Bangalore to Nandi Hills Day Tour
Bangalore to Nandi Hills · 60 km · about 1.5 hours each way · day trip
- Distance
- 60 km
- Drive time
- 1.5 hrs
- Duration
- Day trip
- Package from
- ₹7,500
- Km included
- 150 km
- Departs from
- Bangalore
Nandi Hills is the standard Bangalore sunrise run — 60 km north via the airport road, with a forty-hairpin climb at the end. The appeal is the cloud inversion: on clear post-monsoon mornings the valley fills with a level sheet of cloud below the summit, and it is worth the 3.30 AM start.
This is our most common corporate team-outing and college-group booking precisely because the timing is awkward for private cars. Groups need to be at the gate before it opens at 6 AM, and gathering fifteen people at 3 AM across Bangalore is far easier with one vehicle doing a multi-point pick-up than with five cars trying to convoy.
Force Urbania Rental for the Bangalore to Nandi Hills Route
The awkward timing is exactly why groups book an Urbania rental for Nandi Hills. Gathering fifteen people across Bangalore at 3.30 AM is far easier with one van doing a multi-point pickup than five cars trying to convoy in the dark — which is why this is one of our most common corporate team-outing Force Urbania hire bookings. All variants handle the forty-hairpin climb. Note that summit parking fills fast on weekend mornings and vehicle entry is occasionally held at the lower lot.
About Nandi Hills
Nandi Hills rises to 1,478 metres about 60 km north of Bangalore and was Tipu Sultan's summer retreat — the sheer cliff known as Tipu's Drop falls some 600 metres from the summit. The draw is the cloud inversion: on clear post-monsoon mornings the valley below fills with a level sheet of white cloud pierced only by hilltops. The Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple at the base is one of the oldest in Karnataka, with sections dating to the ninth century Nolamba period.
What this Bangalore to Nandi Hills Urbania package covers
- Cloud-inversion sunrise from 1,478 m
- Forty-hairpin climb from the Nandi village base
- Tipu's Drop, Amrita Sarovar and the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple
- Multi-point pre-dawn pick-up across Bangalore in one vehicle
- Pairs naturally with a Skandagiri trek or a Lepakshi extension
Bangalore to Nandi Hills Day Tour Itinerary
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Day 1
Bangalore to Nandi Hills and return
Pre-dawn multi-point pick-up from around 3.30 AM, running north on NH44 past the airport. Reach the Nandi Hills base gate before its 6 AM opening and climb for the sunrise. Morning at Tipu's Drop, Amrita Sarovar and the summit Nandi temple. Descend for breakfast, with an optional halt at the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple at the base, returning to Bangalore by midday.
Key stops: NH44 Airport Road · Nandi Village Base · Tipu's Drop · Amrita Sarovar · Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple
Bangalore to Nandi Hills Day Tour Package Rates
Indicative package pricing including 150 km. Final quote depends on your exact dates, halts and inclusions.
| Variant | Package (150 km) | Extra km | Driver batta | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10+1 Seater SWB | ₹7,500 | ₹38/km | ₹1,000/day | 10 |
| 12+1 Seater MWB | ₹8,500 | ₹42/km | ₹1,000/day | 12 |
| 16+1 Seater LWB | ₹9,500 | ₹48/km | ₹1,200/day | 16 |
| Executive Lounge | ₹11,000 | ₹55/km | ₹1,200/day | 9 |
Best season: August to February for the cloud-inversion sunrises.
Excluded: tolls, parking, state entry taxes and GST at 5%, unless you book the all-inclusive package.