Monsoon getaways near Bengaluru
14 monsoon getaways near Bengaluru, from Bannerghatta National Park (22 km) to Kodaikanal (460 km). Every place below has its own page with timings, fees, the best season to go and how to get there.
The list includes 6 waterfalls, 4 offbeat, 3 hill station. Distances are road kilometres from Bengaluru.
Pick a place, then join a group already heading there or start your own trip on Urban Break and find people to go with.
Bannerghatta National Park
22 km from Bengaluru
Wildlife · Bengaluru Urban
A national park about 22 km south of central Bengaluru, established in 1974. Part of it became the Bannerghatta Biological Park in 2002, with a zoo, safari and…
Best season: October to June (October to February is coolest) · Entry ₹120 per Indian adult
Hesaraghatta Falls
29 km from Bengaluru
Waterfalls
A small seasonal cascade near the Hesaraghatta reservoir, about 29 km from Bengaluru. It flows only in the peak monsoon months and is dry for the rest of the year.
Best season: July to September (monsoon only) · Free entry
Bheemeshwari
105 km from Bengaluru
Offbeat · Mandya
A Jungle Lodges & Resorts adventure and nature camp on the Kaveri in Malavalli taluk, Mandya district, about 105 km from Bengaluru. It offers zip-lining, rope walking,…
Best season: August to February (after the monsoon; also best for birdwatching)
Galibore Nature Camp
105 km from Bengaluru
Offbeat · Bengaluru South
A Jungle Lodges & Resorts camp in deciduous forest on the Kaveri, about 102 km from Bengaluru, named after the windy Galibore hillock behind it. Activities include…
Best season: August to February (river full, good birdlife)
Gaganachukki & Bharachukki
130 km from Bengaluru
Waterfalls · Mandya
The twin Shivanasamudra Falls, where the Kaveri splits around Shivanasamudra island: Gaganachukki (90 m) on the western branch and Barachukki (69 m) on the eastern.…
Best season: September to January (July to October for peak flow) · Entry ₹10 per person
Chunchanakatte Falls
190 km from Bengaluru
Waterfalls · Mysuru
A waterfall on the Kaveri near Chunchanakatte village, about 14 km from K.R. Nagar in Mysuru district, beside the old Kodanda Rama temple. The temple is unusual for…
Best season: Monsoon
Shettihalli Rosary Church
200 km from Bengaluru
Offbeat · Hassan
The ruins of a Gothic church built by French missionaries in the 1860s, about 2 km from Shettihalli village in Hassan district. Since the Hemavati reservoir was…
Best season: December to May to walk the ruins; July to October to see it partly submerged
Yercaud
220 km from Bengaluru
Hill Station · Salem
A hill station in the Shevaroy hills near Salem, Tamil Nadu, known for its lake, forests and plantations of coffee, oranges and pepper. Viewpoints such as Lady's Seat…
Best season: October to June
Mallalli Falls
250 km from Bengaluru
Waterfalls · Kodagu
A waterfall on the Kumaradhara river in the foothills of the Pushpagiri hills, Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu, dropping about 200 feet. It is reached by a short drive and a…
Best season: June to September (nearly dry in summer) · Free entry
Hebbe Falls
270 km from Bengaluru
Waterfalls · Chikkamagaluru
A 168 m waterfall on the Bhadra river in Chikkamagaluru district that drops in two stages, Dodda Hebbe and Chikka Hebbe. It is reached from Kemmangundi hill station by…
Best season: August to January
Ooty
270 km from Bengaluru
Hill Station · Nilgiris
The 'Queen of Hill Stations', seat of the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu. It is known for its 55-acre Government Botanical Garden (1897), the lake built in 1824, the…
Best season: March to June
Agumbe
350 km from Bengaluru
Offbeat · Shivamogga
A rainforest village in the Western Ghats of Shivamogga district, called the 'Cherrapunji of the South' for its heavy rain. The Agumbe Rainforest Research Station…
Best season: June to September for the monsoon; October to February calm and green
Magod Falls
430 km from Bengaluru
Waterfalls · Uttara Kannada
A waterfall where the Bedti river drops about 650 feet in two leaps into a rocky ravine, in Yellapur taluk of Uttara Kannada. A walkway with handrails leads from the…
Best season: July to December
Kodaikanal
460 km from Bengaluru
Hill Station · Dindigul
The 'Princess of Hill Stations' in the Palani Hills of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, built around Kodai Lake. It is known for Coaker's Walk above the clouds and for…
Best season: April to June
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