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Banga|ore |s where |nd|a |s headed. Banga|ore |s Lhe llLh |argesL c|Ly |n |nd|a and |s
sa|d Lo oe Lhe lasLesL grow|ng c|Ly |n /s|a. /|so known as Benga|uru, Lhe cap|La| ol
|arnaLaka |s Lhe Lechno|og|ca| huo ol |nd|a and |s where Lhe counLrys new, conldenL
and g|ooa| |denL|Ly |s oe|ng lorged. / once s|eepy reg|ona| cap|La| |s Loday a modern,
serene meLropo||s LhaL w||| come as a o|g surpr|se Lo Lhose who are arr|v|ng lrom
oLher parLs ol Lhe counLry lor Lhe lrsL L|me. /s wea|Lh|er |nd|ans lock Lo ||ve here,
Banga|ore has oecome a cosmopo||Lan c|Ly w|Lh a v|oranL cale and oar cu|Lure. The
c|Ly m|ghL |ack h|sLor|ca| s|Les ouL more Lhan makes up lor |Ls ou..|ng, re|axed and
||oera| aLmosphere and a |ocaL|on LhaL makes |L a perlecL oase lor exp|or|ng Lhe
oeauL|lu| Lemp|es and evocaL|ve pa|aces ol Lhe |eccan.
opuIaIion
5.3 nl||lon
Lurrency
Rupee, Rs1 = 100 palse
Dpening hours
Shops Monday Io SaIurday Iron 10 an Io 12 pn and 4 pn
Io 8 pn.
ResIauranIs and c|ubs nusI c|ose aI 11.30 pn.
Banks Monday Io Frlday 10 an - 2 pn and 10 an - 12 pn
on SaIurdays.
lnIerneI
www.banga|ore-karnaIaka.con
www.banga|orebesI.con
www.vlrIua|banga|ore.con
www.karnaIaka.con
www.dlscoverbanga|ore.con
Lmergency numbers
Po|lce, 100
Flre, 101
Anbu|ance, 102
1ourisI informaIion
KarnaIaka Tourlsn
Khanl|a Bhavan, Race Lourse Road
Te|: +91 80 2235 2828
Openlng hours: Monday - SaIurday, 10.30 an - 5.30 pn
www.karnaIakaIourlsn.org
GovernnenI oI lndla TourlsI OIIlce
K.F.L. Bul|dlng, 48 Lhurch SIreeI
Openlng hours: Monday - SaIurday, 10.30 an - 5.30 pn
Te|: +91 1123 016 018
www.lncredlb|elndla.org
1HL Ll1Y
Ne|an|e N
0nce known as The 0arden C|Ly ol |nd|a, ear||esL records
ol a p|ace named Benga|uru come lrom a 9Lh cenLury
Lemp|e |n an area LhaL |s now known as 0|d Banga|ore.
|egends surrounds Banga|ore. 0ne |egend has |L LhaL
Benga|uru (mean|ng 1 Town ol Bo||ed Beans) goL |Ls name
alLer an o|d woman served cooked pu|ses Lo a |osL and
hungry |oysa|a k|ng. /noLher has |L LhaL Lhe leuda| |ord
|empe 0owda was hunL|ng |n Lhe area when a raoo|L
Lurned and aLLacked h|s dog. Th|s made a greaL |mpress|on
on Lhe |ord and he gave Lhe p|ace a L|L|e ol gandu ohoom|
(Lhe p|ace ol heroes). |n Ib37, |empe 0owda consLrucLed
Lhree d|sLr|cLs proLecLed oy a wa||ed lorL on Lhe s|Le. |or
Lhe nexL Lhree cenLur|es, Banga|ore ex|sLed very much |n
Lhe shadow ol |Ls ne|ghoor|ng c|Ly Nysore and conLro| ol
Lhe Lown changed hands many L|mes. |L oecame an
|mporLanL lorLress c|Ly under |yder /|| and T|pu Su|Lan. |n
I809 Lhe Br|L|sh CanLonmenL was esLao||shed. |n I83I,
alLer c|a|m|ng m|sru|e oy Lhe k|ng |r|shna |a,a wodeyar |||,
Lhe Br|L|sh moved Lhe|r reg|ona| adm|n|sLraL|ve oase lrom
Sr|rangapaLnam Lo Benga|uru and renamed Lhe c|Ly
Banga|ore. w|nsLon Church||| en,oyed ||le as a ,un|or ocer
here, lamous|y |eav|ng a deoL ol |s I3 aL Lhe Banga|ore
C|uo. The c|Lys repuLaL|on as a Lechno|ogy huo was
esLao||shed ear|y |n Lhe 20Lh cenLury. |n I90b |L oecame
Lhe lrsL c|Ly |n |nd|a Lo have e|ecLr|c sLreeL ||ghLs and s|nce
Lhe I940s has oeen Lhe home Lo ||ndusLan /eronauL|cs
|Ld, |nd|as lrsL a|rcralL manulacLur|ng company.
Banga|ore |s consLanL|y chang|ng. / new |nLernaL|ona|
a|rporL opened |asL year, wh||e a new c|Ly cenLre has r|sen
|n a c|uLch ol skyscrapers on Lhe o|d Un|Led Brewer|es s|Le
aL Lhe Cuooon |ark end ol V|LLa| Na||ya |oad. The c|Ly |s
sp||L |nLo Lwo ma|n d|sLr|cLs, Uroan and |ura|. w|Lh|n Lhe
c|Ly |Lse|l, NahaLma 0andh| |oad (N.0. |oad) runn|ng lrom
Tr|n|Ly C|rc|e aL one end Lo /n|| |umo|e C|rc|e aL Lhe oLher
|s Lhe ma|n Lhoroughlare l||ed w|Lh oanks, smarL shops
and resLauranLs. To Lhe wesL |s Lhe c|Lys oLher ma|n huo,
0andh|nagar Lo Lhe wesL |s where you w||| lnd Lhe cenLra|
ous sLand and Lhe ma|n ra||way sLaL|on. N|cknamed
Na,esL|c, Lhe area |s crowded, ousy and and lu|| ol shops,
c|nemas and oudgeL hoLe|s. BeLween N.0. |oad and
0andh|nagar |s Cuooon |ark, Banga|ores very own CenLra|
|ark |n New York. |n Lhe norLhern parL ol Lown are Lhe
|a,era ou||d|ngs, Lhe ||gh CourL and Lhe racecourse. The
Banga|ore Uroan d|sLr|cL conLa|ns Lhe c|Ly |Lse|l and many
ol Lhe ma|n s|ghLs. Th|s |s lurLher d|v|ded |nLo Lhe NorLh,
SouLh and a|so Lhe /neka| d|sLr|cLs, compr|s|ng more Lhan
600 v|||ages |n LoLa|. /neka| |s aoouL 40 k||omeLres lrom
Banga|ore c|Ly cenLre and |s known lor oe|ng home Lo
NuLhya|amaduvu, a gorgeous p|cn|c spoL LhaL ooasLs
exce||enL v|ews ol Lhe surround|ng h|||s, and |nc|udes oLher
draws |nc|ud|ng Lhe anc|enL |amoada 0anesha and Sr|
Band| Nahaka||amma Lemp|es. The Banga|ore |ura|
d|sLr|cL compr|ses |n excess ol I.000 d|1erenL v|||ages and
|s a good p|ace Lo v|s|L |l you wanL a oreak lrom Lhe c|Ly |n
Lhe |ush counLrys|de. 0uLs|de Lhe c|Ly, Savandurga, 60
k||omeLres away |s a lamous h|||Lop w|Lh Lemp|es
ded|caLed Lo 0angadeshwara, |anna |ev| and a cave
spr|ng ca||ed |aLLa|a. when v|ewed lrom a d|sLance, Lhe
ouL||ne ol Lhe h||| |ooks ||ke Lhe lgure ol a ou|| (on Lhe easL,
|ord 0anesha lrom Lhe wesL, a coora lrom Lhe norLh and a
Sh|va ||nga lrom Lhe souLh).
