Nandi Hills — Force Urbania tour by SARA CAB®
Sunrise Day Trip

Bangalore to Nandi Hills Day Tour

Bangalore to Nandi Hills · 60 km · about 1.5 hours each way · day trip

Distance
60 km
Drive time
1.5 hrs
Duration
Day trip
Package from
₹7,500
Km included
150 km
Departs from
Bangalore

Nandi Hills is the standard Bangalore sunrise run — 60 km north via the airport road, with a forty-hairpin climb at the end. The appeal is the cloud inversion: on clear post-monsoon mornings the valley fills with a level sheet of cloud below the summit, and it is worth the 3.30 AM start.

This is our most common corporate team-outing and college-group booking precisely because the timing is awkward for private cars. Groups need to be at the gate before it opens at 6 AM, and gathering fifteen people at 3 AM across Bangalore is far easier with one vehicle doing a multi-point pick-up than with five cars trying to convoy.

Force Urbania Rental for the Bangalore to Nandi Hills Route

The awkward timing is exactly why groups book an Urbania rental for Nandi Hills. Gathering fifteen people across Bangalore at 3.30 AM is far easier with one van doing a multi-point pickup than five cars trying to convoy in the dark — which is why this is one of our most common corporate team-outing Force Urbania hire bookings. All variants handle the forty-hairpin climb. Note that summit parking fills fast on weekend mornings and vehicle entry is occasionally held at the lower lot.

About Nandi Hills

Nandi Hills rises to 1,478 metres about 60 km north of Bangalore and was Tipu Sultan's summer retreat — the sheer cliff known as Tipu's Drop falls some 600 metres from the summit. The draw is the cloud inversion: on clear post-monsoon mornings the valley below fills with a level sheet of white cloud pierced only by hilltops. The Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple at the base is one of the oldest in Karnataka, with sections dating to the ninth century Nolamba period.

What this Bangalore to Nandi Hills Urbania package covers

  • Cloud-inversion sunrise from 1,478 m
  • Forty-hairpin climb from the Nandi village base
  • Tipu's Drop, Amrita Sarovar and the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple
  • Multi-point pre-dawn pick-up across Bangalore in one vehicle
  • Pairs naturally with a Skandagiri trek or a Lepakshi extension
Day by Day

Bangalore to Nandi Hills Day Tour Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Bangalore to Nandi Hills and return

    Pre-dawn multi-point pick-up from around 3.30 AM, running north on NH44 past the airport. Reach the Nandi Hills base gate before its 6 AM opening and climb for the sunrise. Morning at Tipu's Drop, Amrita Sarovar and the summit Nandi temple. Descend for breakfast, with an optional halt at the Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple at the base, returning to Bangalore by midday.

Key stops: NH44 Airport Road · Nandi Village Base · Tipu's Drop · Amrita Sarovar · Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple

Pricing

Bangalore to Nandi Hills Day Tour Package Rates

Indicative package pricing including 150 km. Final quote depends on your exact dates, halts and inclusions.

Bangalore to Nandi Hills Day Tour package rates by variant
VariantPackage (150 km)Extra kmDriver battaSeats
10+1 Seater SWB ₹7,500 ₹38/km ₹1,000/day 10
12+1 Seater MWB ₹8,500 ₹42/km ₹1,000/day 12
16+1 Seater LWB ₹9,500 ₹48/km ₹1,200/day 16
Executive Lounge ₹11,000 ₹55/km ₹1,200/day 9

Best season: August to February for the cloud-inversion sunrises.
Excluded: tolls, parking, state entry taxes and GST at 5%, unless you book the all-inclusive package.

Know Before You Ride

Bangalore to Nandi Hills Day Tour — Questions

Around 3.30 to 4 AM. The Nandi Hills gate opens at 6 AM and there is a queue on weekends. Allow ninety minutes for the drive plus the climb, and factor in multi-point pick-ups if your group is scattered across the city.

Yes, the road runs to the top and there is a paid parking area, though it fills quickly on weekend mornings. Vehicle entry is sometimes restricted on peak days when the summit lot is full, in which case parking is at the lower lot with a short walk.

Skandagiri is a night-trek destination near the same base and combines well if your group wants the trek. Lepakshi with its hanging pillar and monolithic Nandi is about 60 km further north in Andhra Pradesh and needs an AP permit, which we arrange — it makes a full day rather than a half.

Book the Bangalore to Nandi Hills Day Tour

Speak to our Karnataka dispatch coordinator for an itemised quote on your dates.