Bewitching Ruins Trail is a 3 days & 2 nights tour from Bangalore to Hampi. Key highlights include climbing the magnificent Chitradurga Fort, exploring the ruins of Vijayanagarempire at Hampi and hitting the Ramayana trail at Kishkinda. This trip covers stay, activities, private vehicle and services of a full time tour guide.
Day 1
The tour starts from Bangalore at 6 am. A car with pick you up.
We take the NH-4 towards Chitradurga, the fort town located 200 KMs away. We take a short break after a ride of 70 KMs for breakfast at Tumkur, town famous for growing coconuts, millets, rice, pulses, arecanut and oil seeds. We will reach Chitradurga around 10am. Chitradurga is an ancient town and was part of the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka the Great, in the 3rd century BC. Chitradurga Fort covers an area of 1500 acres and its walls cover a distance of 8 KMs. The fort wasbuit in stages between 14th and 18th centuries by different dynasties like the Rashtrakutas, Chalukyas, Hoysalas and Nayaks. It is a fascinating experience to explore this fort with its seven concentric fortification walls, 19 gateways, 38 posterior entrances, 35 secret pathways, four invisible passages, water tanks and 2000 watch towers! Post lunch, we ride 143 KMs to reach Hampi by 430 pm. Overnight stay is at Hampi.
Day 2
After breakfast, we will visit the magnificent Virupaksha temple It is from the Hoysala period and is the oldest temple in Hampi. The temple tower has eleven storeys and goes up 165 ft in height. The river Tungabhadra flows inside through a canal.
King’s Balance is the next destination.This is a huge stone frame east of PurandaraMantapa. A stone beam is placed on two pillars of stone. Legend has it that the generous Kings of Vijayanagara used to weigh them with gold and gems and distribute it among the poor.
VijayaVittala temple is probably the grandest masterpiece around. It is constructed on a polyhedron foundation. Right at the front is the world renowned stone chariot made of rough quartz. You will spot figures of soldiers, hunters and even foreign visitors like Portuguese and Arabs etched on the chariot. The musical pillars of the temple are probably one of the greatest work of art by mankind.
BadaviLinga is the biggest of all lingas in Hampi. It is made of black stone and rises 12 feet in height. A canal passes through it and hence it’s always in water.
You can find the biggest idol of Hampi, a few feet from BadaviLinga. UgraNarasimha is 22 feet in height and was carved by a Brahmin during Krishnadevaraya’s time. There is a serpent with open hood at the back of the head
Day 3
After an early breakfast we visit Anjanadri hill, the birth place of Lord Hanuman. A guide will show us where all the key events of Ramayana happened at Kishkinda. He will tell us stories and legends pertaining to the places we visit. In fact it is here at Rishyamukha hills that Lord Rama meets Hanuman for the first time as he is looking for his kidnapped wife, Sita. Pampa Sarovara is another highlight of this tour where Rama met the old woman Shabari who advised him to seek Hanuman. We will also see the legendary Sugreeva’s cave where an interesting episode happened in Ramayana which altered the course of events to follow.
We will finish Kishkinda by 11:30am and start back for Bangalore. The distance of 340 KMs would be covered in 7 hours including a Lunch break. We would reach Bangalore by 7:30 PM. End of Tour.
Exclusions
Food.
Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, tips & gratuity, mineral water, soft & hard drinks.
Travel insurance.
Anything not mentioned in inclusions
Cancellation Policy
In the event of cancellation of tour / travel services due to any avoidable / unavoidable reason/s we must be notified of the same in writing. Cancellation charges will be effective from the date we receive advice in writing, and cancellation charges would be as follows: 60 days prior to arrival: 10% of the Tour / service cost 45 days prior to arrival: 20% of the Tour / service cost 15 days prior to arrival: 25% of the Tour / service cost 07 days prior to arrival: 50% of the Tour / service cost.
Less than 72 hours or No Show: No Refund In case of Special Trains Journeys and peak season hotel bookings a separate cancellation policy is applicable (which can be advised as and when required).
Some cancellation and refund policies are out of our tender: Refund for hotel payment will follow the hotel’s cancellation policy Train tickets cancellations will follow the Railway’s policy Flight tickets cancellations will follow the airlines company policy In case you cancel the trip after commencement, refund would be restricted to a limited amount only which too would depend on the amount that we would be able to recover from the hoteliers/ contractors we patronize. For unused hotel accommodation, chartered transportation & missed meals etc. we do not bear any responsibility to refund.
Our Liabilities & Limitations: Please note that after the finalization of the Tour/ service cost, if there are any Hike in entrance fees of monuments
Note
Rates are not applicable for the Long Weekends, Public Holidays & Festive Occasions.
