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Bestt kept secret of Bangalore with Dinesh
Join me as I take you on a journey of lifetime; filled with life, laughter, WoWs and more.
From Exploring- The best food around hidden delicacies of Malleshwaram, Places around Bangalore that are not much known to travellers and witness Bangalore in no better way than this tailor made curation. So why wait? Take a backseat and witness Bangalore's serene Beauty, we've covered it all.
We have well-tried and tested plans that is as smooth as our masala dosa.
5% off for couples.
15% off for defence personnels.
25% off for people with disability.
Nandi Hills - One day trip
We will start from Bangalore on Saturday/Sunday at 03:00AM and reach nandi hills by 05:30AM (60 kms approx).
Start from parking around 5:30 AM towards the sunrise view point.
Stay there for approx 3-4 hours, enjoy the weather and serene beauty of nandi hills and visit Nandi temple, Tipu Sultan Lodge, view points, etc.
Points of attraction
- Nandi hills sunrise view point
- Nandi
- Beautiful trek around nandi hills
We will leave Nandi hills by 9:30 AM and leave for Bangalore(Breakfast on the way) so you can reach back to bangalore by 1 or 2 PM.
Bangalorean's favourite food and heritage tour
Bringing a mix of all things Bangalore- may it be lighting up your taste buds or just enjoying the streets of the city.
Your lovely couple host, Deepika and Rohit, will be taking you around in their car to take you through the classics of Bangalore.
We will start off with breakfast at one of the most famous dosa places followed by a visit to a famous temple for a blessed morning. We will then follow a beautiful Street with an old bookstore and a famous restaurant at the end of the street. We will help you out with the menu! Sweet or spicy? Everything is covered!
We will then drop you at the same pick-up location!
This trip will surely be a memorable one, and we might end up becoming amazing friends! We will be covering around 40kms throughout the trip in the car!
Travel, parking and snacks are covered. Lunch cost is excluded and needs to be paid separately. Your shopping is your own personal expense!
Do contact me if you want to book on any specific date or time!
Garden City
Lets get into the history and architecture details of the area around Cubbon park. We'll see some old (and new)buildings by historical figures and internationally recognised architects of India.
We'd walk through the park and by some buildings in the centre of the city.
We'll talk about design of the buildings and their place in the city in today's times.
Street Food Tour and Visit to the local Market in Bangalore
1. Pick up at Vijayanagar Metro station.
2. Exploring the food streets of Vijayanagar for pure vegetarian chats, main course and local desserts along with exotic beverages. This takes a lot of time and i bet 200 bucks you would love this!!!
3. Intensive Shopping at local street market. Make sure you have space in your bags for goods. Exotic fruits, sweets, confectionery, chocolate, spices, talismans and souvenirs.
4. Coffee at Indraprastha restaurant.
5. Dropping back to Vijayanagar Metro station.
Other things to note
Don't bring too much luggage be free to move and have space for shopping in your bags
Izinto ongazenza eduze nase-BTM Layout
Understanding trees of Bangalore
*If you wish to experience a walk for a time/date on weekdays or weekends that is not on the schedule, feel free to message me*
I invite you to a soulful early morning experience at Lal Bagh where we will try to connect with one of the slowest and most resilient beings on the planet, trees. The 2 hour long walk is a medium to help people understand how trees communicate, feel, think and grow. Hopefully, by the end of the experience people will go back with a different perspective on the natural ecosystem. Hi, I’m Saksham, I work as a Designer during the weekdays and spend my evenings/weekends trying to understand our roots in the natural world and the urban boundaries we have drawn. The walk will start from the West Gate at Lal Bagh, and cover the giant buttressed silk cotton trees, the sacred figs of the subcontinent, the ever thirsty Gum trees, the ornamental Latin American avenue trees of Bangalore and how, at large, the ecosystem moves. We will attempt to understand the form, color and structure of trees as we walk along and breathe some silence here and there. I look forward to a refreshing morning with you and hopefully we will learn something from each other.
An introduction to Dosa
India's signature crepe comes in different varieties and forms. Allow me introduce you to this world. During the course of the afternoon we will
1) Understand the traditional ingredients and process that make a Dosa
2) Cook a few types of Dosa. You are free to do as much or as little as you are comfortable during the session.
3) Eat some Dosa. Paired with its traditional accompaniments of course
Along the way we will trade stories, discuss the local food and beverages scene and enjoy a nourishing meal with local craft beer.
