10 Days South India Temple Tour Package

Temple Tour of South India

Day 1 - Arrival at Bangalore

Your South India Temple Tour begins with your arrival at the Bangalore international airport, where you are greeted by our representative who will ensure that you get settled in your hotel comfortably.

Your afternoon is at leisure and you can make a visit to the local market on your own or with your driver.

Overnight at the Hotel Ramada Bangalore.

Day 2 - Sightseeing in Bangalore and drive from Bangalore to Hassan ( 185 Kms/3 Hours)

After breakfast, your personal chauffeur and guide will take you for a city tour covering places like the Bangalore Fort, Vidhan Saudha, the Bull Temple, Cubbon Park, Lal Bagh and many more.

After the sightseeing, they will assist you with the checkout formalities and then drive you to the city of Hassan.

Overnight at the Hotel Riverdale Hassan.

Day 3 - Hassan – Belur – Halebid - Hassan

After breakfast, and excursion of Belur and Halebid to explore the exciting history and visit magnificent temples of these two places. Both places are an excellent examples of Hoysala era temple architecture.

At Belur, Chenna Kesava Temple is the main attraction of splendid south Indian architecture and inside the complex it offers interesting sites to experience.

Halebid is just 16 Kms from Belur the Hoysaleswara temple is the earkmark which was built in 1152 and is dedicated to Shiva. Another important temples are Shantaleswara Temple and Kedareswara Temple.

Overnight at the Hotel Riverdale Hassan.

Day 4 - Hassan – Sravanabelgola – Hassan ( 51 Kms one way)

After breakfast , An excursion to Sravanaelgola with your tour guide. Here you will witness the grand and impressive statue of Gometeshwara which is 57 ft tall of the Jain ascetic, Bahubali who is the first Jain Tirthankara and attained Moksha.It is designed with a single rock and can be seen even from a longer distance.

You can also visit Doddagaddavalli,a Temple of Lakshmi which is in between Hassan and Belur.

Later in the evening,you return to Hassan after an exciting sightseeing for relax.

Overnight at the Hotel Riverdale Hassan.

Day 5 - Hassan – Badami( 325 Kms/5 Hours)

After breakfast, drive to Badami and once reach here, get comfortable settled at your hotel.

Badami means "Colours of Almond" is a small village but known for Cave Temples.

Later in the afternoon, visit Cave Temples which are dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Adinath. There are total 4 Caves which allows you to experience the whole Badami. In the rest of time, you can spend to look at the Archaeological Museum, Bhuthanatha Temples,Jambulinga and Virupaksha Temples and Malegitti Shivalaya.

Overnight at the The Heritage Resort, Badami.

Day 6 - Badami – Pattadakal – Aihole – Badami

After breakfast,an excursion to the following places are planned for you.

Pattadakal (29 Kms) is a world heritage site are famous for its remarkable chiselled temples .It is a huge complex with total 10 temples dated from 7th to 9th Century A.D. The major temples are Rashtrakuta Jain Temple, Kaddi Siddesvara Temple, Galaganatha Shrine . The Jambulinga Temple is small temple which reflects the orrisa's temple architecture which manifest tapered Shikharas.The another temple, the Papanath Temple is considered to be the oldest dating to 8th Century. It is a must see temple since the ceilings and walls are carved very beautifully.

Aihole (44 kms) was a university town which contributed to flourish culture, art and education.Once reached here, you visit the Durga Complex which has numerous temples like Lad Khan Temple, Gaudhar Gudi and Chikki Gudi. The Bhagvati Temple apparent from Chalukya Architecture and its doorways are highly ornated.A Buddhist ruin is a must see structure in this city which is dated from 6th Century.

After an exciting sightseeing , your return to Badami.

Overnight at The Heritage Resort, Badami..

Day 7 - Badami - Hospet – Hampi

After breakfast, drive to Hospet . It is very close to Hampi which is a heritage site .

Later a half day visit of Hampi is scheduled for you.Here you will see the ancient Virupaksha Temple,Virupakshapura and Krishnapura, Hemakuta Hill, Kodanda Rama Temple, Vittala Temple.

Overnight at The Hotel Hampi International. .

Day 8 - Hospet – Mysore (330 Kms/ 6 Hours)

After breakfast , You are headed towards Mysore. The rest of the day is at leisure or visit the local market on your own to buy fragrances, Sandal Soap which are famous from Mysore City.

Overnight at The Hotel Country Inn and Suites by Carlson Mysore.

Day 9 - Sightseeing in Mysore and Journey from Mysore to Bangalore ( 147 Kms/2.5 Hours)

After breakfast, your personal chauffeur and guide will take you for a city tour covering places like the Tipu Sultan’s fort, Maharaja’s Palace, Chamundeswari Temple,St. Philomena's Church and Rail Museum.

After the sightseeing, they will assist you with the checkout formalities and then you drive to Bangalore.

Overnight at the Hotel Ramada Bangalore..

Day 10 - Departure from Bangalore

The morning is at leisure and you can make a visit to the local market on your own.

Later in the day, depending on your flight schedule, you will be greeted by our representatives to help you out with the checkout formalities, followed by your transfer to the Bangalore airport for your flight home..

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