A day trip to Nandi Hills !

Well friends, many of you has inquired about Nandi Hills near Bangalore and are keenly interested in knowing about the place and appreciate its beauty.So, here is how, I view this scenic hill top.

            It is quite good with family, friends and even with your girl. I live near ITPL Bangalore. The hills are around 70 Kms from this place. Well it is open from 6 Am to 6 PM everyday but if you really want to feel he beauty of this place please visit it in monsoon on a weekday and try to reach there by Sunrise. Although the view may not be quite clear the sheer pleasure of feeling the morning mist on our face is quite good to remove your coding and error handling tension of IT life. Now, the roads are mostly good and will give a good ride till the hill top. The last 6-7 kms are will give the feel of hilly terrain. There are around 40 turns and 9 hair pin turns. I would say only two of these turns are having moderate slope. Rest all are easy to cover. So just get set and go there.


What to expect ?
Cool Breeze and misty woods on a monsoon day (Avoid Weekends as the rush is too much).




Ample flora and fauna.
Lush green parks.
Floating clouds at early morning time.
A lot of history chapters
And a panoramic view.

along with

Tipu drop point.
Nandi Temple
Nehru Nilaya
Bamboo shelters
Karnataka Government hotel
(Decent but may not be quite good for some of us)
One guest house.
A great door like that of a fort at the beginning.
tea and coffee stalls

and finally

Quite a good number of monkeys !!!


Now there is a lot of history behind this hills. Some say that the actual name is NandiDurg (Fort of Nandi) and was under Tipu's Rule untill it was attacked by British in Oct 1791. The references are even found in 'Browne's History of Scotland' as well as in  the records of the '71st Highlanders' among other references. Finally the summer palace was built by Francis Cunningham and the same is now renamed as Nehru Nilaya (Literally meaning house
 of Nehru).

Few details about Nandi Hills:
Height: Approx 1480m from MSL
Nearest township: Devanahalli Town
Nearest highway NH-7 
but around 20 kms from this hill top.
Road Condition: Mostly good.

You may pass the entire day and just feel rejuvenate. 
As with all historical places the temples, secret escape routes for kings and their queens, Mahatma Gandhi's Guest house, origin of rivers Pennar, Palar and Arkavati among others is worth exploring. Now, these may not be quite apparent and you need to put some effort to explore these places. But believe me this is worth a try. For those who are in cycling, Well nothing is better than this  in Bangalore(Although check our fitness level). My European friends love this for cycling on weekend mornings. Just give a try. People are warm and always in welcome mood. 

The map detail link is give below:

Hope you people have a nice trip !!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:India_Karnataka_location_map.svg