Contact me :
If the dates you are looking for are not available. There is a 50% chance that I might be able to reschedule my other class (Introduction to Roti) and open up availability to this class for you.
If you have any other questions regarding this experience, feel free to get in touch.
Exotic Trees of Lalbagh
Join me as I take you through the greenest part of Bangalore at the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens!
You will get to explore the natural history & culture of Bangalore city while you walk around exploring the exotic trees spread across the garden. We will walk around the Lalbagh Lake, The Glass House, The Hilltop, The Bonsai Garden & other monuments of Lalbagh.
All this, and we will only walk for about three kilometers. We will end the walk with fresh fruit juices (any beverage of your choice) at HOPCOMS and conversations! This walk is easy and fun for adults or kids.
Visit an Egyptian marvel in the garden city of Bangalore
Visit to a spiritual place outskirts of Bengaluru, around 25kms from Banashankari temple. Tour starts from Banashankari temple and you would be a pillion rider on my bike (Hero Xpulse 200 4v, i will get an helmet for you but please wear a baclava or a hanky inside before wearing helmet).
It would be a bike ride crossing few lakes and a small village before reaching the destination.
Please keep in mind that this is a spiritual place and less known and if you would like to see something interesting outside Bengaluru then this trip is for you.
Since i frequent this place, i thought it would be nice to take travelers along and show them around this place and if interested you can sit inside and meditate too (trust me it would be an experience in itself:))
Since am posting this experience for the first time, I might be missing specifics. Please DM me for more details.
Trek to grassland mountains of Chikmagalur
Buckle up yourself for an adventure to one of the most beautiful hill stations in Karnataka. Also, known as the "The Land of Coffee", Chikmagalur is one of the most sorted after places near Bangalore.
You will be accompanied by a lovely couple, Deepika and Rohit, who love to travel around and meet new people. You will be traveling in a car throughout the trip enjoying the beautiful views and keeping your stomach happy.
We'll start with an early morning drive to Chikmaglur with breakfast along the way and enjoying South Indian delicacies.
This will be followed by a stop at Belur, and snack stops along the way.
Upon reaching the destination we'll be heading to the highest peak in Karnataka, which will also require us to climb quite a few steps. But it will be worth the view and the wind in your hair!
We'll then descend back and drop you to a stay in Chikmagalur or take you back to Bangalore!
Do contact me if you want to book on a date of your liking!
Izinto ongazenza eduze nase-Domlur
Culture walk
Let's start the tour at the Someshwar temple, where we will discuss about ancient Indian art and architecture. After this we head to Ulsoor lake for a walk, where we will talk about the colonial military settlement around this area. We will discus the significance of historical events, flora and fauna, the development of this region over the years. We end the walk at a cafe by the lake.
Gardening Basics- ABC's of edible garden
Agenda:
At the end of the session, you will be able
1. Appreciate the benefits of integrated gardens and the role of each and every element including insects/bees/pests
2. Understand different types of growing media/potting mix
3. Appreciate that each plant requires different potting mixes, containers and a unique micro-environment
4. List of nutrients required for plant and their role in plant growth (high-level)
5. Nutrients required for plants.. list of nutrients required for plant - Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Iron, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, micronutrients (Magnesium, Boron, Molybdenum, Manganese, Sulphur, Sodium) and high-level view of their role in plant
6. Know macronutrients & micronutrients
7. Appreciate the fact that different plants require different nutrients, of different quantity at different growth phases
8. Appreciate the nutrients available in nature (based on garden environment) - most often -Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen
9. Appreciate the nutrient required for during growth phase of the plant
10. Understand the factors required for the flower to develop completely
11. appreciate the nutrient required for during flowering stage and holding on flower
12. understand the factors required for the flower to develop completely
13. understand a few common problems in flowering and how to rectify/correct it
14. understand the factors required for fruiting
Flower fruit drops in garden & solution
Agenda:
At the end of the session, you will be able
1. Nutrients required for plants.. list of nutrients required for plant - Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Iron, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, micronutrients (Magnesium, Boron, Molybdenum, Manganese, Sulphur, Sodium) and high-level view of their role in plant
2. Know macronutrients
3. Know the micronutrients
4. appreciate the fact that different plants require different nutrients, of different quantity at different growth phases
5. appreciate the nutrients available in nature (based on garden environment) - most often -Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen
6. appreciate the nutrient required for flowering stage and holding on flower
7. understand the factors required for the flower to develop completely
8. understand few common problems in flowering and how to rectify/correct it
9. understand the factors required for the flower to convert to fruit (in fruiting trees ) and to develop completely
10. understand a few common problems in fruiting/fruit development and how to rectify/correct it
Schedule:
1. Explanation and demo 45 minutes
2. Break 15 minutes
3. Recap & Question and answers 30 minutes
The workshop activity will happen in our home garden in babusapalya, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA.
