If there's any holiday resort or weekend getaway Mother Nature has built meticulously, it is Nandi Hills and its surroundings. A hill station built by Ganga Dynasty and later achieved fame as Tippu's Summer Retreat, Nandi Hills is 10 km from Chikkaballapur Town and around 30 mins drive from Bangalore City in Karnataka State. Named as Nandi Hills, probably since the hills resemble a sleeping bull, it is the captivating view of sunrise here that makes tourists flock in droves. Rich in vegetation and hence a natural factory producing abundant oxygen, it is home to a number of species of birds. No wonder, Nandi Hills is a favourite of trekkers and mountaineers as well.