Cultural Tours
Hampi & Deccan 17 Heritage days
Private tour: 2nts Hyderabad • 1nt Bijapur • 1nt Badami • 2nts Hospet (Hampi) • 2nts Hassan (Belur, Halebid and Sravanabelagola) • 3nts Madikeri (Coorg) • 2nts Nagarhole National Park • 2nts Mysore • 1nt Bangalore
This tour takes you into the past though the extensive and elaborate stone ruins at Hampi, ancient Vijayanagar Kingdom, and the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Explore the cities of Hyderabad and Mysore; temples of Belur, Halebid, Sravanabelgola and wildlife of Nagarhole National Park.
Day 1 - Arrive Hyderabad. Arrive Hyderabad airport. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel for a 2 night stay.
Day 2 - Hyderabad. After breakfast visit Golconda Fort, return to Day 9 - Hassan to Madikeri (Coorg) 150 Km/5 hrs. Drive to Madikeri, Hyderabad via the Qutb Sahi tombs. During the afternoon visit the a place that is known as the ‘Scotland Of India’. Visit Madikeri Fort, famous Salar Jung Museum and Hyderabad markets. Abbey Falls, and Nisargadhama - known for its calm, serene beauty. Relax amongst forested hills and the Western Ghats for 3-nights Day 3 - Hyderabad to Bijapur via Gulbarga, 300 Km/9 hrs. Depart at Orange County Resort. Activities include Ayurvedic rejuvenation, early morning drive to Bijapur for an overnight stay. En route visit plantation tours, boating and swimming. Gulbarga Fort and Jumma Masjid with its elegant domes and arched columns reminiscent of the great mosque of Cordoba in Spain. Day 10 - Madikeri (Bylekuppe). Morning visit Dubare Elephant Camp. During the afternoon visit Gol Gumbaz, the magnificent mausoleum of After lunch visit Bylekuppe the second largest Tibetan settlement Muhammed Adil Shah in Bijapur. outside Tibet, complete with a Tibetan monastery with 4,500 monks, a Tibetan village and a flea market. Day 4 - Bijapur to Badami, 130 Km/4 hrs. Drive to Badami for a 1-night stay. En route visit Pattadakal and Aihole. Pattadakal is a Day 11 - Madikeri. Day at leisure. UNESCO World Heritage site and has 10 major temples representing the 8th century Chalukya architecture while Aihole is a town with as Day 12 - Madikeri to Nagarhole, 70 Km/1hr 30mins. Drive to Kings many as 70 temples dating back to the 6th-11th centuries. Sanctuary a luxury wildlife resort set in Nagarhole National Park, once the Maharaja’s reserved forest. In addition to the elephants, the Day 5 - Badami to Hospet (Hampi), 138 Km/4hrs. After park also has gaur (Indian bison), four horned antelope, sloth bears breakfast visit the cave temples of Badami and depart for Hospet for a and monkeys. Afternoon Jeep safari into Rajiv Gandhi National Park, 2 night stay. Afternoon at leisure. Nagarhole.
Day 6 - Hospet (Hampi). Full day sightseeing tour of Hampi. Must Day 13 - Nagarhole. Morning Jeep safari into the Nagarhole National sees in Hampi are King’s Palace, Mahanavami Dibba, Queens Bath, Park, followed by a boat cruise or elephant safari. Lotus Mahal, Elephant Stables, Pushkarni, Hazara Rama temple, Vithala Temple, Virupaksha temple, Lakshminarasimha, Badavilinga Day 14 - Nagarhole to Mysore, 80 Km/2 hrs. Late morning drive to and the Ganesha images. Return back to Hospet for your overnight Mysore for 2 night stay. Afternoon at leisure to explore Mysore at your stay. own pace.
Day 7 - Hospet to Hassan, 350 Km/8 hrs. After breakfast head Day 15 - Mysore. This morning see the huge Nandi Bull on towards Hassan for a 2-night stay. This afternoon visit Belur & Chamundi Hill and Maharaja of Mysore’s Palace. Halebid, a beautiful example of Hoyasala’s architecture. Famous of them is The Chennakeshava Temple, which took 103 years to Day 16 - Mysore to Bangalore via Srirangapatnam, 140 Km/4 hrs. complete. The temples of Halebid bear mute testimony to the rich, Drive to Bangalore en route visit Daria Daulat Bagh, the summer cultural heritage of Karnataka. palace of Tipu Sultan at Srirangapatnam.
Day 8 - Hassan (Sravanabelagola). Today you will see the Day 17 - Depart Bangalore. Transfer to the airport to board your splendour of Sravanabelagola. 51 kms south - east of Hassan, one onward flight. of the most important Jain Pilgrim centres. Here is the 17m high monolith of Lord Bahubali - the world’s tallest monolithic statue. Rest of the day you will remain free to explore the surroundings.
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