Best of
South India Holiday Tour
Destination
: Banglore - Mysore - Hassan - Mahabalipuram - Pondicherry
- Tanjore - Rameshwaram - Madurai - Kodikanal - Trichur - Cochin - Bombay -
Delhi - Amsterdam
Duration: 14Days / 15 Days
Day
01 : Arrive Bangalore
Arrive Bangalore. Meeting/assistance at airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 02 : Bangalore
Morning breakfast at hotel and leave for half day city tour of Bangalore visiting
Vidhan Soudha, the Legislative Assembly, famed for its massive carved sandalwood
doors and the Lal Bagh, a botanical garden boasting one of the largest Banyan
trees in Asia. Rest of the day free for independent activities. Overnight at
hotel.
Day 03: Bangalore/Mysore (135 kms/3hrs)
Morning breakfast at hotel and drive to Mysore enroute visit Srirangapatanam
is imposing temple of another Hindu deity Rangnath, anaspect of Lord Vishnu
and the splendour of Tipu sultan's summer Palace. Thereafter continue your drive
to Mysore upon arrival check in at hotel. Afternoon city tour of Mysore visiting
Tipu Sultan's museum & Palace, Brindaban Garden etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 : Mysore/Hassan (115 kms/2.5hrs)
Morning after leisure breakfast at hotel and drive to Hassan. Enroute visit
Sravanbelagola visiting The huge 17.7mtr high monolithic statue of first Jain
sage Gommateshwara Bahubali and Frescoes. Thereafter continue your drive to
Hassan upon arrival check in at hotel. Afternoon city tour of Hassan. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 05 : Hassan/Belur/Halebid
Morning breakfast at hotel and excursion to Belur and Halebid go together like
twin city and both were home to Hoysala dynasty visiting Cenna Kesava temple
and minuiiture shrines flank the steps to the ekatachala temple. Narashima Pillarwhich
used to rotate on its own axis and intricately carved mohini Pillar in Belur.
Thereafter visit Halebid visiting Ancient Hoysala sculpture & Architecture
Hoysaleswar Temple, Dikutachala Temple, Shantaleswra temple Kedareswara Temple
etc. return back to Hassan for Overnight stay.
Day 06 : Hassan/Hospet (255kms/6hrs)
Morning breakfast at hotel and drive to Hospet. Upon arrival check in at hotel.
Afternoon visit various temple of Hospet. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 : Hospet/Hampi/Hospet
Morning breakfast at hotel and excursion to Hampi capital of Vijaynagar. visiting
the crumbling ruins of temples, the broken dance of nymph, the impassive resistance
of fortifications, worn sculptress of demons, gods soldiers, elephant, snakes.
Vuithala temple, Hemkuta temple, Kadalkalu Ganesh temple, lotus Mahal etc. return
back to hotel for overnight stay.

Day 08 : Hospet/Badami (110 kms/2.5hrs)
Morning breakfast at hotel and drive to Badami once the capital of Chalukyas,
until they were ousted by Pallava king. Badami nestles amongst hills, which
enclose the healing waters of Bhuthanatha Lake. Upon arrival check in at hotel.
Afternoon city tour o Badami visiting the gigantic carvings on the walls of
the four cave temples of Four armed Vishnu, Shiva, shown in many forms as Natraja,
Ardhanareshwar, Bhuthanatha and as lingam, Krishna,and Jain deities of Mahavir,
Jain saint parsanatha and there are also some beautiful though faded frescos.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 09 : Badami/Pattadakal/Aihloe
Morning breakfast at hotel and excursion to Pattadakal and Aihole. Chalukya
has left a scattering of fine temples, all built with local pink sand stone,
the eighth century Virupaksha temple, Mallkiarjuna and papanatha temples decorated
with detailed scenes from the epics and the ninth century Jain temples. Later
visit to Aihole the first capital of Chalukyas and the city of Aryans visiting
Temple Lad khan dating back from AD 450 is probably Aihole's oldest building,
Temple of Durga, Hulchimalli temple dedicated to Hindu Gods Shiva, Vishnu and
Brahma, lower down the hill is Buddhist temple and one of the finest temples,
the Ravana Phadi, is carved out of sandstone. Return back to hotel for overnight
stay.
Day 10 : Badami/Bijapur (110kms/2.5hrs)
Morning breakfast at hotel and drive to Bijapur. Enroute visit Gol Gumbaz, the
great mausoleum of Ibrahim's successor Muhammad Adil Shah III. Thereafter continue
your drive to Bijapur upon arrival check in at hotel. Afternoon city tour of
Bijapur the great monuments built y Muslim rulers of Bijapur Adil Shah sultan's
are masterpieces of Islamic architecture, "city of Victory" is great
cannon known as the Malik-E-Maidan, Jama Masjid and Ibrahim Roza is said have
inspired the Taj Mahal. Overnight at hotel.
Day 11 : Bijapur/Goa (320 kms/7hrs)
Morning breakfast at hotel and drive to Goa. Upon arrival check in at hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 : Goa
Morning breakfast at hotel. Full day relax at beach. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 : Goa
Morning breakfast at hotel. Full dayrelax at beach. Overnight at hotel.
Day
14 : Goa/Bombay by flight
Morning breakfast at hotel. Intime meeting/assistance at hotel and transfer
to airport to board flight for Bombay. Arrive Bombay meeting/assistance at airport
and transfer to hotel. After wash and change city tour of Bombay visiting Chowpatti,
Gateway of India, Prince Wales Museum, Dhobi Ghat (open laundry), Malabar hill,
Hanging garden, Kamla Nehru park, Haji Ali Mosque, Marine drive (Queens
necklees) Mahalakshmi Temple etc. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 15 : Bombay onwards destination
Morning breakfast at hotel. Intime meeting/assistance at hotel and transfer
to airport to board return flight. Hotel check out at 1200 noon.
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