Special tourist buses arranged for Mysuru City Darshan during Dasara

Mysuru: The Tourism department, Karnataka State Development Corporation (KSTDC) and the BMTC have organised special buses ‘Open Bus Tour,’ which will take tourists around Mysuru city during dasara festivities from October 10 to 20. An open vehicle with 32 seats will be arranged. Tickets will cost Rs 150, which also includes light refreshments. The special bus will take a tour of all historical sites in the cultural hub of the state. Places such as Palace Gate, Hardinge Circle, KR Circle, D Devaraj Urs Road, Metropole Circle, railway station, KR Hospital Circle, Bannimantap, LIC office Circle, Five Lights Circle, suburban bus station and Palace Gate (Dasara exhibition side) will be covered. Besides this, the KSTDC and KSRTC have come together to operate HOHO (hop-on-hop-off) bus tours, in which tourists can travel the whole day by availing a day pass priced at Rs 150. Source: Udayavani