Hampi Revisited - 2012

Members: 12

Start time: 11:30 AM, Friday, 28^th Sep, 2012

End time: 11:00 PM, Monday, 1^st October, 2012

Duration: 3 days, 4 nights

Total travel: 800+ Kms (Temp traveller + driver), 30 kms by very small motor-bike J

Trip Type: World Heritage places

Total expense: INR 52K, inclusive of fuel, accommodation, food and everything else for all Per head: 53/12 = INR 4.3K approx

What went great:

- Best season to visit Hampi ruins

- Large group and all friends

- Motor-bike

- Icecream J

Pain points:

- Bad accommodation

Weather: Hot, Sunny

Vehicle: Tempo Traveller-AC (12-14 seater)

Day 1: 28^th Sep - The Start

Bangalore -> Hampi

11:30 PM: Pick everyone and leave for Hampi. Take NH3 through Chitradurga. NH13 until Hospet.

Day 2: 29^th Sep – Hampi!

8:00 am: Check-in at hotel Mayura Bhuvaneshwari (not a great hotel though) Relax, freshen up, tea/coffee.

12:30 PM: Hampi Archaeological museum 

2:00 PM: Lunch@Mango Tree

3:00 PM: Sasivekali Ganesha

6:00 PM: Back to hotel -> Relaxed

Day 3: 30th Sept

8:00 am: Kudos Sanket and Deepak. Everyone got up early and left hotel. Hired bicycle

  Leave early morning for Badami. Explore Badami caves. Breakfast either before leaving for Badami or at Badami.

Back to Hampi. Vijaya Vittal Temple (stone chariot, carvings, musical pillars)
Lunch at Manju Khanawali's in Hampi Bazaar

Evening needs to figured out. Can find out more places to explore.

Day 4:

1st Oct, Monday: Cross the river to Virupapar Gadde. Climb Ajaneyadri. Temple and view of Hampi. Pampa sarovar. Bukka's aqueduct while driving back to Hospet. Leave for Bangalore.