Nandi Hills - Yet another Plan to Improve and Rejuvenate

Beautiful, cool and serene, Nandi Hills has a lot more in store than just perfect scenic landscape. The potential for tourism is here is immense but never tapped.

Every Govt. loves making a new announcement on their new plans for Nandi Hills

Here is a new one from the current BJP Govt.

Tourism park in Nandi Hills

"The State Government is planning to set up a tourism park in Nandi Hills, close to the Bengaluru International Airport, to attract more international tourists in the State, Tourism minister G Janardhana Reddy said on Thursday.Reddy told reporters that besides an amusement park and better lodging facilities in the park, international tourists can have detailed information about all tourist spots in the state. The minister said as many as 150 tourist guides are working in different tourist places. As the government has not been providing honorarium for them, the department has decided to pay honourarium of Rs 1,000 per month for guides. A decision in this regard will be announced in the budget to be presented next month, he said." more...

Nandi Hills Sight Seeing Highlights include one of the oldest temples in Karnataka the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple located at the foothills. Other must see places are Tipu's Summer Palace, Amrit Sarovar and Bhoga Nandishwara Temple which is a fine example of Dravidian architecture. There are 1,175 steps to reach the top of the hill but the view of the whole city below is wonderful from up there.

Other useful resources for Nandi Hills

Nandi Hills Photos

Hotels and HomeStays at Nandi Hills

Location Map for Nandi Hills

How many names does Coorg, Karnataka Tourism’s top destination go by?

Described by the Lonely Planet as the most under rated destination of India, Coorg has fast become synonymous will both Eco-Tourism in Karnataka and HomeStays

A multitude of superlatives and names are used to describe both Coorg the place and the “Coorg Experience”. For starters Coorg itself is an anglicized derivation of its traditional name Kodagu is derived from “Kodi-male-nadu” which in the local dialect means “Higher Forest Land”.

If we were to catalogue a list, here are a few that would surely come to mind.

• Kodaimalenadu (Meaning Higher Forest Land)
• Kodagu (Local name for Coorg)
• Scotland of the South India (The British dubbed it so because of its misty hills, picturesque towns and breathtaking views)
• Land of Coffee, Honey, cardamom, pepper, coffee, oranges (Well known for its coffee and tea estates, Coorg is one of India’s largest Coffee production region.)
  Land of the Kodavas (A book by Jeannette Isaac, According to the Puranas the word Kodava means the people blessed by Godmother Kaveri. Where ‘Kod’ means give or bless and 'avva' means mother i.e. Kaveri)
• Kashmir of Southern India
• Switzerland of India
• Land of the Brave and the Beautiful (The Kodagu people, especially men have always stood apart. Their martial tradition has produced many generals for India)
• Home of the Cauvery (Birthplace of the River Cauvery, it is considered to be the abode Goddess Cauvery)

Have heard or can you think of anymore?