Virtual Tour of our home garden is in below youtube link
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdXrBG3Px_wW8r7XSIjXonA/about?view_as=subscribe
Indian coffee cupping = Mindblown
Guests will be introduced to the history of coffee and how India played a major role in expanding coffee culture to the world.
India is home to High altitude fragrance packed speciality Arabica coffee, Valley Robusta(grown in spice plantations) and many more single origin coffees.
The guests will be introduced to different types of Coffee in their unroasted form. by the end of this activity, they will be able to differentiate different types of coffee and how they add value to coffee taste in general.
We will then discuss each coffee drink namely; Espresso, Macchiato, Americano, KapiLuwak, Asian coffee and Royal Mysore Filter Kapi. Each drink constitutes a different mix of coffee types, and this info will be explained.
Guests will also go through the roasting process and longevity of taste and flavor based on roasting and storing coffee. Learning the right way of processing and storing coffee makes each cup of coffee so much better.
The next step is to understand coffee brewing. Different types of brewing and how they change from drink to drink.
Finally, we go to coffee cupping and tasting. A generous dose of coffee is served from different varieties of local Indian produce.
Experience Indian coffee from start to finish.
NOTE:
The experience is only about Indian Coffee. India produces all types of coffee that can be found in the world including cruelty-free Kapi Luwak.
Farm visit to experience crop cultivation
Visit a local farmhouse, spend time with the farming community, gain insight into the life of an Indian cattle tender and crop cultivator.
Spend a day at rural Bangalore. Gather fiirst hand information into their food habits, dress and deportment, weather conditions, monsoon, soil preparation, sowing, irrigation, crop cultivation, harvesting and monetisation. Experience India at the grass root level.
An accompanying tour guide will assist in language interpretation. In case of inclement weather all guest will be given an individual umbrella.
Administrative support includes tour guide fee, vehicle and fuel cost, driver compensation, toll charges, entry fee, parking fee, permit charges and nutritious lunch at site
Cost excludes travel clothing, porter charges, tips to staff, personal insurance and anything not mentioned in inclusions.
Start from the Cottage after breakfast. Lunch will be served at the farm. Return to the Cottage with new experiences and memories for a lifetime
Konke okwenziwayo eduze ne-Bengaluru Urban
Bestt kept secret of Bangalore with Dinesh
Join me as I take you on a journey of lifetime; filled with life, laughter, WoWs and more.
From Exploring- The best food around hidden delicacies of Malleshwaram, Places around Bangalore that are not much known to travellers and witness Bangalore in no better way than this tailor made curation. So why wait? Take a backseat and witness Bangalore's serene Beauty, we've covered it all.
We have well-tried and tested plans that is as smooth as our masala dosa.
5% off for couples.
15% off for defence personnels.
25% off for people with disability.
Bangalorean's favourite food and heritage tour
Bringing a mix of all things Bangalore- may it be lighting up your taste buds or just enjoying the streets of the city.
Your lovely couple host, Deepika and Rohit, will be taking you around in their car to take you through the classics of Bangalore.
We will start off with breakfast at one of the most famous dosa places followed by a visit to a famous temple for a blessed morning. We will then follow a beautiful Street with an old bookstore and a famous restaurant at the end of the street. We will help you out with the menu! Sweet or spicy? Everything is covered!
We will then drop you at the same pick-up location!
This trip will surely be a memorable one, and we might end up becoming amazing friends! We will be covering around 40kms throughout the trip in the car!
Travel, parking and snacks are covered. Lunch cost is excluded and needs to be paid separately. Your shopping is your own personal expense!
Do contact me if you want to book on any specific date or time!
Nandi Hills - One day trip
We will start from Bangalore on Saturday/Sunday at 03:00AM and reach nandi hills by 05:30AM (60 kms approx).
Start from parking around 5:30 AM towards the sunrise view point.
Stay there for approx 3-4 hours, enjoy the weather and serene beauty of nandi hills and visit Nandi temple, Tipu Sultan Lodge, view points, etc.
Points of attraction
- Nandi hills sunrise view point
- Nandi
- Beautiful trek around nandi hills
We will leave Nandi hills by 9:30 AM and leave for Bangalore(Breakfast on the way) so you can reach back to bangalore by 1 or 2 PM.
