The story of Tipu Sultan


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5 reviews   (4.80)

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Bangalore, Bangalore

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This tour is led by a cultural evangelist who will unravel Tipu Sultan's legend for you.

The walk takes follows the footprints left by Tipu Sultan, the tiger of Mysore! We visit the Summer Palace and Bangalore Fort which influenced the history & geography of Bangalore and the entire region.

The visit to the largest wholesale market of Bangalore with its myriad smells, colors and sounds will be a sensorial extravaganza!


What's Included

Entrance charges

Snacks

Tour will be led by a Cultural evangelist


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
  • CHILD: Age: 3 - 12
  • ADULT: Age: 13 - 99

Additional Info

  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

KR Market
We start the walk at Bangalore's largest wholesale market. Guests will experience a sensorial extravaganza with the market's myriad smells, colors and sounds

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

We will visit Bangalore Fort. Built-in 1537 by Kempe Gowda the founder of Bangalore as a mud fort, it was reinforced with stone by Tipu’s father Hyder Ali in 1761. We will talk about how the fort played a role in the Anglo Mysore wars between Tipu and the British forces led by the legendary Lord Cornwallis. Note The fort is closed on Sundays and hence if the booking is for a Sunday, this cannot be visited.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Kote Venkataramana Temple
We visit the magnificent Kote Venkataraman Temple. Built in the 17th century this temple follows an archietcure style which is a fusion of Dravidian and Vijayanagar elements. This temple provided the setting for the treasure hunt in the book Riddle of the Seventh Stone.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Tipu Sultan Fort and Palace - Bangalore KR Market
The Summer Palace of Tipu is a fascinating structure with teak pillars and frescoes. The Palace captures key milestones in Tipu’s life including his early life, economic and social reforms undertaken by him, his victories and eventual defeat as well.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included


Reviews

Title - Tiger of Mysore
Savytravel112, 26-11-2019
We were picked up from metro station of chikpet and we walked to few fantastic monuments of Tipu Sultan who is pupularly known in India as Tiger of Mysore. We visited his Summer Palace which was made of wood and had beautiful mirror work. We alps saw a very well maintained Fort and armoury where Tipu kept his rockets and other ammunition for this wars with Britain. We also saw a serene temple of Lord Vishnu. Our gudie was warm and friendly and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended
Wonderful Half day trip in bangalore
lagob370, 02-11-2019
Our guide Shekar was very pleasant and welcome us in Bangalore with kindness and knowing very well his job. Very interesting discussion, open to our multiple questions, very patient. Shekar has a deep knowledge of India and shares easily his culture and knowledge. We highly recommend.
Lovely historical walk
JParson52, 24-10-2019
This is a lovely walk about Tipu Sultan , a king who fought the British in many wars. Satish was a great guide who told us about many interesting things about Tipu like how he used rockets in war and is considered to be the first to do so. We also visited a quaint temple also. It had beautiful sculptures. Satish also took us to a local restaurant and we had some popular snack items.
One of the best tour I've been on!
saxgu, 09-03-2019
Everything was great. The guide, Satish, was really polite and explained everything well, his english was also really good, and in the end he even gave me directions on how to get to other touristic place. The places we visited were amazing: the botanic garden, the flower market, the fort, the hindu temple and the summer palace of Tipu sultan. I personally loved the Hindu temple.

I would certainly go on another tour like this.
Intriguing and fun tour
Michael M, 10-01-2023
Prashant, the guide, was knowledgeable and very passionate about Hindu mythology and Indian culture and history. I personally found the mythology and culture especially interesting. Pick up and drop off went very smoothly and safely. I would definitely recommend this tour.




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