A NICE (road) Trip to The Big Banyan Tree.

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28th Feb 2019
Photo of A NICE (road) Trip to The Big Banyan Tree. by Sourav Rout
Day 1

Trip Details:
During the Autumn season last year, I planned to visit The Big Banyan Tree (Dodda Aalada Mara) in a weekend afternoon and after a little research I opted to choose the NICE Ring Road route as it allows to bypass the city traffic and also promises spectacular scenic view through out the Journey. Even though it is a private 6 lane express way and incurred toll charges, but you get to satisfy your adrenaline rush with easy to achieve 100+ kmph speed in your bike.

I started around 4 PM and After covering the Electronic City route I reached the Nice Road and as expected it provided me with a great scenic view through out the route as you can see in my shared pictures.

Then taking the exit towards the Mysore road, in another 1-1.5 kms at the Rajarajeshwari College took right to the Dodda Alada Mara Road. In next 7.5km I reached my destination.

The Big Banyan Tree (Dodda Aalada Mara)
is offset on the Mysore Road, and if you are a nature lover then it is just an hour's drive from Bangalore City. The continuous rows of the Banyan trees are a treat to behold.

As per the wiki this single plant is expected to be more than 400 years old. It covers almost around 3 acres and is one of the largest of its kind.

I spent half an hour of time over there and then returned back to my room but this time opting the Mysore Road route.

Over all it was a great experience for me.

Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout
Photo of Big Banyan Tree, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Sourav Rout