Last Sunday we had been to Nandi Hills. The idea of going there came up suddenly as we friends were spending some quality time together at Alkendra's home. We wanted to enjoy to the fullest hence we decided to go there by our motorcycles. Akendra has a Pulsar 180 and I am having Platina. The two bikes are a perfect mismatch in terms of speed. I asked Alkendra to drive slowly (Below 80km hr ) so that I can catch up with him throughout the journey, and he readily agreed, afterall it was his idea to go there.
Finally on Sunday at 8 am in the morning we left for Nandi hills from Alkendra's house. Though we had reseached a lot on Google earth for the route to Nandi hill, we felt lost quite a few number of times. Thanks to the locals who helped us a lot in going the right direction.
The road we had taken to reach Nandi Hills is the same as the one required to go to the international airport. The road was well maintained and traffic police were in seen in good numbers.
We reached Nandi Hills at about 11 am. Climbing on Nandi hills with my Platina was really challenging. The slopes were very steep and the bends were hairpin. To understand in better just imaging yourself making the word Z starring from bottom to top. After reaching the checkpost we has to park our bikes. We paid 15 bucks for each bike and 3 bucks for each person. Only cars were allowed further to the top. We had to walk the remaining distance.
Finally on Sunday at 8 am in the morning we left for Nandi hills from Alkendra's house. Though we had reseached a lot on Google earth for the route to Nandi hill, we felt lost quite a few number of times. Thanks to the locals who helped us a lot in going the right direction.
The road we had taken to reach Nandi Hills is the same as the one required to go to the international airport. The road was well maintained and traffic police were in seen in good numbers.
We reached Nandi Hills at about 11 am. Climbing on Nandi hills with my Platina was really challenging. The slopes were very steep and the bends were hairpin. To understand in better just imaging yourself making the word Z starring from bottom to top. After reaching the checkpost we has to park our bikes. We paid 15 bucks for each bike and 3 bucks for each person. Only cars were allowed further to the top. We had to walk the remaining distance.
Nandi Hills or Nandidurg is a hill fortress of southern India, in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka state. It is located just 16 km (till base) 24 km (top of the hill) from Chickballapur town and approximately 60 km from the city of Bangalore. On top we visited a temple which is called Nandi temple and hence the name of the hill. We enjoyed teh view from the hilltop and the nice cool wind which was blowing past us. It was a real boon to us who were exhausted after the long ride. We also had some cool juice and popcorns. Mind it, we paid almost double the price for both the item as they were being sold on a hill top. It is always advisable to carrry your own snacks. Even the quality wont be upto the mark.
We also visited Tipu's palace, we were not allowed inside as it is closed for public. This palace was Tipu's summer residence.
After spending about 1 hour on the hill we decided to return back. Just before the checkpost where we had parked out bikes we saw a decent restaurent. We decided to have lunch there as it was already late. The food there was ok and reasonably priced.
As a whole we enjoyed the whole experience.