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NosL ol Banga|ores ma|n aLLracL|ons are |ocaLed |n Lhe
c|Lys cenLre. |esp|Le |Ls |ong h|sLory, Banga|ores ch|el
h|sLor|ca| s|ghLs daLe oack Lo Lhe I8LhcenLury re|gn ol
|yder /|| and h|s son T|pu Su|Lan, Lhe ||on ol Nysore, a
naL|ona| hero who res|sLed Lhe Br|L|sh occupaL|on ol |nd|a
mosL sLrong|y. The exLraord|nary L|moerou||L T|pu Su|Lan
Summer |a|ace, |n Lhe hearL ol Lhe c|Ly, g|ves a lasc|naL|ng
g||mpse |nLo Banga|ores pasL and g|ves Lhe c|Ly so
locused on Lhe luLure a sense ol perspecL|ve. NexL door |s
Lhe sL||| huge|y popu|ar I7LhcenLury Lemp|e ou||L oy Lhe
wodeyar k|ngs. NorLh ol Lhe Lemp|e are Lhe ru|ns ol
Banga|ore |orL, |arge|y desLroyed dur|ng Lhe /ng|oNysore
war. |ocaLed norLh - wesL ol Cuooon |ark, Lhe V|dhana
Soudha, |arnaLakas SLaLe |eg|s|aLure and SecreLar|aL
ou||d|ng, |s one ol |nd|as greaLesL ou||d|ngs. |esp|Le Lhe
rush ol modern ||le, Banga|ore has a sLrong re||g|ous
Lrad|L|on. Be sure Lo head Lo Bug|e |||| and Lhe Bu||
Temp|e. Bu||L oy |empe 0owda, Lh|s oreaLhLak|ng
I6LhcenLury o|ackgran|Le sLaLue ol Sh|vas sacred ou||,
Nand|, ||Lera||y dwarls h|s masLer, and |s kepL conL|nua||y
g|eam|ng oy coconuL o||. Banga|ore |s a c|Ly Lo oe
exper|enced and exp|ored. ||||ed w|Lh oars, resLauranLs,
c|uos, and |ncred|o|e shops, |L |s perlecL lor wander|ng. The
0arden C|Ly |s lamous lor |Ls parks ol wh|ch daLe oack
over 200 years, |nc|ud|ng Lhe mosL |mpress|ve ol a||, Lhe
ooLan|ca| gardens ol |a| Bagh. 0l course, |nd|a has some
ol Lhe LasL|esL cu|s|ne on Lhe p|aneL and Lhe reg|ona|
cu|s|ne |n Banga|ore |s exce||enL. /lLer v|s|L|ng |a| Bagh, oe
sure Lo pop |n lor a mea| aL a |oca| |nsL|LuL|on, Lhe Nava|||
T|n |ooms.
Nandi 1empIe
Bug|e |||| |s Lhe s|Le ol Lhe Nand| Temp|e (Bu|| Temp|e).
Bu||L oy |empe 0owda, Lhe oo,ecL ol veneraL|on |s a
magn|lcenL sLaLue ol Sh|vas sacred ou||, Nand|, Ib leeL La||
and over 20 leeL |ong and carved ouL ol a s|ng|e o|ock ol
gran|Le. The I6LhcenLury ou|| |s kepL g||sLen|ng oy regu|ar
app||caL|ons ol coconuL o||. |n Novemoer and |ecemoer
every year, when Lhe groundnuLs have oeen harvesLed, a
groundnuL la|r |s he|d near Lhe Lemp|e. Nearoy |s Lhe Sr|
|odda 0anapaLh| (0anesha Lemp|e), wh|ch houses an
enormous sLaLue ol Lhe e|ephanLheaded de|Ly made ol
ouLLer.
/ddress. Bug|e ||||
0pen|ng hours. |nLry Lo Lhe Lemp|e |s lree and Lhe da||y L|m|ngs are lrom
6 am Lo 8 pm
BangaIore aIace
Banga|ore |a|ace was ou||L oy |ev. 0arreLL Lo |ook ||ke a
sma||er rep||ca ol w|ndsor CasL|e |n |ng|and. |L |s Lhe seaL
ol Sr|kanLa |aLLa Naras|mhara,a wad|yar Bahadur, Lhe
currenL Nahara,a ol Nysore, and head ol Lhe roya|
wodeyar dynasLy LhaL ru|ed Lhe ||ngdom ol Nysore
oeLween I399 and I9b0. |ns|de, exp|ore Lhe |av|sh
|nLer|ors, some rooms are hung w|Lh a surpr|s|ng|y |arge
co||ecL|on ol nudes. The pa|ace grounds are exLens|ve and
olLen are Lhe s|Le lor ||ve concerLs - The |o|||ng SLones
have p|ayed here.
/ddress. |a|ace |oad
|nLerneL.
Lubbon ark
The Cuooon |ark, |a|d ouL |n I864, covers an area ol 300
acres and |s l||ed w|Lh an exLraord|nary se|ecL|on ol lora
and launa. |L |s a popu|ar spoL lor p|cn|cs and p|ay|ng
cr|ckeL. w|Lh|n |Ls prem|ses are Lhe |uo||c ||orary, Lhe ||gh
CourL, Lhe 0overnmenL Nuseum and Lhe V|sveswara|ah
Techno|og|ca| & |ndusLr|a| Nuseum. Today many v|s|Lors
come Lo v|ew Lhe |ove|y ou||d|ngs LhaL surround Lhe park
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as we|| as Lo v|s|L Lhe 0overnmenL Nuseum and
VenkaLappa /rL 0a||ery.
/ddress. N.0. |oad, |asLuroa road
GovernmenI Museum and venkaIappa ArI
GaIIery
Th|s |s a lasc|naL|ng museum LhaL locuses man||y on
|nd|an scu|pLure w|Lh works lrom |ha,uraho, B|har, and
Nadhya |radesh daL|ng oack Lo Lhe I0Lh cenLury See
Buddh|sL lgures lrom Lhe 4Lh and bLh cenLury 0andhara
schoo|, and |oysa|a carv|ngs lrom Be|ur, |a|eo|d, and
|amp|. The /rL 0a||ery |s compr|sed ol Lwo loors and
d|sp|ays 600 pa|nL|ngs.
