ATR Morritt Farm Holidays is a 100 year old working Farm-Stay located at Kolar Gold Fields, 90 kms from Bangalore (Karnataka, India) on the Bangalore - Tirupati Route.  

Set amidst a working farm, Morritt Farm Holidays offers a glimpse of a relaxed country life with all the comforts of a modern hotel. While adults can relax, there is enough activities for kids to stay interested and enchanted.  

Kolar is a famous Gold mining town and home to interesting places such as:

• Majestic European Bungalows and Mining Shafts

• Kurudumale, Bangaru Chikka Tirupathi and Kotilingeshwara 

• Budi Kote (Birth Place of Hyder Ali) 

• Vast expanse of Grasslands with their rich flora and fauna (like the famous Black-Buck)

• Kolar Gold Fields.

Activities

• Fishing: Fishing at the Farm Dam

• Organic Farming Demonstration: Preparing the Fields for sowing

• Farming Activities: Power Tilling Demo, Banana Plantation Tour, OUTSIDE THE FARM 

• Black-Buck Safari: Black Bucks at Maneka Gandhi Black Buck Foundation

• Trekking: Markandeya Betta 

• Mining Tour: First Gold Mining Town in India with Deepest Mining Shaft in the World.

• Heritage Tour: Koti-Linga(1 Crore Lingas), Budikote (Hyder Ali's Birth Place)

• Bethmangala (100yr old water Filteration Unit)

Distance : Tirupati : 135 kms

Directions : Bangalore > K.R. Puram > Hoskote > Kolar > Right Turn after railway level crossing > Bangarpet > Bharath Nagar >  Bethamangala Road > 500 Mtrs (Look for Morritt Farm Holidays Sign Board) > Turn Left for Morritt Farm Holidays.

Kolar is an ex-Bangalore weekend getaway and visited as a part of itinerary between Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Tirupati.