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By 5 Senses Tours

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Price is £199 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 11h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

    • Discover why Malaprabha valley is called the cradle of temple architecture
    • Marvel at Chalukyan style cave art in red sand stone in Badami
    • Enjoy the tour of Aihole which was the testing site for architects & sculptors
    • Experience the grandeur of world heritage site of Pattadakal, the coronation sit

Activity location

    • Hampi
    • Hampi, Karnataka, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Hampi
    • Hampi, Karnataka, India

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Day trip from Hampi to Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal

  • Activity duration is 11 hours and 30 minutes11h 30m
    11h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 08:00
Price details
£121.61 x 2 Adults£243.22
Total
Price is £243.22
Until Mon, 9 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    English speaking heritage guide
  • Inclusions
    Air conditioned car
  • Inclusions
    Entrance charges
  • Inclusions
    Pick and drop to hotel in Hampi or Hospet
  • Exclusions
    Food and Drinks

Know before you book

    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • At 8AM we drive out of Hampi for 3 hours to the erstwhile capital of the Chalukya Kings, Badami. Located in a ravine at the foot of red sandstone hills Badami looks mesmerising surrounded by the Agastya lake. The cave temples are made of made of red sandstone and feature a hall with numerous pillars and a square shaped sanctum. Paintings cover the ceiling. A must look out is the pose of Lord Shiva and his consort Parvathi with a coiled serpent. An 18 armed lord Nataraja in 81 dancing poses is the other item of interest. Badami is also famous for its inscriptions. An important inscription to look out for would be the first Sanskrit inscription in old Kannada script, on a hillock dating back to 543 CE.

    A half hour drive brings us to Pattadakal. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is an epitome of the Visara style of architecture. The grandest of all temples here is that of Virupaksha, built in 8th Century by Queen Lokamahadevi in 745 to commemorate victory over the Pallavas of Kanchi.

    Our final destination for the day is Aihole. It is a half an hour drive from Pattadakal. There are more than a hundred stone temples from 5th century onwards to see. Legend says it is at Aihole that Lord Parashurama washed his axe after killing all the Kshatrayas.

Location

Activity location

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    • Hampi
    • Hampi, Karnataka, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Hampi
    • Hampi, Karnataka, India