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South India Cultural Tour
Duration:
14 Nights / 15 Days
Places Covered:
Bangalore
- Mysore - Somnathpur - Sravanabelgola - Hassan - Hospet
- Pattadakal - Aihole - Badami - Goa - Mumbai
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Day 1: Bangalore
Fly from your country to Bombay or Bangalore. Arrive
Bangalore, greet at airport by our representative.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 2: Bangalore (by flight)
Full day sightseeing of Bangalore - city of gardens,
the capital of Karnataka, situated at the altitude of
914 MSL. Visit most modern markets in India at M.G.
Road, Brigade Road, Legislative Assembly in the
afternoon. Later visit Lal Bagh garden laid out during
the 18th century by Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan and
covering an area of 240 acres. It has one of the
largest collections of rare tropical and sub-tropical
plants in India besides having century-old trees,
fountains, terraces, lotus pools, a rose garden and a
deer park. Return to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 3: Bangalore/Mysore (145 Km, 3 hours)
Drive to Mysore enroute visit the summer palace of
Tipu Sultan (tiger of Mysore). Continue drive to
Mysore, once the capital and today the second most
important city of Karnataka. Arrive and check in at
hotel. Visit in the afternoon Mysore's impressive
monuments Maharaja's Palace, Chamunda Devi temple.
Return to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 4: Mysore/Somnathpur/Mysore
Drive to Somnathpur after breakfast to visit 13th
century Shiva Temple built by Hoyasala Kings. Later
drive to Srirangapatnam to visit summer palace and
tomb of Tipu Sultan. Return to Mysore for overnight
stay.
Day 5: Mysore/Sravanabelgola/Hassan (150 km, 4
hours)
Morning leave for Hassan, visit Sravanabelgola Jain
temple on the way, atop of the hill with five hundred
steps cut out of rock lead to the summit and the
colossal statue of Lord Gomateswara, which is 1705
meters high. It is nearly eighteen hundred years old.
Continue drive to Hassan, arrive and check in at
hotel. Afternoon drive and visit Belur temple of
Vishnu built in 1117A.D. by the Hoyasala king
Vishnuvardhan. Later visit Helebid Shiva temple built
in 13th century. Return to Hassan for overnight stay.
Day 6: Hassan/Hospet (350 km, 7 hours)
Morning leave for Hospet, arrive and check in at hotel
for overnight stay.
Day 7: Hospet/Hampi/Hospet (day trip)
Leave for Hampi after breakfast, where in lie the
ruins of the famous capital of the Vijayanager Empire,
once abundant in wealth, military prowess, aesthetics
and culture. The ruins spread over an area of nearly
26 sq km, include temples, pavilions, baths and
places. The Pampapati Swami temple with its many
tiered phramidal tower crests above the others. The
Vittala Temple has 56 pillars, each of which produces
a different musical note when tapped. Return to hotel
at Hospet for overnight stay.
Day 8: Hospet/Pattadakal/Aihole/Badami
(by flight)
Morning leave for Badami, visit ancient temples of
Aihole. These two towns are situated within a few
kilometers of one another. The cradle of Hindu temple
architecture, there are as many as 70 temples of which
30 lie in a single enclosure at Aihole. The Durga
temple with its pyramidal roof has some remarkable
sculpture and the Jain Meguli temple is constructed at
630 small stone blocks. The Jain cave temple hewn out
of solid rock of Badami, once a flourishing capital of
the Chalukyas belong to 550 A.D. The columns and
ceiling are so finely executed that it is difficult to
believe that these caves were once dug out. Arrive &
check in at Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 9 - Day 14: Badami/Goa (190 km, 5 hours)
Morning leave for Goa, arrive and check in at hotel
till day 15 to enjoy the sea beach.
Day 15: Goa/Mumbai (by flight)
Transfer to Goa airport to board flight for Mumbai,
arrive and day free for personal activities. Late
evening transfer to Mumbai international airport to
board flight back to your country.
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