Garden City
Lets get into the history and architecture details of the area around Cubbon park. We'll see some old (and new)buildings by historical figures and internationally recognised architects of India.
We'd walk through the park and by some buildings in the centre of the city.
We'll talk about design of the buildings and their place in the city in today's times.
Street Food Tour and Visit to the local Market in Bangalore
1. Pick up at Vijayanagar Metro station.
2. Exploring the food streets of Vijayanagar for pure vegetarian chats, main course and local desserts along with exotic beverages. This takes a lot of time and i bet 200 bucks you would love this!!!
3. Intensive Shopping at local street market. Make sure you have space in your bags for goods. Exotic fruits, sweets, confectionery, chocolate, spices, talismans and souvenirs.
4. Coffee at Indraprastha restaurant.
5. Dropping back to Vijayanagar Metro station.
Other things to note
Don't bring too much luggage be free to move and have space for shopping in your bags
Crispy Dosa cooking and introduction to Indian food
Dosa, the ultimate Bangalorean food, is something which can be made easily at home with simple ingredients but requires perfection, which we will try to achieve in this experience.
Your hosts, Deepika and Rohit will happily welcome you and We'll start off by walking to the nearest supermarket and explain the basic ingredients in Indian cooking and ingredients required to make a tasty dosa along with peanut chutney.
We'll then head over to my own kitchen where we'll unravel the mysteries of Indian cooking and discuss the making of Dosa and chutney. This will be followed by having a hearty dosa meal together with everyone in the group in a beautiful outdoor balcony with endless talks and laughter
Culture walk
Let's start the tour at the Someshwar temple, where we will discuss about ancient Indian art and architecture. After this we head to Ulsoor lake for a walk, where we will talk about the colonial military settlement around this area. We will discus the significance of historical events, flora and fauna, the development of this region over the years. We end the walk at a cafe by the lake.
Roti - An Introduction to Indian breads
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to level up your Roti game. Whether you are a novice or looking to hone your technique, join me, to make 4 types of Indian flat breads and savor a 5 course meal
Along the way we will trade stories, discuss the local food and beverages scene and enjoy nourishing food with local craft beer.
Other things to note :
Contact me if dates you are looking for are not available. There is a 50% chance that I might be able to reschedule my other class (Introduction to Dosa) and open up availability to this class for you. If you have any other questions regarding this experience, feel free to contact me.
Understanding trees of Bangalore
*If you wish to experience a walk for a time/date on weekdays or weekends that is not on the schedule, feel free to message me*
I invite you to a soulful early morning experience at Lal Bagh where we will try to connect with one of the slowest and most resilient beings on the planet, trees. The 2 hour long walk is a medium to help people understand how trees communicate, feel, think and grow. Hopefully, by the end of the experience people will go back with a different perspective on the natural ecosystem. Hi, I’m Saksham, I work as a Designer during the weekdays and spend my evenings/weekends trying to understand our roots in the natural world and the urban boundaries we have drawn. The walk will start from the West Gate at Lal Bagh, and cover the giant buttressed silk cotton trees, the sacred figs of the subcontinent, the ever thirsty Gum trees, the ornamental Latin American avenue trees of Bangalore and how, at large, the ecosystem moves. We will attempt to understand the form, color and structure of trees as we walk along and breathe some silence here and there. I look forward to a refreshing morning with you and hopefully we will learn something from each other.
An introduction to Dosa
India's signature crepe comes in different varieties and forms. Allow me introduce you to this world. During the course of the afternoon we will
1) Understand the traditional ingredients and process that make a Dosa
2) Cook a few types of Dosa. You are free to do as much or as little as you are comfortable during the session.
3) Eat some Dosa. Paired with its traditional accompaniments of course
Along the way we will trade stories, discuss the local food and beverages scene and enjoy a nourishing meal with local craft beer.
Contact me :
If the dates you are looking for are not available. There is a 50% chance that I might be able to reschedule my other class (Introduction to Roti) and open up availability to this class for you.
If you have any other questions regarding this experience, feel free to get in touch.
