Day 14: Mysore-Hassan
On the way to Hassan visit Saravanabelagola, a monolithic 17m height naked
statue at the Jain temple. It is situated on a small hill and has 600 rock
cut steps to reach the temple. Afternoon visit to Belur and Halebid which
has Hoysala Architecture temples & on the way back to Hassan visit
Kulikere village.
Day 15: Hassan-Bangalore airport drop (or) continue to
Goa
Full day drive to Hospet
Day 16: Visit Hampi
Hampi was most important historical site, this was capital of Vijayanagar
Empire and it was largest Hindu Kingdom. As it is an extensive site we
recommend spending 2 full days to visit the Temples, Hills, ancient bazzar
and river side country boat ride.
Day 17:Hampi Full day
Day 18: Hospet-Aihole-Pattadakal-Badami
Aihole & Pattadakal were built in the early years of the Chalukya's
dynasty. The temple was built in red stone and the architecture is from
bottom to top. Badami, a rock cut cave temple is also well known for its
sculptures.
Day 19: Badami-Bijapur
Bijapur was a Muslim cultural place all building and all the monuments are
in a Muslim style. Gol Gumbaz is one of the most important monuments as
Bijapur ruler Ali Adilsha's body is buried here. It is an excellent
demonstration of an Indian engineering technique built by Ibrahim Roza and
it looks like a mini Taj Mahal!
Day 20: Bijapur-Goa
Full day drive to Goa
Day
21/22: Relaxing on the beach and local sightseeing
Day 23: Departure transfer to Goa Airport.
