Things to do in Hampi, Karnataka: The Best Historical & Heritage Tours

Bewitching Ruins Trail is a 4 day guided experiential tour to Hampi, Badami, Pattadakal & Aihole. Key highlights include exploring the ruins of Vijayanagar empire at Hampi, magnificent temples of Hampi, remarkable sculptures,  village experience & cave paintings at Anegundi, riding a coracle on the Tungabhadra river and exploring the caves temples of Badami, Aihole & Pattadakal.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Guide, 3 nights accommodation, All taxes, fees and handling charges, Breakfast, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Exclusions: Lunch, Dinner

In this 2 day tour, we experience Hampi the world heritage site with the ruins of the great Vijayanagara Empire. Even though the once proud city of victory lies in ruins today, it has a sense of timelessness. Over the 2 days we will go back in time and relive life in the 15th century when this empire was at its zentih.  We will explore magnificent temples with musical pillars, gigantic works of art carved out of stone, royal quarters, palaces and cave paintings that go back to the Iron Age.  You can call this UNESCO world heritage site as one of the world’s largest open air museums.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Overnight accommodation on double occupancy, All taxes, fees and handling charges, Breakfast, Local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private car

Exclusions: Lunch, Dinner

One of the most valuable cities in India, Bangalore is called Silicon Valley of India. Beautiful parks, picturesque lakes, and pleasant weather make it a great tourist place and experiences footfall round the year. If you are in this third largest city, you cannot miss this tour. About 350kms from Bangalore is Hampi. Hampi is also called as The City of Ruins and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Beautiful Temples, bustling street markets, bastions, and ancient monuments are all ready to take your heart away. All the places covered in this tour are handpicked and will truly mesmerise you. Visit the city and explore its rich heritage and culture and learn a lot about its history. Book now and be left with a lot of memories that are worth sharing. Day One Pick-up Timings: 6:00 am

Inclusions: Pick-up and drop-off from your city hotel in Bangalore, Transportation - Roundall transfers, sightseeing in a private air conditioner Car, English Speaking Driver, All currently applicable taxes-Toll Taxes & Interstate Taxes, Experienced guide

Exclusions: Entry Tickets, Parking Charges

In this 3 day tour, we will fly in from Bangalore and visit the World Heritage Site of ancient Vijayanagara Empire at Hampi. One of the richest cities in the world in the 15th century, Hampi is the world's largest open air museum. Relive the golden era of the Vijaynagara empire by exploring the Royal enclosures, Queen's bath, Elephant stables and Palaces. We will visit magnificent temples like Virupaksha which has a river flowing through it, Vijaya Vittala with its legendary musical pillars, Ugra Narasimha and Hazara Rama. Enjoy the scenery through a serene ride on a coracle over the Tungabhadra river. Explore ancient cave paintings and village life at Anegundi

Inclusions: 2 nights accommodation, All taxes, fees and handling charges, Breakfast, Guide, Car while at Hampi, Return flight from Bangalore

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Any activities like Coracle boat ride

In this South India tour over 15 days, guests will experience the unique culture of the 3 South Indian States of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. We will explore the architectural marvels built by patron Kings over the last 1000 years. We will also unravel the mysteries behind colourful rituals in magnificent temples. World heritage monuments of Mahabalipuram, Brihadeswar temple as well as Hampi will be the key highlights. The tour also includes a blissful 24 hours on a house boat in Kerala over the backwaters of the Arabian Sea!

Inclusions: Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Dinner, Private car, 13 nights accommodation in hotels, 24 hours in houseboat with all meals in Alleppey, Guide, All entrance charges

Exclusions: Food and beverages, Activities like boating

Bewitching Ruins Trail, Badami & Hampi tour is a 6 nights/ 7 days guided experiential tour to Hampi, Badami, Pattadakal & Aihole. Key highlights include climbing the magnificent Chitradurga Fort, visit to a unique Sloth Bear sanctuary, exploring the ruins of Vijayanagar empire at Hampi, hitting the Ramayana trail at Kishkinda, village experience at Anegundi, riding a coracle on the Tungabhadra river and exploring the caves temples of Badami, Aihole & Patadakal.

Inclusions: 6 nights accommodation, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Local guide, Private car

Exclusions: Food and drinks

Book this 2-night trip to Hampi and Hospet from Bangalore with a knowledgeable guide and transport by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi with its archeologically significant structures located amidst a mesmerizing boulder-strewn landscape. The site is home to numerous aesthetically pleasing temples with intricate stone work. Hospet and Hampi are essentially the site of the ruins of the medieval city of Vijayanagara.

Inclusions: Breakfast, 2 nights accommodation, Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Professional guide, Bottled water, Carbon offset certificate

Exclusions: Gratuities

Your smiling professional licensed guide/historian born, lived in Hampi for 46 years reports with local Tuk Tuk at your Hampi stay to start lingering with the fairy tales of irascible gods and monkey kings, where the evocative ruins encourage notions of fantasy, bring the past to life and make the unreal real. Start the tour from the flowing river banks by visiting living shrine Virupaksha Temple and be blessed by Temple Elephant. Further explore the great Indian epic, the Ramayana, part of which had happened right here, along these riverbanks. Hampi, the carnival of carvings is an Austere, Grandiose UNESCO site, an area of nearly 26 sq km, enclosed by seven lines of fortifications with more than 1600 surviving remains of Gods and creatures, The presumptuous veggie lunch will be served on Banana leaves. Further continue to experience the coracle ride on flowing river Tungabhadra. Witness the sun set and final photo shot of the disappearing kingdom . Must visit place in life time.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Bottled water, Lunch (veg), Professional historian guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only), Guaranteed to skip the long lines, cocunut water, Local Tuk Tuk

Exclusions: Gratuities

The UNESCO recognized World Heritage Site located by the Tungabhadra river is easily accessible and is a must visit place given how Hampi, the capital of Vijayanagara Empire, is known to be one of those places in India for its archaeological significance. Temples with ancient Vijayanagara Empire history-a vastly powerful Hindu empire, engraved in the walls, mountains with mesmerizing sunrise and sunset views, ruins of palaces, the famous huge Stone Chariot that stands magnificent in front of the Vittala Temple Site, the 14ft high statue of Lord Ganesha known as Kadalekalu Ganesha are some of the must-visit places in and around Hampi. We let you explore this site comfortably from Bangalore

Inclusions: Breakfast, 02 nights accomodation in budget profesional hotles, Local guide at the hampi group of monuments only, Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: any major meal, Monument entry fees are payable directly on the spot basis

This historic tour begins in I Tech city Bangalore and proceed to the former princely state Mysore rich in Imperial heritage. Visit intrinsically Hindu collection of temples at Belure, Halebidu, Hampi, Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal, and the ancient Vijayanagar Empire to see some of India's most intricate historical stone carvings. At the end of your explorations through history, unwind yourself in Goa, renowned for its endless beaches, places of worship and world heritage architecture.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Garland welcome and assistance on arrival at airport, 10-nights / 11-days accommodation in below offered hotels or similar (standard room), Deluxe Air-conditioned private vehicle with English speaking chauffeur as per tour program., Monuments Entrances of sightseeing places mentioned in the itinerary , Activities charges mentioned in the itinerary., Government licensed English speaking tour guide on sightseeing days (local guide in each city), Applicable GST (government taxes).

Exclusions: Any air fare, Main Meals, Lunch or dinner unless mentioned, Expenses of personal nature like liquor, laundry, tips, telephone, fax, internet etc., Or anything not mentioned above.