Gardening Basics- ABC's of edible garden
Agenda:
At the end of the session, you will be able
1. Appreciate the benefits of integrated gardens and the role of each and every element including insects/bees/pests
2. Understand different types of growing media/potting mix
3. Appreciate that each plant requires different potting mixes, containers and a unique micro-environment
4. List of nutrients required for plant and their role in plant growth (high-level)
5. Nutrients required for plants.. list of nutrients required for plant - Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Iron, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, micronutrients (Magnesium, Boron, Molybdenum, Manganese, Sulphur, Sodium) and high-level view of their role in plant
6. Know macronutrients & micronutrients
7. Appreciate the fact that different plants require different nutrients, of different quantity at different growth phases
8. Appreciate the nutrients available in nature (based on garden environment) - most often -Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen
9. Appreciate the nutrient required for during growth phase of the plant
10. Understand the factors required for the flower to develop completely
11. appreciate the nutrient required for during flowering stage and holding on flower
12. understand the factors required for the flower to develop completely
13. understand a few common problems in flowering and how to rectify/correct it
14. understand the factors required for fruiting
Flower fruit drops in garden & solution
Agenda:
At the end of the session, you will be able
1. Nutrients required for plants.. list of nutrients required for plant - Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Iron, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, micronutrients (Magnesium, Boron, Molybdenum, Manganese, Sulphur, Sodium) and high-level view of their role in plant
2. Know macronutrients
3. Know the micronutrients
4. appreciate the fact that different plants require different nutrients, of different quantity at different growth phases
5. appreciate the nutrients available in nature (based on garden environment) - most often -Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen
6. appreciate the nutrient required for flowering stage and holding on flower
7. understand the factors required for the flower to develop completely
8. understand few common problems in flowering and how to rectify/correct it
9. understand the factors required for the flower to convert to fruit (in fruiting trees ) and to develop completely
10. understand a few common problems in fruiting/fruit development and how to rectify/correct it
Schedule:
1. Explanation and demo 45 minutes
2. Break 15 minutes
3. Recap & Question and answers 30 minutes
The workshop activity will happen in our home garden in babusapalya, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA.
Virtual Tour of our home garden is in below youtube link
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdXrBG3Px_wW8r7XSIjXonA/about?view_as=subscribe
Exotic Trees of Lalbagh
Join me as I take you through the greenest part of Bangalore at the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens!
You will get to explore the natural history & culture of Bangalore city while you walk around exploring the exotic trees spread across the garden. We will walk around the Lalbagh Lake, The Glass House, The Hilltop, The Bonsai Garden & other monuments of Lalbagh.
All this, and we will only walk for about three kilometers. We will end the walk with fresh fruit juices (any beverage of your choice) at HOPCOMS and conversations! This walk is easy and fun for adults or kids.
Trek to grassland mountains of Chikmagalur
Buckle up yourself for an adventure to one of the most beautiful hill stations in Karnataka. Also, known as the "The Land of Coffee", Chikmagalur is one of the most sorted after places near Bangalore.
You will be accompanied by a lovely couple, Deepika and Rohit, who love to travel around and meet new people. You will be traveling in a car throughout the trip enjoying the beautiful views and keeping your stomach happy.
We'll start with an early morning drive to Chikmaglur with breakfast along the way and enjoying South Indian delicacies.
This will be followed by a stop at Belur, and snack stops along the way.
Upon reaching the destination we'll be heading to the highest peak in Karnataka, which will also require us to climb quite a few steps. But it will be worth the view and the wind in your hair!
We'll then descend back and drop you to a stay in Chikmagalur or take you back to Bangalore!
Do contact me if you want to book on a date of your liking!
Indian coffee cupping = Mindblown
Guests will be introduced to the history of coffee and how India played a major role in expanding coffee culture to the world.
India is home to High altitude fragrance packed speciality Arabica coffee, Valley Robusta(grown in spice plantations) and many more single origin coffees.
The guests will be introduced to different types of Coffee in their unroasted form. by the end of this activity, they will be able to differentiate different types of coffee and how they add value to coffee taste in general.
We will then discuss each coffee drink namely; Espresso, Macchiato, Americano, KapiLuwak, Asian coffee and Royal Mysore Filter Kapi. Each drink constitutes a different mix of coffee types, and this info will be explained.
Guests will also go through the roasting process and longevity of taste and flavor based on roasting and storing coffee. Learning the right way of processing and storing coffee makes each cup of coffee so much better.
The next step is to understand coffee brewing. Different types of brewing and how they change from drink to drink.
Finally, we go to coffee cupping and tasting. A generous dose of coffee is served from different varieties of local Indian produce.
Experience Indian coffee from start to finish.
NOTE:
The experience is only about Indian Coffee. India produces all types of coffee that can be found in the world including cruelty-free Kapi Luwak.