Karnataka state, the destination stands at 4,851 feet (1,479 metre) above sea level. Tourists can reach the destination from the diverged road on the National Highway 7 after Devanahalli town. From the diversion, it takes a ride of 30 minutes (20 km) to reach Nandi Hills. The ancient fortress of Nandi Hills or Nandidurg is an anglicised form of Nandidurg and Nandydroog, lying at distance of 60 kilometres from the Bangalore city centre. According to the legend, the name Nandi Hills originated from the shape of a hill, which resembles a sleeping bull. During Chola rule, it was known as Ananda Giri, meaning 'The Hill of Happiness'. Moreover, the place is associated with Yoga Nandeeshwara, who performed penance. A 1,200 year old Dravidian Nandi temple positioned on the hill is one of the premier tourist attractions of Nandi Hills. One of the oldest temples of Karnataka was constructed in the ninth century, which is carved in the rock. The temple comprises two complexes, the first one features three deity sculptures and the other one houses a beautiful Kalyani pond. The foundation stone of the temple was laid by the Banas in the ninth century. Thereafter, the Cholas constructed the roof of the temple in 11th century. The complex also features a marriage hall that was built by the Hoysalas in the 13th century. The wall of the complex was erected by the Vijayanagar kings. The highlights of the temple are the elegant stone carvings on the walls and ceilings. In another historic event, the fort of Nandi Hills was attacked by troops of Cornwallis on 19 October, 1791 declaring war with Tipu Sultan of Mysore. Among major sightseeing attractions of the destination are Amrita Sarovar Lake, Tipu's Drop and Sir Mark Cubbon's bungalow. During Dussehra, devotees visit in large numbers to pay homage at the historic temple. Besides, the festival is celebrated with pomp and show, featuring artistic performances by locals. Nandi Hills has moderate climatic conditions round the year; therefore, it can be visited any time of the year. However, due to intermittent rainfall during June to August because of south-west monsoons, visit to Nandi Hills is not much favoured. Read More >>

27 Nandi Hills Traveller Reviews

"Awesome Place"

Posted by sasi
May 07, 2013

Nandi Hills Experience: Paradise on earth, for those who seek the 'special' place to spend with a special someone or who just seek peace and quiet.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Rooms at the corner are usually bigger with the same price. However, it'll be a bit noisy

Activities & things to do: The best Lobster Dinner Cruise & Pirate Show of Cancun.This ship will take you on a piratical Life-Time cruise.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: How to reach, travel warnings etc: as we tavel from B'lore so , beside railway station i found majestic busstand from there i got bus to nandi hills at 8 am , we rech in nandi hills in 2 or 3 hours

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Posted by CHANDRA SHEKAR
Hyderabad
Apr 12, 2013

Nandi Hills Experience: it was very good , and there is a fort and temple in nandi hills, the good thing is its very pleasent area without noise , there were many monkeys , but they didnt harm as we can feed monkeys with biscuts or watever u give they eat , there is small childrens park

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: food is not so good , there is only one restourant which serves the food , hotel mayuri, and u find some icecream shops, if u staying for one day then u have to adjust for food watever availbe or make arrangment by own, some limited dishes is avalble and for sight seeing the sinerise and sunset is very beutifull from nandi hills

Activities & things to do: nothing great

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: as we tavel from hyderabad so i book the ticket from hyd to manglore then i got down by 7 am in banglore, beside railway station i found majestic busstand from there i got bus to nandi hills at 8 am , we rach in nandi hills in 2 or 3 hours,

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"awesome trip with friends in bike"

Posted by gyaan
Bangalore
Apr 12, 2013

Nandi Hills Experience: Nice place to see sunrise between clouds, awesome blowing air and very near to bangalore . we started early morning around 3 o'clock reached there 5:30 morning before sunrise.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Better to keep something for breakfast and water. This is hill station we didn't find nice place to eat there while coming we took breakfast in nandi village.

Activities & things to do: just enjoy the clouds and sun rise not more to do . can take lots of pictures in different different nice background .

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: we went by bike . lots of other people came by taxi also but you will enjoy more if you go by bike . Be careful while driving the bike road is good but have so many turnings .

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"awesome trip with friends in bike"

Posted by Gyaneshwar
Bangalore
Apr 12, 2013

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Better to keep something for breakfast and water. This is hill station we didn't find nice place to eat there while coming we took breakfast in nandi village.

Activities & things to do: just enjoy the clouds and sun rise not more to do . can take lots of pictures in different different nice background .

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Posted by Rohit
Bangalore
Mar 20, 2013

Nandi Hills Experience: It is a good place where one can forget his/her routine and enjoy the climate. at times it gets chilly during night. that is the best part.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: food is not gud as they served cold dal, rice was not cooked properly. we ordered dal the first servicing was good and again we ordered dal and in not time it was served. i think if they improve on food i bet this will be the best place to go from bangalore which is not far away.

Activities & things to do: not much activities are there but there is playground where adults and kids can play. but the problem is monkeys

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: take the new airport road from hebbal and one has to go past the international airport on the way to hyderabad. it is about 70 kms from bangalore.

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Tourist places in Nandi Hills

Nandi Hills, a small hill station in Karnataka, is located at a distance of 65 km from Bangalore. At a height of about 3,940 ft above sea level, the location is one of the popular weekend gateways from Bangalore and has religious sites, historical testimonies and serene location around.

In the yesteryears, the location was Tipu Sultan's summer retreat, featuring a widespread Tipu Sultan's Fort inside the boundary walls. Moreover, one of the highlighting attractions of the location is origin point of three rivers, which include Pennar, Palar and Arkavati.

Nandi Hills is a destination of religious significance and features revered shrines like Sri Ugra Narasimha and Sri Yoga Narasimha temple. Some other sightseeing attractions of the location are sparkling Amrita Sarovar Lake, Tipu's Drop, Brahmashram, Muddenahalli, Secret Passage and Horse Way. Moreover, Bhoganandishwaraswamy temple on the foothills is one of the frequented pilgrim centres of the region.

Sir Mark Cubbon's Bungalow is the one of the important historical testaments, which was established during British Empire.