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Gateway Of India & South India
Mumbai-> | Goa ->|Badami->|Aihole-> |Pattadakal-> | Hospet-
Hampi> |Hassan-> |Belur->|Halebid-> | Sravanabelagola->|Mysore|->
Bangalore ->| Goa |-> Mumbai->17 Day
 Take a trip to busiest
Indian metro Mumbai (Bombay) and then onwards to world heritage monuments
and see of Maharajas and the Beauty full Sandy beaches, you will enjoy
them all while you enter through Gateway of India.
Day 01: Mumbai (Bombay):
Arrive Bombay airport, transfer to the hotel. Check in and relax.
Day 02:
Mumbai(Bombay): Morning after taking breakfast
city tour of Mumbai , Hanging Garden, Malabar Hill, Marine Drive,
Chowpatty Beach , Prince of Wales Museum, Gateway of India, Flora
Fountain, Gateway of India and
more.
Day 03: Bombay to Goa on to Badami ( 340
kms ):
This afternoon fly to Goa. Arrive at the airport and get transferred to
Badami. Arrive Badami, check in and relax. Overnight at Badami.
Day 04: Badami /
Aihole / Pattadakal:
AIHOLE
 This village, 43 km from Badami , was the Chalukyan regional capital
between the 4th and 6th centuries. Here you can see
Hindu temple architecture in its embryonic stage, from the earliest
Ladkhan Temple to the later and more complex structures like the
Kunligudi and Durgigudi is particularly interesting, and
probably unique in India, being circular in shape and surmounted by a
primitive gopuram.
There are over 70 structures in and around this serene village which
are monuments to the vigorous experimentation in temple architecture
undertaken by the Chalukyans.
PATTADAKAL
This village, 16km from Badami, was not only the second capital of the
Badami Chalukyans, nut the lace where all coronations took place. It
reached the height of its glory during the 7th century and 8th
centuries, when most of the temples here were built.
Full day visit the rock temples of Badami, Aihole and Pattadakkal.
Overnight at Badami.
Day 05: Badami to Hospet ( 166 kms ):
 This morning drive from Badami to Hospet. Afternoon visit the Hampi
ruins. Overnight at Hospet.
Day 06 Hospet:
Many people who come to see the Vijayanagar ruins at
Hampi use Hospet as a base. It’s a fairly typical Karnataka country town
with dusty roads, plenty of bullock carts, bicycles, dilapidated buses,
and an unobtrusive industrial area near Tungabhadra Dam.
Morning re-visit the Hampi ruins. Afternoon free to relax. Overnight at
Hospet.
Day 07 Hospet to Hassan ( 343 kms ):
HASSAN
Hassan is probably the most convenient base from which to explore Belur,
Halebid and Sravanabelagola. It has little of interest, and is simply a
place for accommodation and transport.
This morning start early and drive towards Hassan. Arrive check in and
relax. Overnight at Hassan.
Day
08 Visit Belur & Halebid:
BELUR & HALEBID
 The Hoysala temples at Belur and Halebid (Halebeed, Halebidu), along
with the one at Somnathpur east of Mysore, are the cream of what remains
of one of the most artistically exuberant periods of Hindu cultural
development. The sculptural temple decoration even rivals those of
Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) and Konark (Orissa) or the best of European
Gothic art.
The Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebid was constructed about 10 years
after the temple at Belur, but despite 80 years labour was never
completed. Nevertheless, it is easily the most outstanding example of
Hoysala art. Every cm of the outside walls and much of the interior are
covered with an endless variety of Hindus deities, sages stylized animals
and birds, and friezes depicting the life and times of the Hoysala rulers.
No two are alike. Scenes which depict war, hunting, agricultural, music
and dance, and some very sensual sculptures explicitly portraying the
après-temple activities of the dancing girls, are all represented here,
together with two huge Nandis (Siva’s bull) and a monolithic Jain statue
of Gomateshvara.
The small museum adjacent to the temple has a collection of temple
sculptures and is open from 10 am to 5 pm. There is also a smaller temple,
the Kedareswara, at Halebid and, off the road to Hassan, a Jain temple.
At Belur, the Channekeshava Temple is the only one at the three
Hoysala sites still in daily use. Non – Hindus are allowed inside but not
into the inner sanctum. It is very similar to the others in design but
here much of the decoration has gone into the internal supporting pillars
and lintels, and the larger but still very guardian bests. As the Halebid,
the external walls are covered in friezes.
The other, lesser, Hoysala temples at Belur are the Channigaraya and the
Viranarayana.
The Halebid and Belur temples are open every day.
Full day visit to the famous granite carved temples of Belur and Halebid.
Overnight at Hassan.
Day 09: Drive Hassan to Mysore ( 175 kms ):
 SRAVANABELAGOLA
This is one of the oldest and most important Jain pilgrimage centres in
India, and the site of the huge 17-metre-high naked statue of Bahubali (Gomateshvara),
said to be the world’s tallest monolithic statue. It over-looks the town
of Sravanabelagola from the top of the rocky hill known as Indragiri and
is visible from quiet a distance. Its simplicity is in complete contrast
to the complexity of the sculptural work at the temples of Belur and
Halebid. The word Sravanabelagola means the Monk of the White Pond.
This morning drive from Hassan to Mysore, Enroute halt at the Holy Shrine
of SRAVANABELAGOLA, pay respects and rive onwards to Mysore.
Afternoon arrive check in and relax. Overnight at Mysore.
 Day 10:
Mysore:
Morning city tour of Mysore. Afternoon
excursion to Somnathpur. Overnight at Mysore.
Day 11: Mysore to Bangalore ( 140 kms ):
his morning drive to Bangalore. Arriver check in and
proceed for a city tour or just relax in the I. T. capital of India.
Overnight at Bangalore.
Day 12 : Fly
Bangalore to Goa:
This morning is free to relax. Afternoon fly to Goa.
Arrive Goa and transfer to the hotel Overnight at Goa.
Day 13,14,15 :Goa :
Sun , sand and seas are at your disposal to
relax and unwind before you complete the journey. Three Overnights at Goa.
Day 16: Fly Goa to Mumbai (Bombay):
Morning relax. Afternoon fly to Bombay. Arrive Bombay and transfer to the
hotel. Check in and relax.
Day 17 :Mumbai (Bombay) - fly back home :
Departure transfer to the airport for flight to onwards destination.
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