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| 4WD154
:: Wonders
of Karnataka (South India) (15
days and 14 nights) |
| Tour Plan |
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Bangalore (3 nights) > Mysore (2 nights) >
Hassan (2 night) > Hospet (1 night) > Badami (2 nights) >
Bijapur (1 night) > Goa (3 nights) >
Mumbai |
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Destinations Covered in Tour |
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Bangalore >> The capital
of Karnataka. |
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Mysore >> The famous
capital of Tipu Sultan. |
| Hassan
>> Jain Pilgrimage, The 1000-year-old colossus 17 meters high
monolithic statue of Gomteshwara. |
| Hospet
>> once beautiful
capital city of Vijayanagar Empire. |
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Badami >>
6th Century AD Hindu and Jain temples. |
| Bijapur >> It was the
capital of the Adil Shah Kings who left a wealth of monuments.
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| Goa
>> The Beach
paradise. |
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| Tour Description |
| Day
01: Arrive Bangalore |
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From airport you will be transfer to your
hotel. visit the Lal Bagh, which has a variety of old trees,
fountains, lotus pools and an assortment of tropical and
sub-tropical herbs. Stay overnight at hotel. |
| Day
02: Bangalore-Explore Bangalore |
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After morning breakfast you will be taken to
visit the Nrithyagram Dance Village- India's only village for
classical dances with explanations of India's philosophy, Cubbon
Park, Bangalore Palace and Venkatappa Art Gallery. Stay night at
Bangalore. |
| Day 03: Explore Bangalore |
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In the morning you will be visit Lepakshi- an
important place of worship. The place has an irresistible attraction
to the tourist because of the fine architecture and paintings found
in the temples here. Tipu's Palace, ISKCON, Shiva Statue, Bull
temple, Aquarium and Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium. Stay Night at
Bangalore. |
| Day 04:
Bangalore - Mysore (195 Kms, 3-4 hrs drive) |
| After morning breakfast you will be drive to
Mysore. on the route you will be taken to visit Srirangapatnam to see the island fortress of Hyder Ali and
his son Tipu Sultan picturesquely located on the river Cauvery.
After arriving to Mysore check in to hotel and stay ovenight at
Mysore. |
| Day
05: Explore Mysore |
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In the morning after breakfast you will be
visit Saravana Belagola. This is one of the oldest and most
important Jain pilgrimage centers in India and the site of the huge
17mtr high naked statue of Bahubali (Gomateshwara),
Jayachanarajendra Art Gallery and the palace of the Maharaja built
in 1911-12. The palace is a harmonious synthesis of the Hindu and
saracenic styles of architecture with archways, domes, turrets,
colonnades and sculptures, which are magnificent. Stay night in
Mysore. |
| Day 06:
Mysore - Hassan (140 kms, 3-4 hrs drive) |
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After morning breakfast you will be drive to
hassan. on the route you will be taken to visit a Jain Pilgrimage,
Sravanbelagola. The 1000-year-old
colossus 17 meters high monolithic statue of Gomteshwara- the famous
Jain saint attracts pilgrims from all over India especially during
festival times. after arriving there stay overnight at Hassan.
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| Day
07: Explore Hassan |
| After morning breakfast you will be taken to
visit
Belur & Halebid One of
the finest specimens of Hoysala architecture. Its temple of Lord
Channakeshava is embellished with carvings, which have few equals in
the world. Stay overnight in Hassan. |
| Day 08: Hassan
– Hospet (330 kms, 6-7 hrs drive) |
| In the morning after breakfast you will be
drive to Hospet. after getting there transfer to hotel. after a
short leisure drive to Hampi -once beautiful capital city of
Vijayanagar Empire, holds many a delightful surprises. The most
famous is the King's Balance where Kings were weighed against gold
or money, which used to be distributed to the poor. and
the elephant stables, the Queen's bath, and carvings on the
Ramchandra temple, Lotus Mahal. Stay night at
Hospet. |
| Day
09: Hospet
- Badami (175 Kms, 3-4 hrs drive) |
| After morning
breakfast you will be drive to Badami- also known as Vatapi, rich
with Hindu and Jain temples carved out of sand stone hills. The
carved temples date back to the 6th century AD. Of these 3 is Hindu
and 1 is Jain. Sculptured out of solid rock those are
adorned with carvings. Stay night at Badami |
| Day
10: Explore
Badami |
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After morning breakfast you will be taken to
visit Pattadakal- referred to as Perigal, reached
its pinnacle of glory under the Chalukya Kings from 7th to 9th
centuries. The oldest in this group is the Sanghameswara Temple. and Visit some of the earliest and finest examples
of Dravidian temples and rock - cut caves. The forms and sculptural
work at these sites provided inspiration for the later Hindu empires
that rose and fell in the southern part of the peninsula before the
arrival of the Muslims. Stay overnight at Badami. |
| Day 11:
Badami – Bijapur (200 Kms, 3-4 hrs drive) |
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After breakfast take a drive to
Bijpur. It was the capital of the Adil Shah Kings
who left a wealth of monuments. visits the Gol Gumbaz whose dome is
the second largest in the world. An acoustical phenomenon has
resulted in a whisper into the dome on one side being magnified 12
times on the other side of the dome. Other buildings to see are
Ibrahim Rauza, Gagan Mahal, Bara Kaman etc. Stay night at
Bijpur. |
| Day
12: Bijapur –
Goa (337 Kms, 6-7 hrs drive) |
| In the morning
take breakfast and drive to Goa. After reaching there transfer to
hotel. Stay overnight at Goa. |
| Day 13: Explore Goa |
| Goa's beaches
are magnificent and you will find them extremely difficult to leave.
on the bank of beach you will find paradise and take sun bath,
play beach games. Stay night at Goa. |
| Day
14: Explore Goa |
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After breakfast you will be taken to tour of
beaches, which begins with the Queen of Goa's beaches Calangute-a
long stretch of clean sand of about 7 Km., then to Baga Beach
-famous for palm sands. Finally visit to the Mapusa Market noted for
its weekly Friday Bazaar where people from all over Goa buy and sell
goods. Then proceed to Vagtor Beach known as "The King of the
beaches" due to its majestic out-looks. On one side is the Chapora
port and on the other side, coconut trees dancing with the waves.
Stay overnight at Goa |
| Day 15:
Goa – Mumbai |
| After morning
breakfast take flight to mumbai for further departure. |
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