MAGICAL SOUTH & GOA ( ER 117)

Day 01 Mumbai-Bangalore (By flight)
Arrive Mumbai our representative will meet you at arrival lounge at the airport followed by flight to Bangalore.

Bangalore - Located 1000 m above sea level, this bustling capital city of Karnataka has a perpetual holiday atmosphere. Founded in 1537 by a local chieftain Kempe Gowd, Bangalore has seen much and imbibed even more from the people who have come to live in this cosmopolitan city. Bangalore is known as the city of draught beer. It is also known as the 'garden city' and the 'silicon valley' of India since it is the 'IT' capital of India.

Many trade fairs and exhibitions are held in the city throughout the year where the latest in information technology is displayed

Day 02 Banglore - Mysore
Breakfast at hotel. Depart for half-day city tour Vidhan sabha, Lalbagh gardens and Tipu's summer Palace followed by drive to Mysore. Overnight stay at hotel.

Mysore,the capital city of the Wodeyars has always enchanted its admirers with its quaint charm,rich heritage, magnificent palaces,beautifully laid-out gardens, imposing buildings,broad shady avenues and sacred temples. There's an old world charm about the city that reaches out and leaves no one untouched .
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Day 03 Mysore
After breakfast depart for city tour visiting Mysore Palace, Chamundi hills, Nandi bull and Brindaban Gardens. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 04 Mysore-Hassan
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.

Day 05 Hassan-Hospet
Breakfast at hotel. Depart for half-day city tour followed by drive to Hospet. On arrival transfer to hotel.

Day 06 Hospet
Afternoon visit Hampi. Hampi the once beautiful capital city of Vijayanagar empire and the greater than Rome, had palaces, temple and sculptures, spread all over. The city was razed to the ground by the sultanates of south in year 1565. Some of the interesting ruins remaining are the Virupaksha, Vittala and Hazara Rama temples huge Ganesha & Narasimha images, the elephant stables, the Queen's bath, carvings on the Ramachandra temple, lotus Mahal.Overnight stay at hotel.

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Day 07 Hospet-Badami
After breakfast drive to Badami via Aihole and Pattadakal. Aihole is the cradle of stone temple architecture of the southern Dravida school. The oldest temple, lad khan goes back to the 5th century A.D. there are 70 temples in this group. The Durga temple is noted for its sculptures. the Meguti temple is built of 630 small stone blocks. The Ravanaphadi cave has some beautiful carvings. Pattadakal, referred to as Petrigal, reached its pinnacle of glory under the Chalukya kings from 7th to 9th centuries. The oldest in this group is the Sanghameshwara temple. the Mallikarjuna temple has pillars depicting life of Krishna. Virpaksha temple has sculptures and panels scenes from the epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata the Pananatha temple has impressive carvings.. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 08 Badami
After breakfast visit the Badami caves. Badami also known as Vatapi rich with Hindu and Jain temples carved out of sand stone hills. The carved temples date back to the 6th century. Of these three are Hindus and one Jain. Sculptured out of solid rock they are adorned with carvings. Fort, on top of a hill encloses large galleries, treasury & a watch tower. The famed Malegitti Shivalaya temple set on the summit of a hill is built of stones joined without mortar. Overnight in hotel.

Day 09 Badami-Bijapur
Morning breakfast at hotel and drive to Bijapur. Enroute visit Gol Gumbaz, the great mausoleum of Ibrahim's successor Muhammad Adil Shah. 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.

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Day 10 Bijapur-Belgaum
Breakfast at hotel. Depart for half-day city tour followed by drive to Belgaum. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 11 Belgaum-Goa
Breakfast at hotel and drive to Goa. On arrival checkin at hotel for overnight stay. Rest of the day at leisure.

Day 12 Goa
After breakfast depart for half-day city tour of North Goa visiting Bascilica of Bom Jesus, Dona Paula, Miramar beach and Panaji city.

Afternoon free. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 13 Goa
Breakfast at hotel. Full day free to relax on the beach. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 14 Goa-Mumbai (by flight)
Breakfast at hotel and later transfer to airport to connect flight for Mumbai. On arrival transfer to hotel.

Day 15 Mumbai Depart
Early morning transfer to airport to connect return flight back home.

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