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Bangalore Full-Day Tour: Explore Culture and Religion
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7 Ratings
Bengaluru
Discover Bangalore’s hidden gems with a local guide. Explore culture, religion, food, and more on this immersive full-day tour.
Discover Bangalore’s hidden gems with a local guide. Explore culture, religion, food, and more on this immersive full-day tour.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sri Someshwara Swamy Temple - Explore this 1000-year-old Hindu temple and gain insights into Hinduism and its traditions.
- Halasuru - Badrakali Temple: Discover this Hindu temple located in a graveyard and observe rituals that involve ancient practices for dispelling negativity.
- Gurudwara - Delve into Sikhism and its beliefs at this…
- Sri Someshwara Swamy Temple - Explore this 1000-year-old Hindu temple and gain insights into Hinduism and its traditions.
- Halasuru - Badrakali Temple: Discover this Hindu temple located in a graveyard and observe rituals that involve ancient practices for dispelling negativity.
- Gurudwara - Delve into Sikhism and its beliefs at this site. Visitors can also explore the community kitchen and offer assistance.
- Dhobi Ghat - Witness the traditional manual method of doing laundry. Adventurous visitors can even try their hand at it!
- Nagarjuna Restaurant - Residency Road - Enjoy authentic South Indian cuisine served on a banana leaf at this restaurant. Lunch will be enjoyed here.
- Chickpet - Experience the vibrant atmosphere of a genuine marketplace in the narrow lanes where the city originated in the 16th century.
- KR Market - Explore the largest wholesale flower market and immerse your senses in this bustling marketplace. Visitors can also purchase spices to take home.
What's Included
- Local explorer charges
- Hotel pick up & drop (4kms radius within city center)
- Driver and AC vehicle
- Refreshments in the vehicle
- Local explorer charges
- Hotel pick up & drop (4kms radius within city center)
- Driver and AC vehicle
- Refreshments in the vehicle
What's Not Included
- Any entrance fee
- Any guest shopping
- Donations at places of worship
- Hotel pick up and drop (4kms outside city center)
- Lunch experience
- Any entrance fee
- Any guest shopping
- Donations at places of worship
- Hotel pick up and drop (4kms outside city center)
- Lunch experience
Additional Information
Experience the majesty of Bangalore on this full-day tour. You will be guided by a local explorer who will enable you to experience the real city, one that you would other wise miss out on. Get hands on experience and feel the real Bangalore on a tour where you learn about Hinduism and other religions, customs and culture, food, livelihood and all…
Experience the majesty of Bangalore on this full-day tour. You will be guided by a local explorer who will enable you to experience the real city, one that you would other wise miss out on. Get hands on experience and feel the real Bangalore on a tour where you learn about Hinduism and other religions, customs and culture, food, livelihood and all things that make up Bangalore or Bengaluru.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Confirmation will be provided within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability.
- Footware has to be taken off in places of worship and in the Sikh temple a head gear will be given to wear for both men and women.
- Infant food is not provided
- Please dress modestly, where you will be visiting places of worship and conservative market spaces.
Location
Mahatma Gandhi Road
There is a huge statue of an elephant at the entrance of the MG road metro station. Your tour companion will meet you there.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Shelbyg631
Dec 19, 2024
What an amazing experience!! - What an amazing experience!!
I've spent more than a month in Bengaluru over three separate trips and this is the first time experiencing the city's rich history and unique culture. This is a tour I should have booked years ago during my first trip.
Sushma; thank you very much for the tour today! Truly appreciate the personalization and last minute arrangements. It was a great experience and informative immersion into Bengaluru's history/culture.
🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 Greetings from Oahu, Hawaii!
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Explore21233523006
Mar 28, 2023
Amazing Private Tour of Bangalore - I had a great tour with Sushma. I transferred from my hotel in Whitefield via a taxi that she arranged. We got filter coffee, toured a temple, saw some local homes, and explored the market. She was willing to customize the tour to my interest, and was a great help with shopping. I plan to have her help me book experiences outside the city the next time I come to Bangalore.
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Norman
Nov 22, 2022
Totally enjoyable - Sushma was a real professional. She was knowledgeable, warm, and friendly. She customized my tour and made it a fun day. She knows the history, Art, architecture and daily life of Bangalore. Her English is excellent. I spent 7 hours with her and totally enjoyed it. I would recommend her for any size group.
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657huguesg
Nov 20, 2022
Discover the real Bangalore - If you are looking to discover the real Bangalore, Shushma is the best person who can find. She is an expert in the history of bangalore and she will bring you in places that you can't discover by yourself. She is very clear in her explanations and it's very pleasant to discuss with her. A must do if you stay a week-end Bangalore and want to learn more about the city.
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783bradfordr
Sep 20, 2022
Definitely recommend this tour if visiting Bengaluru. - Brilliant Sushma(guide). Very knowledgeable. Loved every minute of the tour. Never bored. Glad I had this tour with Sushma. Definitely
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Alvin-in-athenaz
Feb 29, 2020
Amazing places and activities you would never do without a guide! - Dear Sushma, just a quick word to thank you wholeheartedly for the day and a half we could spend in your company. You fulfilled everything we would have wanted from a quick tour of your city. Seeing things we would never had ventured into as tourists (Sikh temple and kitchen, local wash laundry house, coffee shop, flower market) and your explanation of the different temples, religious significance and history was spot on. The restaurants you suggested and took us to were succulent and eye opening. Thank you very much!!
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Gwenii72
Feb 21, 2020
There's no other way to discover Bangalore than with Yours Truly - Thank you so much Sushma for introducing me to your Bangalore - my first visit to the city and I was really taken aback by how fascinating the history and culture of the city was - so much more to it than just the IT sprawl and traffic. I visited the beautiful flower market, which must be the most gorgeous one I've been to in India, wandered through the streets meeting locals, tried some AMAZING food, was lucky enough to visit a local home and a temple where there was an ongoing festival happening. It really did open my eyes to Bangalore which is the sign of a job well done on any city walk in my opinion. Highly recommend joining Sushma if you're ever in Bangalore and want to discover its secrets!
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