Tour Duration : 9 Nights/ 10 Days
Places to Visit : Bangalore- Mysore - Chikmagalur
- Hospet -Badani - Goa - Mumbai
Day 1 : Arrive Bangalore
Arrive Bangalore International airport. On arrival, you will be met by our
representative and transferred to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2 : Bangalore
Morning sightseeing of Bangalore city. Visit the beautiful botanical
gardens of 'Lal Bagh', the 'Nandi Bull Temple', the impressive
building of the 'Vidhana Souda' (Secretariat). Continue onwards to
the 'Palace of Tipu Sultan'. It was started by Hyder Ali and completed by
Tipu Sultan. One of the three summer palaces built by the two Mysore rulers,
it is made entirely of wood, except for the internal pillar supports.
Afternoon at leisure for your own activities.
Overnight at the hotel
Day 3: Bangalore - Mysore
Morning drive to Mysore (127 kms). On arrival check-in at the hotel.
Afternoon at leisure for your own activities.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 4 : Mysore
Morning visit the beautiful city of Mysore, that is known for its fine
craftsmenship in wood, ivory, sandal-wood and for its silk. Visit the Maharaja's
Palace, which is lavishly decorated in a mixture of styles. Also visit the
Zoological Garden, Mysore Arts & Crafts centre and then proceed to the
Chamundi Temple on a hill above the city.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day
5 : Mysore - Chikmanglur
Morning drive to the beautiful town of Chikmagalur. Nestled in the Baba Budan
hills, Chikmagalur is a calm, serene town full of scenic surprises .hills,
valleys, streams and snow-white coffee blossoms.
On arrival, check-in at the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6 : Chikmagalur - Hospet
Morning drive to Hospet. On arrival, check-in at the hotel.
Afternoon visit Hampi- A world heritage centre, Hampi is the most beautiful
and evocative of all the ruins in Karnataka. The erstwhile capital of Vijayanagara
kingdom, Hampi is full of delightful surprises. Like the King's balance where
kings were weighed against grain, gold or money which was then distributed
to the poor, the Queen's bath with its arched corridors, projecting balconies
and the lotus-shaped fountains that once sprayed perfumed water, the two storied
Lotus Mahal with recessed archways, the huge Elephant stables, the splendid
Vithala temple with its musical pillars and the stone chariot, the Virupaksha
temple - still used for worship, Ugra Narasimha the 6.7m tall monolith. The
Pushkarini Tank and the Mahanavami Dibba and many other interesting sites
that are still being excavated.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day
7 : Hospet - Badami
Morning drive to Badami (103 km).
Badami once the former second capital of the Chalukya dynasty. Here
the cave temples are hewn out of solid rock, in a magical setting of hills
above a lovely reservoir.
On arrival, visit the Aihole and Pattadakal.
Aihole - famous as the cradle of Indian temple architecture - has over
125 temples, all intricately carved and rich in detail. The oldest temple
here, is perhaps the 5th century Lad Khan.
Pattadakal has 10 major temples representing early Chaalukyan architecture.
It lies on the banks of the river Malaprabha and used to be the place where
the Chalukyan Kings (7 to 9 century) were crowned.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8 : Poovar
Full day at leisure for your own activities.
Day 9 : Badami - Goa
Morning drive to Goa (198 km).
On arrival, check-in at the hotel.
Afternoon at leisure for your own activities.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 10 : Goa
Full day at leisure for your own activities.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11 : Goa - Mumbai - Out
Morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Mumbai. Depart Mumbai.
