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Private Day Tour of Mysore: Explore Palaces, Temples and Heritage Sites from Bangalore
4.9
84 Ratings
Srirangapatna
Embark on a private day tour from Bangalore to Mysore and discover the enchanting palaces, temples, and heritage sites. Explore the Summer Palace of Tipu Sultan, Mysore Palace, Chamundeshwari Temple, and Philomena’s Church. Indulge in a delicious lunch served on a traditional banana leaf. Book now!
Embark on a private day tour from Bangalore to Mysore and discover the enchanting palaces, temples, and heritage sites. Explore the Summer Palace of Tipu Sultan, Mysore Palace, Chamundeshwari Temple, and Philomena’s Church. Indulge in a delicious lunch served on a traditional banana leaf. Book now!
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tipu Sultan Summer Palace And Museum - The journey begins with a pick-up and drive to Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace. In the 1700s, this palace served as the summer home of the Mysorean ruler, Tipu Sultan. Learn about Tipu Sultan and his resistance against the British rule from your guide. Observe the Indo-Islamic architecture up close before…
- Tipu Sultan Summer Palace And Museum - The journey begins with a pick-up and drive to Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace. In the 1700s, this palace served as the summer home of the Mysorean ruler, Tipu Sultan. Learn about Tipu Sultan and his resistance against the British rule from your guide. Observe the Indo-Islamic architecture up close before proceeding to your next stop, the Mysore Palace.
- Mysuru Palace - Currently, the Mysore Palace is the official residence of the Wadiyar dynasty. This palace showcases a blend of Indian and Saracenic architecture. From the royal wedding hall to the museum, your guide will take you through all the publicly accessible areas of the palace.
- Devaraja Market - Wander through the lively market, engage with vendors, and immerse yourself in Mysore’s local culture with its flowers, spices, and incense.
- St. Philomena’s Church - Finally, visit St. Philomena’s Cathedral, an impressive gothic-style Catholic church constructed by the former Wadiyar king. The tour concludes with a return to your hotel.
What's Included
- Entrance ticket to Monuments/temples/Museums
- Air conditioned vehicle
- Hotel Pick & drop off from Centrally located hotels
- Lunch
- English speaking Professional guide
- Entrance ticket to Monuments/temples/Museums
- Air conditioned vehicle
- Hotel Pick & drop off from Centrally located hotels
- Lunch
- English speaking Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This day excursion focuses on history, culture, and local experiences. Participants will visit Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, known for its wooden walls and vibrant paintings, stroll through the majestic Mysuru Palace rich with royal tales, explore the bustling Devaraja Market filled with flowers and spices, and admire St. Philomena’s Church with its…
This day excursion focuses on history, culture, and local experiences. Participants will visit Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, known for its wooden walls and vibrant paintings, stroll through the majestic Mysuru Palace rich with royal tales, explore the bustling Devaraja Market filled with flowers and spices, and admire St. Philomena’s Church with its towering spires and stained glass. In 10–12 hours, enjoy a blend of palaces, markets, and landmarks that make Mysore and Srirangapatna uniquely special.
- Shoes must be removed at places of worship, Knees and shoulders must be covered at the places of worship.
Location
Tipu Sultan Summer Palace And Museum
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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(84 Ratings)
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Jetr2026
Jan 31, 2026
Pleasant and enjoyable! - Best Shiva-Shiva combo experience!
Shiva our driver is very steady in navigating and calm. Prioritise safety over speed.
Shiva our tour guide is the best one! Knowledgeable, able to convey important points without getting too detailed that will bore you during the tour. I appreciate the extra effort for not letting us wait in lines getting tickets, exit and restaurant reservation. I am amazed that he always has connections with every stop of the tour. Kudos!
Suggestion:
Prior the trip, probably advise guests to prepare small amount of cash for stops that doesn’t accept credit card. For temple/church visits guests may not be comfortable walking barefoot or forgot to bring socks, either advise the guests or prepare socks that can be availed during the tour. Get more creative ideas when taking group photos or videos. :) (e.g. jumpshots, transitions etc)
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Pierrecr635ym
Jan 31, 2026
Great day trip to Mysore from Bangalore - Excellent day trip to Mysore. Driver was great in the traffic of Banglore and Mysore. Tour guide was very informative and friendly.
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Keplinj2019
Jan 30, 2026
Book this, you won’t regret it! - This was a great tour. Shiva my driver and Shiva my guide were both great!!! Shiva got me there and back safely and Shiva was very professional and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend.
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Connector13415750340
Dec 22, 2025
Best Tour Guide - Punctual pick up at accommodation, safe comfortable drive by Manjunath. Met guide Shiva at Somnathapura Kesava Temple who is so knowledgeable of Hindu culture, history and brought life to our experience. A culturally rich immersion. Tour included the Mysore Palace, a delicious banana leaf lunch and fruit market visit.
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Jean-louis
Dec 22, 2025
Full, informative day trip great for learning about Karnataka history. - We thoroughly enjoyed our full day Mysuru tour with the kind and safe, Manju as our driver. He took great care of us and made it a wonderful day out. He also took us directly to the station for our overnight train.
We were very lucky to have Shiva as our extremely knowledgeable guide of the Mysuru Palace and Kesava Temple. He is a passionate about the history and brought the ancient and more recent history of the area come to life for us. He is also had fun anecdotes. We loved our coffee and breakfast stops - special mention of great banana leaf lunch.
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Knf1712
Dec 6, 2025
Excellent - Shiva was excellent! Very patient and highly knowledgeable of Mysore. Would highly recommend taking this tour with him.
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B7436indanielb
Dec 6, 2025
Excellent tour - Shiv was amazing travel guide, host and part of our group. Would definitely recommend! And was worth the price. Lasted a full day.
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Elliotchaytor
Dec 5, 2025
A perfectly balanced tour of Mysore - We were picked up from our hotel around 7:30am and headed off to Mysore where our guide met us and gave us an extensive briefing about the history of Mysore and the Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace. He recognised correctly that we would only be able to take in so much information so told us the important things first which we would then see reference to later in the tour. The guide checked with us about bathroom/meal breaks and made the tour effortless from our side where the most we had to do was be present and maneuverable. They also adapted the tour to take us to a local shop to buy some local medicine for my father who had been trying to find it for the last few days. Overall the experience were better than we expected for the price we paid and we were very grateful to the guide for his understanding of our expectations and for his over 20 years experience and knowledge which he was able to share with us. I would recommend this tour to anyone wanting to know about Mysore.
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260ruslanz
Nov 15, 2025
Best of Mysore - I had a wonderful experience with Raghunath. He’s incredibly knowledgeable about his town and gave us a very insightful tour. Also big thanks to Mr. Sachin! The travel was soo smooth and with no waiting time between the spots! Made it possible to see so much in one day :)
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Anthonyvn7266da
Feb 4, 2026
Overall good trip with some misses - Overall this trip was fine but there were a couple of missteps.
The positives: We hit all the main points Tippu Summer Home, Palace, Church, and Devraja market (my favorite). We also stopped into a local silk shop.
The misses:
-We were supposed to leave at 7:30. No communication they would be late until I reached out. Then it seemed like they scrambled to find a driver and did not leave until 8;15am. Shuffled between two cars in Bangalore. In the end the full driver was great. Very good overall driver.
- the guide had lots of facts. Knew the places. English was easy to understand but some words made no sense and there was little two way dialog. In some cases I would ask a question and the answer did not go with the question.
- we were supposed to do a banana leaf lunch but ended going to a much cheaper and local place. Not sure if they thought I would not notice. I did.
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