The state's cultural capital, Mysuru, about 150 km from Bengaluru by road, is known the world over for its Dasara festival procession and tourist spots like Brindavan Garden, Butterfly Park, Ambi Vilas Palace and hilltop Chamundeshwari temple. It is also a gateway for adventure tourists going for river rafting at Dubare, to the elephant camp and coffee estates in Coorg, besides Bandipur and Nagarhole wildlife sanctuaries.