/ddress. Cuooon |ark
0pen|ng hours. C|osed on wednesdays
|hone. 9I 80 22 86 44 83
vidhana 5oudha
The V|dhana Soudha |s one ol |nd|as lnesL p|eces ol
arch|LecLure. |ocaLed |n Lhe norLhwesL ol Cuooon |ark |L
|s a neo|rav|d|an gran|Le sLrucLure and a o|end ol sLy|es
lrom across |nd|a and ooas|ng Lhe counLrys mosL
recogn|sao|e symoo| Lhe lourheaded go|d ||on ol /shoka,
|nd|as ce|eoraLed ear|y Buddh|sL k|ng. /cross Lhe road |s
|arnaLakas ||gh CourL ou||d|ng, /LLara |acher|, w|Lh |Ls
|mpress|ve red or|ck and monumenLa| Cor|nLh|an co|umn
la,ade.
/ddress. Cuooon |ark
LaI Bagh
Spread over an area ol 240 acres, |a| Bagh park conLa|ns
a var|eLy ol p|anLs and Lrees, a deer park and one ol Lhe
|argesL co||ecL|ons ol rare Lrop|ca| p|anLs |n |nd|a.
Conce|ved oy Su|Lan |yder /|| |n I760, h|s son, T|pu,
expanded Lhe gardens lurLher, p|anL|ng exoL|c p|anLs lrom
|ers|a, Turkey, and Naur|L|us. The Br|L|shou||L0|ass
|ouse, has an annua| lower show.
/ddress. | | |oad
|hone. 9I 80 26 b7 8I 84
|nLerneL. www.|a|oaghgardens.com
1ipu 5uIIans 5ummer aIace
Bu||L Loward Lhe end ol Lhe I8Lh cenLury enL|re|y lrom Leak,
T|pu Su|Lans Summer |a|ace |s an e|aooraLe|y decoraLed
re||c ol Banga|ores roya| pasL comp|eLe w|Lh arches and
m|nareLs. Th|s pa|ace was or|g|na||y a summer reLreaL and
|L Look Len years Lo p|an and comp|eLe Lhe consLrucL|on.
There |s a museum deLa|||ng Lhe ||le ol T|pu Su|Lan, h|s
m|||Lary conquesLs and LhaL ol h|s laLher |yder /|| |han.
NexL door |s Lhe VenkaLaramanaswamy Temp|e, a 300
year o|d Lemp|e ou||L oy Lhe wodeyars. To Lhe norLh are
Lhe ru|ns ol Banga|ore |orL, |arge|y desLroyed dur|ng Lhe
/ng|oNysore war and oear Lhe LesL|mony ol Lhe sLrugg|e
oy T|pu aga|nsL Lhe Br|L|sh |a, |n |nd|a.
/ddress. Nar| 0owda |d, ShanL| Nagar
|hone. 9I 80 26 70 68 36
KarnaIaka LhiIrakaIa arishaI
The |arnaLaka Ch|Lraka|a |ar|shaL arL ga||ery |s Lhe oesL |n
Lhe c|Ly. |ere you w||| lnd an ec|ecL|c co||ecL|on ol |nd|an
and |nLernaL|ona| conLemporary arL, as we|| as Lhe |av|sh
go|d|eal work ol NysoresLy|e pa|nL|ngs, and lo|k and Lr|oa|
arL lrom across Lhe suoconL|nenL. |onL m|ss Lhe ga||er|es
devoLed Lo |uss|an masLer N|cho|as |oer|ch and h|s
oeauL|lu| pa|nL|ngs ol Lhe ||ma|ayas.
/ddress. |umarakrupa |d
|hone. 9I 80 2226 I8I6
|nLerneL. www.karnaLakach|Lraka|apar|shaLh.com
Nore |nlo. VasanLh Nagar
UIsoor Lake
|ocaLed on Lhe easLern s|de ol Lhe c|Ly, U|soor |ake |s
Banga|ores oesL, and even has |Ls own sma|| |s|ands. /n
arL|lc|a| |ake consLrucLed oy |empe 0owda ||, Lhe |ake |s
spread over an area ol I.b square k||omeLers and |s doLLed
w|Lh |s|ands. BoaL|ng |s very popu|ar here.
/ddress. N.0. |oad, Banga|ore
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JawaharIaI Nehru IaneIarium
0pened |n I989, Lhe Jawahar|a| Nehru ||aneLar|um |s one
ol Lhe mosL popu|ar Lour|sL aLLracL|ons |n Lhe c|Ly. The
domed sky LheaLre |ns|de has da||y, excepL Sundays,
shows aL Ib pm and 4.30 pm on Lhe marve|s ol Lhe
un|verse, Lhe p|aneLs and Lhe so|ar sysLem and w||| de||ghL
ch||dren and adu|Ls a||ke. There |s a|so an acL|ve
ooservaLory.
/ddress. Sr|. T. Chowda|ah |oad
|hone. 9I 80 22266084
|nLerneL. www.Lara|aya.org
Nore |nlo. ||gh 0rounds
visvesvaraya lndusIriaI & 1echnicaI Museum
Techno|ogy |overs shou|dnL m|ss Lhe qu|rky V|svesvaraya
|ndusLr|a| & Techn|ca| Nuseum. Named alLer N.
V|svesvaraya, Lhe |ewan ol Nysore, Lhe lve ma|n ga||er|es
|nc|ude a var|eLy ol d|1erenL d|sp|ays, lrom a rep||ca ol Lhe
wr|ghL oroLhers I903 lyer Lo v|rLua|rea||Ly compuLer
games.
/ddress. |asLuroa |d
|hone. 9I 80 2286 4II4
|nLerneL. www.v|smuseum.org.|n
Nore |nlo. CuooonpeL
lskcon 1empIe
|sLao||shed oy Lhe |nLernaL|ona| Soc|eLy ol |r|shna
Consc|ousness (|skcon), a|so known as Lhe |are |r|shnas,
Lhe |av|sh |skcon Temp|e |s s|LuaLed e|ghL k||omeLres norLh
ol Lhe c|Ly cenLre. /mong Lhe lve ma|n shr|nes, Lhere |s an
unm|ssao|e one Lo |r|shna and |adha.
/ddress. |are |r|shna ||||, Chord |d
|hone. 9I 80 234 7I9 b6
|nLerneL. www.|skconoanga|ore.org
5I. Marks LaIhedraI
SL. Narks CaLhedra| |s |ocaLed on Lhe ousy N.0. |oad.
ConsLrucL|on work was comp|eLed |n I8I2 ouL |L was on|y
|n I8I6 LhaL SL. Narks CaLhedra| goL consecraLed oy Lhe
B|shop ol Ca|cuLLa. The caLhedra| was reconsLrucLed |n
I927. |nsp|red |n parL oy Lhe or|g|na| SL |au|s CaLhedra| |n
|ondon ouL |n Lhe co|on|a| sLy|e ol arch|LecLure, SL Narks
ooasLs a magn|lcenL dome and |oman arches and Lhe
oesL ma|nLa|ned church oe||s |n Lhe c|Ly.
