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Temples & Beaches of India
TEMPLES & BEACHES OF INDIA
Duration : 10 Days
Destination
: Bangalore - Mysore - Chikmagalur - Hospet - Badani - Goa - Mumbai
Day
01 : Arrive BangaloreArrive Bangalore International airport.
On arrival, you will be met by our representative and transferred to the
hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day
02 : 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
03: 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
04 : 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
05 : 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
06 : 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 07 : 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
08 : Poovar Full day at leisure for your own activities.
Day 09 : 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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