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Full-Day Tour of Hampi and Vijayanagar Empire UNESCO Sites
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9 Hours
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Offered in: English
Overview
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.
What's Included
- Local Tuk Tuk
- Bottled water
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Professional historian guide
- Lunch (veg)
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- cocunut water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Gratuities
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
We meet the clients at the Museum in Kamalapur (Hampi)
Start time
09:00 AM
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Virupaksha Temple
The temple is dedicated to Lord Virupaksha, a form of Shiva
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Lots of local street vendors with local products
• Admission Ticket Free
Sasivekalu Ganesha Temple
statue of the Hindu god Ganesha carved from a single rock
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Kadalekalu Ganesha
5.6 meters long and carved entirely from granite
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Hemakuta Hill Temple Complex
Temples dates back to 9th to 14th century
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
16th-century Temple ruins with elaborately carved stone pillars & towers & a sacred water tank.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Statue of Ugra Narsimha
Largest statue in Hampi and depicts Lord Narasimha in a terrifying or angry form.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The largest monolithic Shiva Linga in Hampi
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
14th Cen AD Prasanna Virupaksha temple
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Wooden Palaces for aristocrats of the Vijayanagar lived
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Hazara Rama Temple
15th-century Hindu temple with intricate carvings depicting animals, deities & people.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Elephant Stables
Indo-Islamic style structure used as the stables for the royal elephants of the Vijayanagara Empire.
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Zanana Enclosure
Royal women once lived in this historic, architecturally notable walled compound a serene setting.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Royal Citadel of the Vijayanagar Empires
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Royal Stone Platform to witness the Festival Procession of victory
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Stepped Tank
Public bath (pushkarini) for festivities
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Queen's Bath
Ruins of an ornate, historic bathing chamber used by the king & his wives, with an outdoor pool.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Octagonal Bath
Octagonal water pavilion
• Admission Ticket Free
Kamalapur
State Archaeological Museum, must visit
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Pattabhirama Temple
16th Ce AD Temple dedicated to Lord Rama
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Gejjala Mantapa
Dance Pavilion
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Vijaya Vittala Temple
Creative architecture with a moving stone chariot & musical pillars.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Elevated Pavillion on River Banks
20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
15th-century stone scale that supposedly weighed the king against gold that he gave to the priests.
10 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Malyavanta Raghunathaswamy Temple - Fatik Shilla
Excellent place for sunset panoramic views
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Dress code is smart casual with flip on shoes and hat
- Only Vegetarian option is available
- A minimum of 1 person per booking is required
Operated by Hyderabad Garuda Tourism
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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