/ddress. N.0. |oad
|hone. 9I 80 222 I36 33
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LA1lNG
Barry |ousman
Banga|ore |s a gourmands parad|se. The |oca| cu|s|ne
Lakes |n |nluences lrom /ndhra, CheLL|nad, |yderaoad|,
Tam||, Nanga|orean and |era|an d|shes w|Lh a o|g
emphas|s on r|ce, samoar and rasam (vegeLao|e sLew and
soup) d|shes. |owever oe|ng a g|ooa| cap|La| you can lnd
a greaL var|eLy ol |nLernaL|ona| cu|s|ne here lrom sush| Lo
p|..a. BuL Lhe rea| de||ghL ol Banga|ore |s Lo |ndu|ge lu||y |n
|Ls de||c|ous |oca| cu|s|ne. There |s someLh|ng lor
everyone'
You shou|d sLarL Lhe day w|Lh a p|aLe ol unoeaLao|e masa|a
dosa - a crepe sLu1ed w|Lh sp|ced poLaLoes, and known
as lood ol Lhe gods and cha| Lea. Nany ol Lhe oesL |nd|an
resLauranLs are Lo oe lound |n Lhe Lop Banga|ore hoLe|s. |l
you are on a oudgeL a oas|c mea| lor one can oe lound
eas||y lor under under |s b00. / Lyp|ca| mea| cons|sLs ol
sLeamed r|ce, lavoured r|ce, curr|es, vegeLao|e d|shes,
p|ck|es, one or Lwo sweeL d|shes, poppadoms, ouLLerm||k,
curd and ghee. |L |s Lrad|L|ona| Lo sLarL your mea| w|Lh a
sweeL d|sh and ln|sh w|Lh curd r|ce. Nea|s are served on a
we||r|nsed Banana |eal. Banga|ores cu|s|ne |s a r|ch o|end
ol rec|pes lrom a|| over Lhe |arnaLaka reg|on. The
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we||known pand| (pork curry) |s de||c|ous w|Lh roL|s
(un|eavened oread). |nd|a |s a vegeLar|ans parad|se and
Lyp|ca| d|shes |nc|ude gourds and or|n,a|s LhaL a|so
|ncorporaLe many Lyp|ca||y |ng||sh ones such as
cau||lower, carroL and caooage.
0uLs|de Banga|ore c|oser Lo Lhe coasL sealood, such as
prawns and mackere|, lorms Lhe oas|s lor many d|shes.
Banga|ore has |Ls own vers|on ol Nugh|a| cu|s|ne, wh|ch |s
a perlecL o|end ol reg|ona| cu|s|ne and |ers|an cu||nary
|nluences. Choose lrom var|ous o|r|yan|s, chappaL|s,
keoaos, gr|||ed ch|cken and meaL. ||gh Lea and L|n are
popu|ar LhroughouL |nd|a, and Banga|ore |s no excepL|on.
Lbony
|nd|an and wesLern ous|nessmen head Lo Lh|s resLauranL
lor |Ls var|eLy ol lood lrom |nd|an Lo Tha| Lo |rench. Try
Lhe Nanans pepper muLLon LhaL comes lrom Lhe Lemp|e
Lown ol |umoakonam |n Tam|| Nadu. VegeLar|ans shou|d
samp|e Lhe paneer ka|r| dop|a.a, made lrom paneer,
mangoes, on|ons and lresh cor|ander. |oony |s an e|evaLor
r|de up Lo Lhe I3Lh loor and ooasLs a Lerrace w|Lh Lao|es
over|ook|ng Lhe c|Ly. |L a|so serves a cho|ce ol cockLa||s.
/ddress. |vory Tower |oLe|
|hone. 9I 80 2bb8 9333
|nLerneL. www.hoLe||voryLower.com
Nore |nlo. I3Lh ||oor, BarLon CenLre, 84 N0 |oad
Jamavar
Jamavar aL Lhe |ee|a |a|ace |emp|nsk| |oLe| |s one ol
Banga|ores ch|cesL resLauranLs. |rom NorLh |nd|a are
succu|enL keoaos and lragranL o|ryan|s wh||e Lhe souLhern
cu|s|nes are spoken lor oy some de|ecLao|e curr|es. |L
serves Lhe oesL Landoor d|shes |n Lhe c|Ly.
/ddress. |ee|a |a|ace |emp|nsk| |oLe|
|hone. 49 80 2b 2II 234
|nLerneL. www.Lhe|ee|a.com/hoLe|oanga|ore
Nore |nlo. 23 /|rporL |oad
KaravaIIi
SeL |n a wonderlu||y evocaL|ve |ocaL|on LhaL ca||s Lo m|nd
an o|d, roya| Nanga|orean home comp|eLe w|Lh anL|que
lurn|Lure and an opena|r courLyard where you can d|ne on
wroughL|ron lurn|Lure, |arava||| d|shes are Lhe LasL|esL |n
Lhe c|Ly. Try Lhe 0oan oaoy |oosLer, /||eppey lsh curry and
Nanga|orean o|ack pomlreL, courLesy ol Chel Jose
Thomas.
/ddress. Ta, 0aLeway |oLe|
|hone. 9I 80 bb8 4b4b
|nLerneL. www.La,hoLe|s.com
Nore |nlo. 66 |es|dency |oad
MavaIIi1iffinRooms
/ much |oved and revered Banga|ore |nsL|LuL|on' The
Nava||| T|n |ooms serves some ol Lhe oesL |nd|an lood |n
Lown, parL|cu|ar|y Lhe masa|a dosa, a r|ce pancake w|Lh a
meaL or vegeLao|e l|||ng.
/ddress. I4, |a|oagh |oad
|hone. 9I 80 22 22 0022
|nLerneL. www.mava|||L|nrooms.com
Nore |nlo. Corner ol |a|oagh and S|dda|ah |oads
DIive Beach
|arL ol a cha|n w|Lh oranches |n |e|h| and Numoa|, 0||ve
Beach |s popu|ar w|Lh Banga|ores |ncrowd and serves
|nd|an lood w|Lh rea| gusLo. BuL Lhe oesL |s lor |asL w|Lh Lhe
unlorgeLLao|e deserL ol /1ogaLo, co1ee oeans and |ah|ua
|ce cream w|Lh amareLL| o|LLer a|mond cook|es.
/ddress. I6 wood SL.
|hone. 9I 80 4II 28 400
|nLerneL. www.o||veoarandk|Lchen.com
Nore |nlo. /shok Nagar
l-I.ALlA
The oesL |La||an resLauranL |n Banga|ore does noL
d|sappo|nL. /oh|,|L Saha and Nandaar SukhLankars |L./||/
|s characLer|sed oy a deep |ove ol Lhe oesL |La||an reg|ona|
cu|s|ne. |xqu|s|Le|y prepared d|shes lrom Lhe gnocc|
arrosL|Le sedano e gorgon.o|a, green app|e and rockeL
|eLLuce sa|ad w|Lh wa|nuLs and 0orgon.o|a dress|ng Lo Lhe
gamoeron| gr|g||aL| conpaLaLe arrosLo, carc|ol e pomodoro,
k|ng prawns w|Lh arL|chokes, roasLed poLaLoes, and
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LomaLo, are de||c|ous and as auLhenL|c as anyLh|ng you
wou|d lnd |n Lhe o|d counLry.
