Mysore Tour Packages

A quintessential part of our Mysore travel packages, Mysore Palace is renowned for its architecture, design, artisanship, and ancient upholstery. The Mysore Palace is characterized by Indo-Saracenic architecture with every inch of the palace dripping with opulence and intricate details and every room that you visit stands out in terms of its elaborate architecture, beautiful paintings, rich colors, and stained-glass windows. The palace spectacularly lights up once dusk falls on every Sunday, and during Dussehra celebrations.

Mysore, without a doubt, is one of the top tourist destinations in India. With major attractions like the Mysore Palace, St. Philomena's Church, Chamundi Hill, Mysore Zoo, Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery, Rail Museum and so on, the cultural capital of Karnataka has close to 200 structures in the city that have a heritage tag. You can explore Mysore’s century-old markets and immerse yourself in the vibrancy and colors of the place. These markets have inspired so many great artists throughout time. With Veena World, you are sure to find Mysore trip packages that suit your requirements while not hurting your budget.

Mysore’s lands are fairly flat with little undulations. You could find a number of lakes and other water bodies located in the low lying regions inside the city. In fact, the whole of Mysore in the delta region is situated on the River Cauvery. You could easily spend one day of your trip on Mysore’s river-sides. The southeastern quarter of the city is occupied by Chamundi Hills which is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful landmarks of the city. There are two ways of going about your Mysore trip, with packages during the peak season accompanied by the full fanfare of the state festivities or during the off-season in a leisure manner (and with Veena World’s off-season discounted prices on tour packages to Mysore). Mysore is a year-round destination with a pleasant climate through most of the months. Check out the monthly break up of city's climatic conditions so that you plan can your Mysore trip package accordingly:

This is the best time of the year to visit Mysore because of the cool weather and temperatures dipping to a minimum of 10°C. The month of December is considered to be the coldest with the temperature dipping in the evenings. This season is popular with couples, especially honeymooners. October is absolutely the best time for Mysore sightseeing, and packages during this time are abundantly available on Veena World. You could rejoice the city all lit up for the Dussehra celebrations!

Summers in Mysore are warm and temperatures can vary between 22°C and 39°C. With days that are bright sunny and evenings that are quite cool and pleasant, you can easily get involved with almost any tourist activities during this time. When deciding upon your Mysore tour package online, keep in mind that May is usually the hottest month of the year here.

The months of monsoon in Mysore experience medium to heavy rains making this a beautiful time to witness the lush green surroundings and all about exploring Mysore sightseeing places. Night time tends to be colder after the rains; carrying a light jacket won’t hurt!

Mysore, in every way, is a modern city where conservative traditions hold value. The royal traditions continue though as ceremonies and festivals. Mysore Dussehra is celebrated each year with great pomp and fanfare. Planning your Mysore travel package according to the festival celebration during Dussehra is a great way to enjoy the rich culture and tradition that the city has to offer. There is absolutely no dearth of sightseeing places in Mysore. Its culture combines the historic heritage with the contemporary achievements of the city. The continuous patronage and support of the Kings in every field have led to the evolution of “Mysore Style” in the fields like food, painting, architecture, music, poetry, etc. This vacation, plan a trip to the cultural capital of Karnataka and choose among the several affordable options for a one day trip to Mysore or other itineraries from Veena World. Over the years, Mysore has become a cosmopolitan city sheltering people from different walks of life that live together in peace and harmony. Mysore Kings have laid a strong foundation for communal harmony by making generous contributions towards the religious centers of all religions.

Mysore, set at the foothills of Chamundi Hills, is known for its rich cultural heritage and for the famous Mysore Palace (the definition and an ode to magnificence). An all the more breathtaking view of the palace is during Dussehra, a festival celebrated around Karnataka for ten days during which the entire palace is decorated with lights, making it look as grand as a bride. Apart from this, other significant experiences include a visit to Chamundi Hills, Brindavan Garden, the awe-inspiring St. Philomena’s church, and many more. Also, don’t forget to purchase the popular Mysore Silk known for its exceptional quality and also some traditional spices and incense stalls to hold some wonderful memories of the city with a homely vibe. Mysore is also widely known for its traditional industrial activities like agarbathi, silk-reeling, handloom weaving and the crafts like inlay work. You have a long list of souvenirs that you can take back to celebrate your vacation at Mysore.

Though modernity has had its influence on the city, Mysore has managed to retain its old heritage, tradition, and charm which has made tourism to be one of the most striving industries in the city. Our Mysore tour packages also include a trip to a few of the main highlights mentioned below:

• Palaces: The city of Mysore is known as “City of Palaces”. Therefore, the palaces have to be an attraction for the tourists. Apart from the famous Mysore palace (also known as Ambavilasa Palace), the city boasts of the Jaganmohan Palace, Jayalakshmi Vilasa, and Lalitha Mahal.

• Chamundi Hills: The Chamundi Temple atop the hill is famous not only as a pilgrimage center but also as a tourist attraction. You can find a huge statue of the bull Nandi after climbing 700 steps whereas the statue of Mahishasura and goddess Chamundeshwari can be found atop the hill. The hill provides a great panoramic view of the city of Mysore.

• Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens: Commonly known as Mysore Zoo, it attracts a large number of visitors with its wide variety of flora and fauna. It is one of the oldest zoos in India and is very rich in natural vegetation. Fortunately enough, the animals here are free to move about in their spacious enclosures. Mysore Zoo also has a good aquarium.

• St. Philomena’s Church: The massive church of neo-Gothic style is one of the biggest and most majestic churches of India. The 175 feet high twin spires of the church are visible from miles around and the glass stained windows of this church portray scenes of the events in the life of Jesus Christ like his birth, last supper, crucifixion, and resurrection.