Tour
Duration : 9 Nights/ 10 Days
Places to Visit :
Bangalore- Mysore - Chikmagalur - Hospet -Badani -
Goa - MumbaiDay 1 : Arrive BangaloreArrive
Bangalore International airport. On arrival, you will be met by our
representative and transferred to the hotel.
Overnight
at the hotel.
Day 2 : BangaloreMorning 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 - ChikmanglurMorning 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.
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