/ddress. The |ark |oLe|
|hone. 9I 80 2b b94 666
|nLerneL. www.LheparkhoLe|s.com
Nore |nlo. I4/7 NahaLma 0andh| |oad
BIue Ginger
The Ta, wesL |nds V|eLnamese resLauranL has |ush
Lrop|ca| lo||age and a serene |oLus pond Lo maLch Lhe lne
d|n|ng. Chels work |n Lhe|r open k|Lchen creaL|ng
mouLhwaLer|ng d|shes |nc|ud|ng coconuLoased
V|eLnamese car|s (curry), ora|sed lsh w|Lh pepper and
gar||c and crunchy sL|rlr|ed greens w|Lh gar||c.
/ddress. Ta, wesL |nd |oLe|
|hone. 9I 80 2223 3939
|nLerneL. www.La,hoLe|s.com
Nore |nlo. |ace Course |oad
5unnys
0ne ol Banga|ores new oreed ol soph|sL|caLed
resLauranLs, Sunnys has spac|ous ouLdoor and |ndoor
seaL|ng area as we|| as a re|axed |ounge oar. The menur |s
|nsp|red w|Lh LasLy d|shes lrom oaked or|e w|Lh LoasLed
a|monds Lo sL|rlr|ed ca|amar| and sp|cy |amo |asagna.
/ddress. 34 V|LLa| Na||ya |oad
|hone. 9I 80 22 24 3642
|nLerneL. www.sunnysoanga|ore.com
Nore |nlo. 34 V|LLa| Na||ya |oad
5hiok
The name ol Lhe resLauranL means yumyum |n Na|ay
and Lhe lood here cerLa|n|y |s LhaL. / lned|n|ng resLauranL
and cockLa|||ounge LhaL serves a se|ecL|on ol auLhenL|c
and de||c|ous cu|s|ne lrom Tha||and, Na|ays|a, S|ngapore
and |ndones|a. /1ao|e ownerchel Nadhu Nenons d|shes
|nc|ude LasLy |emon grass ch||| prawns and Langy sp|ced
lsh gr|||ed |n oanana |eaves and d|v|ne S|ngapore
o|ackpepper crao.
/ddress. 96 /mar JyoL| |ayouL
|hone. 9I 80 6b7I bbbb
|nLerneL. www.sh|oklood.com
iccoIa
|l you wanL a oreak lrom |nd|an lood and are on Lhe
oudgeL, Lhen Casa ||cco|a |s Lhe p|ace lor you. |L |s c|ean,
a|ry and serves good qua||Ly |uropean lood lrom p|..as
and pasLa Lo cassero|es. / re|axed upsLa|rs |ounge, Casa
de| So|, serves Lapas.
/ddress. 3I |es|dency |oad
|hone. 9I 80 222I 2907
LAFL5
|d Yourdon
w|Lh Lhe emergence ol a cosmopo||Lan cale cu|Lure, new
cales and lasL lood ouL|eLs are spr|ng up lasL |n Banga|ore.
/s we|| as Lhe pred|cLao|e cha|n cales ||ke Bar|sLa and
Co1ee |ay are h|p and happen|ng hangouLs w|Lh |Js, ||ve
mus|c as we|| as more Lrad|L|ona| seLL|ngs. |or h|gh Lea
and L|n head Lo one ol Lhe ch|c hoLe|s |n Lhe c|Ly ||ke Lhe
|ee|a |emp|nsk|.
Hard Rock Lafe
|ard |ock Cale has an exce||enL |ocaL|on, lr|end|y wa|Lers
and a good se|ecL|on ol snacks lrom ourgers Lo ou1a|o
w|ngs. They even have Lhe|r own L|pp|e |emon |rops.
/ddress. 40 SL Narks |d
0pen|ng hours. C|oses aL II.30 pm
|hone. 9I 80 4I 242 222
|nLerneL. www.hardrock.com
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Lafe Loffee Day
Cale Co1ee |ay |s a re||ao|e SLarouckssLy|e cale cha|n
LhaL serves a w|de a range var|eLy ol co1ees and Leas |n
re|axed, conLemporary cales. They a|so serve p|..a,
qu|ches, cakes and sundaes.
/ddress. ShanLha|a Nagar
|hone. 9I 80 343 433 764
|nLerneL. www.caleco1eeday.com
Nore |nlo. |ns|de |ahe,a Chamoers, nexL Lo The 0n|y ||ace |esLauranL,
oppos|Le /da ||nd || |esLauranL
5ouI DeIi Lafe
Sou| |e|| Cale |s a h|p new|y opened oasemenL cale on
N.0. |oad. / waLerla|| aL Lhe enLrance and ouLdoor seaL|ng
w|Lh neaL cha|rs and lans Lo keep |L coo| comp|eLe Lhe |a|d
oack h|ppy v|oe. |ood |s a m|x ol wesL meeLs easL lrom
ch|cken L|kka sa|ads Lo ch|||| ourgers and Noroccan
Ch|cken. Be warned. The porL|ons are o|g.
/ddress. 6b B|uemoon Comp|ex, N.0. |oad
|hone. 9I 80 2b b89 99I
LrusI and Lream
CrusL and Cream |s a new pasLry cale LhaL serves a
lanLasL|c var|eLy ol de||c|ous deserLs. The|r choco|aLe cup
cakes are de||c|ous, parL|cu|ar|y washed down w|Lh a
mango m||kshake.
/ddress. b7, I00 |L |oad
|hone. 9I 968 6I9 I97
|nLerneL. www.cremeandcrusL.co.|n
Kadambam
|adamoam |s an aLmospher|c resLauranL where you can
a|so sLop oy lor Lhe oesL SouLh |nd|an sweeLened l|Ler
co1ee. |mmacu|aLe p|cLures ol de|L|es and Tan,ore
pa|nL|ngs ||ne Lhe scruooed wa||s. The lood |s LasLy,
p|enL|lu| and cheap. |erlecL lor an alLernoon snack.
/ddress. 32/9&I0, Bu|| Temp|e |oad
|hone. 9I 80 4I69 2080
|nLerneL. www.kadamoam.|n
BAR5 & NlGH1LlFL
N|ke /v||a
The Lechsavvy den|.ens ol Banga|ore m|ghL work hard ouL
know how Lo en,oy Lhemse|ves. The c|Ly has seen a ooom
|n Lhe numoers ol puos, oars and c|uos. |owever Lhanks Lo
v|g||anL |oca| auLhor|L|es who have |mposed a II.30 pm
curlew on puos, oars and c|uos, Banga|ores parLy has yeL
Lo rea||y sLarL. The on|y excepL|ons are 24 hour co1ee
shops LhaL are serv|ced oy some ol Lhe oesL hoLe|s |n
Banga|ore, such as |ee|a |a|ace or ||nxx. |esp|Le Lh|s Lhe
c|Ly o1ers some greaL n|ghLs ouL |l you p|an proper|y. The
oesL c|uos and oars sL||| Lend Lo oe |ocaLed |n Lhe smarLesL
hoLe|s.
i-BAR
Banga|ores mosL happen|ng n|ghL spoL aL Lhe Lrendy |ark
|oLe| |s a greaL p|ace Lo dance Lo house and Lrance lrom
|J |eepak on Lhe sma|| dance loor. You can a|so ch||| ouL
on Lhe oeanoags w|Lh a |oca| ||nglsher oeer.
