December to Remember Tourism Fest from tomorrow

Mysuru :

‘Vihar Utsav,’ a three-day boating festival has been organised by Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) at Karanji Lake in city from Dec. 26. It is an opportunity for the visitors to take a boat ride in the lake located at the foothills of Chamundi Hill.

It is extending discounts for adults and children to get them to visit the lake when they are in the city this festival season. The charges for boat ride are Rs.20 for adults and Rs.10 for kids. Given that the Utsav is scheduled during the extended holiday season, it is likely to attract travellers in hordes.

Vihar Utsav is part of the Mysuru Utsav, the tourism promotion activity undertaken by the District Administration along with Tourism Department which will be launched tomorrow.

The event also includes heritage walks, adventure sports like walking from the foot of Chamundi Hill to the Hill shrine. A women band from Switzerland is also scheduled to perform at the Balaram Gate of the Mysuru Palace as part of the festival.

It may be recalled, during the Dasara season, DC C. Shikha had tasked Executive Director of Mysuru Zoo B.P. Ravi to work out details for a single-ticket entry pass system, designed to cut down the time taken to get entry tickets at places of tourist interest in the city and its surroundings.

Karanji lake attracts 1,000 visitors a day. During 2013-14, it attracted 3.19 lakh visitors, raising Rs. 73.21 lakh in revenue for the Zoo.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News  /  Wednesday , December 24th, 2014