Sightseeing

Sightseeing Overview

Sightseeing in Bengaluru city which have functional as well as sightseeing interest to visitors - Gandhinagar to the west and MG Road 4km (2.5 miles) to the east. Gandhinagar has the central bus stand and the main railway station. Known locally as ‘Majestic', it is crowded, bustling and full of shops, cinemas and budget hotels.

MG Road has mid-range accommodation, banks, restaurants and tourist information. In between is Cubbon Park, Bengaluru's equivalent of Central Park in New York – one of the reasons Bengaluru is known as the Garden City. Round the northern fringes of the park are the British-era buildings, the High Court, a golf course and a racecourse.

Tourist Information

Government of India Tourist Office
KFC Building, 48 Church Street
Tel: (080) 2558 5417.

Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation and Department of Tourism
49 Khanija Bhavan, West Gate, Racecourse Road
Tel: (080) 2227 5883.

Passes

There are free passes to many of the tourist sights and reduced-price passes for others and the many museums. They are available from KSTDC.