/ddress. The |ark |oLe|
|hone. 9I 80 2b b94 666
|nLerneL. www.LheparkhoLe|s.com
Nore |nlo. I4/7, The |ark |oLe|, N.0.|oad
13Ih FIoor
The I3Lh loor |s a ch|c, sexy I20seaLer roolLop cockLa||
|ounge where you geL a |arge dose ol Lhe Banga|ore
sky||ne wh||e you s|p cockLa||s named alLer weapons.
/ddress. |vory Tower |oLe|
|hone. 9I 80 2bb8 9333
|nLerneL. www.hoLe||voryLower.com
Nore |nlo. BarLon CenLre, 84 N0 |oad, I3Lh ||oor
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Noir
|ocaLed |n Lhe |uxur|ous |e Ner|d|en Banga|ore, No|r |s up
Lhere w|Lh Lhe oesL ol Banga|ores c|uos p|ay|ng reLro and
house mus|c. The hoLe| |s a|so home Lo Lhe |Bar and
|ounge, a lranch|se ol Lhe |rench |ash|on TV oar cha|n.
You can snack on LasLy Japanese and |orean snacks.
0ccas|ona||y Lhere are lash|on shows.
/ddress. 28, Sankey |oad
|hone. 9I 80 2226 2233
|nLerneL. www.|emer|d|enoanga|ore.com
NA5A
N/S/ w||| or|ng a sm||e Lo your lace w|Lh Lhe good|ook|ng
oar sLa1 dressed |n p||oL ouLlLs. |ns|de |ooks ||ke a space
capsu|e and draws o|g crowds Lo a oar ca||ed Lhe |ue|
Tank.
/ddress. I// Church SLreeL
|hone. 9I 80 2b b86 bI2
urpIe Haze
Banga|ores mosL popu|ar c|uo, |urp|e |a.e |s a mecca lor
Lhe c|Lys |eg|ons ol rock and meLa| lans. 0rao a oeer and
s|ng a|ong Lo c|ass|cs w|Lh Lhe |oca|s.
/ddress. I7 / I, |es|dency |oad
|hone. 9I 80 22 2I3 7b8
|nLerneL. www.purp|eha.e.co.|n
BIue Bar
The B|ue Bar |s a sLy||sh opena|r oar seL am|dsL Lhe
oeauL|lu| |andscaped gardens ol The Ta, wesL |nd |oLe|
and surrounded oy waLer. SLy||sh |nLer|ors leaLure so||d
Leak loor|ng. The mus|c |s a o|end ol |ounge, house and
reLro. / greaL p|ace lor an ear|y even|ng cockLa||. |ress Lo
|mpress'
/ddress. The Ta, wesL |nd
|hone. 9I 80 66 60b 660
|nLerneL. www.La,hoLe|s.com
Nore |nlo. |ace Course |oad
oIo LIub
The 0oero| |oLe|s smarL |o|o C|uo has a|| Lhe Louches ol
opu|ence lL lor a Nahara,ah. /n a|lresco oar LhaL over|ooks
|ush gardens, re|ax |n Lhe deep |eaLher solas and samp|e
Lhe exemp|ary serv|ce and ol course a greaL dr|nks ||sL.
/ddress. The 0oero| |oLe|, 3739, N.0. |oad
|hone. 9I 80 2bb8 b8b8
|nLerneL. www.ooero|hoLe|s.com
5HDlNG
Ne|an|e N
The oesL shopp|ng |n Banga|ore |s Lo oe lound a|ong and
around N.0. |oad, Commerc|a| SLreeL, and Br|gade |oad.
Tour|sLs are we|| caLered lor |n shops ||ke Cauvery/rLs and
CralLs |mpor|um, CenLra| CoLLage |ndusLr|es |mpor|um,
and |arnaLaka SLaLe S||k |ndusLr|es |mpor|um, where you
w||| lnd a|| manner ol souven|rs as we|| as arLs and cralLs
and LexL||es. Barga|n hunLers shou|d head Lo Na||eswaram,
Sh|va,|nagar and |.0.|oad. |or oeauL|lu||y made s||ks and
gorgeous LexL||es, a musL sLop |s Shop /nanya. |ere you
w||| lnd s||ver ,ewe|ry lrom Ja|pur and /mrapa|| as we|| as
oron.e scu|pLures and wonderlu||y cralLed Leak lurn|Lure.
|or sLonework head Lo NaLesans /nL|quarLs aL 76 N.0. |d
(Te|. 9I 80 2bb88344). |l you are |ook|ng lor oeauL|lu||y
woven |nd|an rugs |ook no lurLher Lhan The Bomoay SLore
aL 99 |0| |resL|ge on N.0. |d (Te|. 9I 80 2b3200I4).
|or go|d and ,ewe||ery, v|s|L Lhe qua|nL Jewe||ers SLreeL.
Those |ook|ng lor |nd|an c|oLhes lrom sar|s and sa|war
kamee. lor women Lo and sherwan|s or men, shou|d head
Lo |eepam S||k |nLernaL|ona| aL Lhe B|uemoon Comp|ex on
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N.0. |oad (Te|. 9I 80 2bb88760). |Ls a o|g shop w|Lh a
greaL ||ne |n s||ks spread over lour |eve|s so Lry noL Lo geL
|osL. The lr|end|y sLa1 w||| gu|de Lhrough Lhe wonderlu||y
d|verse range ol |oca| c|oLh|ng.
Br|gade |oad used Lo oe where Br|L|sh so|d|ers ooughL
Lhe|r essenL|a|s Today Br|gade |oad |s where Banga|ores
youLh shop aL sLores |nc|ud|ng mus|c sLore ||aneL N, |ou|s
|h||||pe, |epe Jeans, |ev|s, |ee, and N|ke. The T|Lan
oouL|que spec|a||.es |n |nd|anmade waLches. The |ee|a
0a||er|a aL Lhe |ee|a |a|ace |oLe| on /|rporL |s an exce||enL
sLop lor Lhose |ook|ng lor Lop des|gner orand lrom ooLh
|nd|a and oeyond. Choose lrom ||Lu |umar, /k| Naru|a and
Sanch|La /,ampur. Choose excepL|ona| ||nes aL Sv|sL|, and
perlumes lrom Baccaroses |arcos. |rem|er Book Shop aL
46/I Church SLreeL o1 N 0 |oad (9I 80 2bb88b70) |s
a Banga|ore |nsL|LuL|on LhaL has oooks on every
conce|vao|e suo,ecL sLacked lrom loor Lo ce|||ng. |L |s
chaoL|c ouL very aLmospher|c.
|ocaLed a|ong N0 |oad, Lhe Banga|ore CenLre |s Lhe c|Lys
o|ggesL shopp|ng cenLre and resemo|es a deparLmenL
sLore. |ere you lnd preLLy much everyLh|ng lrom c|oLhes
and essenL|a| househo|d goods Lo souven|rs and lood.
0Lher shopp|ng cenLres |nc|ude Lhe 0aruda Na|| on
Nc0raLh |oad, and Lhe Salna ||a.a |n cenLra| Banga|ore.
0n Lhe Samp|ge |oad |n Na||eswaram you w||| lnd Lhe
smarL, expens|ve deparLmenL sLores as we|| as Lwo
ousL||ng markeLs.
