India · WALKING TOURS IN BANGALORE
Good walking tours in Bangalore fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Bengaluru’s Tipu Sultan palace, KR Market, temple, dosa breakfast, silk workshops, and old Pete streets on a five-hour walk.
“Abhishek was a fantastic guide, very knowledgeable about the different spots and enthusiastic. The pace of the tour was perfect and definitely a good one to do if you are short on time. Highlight was the KR flower market and coffee at LNR.”
Explore old Bangalore in three hours, from Tipu Sultan’s palace and Bangalore Fort to temples, markets, flowers, and local street life.
“Vijay Kumar was very knowledgeable and thoughtfully navigated us though time and the streets of old Bengaluru. I would highly recommend”
Explore Bangalore’s KR Market and VV Puram Food Street on a three-hour tour with metro travel, local snacks, and a private guide.
“We had a great time on our food walk with our guide, Vignesh. We were picked up from our hotel on time and driven to the area around the KR market. After exploring that we took the metro to the street where our food tour was. We visited Read more”
Explore Bangalore’s forts, temples, palaces, government buildings, and markets on a small-group tour with local guide Sherwin.
“The tour was incredible and Sherwin was a great guide! He explained the history behind every place visited and the tour is planned in a coordinated way. Would 100% recommend.”
Review of Bangalore’s 3-hour Old City walk, with KR Market, dosa, Bangalore Fort, Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, and local guides.
“Such a great experience, and we would not hesitate to recommend it to others! Our guide, Deepti, was born and bred in Bengaluru, and her knowledge and passion for her city were clear to see. We were lucky to see and learn about places we would neither have known about nor even seen had we tried to explore the city ourselves. The stop for dosa, wada, chai, and sweet treats was very welcome and in surroundings that were clean and very hygienic — no cause for concern here. We enjoyed a full 3+ hours deep in the history and local haunts of Bengaluru and came away with fantastic memories, as…”
Explore Bangalore’s old streets, flower market, fort, temple, and Tipu Sultan’s palace with breakfast and a private local guide.
“Great experience of a blend of history with local flavours. Dipti is very knowledgeable and infused the walk with very many anecdotes. It was a very pleasant 3 hours spent in old Bangalore.”
Walk Bengaluru’s Ejipura slums with a local guide, visit a school and clinic, and see how community projects turn hardship into hope.
“The work done by the association Swabhimaan is amazing, we had a very good (and emotional time) together, I strongly recommand you to do this visit when visiting Bangalore. No doubt I will come back when I come back to Bangalore.”
Explore Bangalore Fort and Tipu Sultan’s palace with a private guide, local breakfast or snacks, and three hours of military history.
“Akshay guided me around the core of historical Bangalore, offering rich descriptions and interpretations as we went from site to site on foot. We started at Tippu Sultan’s palace, visited a former armory, explored the Bangalore Fort, and admirered the adjacent hospital. SinRead more”
Review of Bangalore’s 2-hour heritage walk, covering old markets, temples, Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha, value, guides, and booking risks.
“Sad to say this is a scam. This was also verified by the staff working at the meeting point café - I wasn't the first to come for Yo Tours walking tour and not have anyone show. I called Yo Tours 5x while waiting, nothing. Conveniently at 10:25, neRead more”
Explore Malleswaram in four hours with South Indian breakfast, temples, markets, silk shopping, Sankey Tank, and ISKCON Bangalore.
“Divakar, our guide was excellent! He knew a lot about both the history of Malleshwaram and the practices and rituals in the various temples we visited. We learned a lot.”
Walk Old Bangalore’s historic Pete with a local guide, coffee, temples, a wrestling house, healing traditions, and a famous dargah.
“Excellent tour by nice lady who loves her city and will show you around old town. You will get city history overview through walk, sights and old photos. This was the best tour I visited in India so far. Highly recommended.”
Review of Bangalore’s Sacred Bull walking tour, with Lalbagh, temples, breakfast, bazaars, guide tips, price, dress code, and practical advice.
“I had a wonderful experience on this tour which was lead by the amazing Diwarka. He had great knowledge and was able to answer all the questions I had. The temples were fascinating with so much history, I could never have done this oRead more”
Explore old Bangalore on the Pete Walk, from Tipu Sultan’s palace and ancient forts to flower, spice, bronze, gold, and silver markets.
“He was knowledgeable and helpful! I enjoyed the historical content he brought to the tour! He helped us navigate the market and showed us everything we wanted to see”
Explore Bangalore’s old Basavanagudi on a 3-hour heritage walk with Bull Temple, markets, parks, local stories, and South Indian breakfast.
“We had some foreign colleagues and they wanted to know more about bengaluru.”
Explore Basavanagudi through dosa, Gandhi Bazaar, the Bull Temple, Gavi cave temple, and old Bangalore homes on a 3-hour walk.
“Very interesting! Super nice tour guide, can highly recommend it!”
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