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3 days · 2 nights · Mysuru

Inside Mysuru

Musicians, makers, old streets and food: the city behind the palace.

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Mysuru is famous for its palace, its royal past and yoga. Most of the city cannot be found from a sightseeing checklist. In three days you meet a flute maker and a tabla master at home, watch a dance school rehearse, walk the morning market and eat your way through the old city.

Duration3 days · 2 nights
Group2–6 guests
WhenAll year, except May
StartMysuru station or hotel

Ideal for: First-time visitors to South India, couples, creative travellers

Day by day

Day 1

Royal and old Mysuru

  1. Welcome lunch: a Karnataka thali with your host
  2. Mysore Palace with Sayeed Bhaithe corners most visitors walk past
  3. Devaraja Market and the old city lanes
  4. Inside a family incense workshop: mix, roll and dry your own sticks
  5. Food evening: dosa, filter coffee, Mysore Pak
Day 2

The people of Mysuru

  1. Mysuru Before Breakfast: the flower market as the city wakes
  2. At home with a musicianbansuri, tabla or violin; then you try it
  3. Lunch in a local mess
  4. Rehearsal at the Naatya dance academywarm-up, ghungroo, a few steps for you
  5. Evening concert, dance or theatredepends on the date
Day 3

Sacred Mysuru

  1. Chamundi Hills at sunrise and the story of Chamundeshwari
  2. Breakfast
  3. One last encounter chosen for youan artisan, a musician or a craftsperson
  4. Farewell lunch and transfer to the station or airport

Encounters depend on the artists’ schedules. Your curator confirms them before you pay.

Included

  • 2 nights in a boutique stay
  • Private AC car in Mysuru
  • English-speaking host; Russian support from India GO
  • All meals, coffee, tea and water
  • Artist encounters and workshops
  • Entry fees and programme tickets
  • Local taxes

Not included

  • Travel to and from Mysuru
  • Alcohol and shopping
  • Tips

Hosts on this trip

Ravi Shankar MishraBansuri, and makes his own flutesPhoto coming soon
Bhimashankar BidanurTablaPhoto coming soon
Santosh KalavidaNaatya dance academyPhoto coming soon
Sayeed BhaiMysore Palace guidePhoto coming soon
Incense makersHand-rolled agarbattiPhoto coming soon

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