The c|Lys |argesL vegeLao|e and lru|L markeL |s |n Lhe hearL
ol Lhe c|Ly. || NarkeL C|Ly NarkeL was named alLer Lhe
Nysore k|ng Nahara, |r|shnara,a wodeyar |V. 0ver a
cenLury o|d, Lhe markeL |s Lhe ous|esL and mosL co|ourlu|
|n Lhe who|e ol Lhe c|Ly. Be sure Lo head Lo Lhe ||ower
NarkeL secL|on ol Lhe markeL aL dusk, a spe||o|nd|ng area
l||ed w|Lh Lhe mosL oeauL|lu| lowers sLreLch|ng as lar as
Lhe eye can see. / sma||er ouL equa||y ||ve||er markeL can
oe lound on 0andh| Ba.aar |oad, Lhe 0andh|oa.aar.
5LLLlNG
Chr|s Conway, ||||eary 0shero1
There are p|enLy ol accommodaL|on cho|ces lor every
oudgeL |n Banga|ore. Those wanL|ng Lo oe |n Lhe hearL ol
Nacau w||| preler Lhe characLer ol Lhe o|d c|Ly, wh||e Lhose
alLer some resp|Le w||| ||ke Lhe oeachs|de |ocaL|ons on
Co|oane and Ta|pa |s|and.
1he 1aj wesI Lnd
|oLe| Ta, wesL |nd |s a b de|uxe hoLe|, s|LuaLed near Lhe
c|Ly cenLre ouL spread over 20 acres ol |andscaped
gardens and a lne Lr|ouLe Lo Lhe garden c|Ly ol |nd|a.
0uesLs Lo Lh|s hoLe| can have Lhe hoLe|s conc|erge seL up
lsh|ng excurs|ons Lo |ao|n|, wh|ch |s now a reserve lor
e|ephanLs and L|gers. The resLauranLs are some ol Lhe oesL
|n Lhe c|Ly and |nc|ude Lhe exce||enL V|eLnamese
resLauranL B|ue 0|nger and Lhe new, very coo| Nasa|a ||uo.
/ddress. 23, |ace Course |oad
|hone. 9I 80 66 60b 660
|nLerneL. www.La,hoLe|s.com
1he ark
/ memoer ol Lhe uoer Lrendy |es|gn |oLe|s, The |ark |s
Lhe ch|cesL hoLe| |n Lown. / pr|sL|ne, wh|Le, loursLory
ou||d|ng |n Lhe cenLre ol Lhe c|Lys ous|ness d|sLr|cL, The
|arks I09 rooms relecL |nd|an eLhn|c|Ly and |nLernaL|ona|
|nluence. Top resLauranLs |nc|ude Nonsoon, 24 hour
resLauranL |.L/||/ and Lhe ||p |ounge Bar. There |s a
LemperaLure conLro||ed |ap poo| w|Lh ouLdoor |oung|ng |n
co|ourlu| ga.eoos, and you can unw|nd |n Lhe /qua.one
hea|Lh Spa.
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/ddress. I4/7 N.0. |oad
|hone. 9I 80 2b b94 666
|nLerneL. www.LheparkhoLe|s.com
1he LeeIa aIace Kempinski BangaIore
The |ee|a |a|ace |s a Banga|ore |nsL|LuL|on. The |ee|a |s
olLen compared w|Lh a pa|ace lor |Ls go|d |ealed domes,
ornamenLed ce|||ngs and ma,esL|c arches. |ac|||L|es are
exLens|ve and |nc|ude sw|mm|ng po||s and spas. The Lhree
resLauranLs, C|Lrus, Jamavar and Zen o1er |nd|an,
Japanese and |ar |asLern cu|s|ne. /lLerwards re|ax w|Lh a
wh|sky aL Lhe ||orary Bar.
/ddress. 23, /|rporL |oad
|hone. 9I 22 6000 2233
|nLerneL. www.Lhe|ee|a.com
vivanIa
/n u|Lra modern hoLe| lor Lhe g|ooa| generaL|on, V|vanLa
opened |n 2009 and has I99 rooms and su|Les |n Lhree
Lhemes, |e||ghL, |ndu|gence and /||ure. Chel /nanda
So|omon has a range ol resLauranLs lrom a||day d|n|ng aL
|aL|Lude, NorLhwesLern |nd|an cu|s|ne aL TerracoLLa and a
roolLop oar and gr|||, Tease - a sLy||sh garden pav|||on
where you can eaL or dr|nk and ||sLen Lo |Js.
/ddress. 4I 3 NahaLma 0andh| |oad
|hone. 9I 80 6660 4444
|nLerneL. www.v|vanLaoyLa,.com
RoyaI Drchid LenIraI
The I30room |oya| 0rch|d CenLra| |s a v|oranL, c|ean
hoLe| LhaL |s very popu|ar w|Lh |nd|ans and Lour|sLs a||ke,
and has won severa| awards. The hoLe| |s ouLsLand|ng
va|ue lor money w|Lh lr|end|y ec|enL serv|ce. |ac|||L|es
|nc|ude ||nxx, a ||ve|y 24hour Co1ee Shop and |apara..|
- Ce|eor|Ly |ood & Ja.., an awardw|nn|ng resLauranL.
/ddress. 47/I, ||ckenson |oad
|hone. 9I 80 2b b84 242
|nLerneL. www.roya|orch|dhoLe|s.com
Nore |nlo. Nan|pa| CenLre
KomforI 1erraces
|omlorL Terraces |s a oouL|que hoLe| |n Lhe hearL ol
Banga|ore on Lhe N.0. |oad. The 32 we|| appo|nLed rooms
are s|mp|e ouL c|ean. |Ls a perlecL |ocaL|on lrom wh|ch Lo
exp|ore Lhe c|Ly. The hoLe| even has |Ls very own Ch|nese
resLauranL, Sou|.
/ddress. 30I, B|umoon Comp|ex, N 0. |oad
|hone. 9I 80 4009 7000
|nLerneL. www.komlorLgrouphoLe|s.com
HoIeI v1 Residency
/ cheap, lr|end|y b0 room hoLe| popu|ar w|Lh ous|ness
peop|e on an overn|ghL sLay as we|| as oackpackers. |L has
an |nLeresL|ng |ocaL|on Loo, oppos|Le SaLya Sa| Baoas
/shram. There |s decenL vegeLar|an resLauranL open Lo
23.00. BreaklasL ou1eL every morn|ng.
/ddress. I, 3rd Cross, | S|dda|ah |oad
|hone. 9I 80 22I3 236I
|nLerneL. www.vLres|dency.com
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AirporI
The muchanL|c|paLed Banga|ore |nLernaL|ona| /|rporL, 44
k||omeLres norLh ol Banga|ore, lna||y opened |n Nay 2008.
