Bengaluru City Break
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Overnight stops in day orderOverview
This Bengaluru city tour package spends three days and two nights in Bengaluru, Karnataka, with a private car and driver from Kempegowda International Airport. The route covers Cubbon Park, Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, the Bull Temple and Bengaluru Palace. The city suits first-time visitors best from October to February.
First-time visitors who want one hotel, short days and a mix of gardens, palaces and an old temple, not a long road trip
Highlights
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Traffic
City drives are short in distance but slow at busy hours, so each day holds only a few stopsAirport leg
The airport is about 35 km north of the centre, so the first and last days are planned around itFlight time
Day 3 fits Bengaluru Palace before an afternoon or evening flight; for an early flight the palace moves to Day 1Temples
Dress modestly at temples and remove footwear at their entrancesDay-by-Day Itinerary
- Cubbon Park
- Attara Kacheri
- Vidhana Soudha, from outside
Arrive in Bengaluru, then Cubbon Park and Vidhana Soudha
- 1Your driver greets you at Kempegowda International Airport for the roughly 35 km ride into the city
- 2Check in and rest
- 3Land before midday and you can wander Cubbon Park, which dates from 1870
- 4See the red Attara Kacheri, and view the Vidhana Soudha from the outside
- 5The evening is free, with dinner close to the hotel
- KR Market
- Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace
- Dodda Basavana Gudi
- Lalbagh Glass House
- Lalbagh rock
Old Bengaluru: Tipu's palace, the Bull Temple and Lalbagh
- 1Breakfast at a darshini counter on idli, dosa and filter coffee
- 2Wander the lanes of KR Market, and go inside Tipu Sultan's teak Summer Palace within the old fort
- 3Head south to Basavanagudi to see the Bull Temple and its granite Nandi
- 4Pass the afternoon at Lalbagh, taking in old trees, the gneiss outcrop and the Glass House
- 5Return to the hotel in the early evening
- Bengaluru Palace
- Palace gardens
Bengaluru Palace and departure
- 1Check out after breakfast
- 2Visit Bengaluru Palace in the north of the city, a Tudor Revival house of the 1870s
- 3Walk the turreted front and the gardens
- 4Drive to Kempegowda International Airport for your flight, ideally one in the afternoon or evening
Indicative — varies with season and hotel category.
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Local Activities & Events
Updated Oct 4, 2026Bengaluru — Days 1-3 of this trip
Kadalekai Parishe (groundnut fair), Basavanagudi
festivalA groundnut fair around Bengaluru's Bull Temple, with stalls and crowds on the last Monday of Karthika masa. It has run for several days in recent years.
Bangalore Literature Festival (15th edition)
culturalA three-day literature festival in Bengaluru, bringing together writers and readers from the city, other parts of India and abroad. Venue to be announced.
Chitra Santhe
culturalUsually on a Sunday in early January: 5 January 2025 and 4 January 2026 (the 23rd edition). No 2027 date found.
A one-day open-air art fair on Kumara Krupa Road, where artists from across India sell their work from stalls, run by the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath.
Reach out to us for the confirmed datesRepublic Day Flower Show at Lalbagh
seasonalUsually in the days up to 26 January. The 2026 show, the 219th, ran from 14 to 26 January. No 2027 announcement found.
A flower show in the Glass House at Lalbagh Botanical Garden in the days around Republic Day, with a theme chosen each year by the horticulture department.
Reach out to us for the confirmed datesKarnataka — across your trip
Coastal Kambala season 2026-27
seasonalBuffalo-race season in coastal Karnataka, with 28 events reported for 2026-27 at venues across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.
Hasanamba Temple annual darshan, Hassan
festivalHassan's Hasanamba temple admits devotees only during a short window each year; darshan is planned for 30 October to 10 November 2026.
Deepavali
festivalFestival of lights across Karnataka; calendars place Naraka Chaturdashi on 8 November and the state holiday for Balipadyami on 10 November 2026.
Kanakadasa Jayanthi
culturalA Karnataka government holiday on 27 November 2026 marking the birth anniversary of Kanakadasa.
Events are reviewed by our team before publishing and drop off after they end. Please confirm timings and availability with us before your trip — local schedules can change without notice.
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