Tirupati Darshan Package Tours From Bangalore - Balaji Tour Packages

Tirupati Tour Packages are available from Bangalore for the people who want to go Tirupati and have darshan of Lord Venkateshwara Balaji. These packages are conducted keeping all the required services like travel, guide, darshan tickets and accommodation for fresh-up or stay depending on the duration of the package. The most popular tour package for Tirupati from Bangalore is one day bus package. The bus packages are provided by a number of public sector, private sector tour operators. One day IRCTC bus packages which are conducted by private operators, KSRTC, KSTDC and APTDC packages which are conducted by respective public transport companies. Even the private operators obtain darshan passes through these government agencies like IRCTC and APTDC.

Tirupati Darshan Package Tours From Bangalore - Balaji Tour Packages

The timings and itinerary of one day bus packages to Tirupati are similar. The buses  start from Bangalore around 9:00 PM from Bangalore. Passengers can check the boarding points while booking the tickets. Everyone provides online booking facilities to book the package. After picking up the passengers from different pickup locations, the buses travel and reach Tirupati the next day morning around 4:00 AM.

Fresh-up accommodation will be provided in a hotel. Going through online reviews, one can say that the accommodation provided is better with private operators.  After fresh-up either the pilgrims will be taken to Padmavathi Devi darshan or will be provided with breakfast. Some operators include the cost of the food in the ticket itself and some of them collect it separately. Then the pilgrims will have Padmavathi Devi darshan which is located in Tirupati.

After the darshan of goddess Padmavati Devi, the pilgrims travel to Tirumala and will reach Tirumala Hills by APSRTC bus.  Private buses are not allowed to climb the Tirumala Hills. En route, there will be check post near Alipiri where all vehicles are checked for security purposes. Alcohol, cigarettes, meat advertising materials etc will be confiscated. Once the pilgrims reach Tirumala, the guide will help them deposit their electronic gadgets safely at some place. The guide will collect and give the darshan passes to the pilgrims.

While going to darshan, pilgrims should note that there is dress code which needs to be strictly followed. Men should wear dothi with formal shirt or kurta pyjama. Women should wear saree or chudidhar with dupatta. No modern or western dresses including pants will be permitted.  Everyone should carry an original ID card. Darshan will take around 3 hours. After darshan each person will get two prasadam laddus. Pilgrims will return back to the hotel, have lunch and around 3:00 PM start their  journey back to Bangalore. They will reach Bangalore around 9:00 PM.

These daily bus packages are designed keeping in mind that the darshan of Lord Balaji is the primary objective. So, the packages are available on all days when the darshan passes are available to the respective government agencies. Each travel agency will be provided limited number of darshan passes. Packages will not be arranged during special pooja days and the days when the crowd will be too heavy like Brahmosthavam days.