Mysore Travel Guide

 JMSYMONDS Says:  These are beautifully maintained gardens with fountains and a light show at night (looked good from the photos, but we only saw it in the day and that was great too).There's a hotel there, serving drinks, snacks, (yummy Chicken Tikka Toastie!) or a restaurant meal. Its... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Srirangapatna is a small town that's located about 16km (10 miles) northeast of Mysore. The town lies on an island in the middle of the Kaveri River and takes its name from the celebrated Ranganathaswamy Temple which dominates the town. The temple was built by the Ganga... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Mysore Zoo is one of the most popular zoos in Southern India and is located about km southeast from Mysore Palace. It was established under royal patronage in 1892, making it one of the oldest zoos in the world. It's very big with lots of tigers including at least two white... 

 Willettsworld Says:  This sandalwood oil factory is government run (by the Forestry Department) and is a good place to visit to see the process of how the oil is produced. I came here after visiting the silk factory and found this far more interesting. You're shown around by a guide who takes... 

 Willettsworld Says:  This huge cathedral is located about 2km to the north of the city centre and was constructed in 1936 in a Neo Gothic style inspired by the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. It stands on the site of an earlier church that was built in 1843. It is dedicated to a Greek teenage girl... 

 1 Review and 127 Opinions  Good Hotel, with 2 restaurants.. of which Gufa is unique and a good place for a leisure lunch,... 

 Willettsworld Says:  This rooftop restaurant was located at the top of my hotel, the Hotel Palace Plaza, which, itself, is located very close to the northern side of the Mysore Palace. There's some great food to be had here where you can see the chefs cooking. The food was very good and very... 

 jrober37 Says:  C. Ramaswamy is the union organizer for all the drivers in Mysore - so if you take another auto-rickshaw mention his name and you will get service. Friendly & polite and tirelessly committed - I was looking for specific antiques and he searched the city on his own time until... 

 Willettsworld Says:  I booked my bus to Ooty with a private company called Kiran Travels who are based on Chandragupta Road, near the Wesley Cathedral and Clock Tower. They picked me up from my hotel at about 7.45am in a rickety looking and dirty small bus with thread-bare hard seats. We picked... 

 Willettsworld Says:  Mini-buses to Srirangapatna depart from near the clock tower on Chandragupta Road. However, they wait until there's enough passengers on board and even drive around a bit to find more before heading off towards Srirangapatna. Even though it's only 16km (10 miles) away it... 

 JMSYMONDS Says:  Noor's Incense and Perfume store is an absolute MUST when you visit the Night Market of Mysore. (This is the main fruit, veg and flower market which is enormous fascinating and very attractive). Noor's stall is in the middle aisle at the 'bottom end' of the market (near the... 

 jrober37 Says:  This is the best shop in Mysore for oils and incense. Everything hand-made there of the highest quality. The lady in the photo rolls 5000 incense sticks a day! Very reasonable prices. Safflower oil. Sandalwood oil. Less than the emporiums and better quality 

 bradbeaman Says:  Krishna Raja Sagar Dam (KR Sagar Dam) provides water to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery River near Mysore. This sharing of water supply is the source of much dispute and at times the Bangalore-Mysore Road can be closed because of Cauvery water protests. If the road... 

 abi_maha Says:  Adjacent to the Krishnarajasagar Dam is the beautifully landscaped Brindavan Gardens. Not to miss while in Mysore you will get to see the fountains dancing to popular bollywood tunes in the evening every day. (Have uploaded a video of the same too!)Timings: 6:30 am to 9:00...