Places to visit near Bangalore lovely view of the sunset.

Places to visit in Bangalore cannot be done without visiting the very famous Nandi Hills. Some of the spots worth visiting are Tip’s Drop, Tip’s Summer Palace and, some temples. The State Horticulture Department maintains a garden for the tourist. There is also a children’s playground. However it is seen now that with the increase in the number of tourists to Nandi Hills the problem of litter, noise, is increasing. The process of degrading should be stopped. Most of the people drive down to the hills in the early morning to have a lovely view of the sunset. A number of food joints are available which serve both vegetarian and non vegetarian food. Tipu's summer palace is also a famous place to be spotted. He had built a fort and strengthen it further but then later it served as Tipu’s summer rest House. It is not open to general public.

A lot of sports activities are also carried on there such as paragliding. It is a heaven for cycling and biking. A lot of people cycle to these hills on the weekends. Apart from Nandi Hills there are many more scenic spots in and around Bangalore that offer the visitors a life time experience. There are lots of trekking options available which the adventurous can take up during the weekends. Like the hills of Ramgarh where the epic movie Sholay was shot. These hills are rocky and its quite difficult some times to trek. Places to visit near Bangalore sometimes become very crowded due to increased traffic from Bangalore and Mysore on long weekends and festivals. Being the IT hub Bangalore is home to millions of tech savvy people who just love to venture out on weekends and enjoy with their families and friends. A very distinct advantage with Bangalore is that the city is very well connected.