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.
