I am a big fan of traveling around. No weekend can keep me tied up at home. Either I am traveling around the city shopping or eating or visiting new places around Bangalore.

This was one such trip I made with my sister, my lovely niece and my jeju(sister's husband) in month of June. Just the season with a little rain and sun. This was amazing not so far from Bangalore, may be around 140 kms. And this is in Andhra Pradesh. To reach there you can take the old madras road (NH 4) and then Kolar. From Kolar take the road to Srinivaspur and onto Rayalpadu. Beyond Rayalpadu is Andhra Pradesh territory. From Rayalpadu get to Madanpalle and take the road towards Kadiri and Anantpur. Then a left deviation towards Horsley Hills. All throught the way you will notice boards welcoming you to Horsely Hills. There are two routes you can take one explained above and another taking a diversion before kolar to go to hoskote. from there to Chintamani towards Rayalpadu till you reach Madanpalli to Horsley Hills. Both routes are beautiful. We were warned that the second route is not so good. But looks like they fixed the road and it was amazing to drive through.

We had left around 1:30 types from Marathalli Bangalore so by the time we reached horsley hills was around 4:30. It was just perfect time to see sun set and the beauty in those hills.
A few photos of the beauty that just cannot be put in words. :)

We thought of staying over night and travel next morning. But with office and all did not seem a viable option. But we did check out the rooms available there. The best were the Governor's Bungalows provided by AP Tourism's Resort. It seemed decent. The rooms were better than the cottages but without view. And there are some rope climbing activities and other sports to keep you busy. The problem we faced was language and food. we did not get anything to eat there at 5:30, only thing available was TEA.
Its definitely a worth weekend trip for a romantic trip away from city and hussle bussle.
PS: Make sure you book the bungalows way in advance before reaching there. They are always booked. :) have a safe trip!!