The Best Temple Tours in Bangalore: Our Top 15 Picks

1.Tipu Palace + Koté Vishnu + Fort + KR Market + Jain Temple = Bengaluru Pété Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 150 reviews · from $33Our pick

Explore Bengaluru’s old city on a 3-hour walk through Tipu Palace, temples, Bangalore Fort, KR Market, and a Jain shrine.

“I recently took a walking tour in Bengaluru with Vijay, and it was truly exceptional. As a solo female traveler, I felt completely safe and at ease the entire time. Vijay is not only incredibly knowledgeable but also warm and friendly, making the experience feel more like exploring with a local friend than a typical tour. Each place we visited was brought to life by Vijay’s storytelling and deep understanding of the city's history and culture. One of the highlights was a stop for some of the best filtered coffee I’ve ever had—such a thoughtful touch that made the day even more special. This tour genuinely completed my trip to…”

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2.Palace, Temples, Fort & Markets Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 97 reviews · 3 hours · from $32

Explore old Bengaluru in three hours, from Tipu Sultan’s palace and temples to KR Market, with a friendly local guide.

“Informative and very professional likeable guide, we loved the tour. recommend this tour.”

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3.World heritage Somnathpur sculptures and Talakadu temple mystery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $130

Explore Talakadu and Somnathpur from Bangalore with private guides, temple stories, lunch, hotel transfers, and a choice of car or motorcycle.

“Very convenient day trip from Bangalore to discover ancient temples with exquisite carvings. As a bonus, you get a good view of Karnataka countryside with the rice and cane sugar fields, palm trees, and the Cauvery river. Mohan was early to pick up, drived safely and was very helpful from beginning to end.”

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4.Old Bangalore Historical Walk thro Palace, Temples, Fort & Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · from $22Best value

Explore old Bangalore’s palace, temples, fort, and market on a lively three-hour walking tour with a licensed local guide.

“Our guides, a lovely husband and wife team, were beyond helpful and fully invested in showing us a wonderful experience filled with such value. Sharing their pride and enthusiasm at each stop gave us many moments that made thiRead more”

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5.World heritage site of Belur & Halebid with temple sculptures

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $170

Explore Belur and Halebid from Bangalore, with Hoysala carvings, a giant Nandi, lunch, guide, and air-conditioned hotel transfers.

“The guide showed me insights on these unescl heritage masterpieces in Halebidu and Belur. The two sites are beyond beautiful in the mastery of carvings and the way they visualize hindu iconography.”

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6.Bandipur Tiger Reserve with Somnathpur Temple Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $260

Spend two days from Bangalore on a Bandipur safari, luxury resort stay, meals, and a stop at UNESCO-listed Somnathpur Temple.

“Great trip with a wonderful driver, great food at the lodge, and a memorable wildlife tour in the park!”

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7.Day trip from Bangalore to Lepakshi for Temple architecture & paintings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $145

Review of the private Bangalore to Lepakshi day trip, with temple paintings, the giant Nandi statue, lunch, guides, price, and practical tips.

“This ancient mini marvel of a temple was built during the reign of King Sri Achutha Raya by his treasurer Virupanna.Though has many pillars it is balanced by one single pillar.Paintings of shiva,krishna and other deities adore thRead more”

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8.Bull temple layout Heritage walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $40

Explore Bangalore’s Basavanagudi on a three-hour heritage walk with temples, markets, parks, local food, and stories of old Bengaluru.

“We had some foreign colleagues and they wanted to know more about bengaluru.”

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9.Basavanagudi Walking Tour with Bull Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 12 reviews · 3 hours · from $43

Explore Basavanagudi on foot with temple visits, Gandhi Bazaar, old homes, flower stalls, dosa, coffee, and local insight.

“Deepti was wonderful! I’ve taken a lot of tours, and this one was amazing. Deepti was knowledgeable and friendly. I enjoyed learning about Bengaluru’ history, experiencing the temples- the Cave temple was so so unique, and visiting a traditional house was a treat! I highly recommend. Oh- starting with the restaurant was delicious! From Allison ( not John)”

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10.Lepakshi Temple and Adiyogi Statue Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 8 hours · from $109

Review the Bangalore to Lepakshi and Adiyogi day trip, with temple details, travel tips, guide quality, price value, and practical advice.

“Brilliant day trip with a knowledgeable and friendly guide as well as a great driver. Both sites were amazing and definitely worth a visit - Lepakshi Temple is full of amazingly intricate carvings, reliefs and statues which my guide Simbu helped bring to life, explaining the religious and historical significance behind them; whilst the sheer scale of the Adoyigi statue has to be seen to be believed. A great way to escape the city for a day, I would heavily recommend this experience as I never felt rushed and got on well with my guide, who was able to answer any questions i had. Even the ride back from Adiyogi…”

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11.Lalbagh+Bull Temple+Tipu Palace+Market+Lunch=Bangalore City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $39

Explore Bangalore’s Lalbagh, temples, Tipu Palace, KR Market and local food on a private, guide-led city tour.

“Phaneesh was a great guide! He knows the city inside and out and was able to give us a truly local experience in between the the normal tour sites. Our group happened upon a wedding, where we were welcomed like family and sent Read more”

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12.Bangalore City Tour: Walking, Palace & Temples

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 7 reviews · 8 hours · from $56

Review of Bangalore’s 8-hour palace, temple, market, and park tour, with practical advice on sights, guides, transport, value, and expectations.

“The driver was late with 30 min, the car was a very old car and half of the morning we did not turn on the AC. While we did go for the attractions, not much information was shared about them, or India culture in general. The Bengaluru palace you only see briefly from outside, you do not go in. I understand the guide is at the beginning of the tourism journey, but areas need to improve. Especially related to history of each place. At the end, there was no market, it was just a single shop where you would get very high prices. All in all, I would not go…”

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13.Full Day Private Tour of Temples of Bengaluru

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $199

Review of Bengaluru’s private temple tour, covering Nandi, Ganesha, cave temples, ISKCON, transport, price, timing, and practical tips.

“Wonderful tour guide, knowledgeable and trustworthy. Very flexible and comfortable to spend a day with”

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14.Lepakshi Temple and Nandi Hills Day Trip from Bangalore

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $100

Review of the Lepakshi Temple and Nandi Hills day trip from Bangalore, with temple carvings, rural drives, lunch, hill views, price, timing, and tips.

“Anthony Raj was a lovely guide with good Englishand a good sense of humour ; gave loads of background information including about the gods and goddesses. Very knowledgeable and didn’t rush us especially up Nandi Hills. Gave information while driving. Took us to a niRead more”

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15.Lepakshi Temple Day Tour from Bangalore

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $100

Review of the Lepakshi Temple day tour from Bangalore, covering the Hanging Pillar, giant Nandi, transport, timing, price, and practical tips.

“Contrary to popular notion, Lepakshi is a very much day- to- day functioning temple. You can do archana and pooja for Sri Veerabhadreshwarar and Durga Maatha . The priests accept coconuts and flowers.”

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