Best Places to Visit in Mysore in One Day

After the Chamundi hills, you’ll visit the Sand Museum. This is a completely private tourist spot. You’ll be welcomed at the entry by a 15-feet high statue of Lord Ganesha.
After that, you can move around and see the collection of 150 sand statues that explore 16 different themes such as Goddess Chamundeshwari, Mysore Dasara, Bhagavad Gita, et cetera. The visit duration of this place is 20 – 30 minutes.
Timing: 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: 40/- per person for adults | 20/- for kids  / Car Parking Charges: Free

The next spot in our Mysore One Day Trip is the Wax Museum, located just beside the Sand Museum. Housed in what’s believed to be 90 year old building, the Wax Museum has the largest collection of musical instruments in Karnataka. This collection boasts of having instruments from different parts of India spanning different times. Just like the sand museum, this is also a private tourist attraction.
Timing: 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: 30/- per person and 10/- for kids / Car Parking Charges: Free

The next spot on our list of places to visit in Mysore in one day is Karanji Lake, a small garden with a lake. Here, one can spend the time boating, cycling and visiting a small bird habitat, children park and a butterfly garden. It is also the home to several endangered species of plants. This one is sure to bring you closer to nature.

It’d be approximately 11 AM by the time we get done with Karanji Lake.
Timing: 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: Rs. 10/- per person. / Car Parking Charges: Rs. 30/-

In course of our Mysore one day trip, we’ll next visit the Mysore Zoo, one of the oldest zoological gardens in India. Spread over 150 acres, the zoo houses over 160 species. This is one of the favourite tourist attractions, owing to its serenity and atmosphere. Duration of the visit here is about 2 hours.
Timing: 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: 60/- per person | 30/- for kids. / Car Parking Charges Rs. 30/-

From the list of places to visit in Mysore in one day, we’ll now move to the chief attraction – The Amba Vilas Palace. This is the most visited tourist place in India after the world famous Taj Mahal. There are 6 gates to this palace – Brahmapuri, Karikaltotti, Varaha, Jayamarthanda, Balarama, and Jayarama. The public is allowed only through Varaha gate. Jayamarthanda is the main gate to this palace, and the most spectacular gates out of these 6 are Balarama and Jayarama. Duration of the visit is approximately 2 hours. Footwear and Camera are not allowed inside the palace.
Timing: 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: 30/- per person. / Car Parking Charges Rs. 30/-

After that there will be a short span of time for lunch, either at Siddhartha Hotel for vegetarian food or Mughal Darbar for non-vegetarian food. You can even opt for your own choice of hotel/restaurant to have lunch.

The next in our list of places to visit in Mysore in one day is Jaganmohan Art gallery. It’s interesting to note that this was also a palace during the time of Maharajas. When Mysore Amba Vilas Palace was burned in a fire accident in 1897, the Wodeyars built this palace as their temporary administrative centre. Now, this has been modified into an art gallery which exhibits Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings, furniture, utensils and clothes used by the royal families. Duration of the visit to this place is about 30 minutes.
Timing: 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: 75/- per person / Car Parking Charges: Free.

Our Mysore one day trip continues with the next halt at St. Philomena’s Church. This holy cathedral was constructed in the year 28/10/1933 by the then King of the Mysore, Krishnarajendra ‘Bahadur’ Wodeyar. The speciality of this church is a tunnel inside the church where Saint Philomena used to meditate. There is neither entry fees nor parking fees at this place.
Timing: 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: Free / Car Parking Charges: Free.

The next spot in the list of places to visit in Mysore in one day is Srirangapatna, located about 16 kms away from Mysore. The speciality of this place is river Cauvery flowing around this small town, as if it’s an island. Built in the 9th century, the famous Aadiranga Sriranganathaswamy temple is here. There is no entry fee for this place.
Timing: 9.00 AM to 8.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: Free per person / Car Parking Charges: 30/-.

The next halt in our Mysore one day trip will be Tipu Palace. This place was completely destroyed during the Anglo-Indian War. This is also called the Dariya Daulat Bagh and houses the belongings and memorabilia associated with Tipu Sultan. You can see the utensils, furniture, and other things used during the reign of Tipu Sultan.
Timing: 9.00 AM to 8.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: 15/- per person / Car Parking Charges: Free.

From there, we’ll drive for about 20 Minutes to reach the next spot in our list of places to visit in Mysore in one day, Sri Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary. It is an island covered by Kaveri River, spread across an area of 40 acres. Various species of birds from different parts of the world migrate here every year. It is one of the favourite places for Mysore locals and bird lovers. Also, you can opt to go for boating over here.
Timing: 9.00 AM to 8.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: 50/- per person / Car Parking Charges: 40/-.

From here, we arrive to the final and most important destination of Mysore One day trip – the Brindavan Garden. The garden and the KRS dam are prominent places to visit over here. The illumination here starts at 6:30 PM and the musical fountain dances to iconic songs. The duration of the visit to this place is 2 Hours.
After this visit, Our Mysore one day trip will conclude at the drop point of your choice.
Timing: 10.00 AM to 8.00 PM
Entry Ticket Fee: 30/- per person / Car Parking Charges: 40/-.