Banga|ore NeLropo||Lan TransporL CorporaL|on
(www.omLc|nlo.com) runs Lwe|ve ous rouLes lrom
|ocaL|ons |n Banga|ore Lo connecL Lo Lhe new a|rporL. There
are ouses every Ib m|nuLes Lo and lrom Lhe a|rporL. The
cosL lor each Lr|p |n Lhese ouses ranges oeLween |s 20
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and |s 200 depend|ng on Lhe d|sLance. Th|s |s Lhe
cheapesL and an exLreme|y conven|enL way Lo geL Lo Lhe
a|rporL. /|r Cond|L|oned Tax| serv|ces Lo Lhe B|/ |s a|so
ava||ao|e. / h|gh speed ra|| ||nk Lo Lhe CenLra| Bus|ness
||sLr|cL |s oe|ng p|anned LhaL w||| cuL Lrave| L|me Lo aoouL
22 m|nuLes.
Share Tax|s are operaLed oy /|r||lL and |ocaLed ,usL ouLs|de
Lhe Lerm|na| ou||d|ng nexL Lo Lhe ous sLand w|Lh Lhe or|ghL
red Vo|vo ouses. The ye||ow Share Lax|s are red ToyoLa
|nnovas are very conven|enL lor a one way Lr|p Lo Lhe c|Ly
cenLre. CosL |s around |s 300. |erL. (9I 80 433 022
0I) and /koar Trave|s (Te|. 9I 80 2222 764b) prov|de
pr|cy ouL very s||ck ||mous|ne and car renLa| serv|ces.
|nLerneL. www.oenga|urua|rporL.com
ubIic 1ransporI
Banga|ore has an exLens|ve puo||c LransporL sysLem. Bus
serv|ces are lrequenL and cover Lhe enL|re c|Ly ouL
congesL|on can someL|mes make Lrave|||ng s|ow. |r|v|ng |n
|nd|a |s noL a good |dea. |ane d|sc|p||ne |s pracL|ca||y
nonex|sLenL and Lhe use ol horn aL a|| L|mes, mandaLory.
Buses |n Banga|ore are cheap and lrequenL. Nany have
seaLs reserved lor women |n Lhe lronL. Bus serv|ce |s |ess
lrequenL alLer I0|.30 pm. Try Lo avo|d rushhour oeLween
b pm and 7 pm on weekdays when Lhe ouses w||| oe
packed. 0rd|nary c|Ly ouses d|sp|ay on|y Lhe rouLe numoer
|n |ng||sh, w|Lh Lhe desL|naL|on and rouLe |nlormaL|on
wr|LLen |n |annada. You can lnd Lhe rouLes on Lhe
Benga|uru NeLropo||Lan TransporL CorporaL|on (BNTC)
weos|Le www.omLc|nlo.com and ous maps are so|d aL Lhe
ma|n ous Lerm|na|s. |empegowda ous sLand, a|so known
as Lhe Na,esL|c Bus SLand, near 0andh| Nagar |s d|recL|y
oppos|Le Lhe Banga|ore C|Ly ra||way sLaL|on, Sh|va,|nagar |n
Lhe norLh.
Buses w|Lh o|ack d|sp|ay ooards run w|Lh|n Lhe c|Ly.
0rd|nary c|Ly ouses are wh|Le and o|ue |n co|or. |ed ooard
ouses covers |ong d|sLance and go Lo ad,o|n|ng suouros.
The ord|nary c|Ly ouses are wh|Le and o|ue |n co|or.
|ushpak w|Lh oeLLer seaL|ng Lhese ouses are Lan raLher
Lhan Lhe usua| o|ue and are s||ghL|y more expens|ve. |ed
Vo|vo ouses, Va,ra, operaLe on cerLa|n rouLes w|Lh|n Lhe
c|Ly and are a|rcond|L|oned, are Lhe oesL opL|on lor
Lour|sLs.
|nLroduced |n ear|y 2009 known, B|g I0 cons|sLs ol Len
rouLes a|ong ma,or roads |nLo Lhe c|Ly. B|g I0 ouses are
ye||ow, have |C| desL|naL|on ooards. 0o Lo
www.oL|s.|n/o|gI0 lor |nlormaL|on.
|a||y ous passes cosLs |s 30 and are |ssued oy Lhe
onduLy ous conducLor or aL Lhe ous sLand. Us|ng Lh|s pass
you can Lrave| |n any ous (oLher Lhan Lhe Va,ra) lor Lhe
enL|re day, any numoer ol L|mes.
|empegowda ous sLand, a|so ca||ed Na,esL|c Bus SLand,
near 0andh| Nagar |s d|recL|y oppos|Le Lhe Banga|ore C|Ly
ra||way sLaL|on Sh|va,|nagar |s |n Lhe norLh and C|Ly NarkeL.
Car h|re |s rare |n |nd|a. whaL |s more common |s Lo h|re a
car and a dr|ver. CosL var|es, ouL mosL car/dr|ver
como|naL|ons cosL |s I400 Lo |s I700/day. Choose an
a|rcond|L|oned car as Banga|ore can geL very hoL. |l you
wanL Lo Lrave| |n sLy|e, you can h|re an SUV, ouL you w|||
have Lo pay more.
1axi
Banga|ore Lax|s are conven|enL and comlorLao|e. NosL ol
Lhe veh|c|es are NaruL| 0mn| Vans or TaLa |nd|ca cars
much saler Lhan auLo r|ckshaws. Tax|s are unmarked and
|nsLead Lhey w||| oe marked w|Lh Lhe |ogo ol Lhe leeL
operaLor or Lax| company on Lhe s|des ol Lhe car. Some
compan|es have a ye||ow s|gn w|Lh an |denL|lcaL|on
numoer on Lhe Lop.
|l you are a|one or go|ng Lo an unknown desL|naL|on you
are sLrong|y adv|sed Lo choose Lh|s opL|on, even Lhough
Lhe raLes w||| oe douo|e LhaL ol an auLo. NosL Lax|
compan|es charge a laL raLe ol |s Ib0 lor a p|ckup and
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drop lrom anywhere Lo anywhere w|Lh|n c|Ly ||m|Ls.
/|||ance Trave|s
www.a|||anceLrave|s.|n
9I 80 2b 2I3 082
C|Ly Salar|
9I 80 2bb3 9999
0op|naLh |ad|o Ca|| Tax| Serv|ce
9I 80 23 60b bbb
|opu|ar Caos
9I 80 26 b24 66b
osI
Banga|ore Na|n |osL 0ce |s on Cuooon |oad. |L |s open
Nonday Lo SaLurday 8.30 am Lo b.30 pm and Sunday
lrom I0 am Lo 4.30 pm. SLamps lor posL cards oroad
cosL |s 6. The sma|| red posLa| k|osks, usua||y aLLached Lo
po|es, can oe lound LhroughouL Lhe c|Ly.
harmacy
|harmac|es can oe lound LhroughouL Lhe c|Ly. There are
p|enLy a|ong N.0. |oad. You do noL need any prescr|pL|on
lor over Lhe counLer drugs and ayurved|c med|c|n, wh|ch
are ava||ao|e lor common a||menLs ||ke headaches and
lever. NosL pharmac|es w||| de||ver 24 hours a day, usua||y
lor a sma|| surcharge. /sk your conc|erge lor your nearesL
one. Chem|sLs w|Lh 24 hour serv|ce |nc|ude.
/po||o |harmacy
66b,I9Lh Na|n 2IsL Cross, |a,a,|nagar
9I 80 22 9b7 42I
1eIephone
CounLry code. 9I
/rea code. 080
LIecIriciIy
220/2b0V b0 |. ||ugs C & |
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