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Bangalore History Tour: Explore Market, Palace, Fort
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47 Ratings
Bengaluru
This tour will introduce you to the rich history of Bangalore, which began as a small city in the 16th century, founded by Kempegowda. Discover the city’s illustrious past as you explore a market, palace, fort, and temple. Additionally, we’ll visit a bustling wholesale flower market where tons of fresh flowers are sold daily!
This tour will introduce you to the rich history of Bangalore, which began as a small city in the 16th century, founded by Kempegowda. Discover the city’s illustrious past as you explore a market, palace, fort, and temple. Additionally, we’ll visit a bustling wholesale flower market where tons of fresh flowers are sold daily!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Chickpet - We will be walking down the oldest area in Bangalore, learning its brief history.
- Lakshmi Natraj Refreshments - We will stop here for snacks and a washroom break. It is one of the best places to try Dosa’s on our tour.
- KR Market - We visit the biggest market for flowers in India. This is also where fruits, vegetables and…
- Chickpet - We will be walking down the oldest area in Bangalore, learning its brief history.
- Lakshmi Natraj Refreshments - We will stop here for snacks and a washroom break. It is one of the best places to try Dosa’s on our tour.
- KR Market - We visit the biggest market for flowers in India. This is also where fruits, vegetables and spices are sold.
- Bangalore Fort - Visit this iconic fort that once protected Bengaluru against invasions. Learn about the battle that took place here between Tippus army and the British.
- Tipu Sultan Fort and Palace - Bangalore KR Market - Visit the summer palace of Tippu Sultan and the story of his rise and fall that went down in history.
What's Included
- Local explorer fees
- Snacks
- Local explorer fees
- Snacks
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick up and drop
- Monument entrance fee (approx $4)
- Hotel pick up and drop
- Monument entrance fee (approx $4)
Additional Information
- Dress appropriately and comfortably. Please avoid clothes that reveal the knees and shoulders.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, comfortable footware is recommended.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult. Children above 12 years are charged under adult pricing.
- Subject to favourable weather conditions. An alternative or a full refund…
- Dress appropriately and comfortably. Please avoid clothes that reveal the knees and shoulders.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, comfortable footware is recommended.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult. Children above 12 years are charged under adult pricing.
- Subject to favourable weather conditions. An alternative or a full refund will be provided in case of cancellation due to weather.
- Carry Umbrellas, water bottles, sunglasses and caps for your safety.
- We are required to take the footware off when we visit temple spaces.
Location
State Bank of India
Kempegowda Road
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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Paultemps44
Jun 7, 2025
Excellent tour - A very friendly informative and well paced tour today. Our guide, Deepti, was excellent and would highly recommend her. Great tour that gives you a taste of true Bangalore
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Melaniecv1276iq
Jan 25, 2025
Great tour of Bangalore's history - My colleague and I took this tour during our one week business trip to Bangalore. Our guide Navitha was incredibly kind and shared lots of interesting things about the temples and markets we were seeing. We went to a Dosa place, the flower market, and the summer palace, and had a great time. Navitha took us to places we wouldn't have thought of going as tourists, and we felt very safe and taken care of. :)
We would definitely recommend taking this tour if you want to get a taste of Bangalore's history!
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J5711ivstevens
Jan 12, 2025
Great tour - Wonderful introduction to the colors of Bangalore. Lots of cultural and historical knowledge which helped us to connect to the city.
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692monas
Jan 11, 2025
Amazing tour - Amazing tour, would totally recommend! Thank you Deepti for sharing all these interesting insights and stories about Bangalore‘s history and culture!
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Kunal024
Dec 16, 2024
Bangalore beyond traffic and mg road :) - Deepti was an excellent and knowledgeable guide. She explained the history behind each place with great clarity and kept us engaged throughout the tour. Not once did we feel bored or disconnected. Highly recommend!
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Surferpeck
Dec 6, 2024
The amazing side of Bengaluru! - What an amazing way to see Bangalore! So much history, so many stories! A big thank you to Deepti. I would never have been able to do this tour in my own. A privilege to be able to learn about the long history and the way the locals live their day to day lives in this amazing city. Thanks Deepti for a great tour.
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Kate
Oct 17, 2024
Excellent tour of markets - We loved the tour! Bangalore is such a busy and bustling place, it was fantastic to have a guide as lovely as Deepti to show us around. The depth of her knowledge of the area was impressive and we enjoyed hearing the history of the market area.
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Jan
Jul 18, 2024
A boost to all senses - An interesting and fun walk through parts of Bengaluru that we would not have discovered without our this tour. It was a good choice to walk since it gave us a better feeling for the geography of the old town and a closeness to the people, monkeys, cows and dogs we met. We could smell, taste, touch and hear the vibrant streets of the old town!
Our engaged, insightful and attentive guide Deepti took us to the old parts of Bengaluru, invited us to traditional breakfast and showed us the incredibly colorful, lively and interesting flower market as well as other markets, the fort and interesting spots to see. She gave us many well told stories about Bengaluru’s past and present and indeed a deeper understanding of what has shaped this exciting city.
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R6198rtnathaliel
Jul 18, 2024
Incredibly exciting and interesting walk. - Fantastic walk along with the perfect guide Deepti. She was knowledgeable, funny and interesting. This walk took us to places we probably wouldn't have visited otherwise. The flower market was fantastic to visit. When we were at the wedding the next day and got to see these made it even more interesting. To see them tie these garlands- impressive. Interesting to hear the story of Bangalore and people who have been here.
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Metalisticpain
May 23, 2024
Amazing experience. Must do. - Had a wonderful walk with Deepti. Was great to hear and touch on so many historical and architectural aspects.
We stopped for coffee and a snack that was actually the best dosa we had during our time in India.
Seeing the markets and walking through areas we might not otherwise have found was wonderful.
Really recommended this tour as a great way to explore.
Deepti was friendly, knowledgeable and very easy to talk to.
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