7 day guided tour from Bangalore to Hampi, Badami, Aihole & Pattadakal by car

Day 1 Impregnable fort enroute to Hampi

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   Chitradurga Fort

   3 hours Admission ticket included

   We will reach Chitradurga after a drive of 3.5 hours. The fort has seven concentric fortification walls, 19 gateways, 38 posterior entrances, 35 secret pathways, four invisible passages, water tanks and 2000 watch towers!

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   Group of Monuments at Hampi

   3 hours Admission ticket included

   Post lunch, we leave from Chitradurga for Hampi which is a 3.5 hours drive, and check in to our hotel by late evening.

Day 2 Royal structures and a Bear Sanctuary

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   Royal Enclosures

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   We will head towards the Royal structures of Hampi. Over the next couple of hours we will explore the courts and military structures of the once mighty Vijayanagar Empire.

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   Daroji Bear Sanctuary

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   Post lunch visit a fascinating sanctuary for the Indian Sloth Bear at Daroji. Spread over 5500 hectares Daroji Bear Sanctuary is home to 150 Bears and other animals like Leopards, Hyena, Jackals, Wild boars and many birds.

Day 3 Sacred Monuments of Hampi

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   6 hours Admission ticket included

   We spend the day walking around the sacred area along the Tungabhadra River. We will experience beautiful temples and market places which were built by Vijaynagara Kings to carry on commerce and trade.

Day 4 Ramayana Trail

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   6 hours Admission ticket included

   Today we start early at daybreak. We head to Anjanadri hill, the birth place of Lord Hanuman, for a glorious sunrise. After breakfast we visit Kishkinda, the legendary monkey kingdom mentioned in the great epic The Ramayana. Our guide will tell us stories and legends pertaining to the places we visit.

Day 5 Village expirience & Ancient cave paintings

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   Anegundi Fort

   6 hours Admission ticket included

   We spend the day at a leisurely pace around the villages surrounding the ruins of Hampi. We will ride on bikes and bullock carts as we explore lakes, canals and Iron age cave paintings in Anegundi village and other parts of the countryside.
   You will also be able to look at the local handicrafts which keeps the livelihood going for these folks.

Day 6 Caves temples at Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal

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   Aihole

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   We ride from Hampi to Aihole, located 3 hours away. There are more than a hundred stone temples from 5th century onwards to see.

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   Group of Monuments in Pattadakal

   1 hour Admission ticket included

   After Aihole, we move to Pattadakal located 14 KMs away. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is an epitome of the Visara style of architecture.

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   Badami Cave Temples

   2 hours Admission ticket included

   AfterPattadakal we drive for half an hour to the erstwhile capital of the Chalukya Kings, Badami. Located in a ravine at the foot of red sandstone hills Badami looks mesmerizing surrounded by the Agastya lake.

Day 7 Return journey to Bangalore

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   2 hours Admission ticket included

   We will drive back 450 KM today over 8 hours to return to Bangalore