Total drive distance – ~200 km.
Day 1:
- Start around 5 am from Bangalore to avoid some traffic
- Stop for breakfast after 140 km – 30 mins (Hotel Shree Saravana Bhavana
https://maps.app.goo.gl/NUiwuX1T566RLBvi9) - Explore Srirangapatna 3-4 hours (some popular places added) – Gumbaz-e-Shahi – Srirangapattana
https://maps.app.goo.gl/mtAb5pFhx9xGRSFb6, Daria Daulat Bagh https://maps.app.goo.gl/rnavGLEzKw6uy5Sg9, Sri Ranganaathaswaami Gudi (Pancharanga Kshetra)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/JafsZnfPyh31U6km7 - Check in to a hotel for lunch and rest (selected this place to avoid entering Mysore) – The Atrium
https://maps.app.goo.gl/A1BuNzazCwA2briG8 - Visit few places in the evening. Planet Earth Aquarium & Pet zoo
https://maps.app.goo.gl/6SfXe39x3cESxeGR6, Brindavana Garden’s – musical fountain
https://maps.app.goo.gl/A8xUJixrdLgBc79e8 - Drive back to hotel and have dinner. If you follow Google map routes, can get to pass through some deserted good roads.
Day 2:
- Breakfast and checkout from hotel
- Visit St. Philomena’s Cathedral
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BS86Wri9nifLmPj26 - Drive to Chamundi Hills (limited parking in a tight spot, good driving experience)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MxYJcWtBpUYE2xTq6 - Visit Mysore Palace (main attraction of the trip) – https://maps.app.goo.gl/XLzjAT8E15T3mNEs5
- Purchase special Mysore Pak at Guru Sweet Mart (the original melt in mouth one)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xAP7wzHFpSUdQ4vu5 - Have lunch in a double decker bus at Dolphin Bakes ‘N’ Ice Creams
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xiMcpF7DsWWgUDnn9 and head back to Bangalore - Stop for a short break/ dinner at Shivalli Restaurant 2 after around 75 km
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3HjsMy2xtnCMUWWQ9 - Reach Bangalore around 10 pm.
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