4-Hour Private Photowalk Tour in Bengaluru
Description
Visit the Photographer's paradise early in the morning to see the Grand Flower Market of Bengaluru city. Walk to Bangalore Fort, Tipu sultan Summer Palace and a South Indian Temple. Private local guide ensures full attention and safety while on tour.
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Itinerary
Start your tour after meeting your private local guide early in the morning. Walk from Town hall in Bengaluru city towards K R Market. The best way to experience city is in the morning, when there is no traffic. The city awakens early and the wholesale Flower market is a photographer’s delight. See the morning trucks arrive with their fragrant loads of flowers, petals and leaves. Enjoy the colourful chaos that ensues, and be prepared for a sensory overload! You will also get a great introduction to seasonal vegetables and fruits, as well as other local specialties. See the crowds and colours in action. The chaos of vehicles, humans and carts all charged up with morning energy. See sellers ready with their produce with their stalls. Farmers trickling in with their produce. Buyers haggling for prices with sellers. The tea sellers on their bicycle. You can also sip a cup of masala chai. Please use your free time to walk and click the pictures the way you wanted – portraits, macro, street scenes etc.
Walk towards Bangalore Fort, the construction of this fort began in 1537 as a mud fort. The builder was Kempe Gowda I, a vassal of the Vijaynagar Empire and the founder of Bangalore, now Bengaluru.
Further visit Kote Venkataramana Temple a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Venkateshwara. The temple was built in 1689 in Dravidian and Vijayanagara style by King Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, then ruler of Mysore.
Also visit Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and was the summer residence of the Mysorean ruler Tipu Sultan. The structure was built entirely of teak and stands adorned with pillars, arches and balconies. Hyder Ali commenced its construction within the walls of the Bangalore Fort, and it was completed during the reign of Tipu Sultan in 1791. Return back with wonderful memories. The walking tour ends at Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Meeting Point: In front - Bangalore Town Hall Sampangi Rama Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560002
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A moderate amount of walking is involved.
Reviews(3)
This was basically a guided tour of the market where I could take pictures. If you are expecting someone to guide you with photos this is not that kind of trip. Included was to be admission with fees covered to a temple (which the guide pointed out to me and I could walk in alone), the fort (which was closed so we walked by) and a palace (which you needed an online ticket for and I not the guide had been provided those so that was also a walk by.) This tour was not worth the money I spent.
Hi, Please accept my apology for this Tour did not turned out of your expectations. We have refunded the the said amount without asking any question. Passanger's satisfaction is our prime concern. There seems to be some confusion. Yes it is a walk though the vibrent and colorful market. To take pictures and to decide at what angle or with what light combination is a individual choice. We are trying to take to the right place at right time. We have never collected any amount from you for entrance tickets. We leave free on to your choice whether you want to enter inside the monument or not. Some people like live faces more than the old buildings and visa versa. My Guide said, you did not wanted to go inside the temple, he said, you took pictures from outside and denied when asked to visit from inside. I believe you have received the refund amount you asked for. Please accept my sincere apologies.
So I signed up just expecting to see the touristy stuff and it to be a very on the rails adventure. Nope not even close. The guide met me at town hall only two people signed up for the tour this day .we walked on some streets that had some awesome lighting for photography. The guide told us we were lucky because if it had been raining we wouldn’t be able to walk through this as it wouldn’t be sanitary. The smell confirmed this. We get to the outdoor flower market and it’s very busy. This is a market we were the only people there not doing business. In this place you have to keep moving no way around it you have to keep your head on a swivel and moving. Awesome picture opportunity. We make our way to the main market and get the photos seems in the picture promoting the tour. Pretty awesome to be honest. Then onto the veggie market and it’s also hustle and bustle. This is the side of the city most tourists never see. Our guide explained how the market works where people come from , very knowledgeable. Some where along the way he says we are going to take a short cut. Yeah we end up in some back alley way that doesn’t exactly give you the warm and fuzzy feeling you want on vacation. We didn’t get to go into the palace because it doesn’t open till after the tour ends. We had to pay for our own tuk tuks and went off the beaten path more than once. If you’re up for some adventure and want to really experience the city this is perfect. Wear close toed shoes you aren’t attached to and be aware of pickpockets and you should be fine. I would not recommend a women go alone on this trip as my tour companion definitely felt like she would have been targeted had I not been accompanying her and I feel the same way.
I was astonished to be the only person I saw with a camera at the market. People were very friendly, no one objected to being photographed and got a lot of smiles. Although the flower market is highlighted there are also fruit, vegetable and meat areas. Guide was helpful, knowledgable, with excellent English. I'd recommend a hotel pickup for anyone female or nervous- the town hall was pretty dark deserted at 6am. He did drop me by my hotel (JWMarriott, 5 minutes away) to be sure I got back ok. Markets like these are a delight to me, you see such a huge cross section of humanity. The fort, temples and summer palace were interesting but the market was the highlight and well worth the early start- by 8am it was already emptying out. Highly recommended and an excellent value
