Kamalapur Trip 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.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Kamalapur, India
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Full-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kamalapur, Karnataka, India
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.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Virupaksha Temple, Rambo, Hampi India
The temple is dedicated to Lord Virupaksha, a form of Shiva
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Hampi Bazaar Street, Hampi Bazaar St, Hampi, Karnataka 583239, India
Lots of local street vendors with local products
Stop At: Sasivekalu Ganesha Temple, Foot of Hemakuta Hill, Hampi India
statue of the Hindu god Ganesha carved from a single rock
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kadalekalu Ganesha, Bazaar Street, Hampi India
5.6 meters long and carved entirely from granite
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hemakuta Hill Temple Complex, Centre Of The City, Hampi India
Temples dates back to 9th to 14th century
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Krishna Temple Market Road, Krishna Temple Market Rd, Hampi, Karnataka 583239, India
16th-century Temple ruins with elaborately carved stone pillars & towers & a sacred water tank.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Statue of Ugra Narsimha, Temple Complex, Hampi India
Largest statue in Hampi and depicts Lord Narasimha in a terrifying or angry form.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Badavilinga Temple, 8FH5+PJC, Hampi, Karnataka 583239, India
The largest monolithic Shiva Linga in Hampi
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Underground Shiva Temple (Prasanna Virupaksha Temple), 8F97+4JJ, Hampi, Karnataka 583239, India
14th Cen AD Prasanna Virupaksha temple
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Noblemen’s Quarters, Bellary, Karnataka 583239, India
Wooden Palaces for aristocrats of the Vijayanagar lived
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hazara Rama Temple, Near Zenana Enclosure And Lotus Mahal, Hampi India
15th-century Hindu temple with intricate carvings depicting animals, deities & people.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Elephant Stables, Hampi India
Indo-Islamic style structure used as the stables for the royal elephants of the Vijayanagara Empire.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Zanana Enclosure, Hampi 583239 India
Royal women once lived in this historic, architecturally notable walled compound a serene setting.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: King’s Audience Hall, Bellary, Karnataka 583239, India
Royal Citadel of the Vijayanagar Empires
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Mahanavami(dasara) Dibba, Hampi, The Great Platform, Karnataka 583239, India
Royal Stone Platform to witness the Festival Procession of victory
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Stepped Tank, Hampi India
Public bath (pushkarini) for festivities
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Queen’s Bath, Royal Enclosure, Hampi India
Ruins of an ornate, historic bathing chamber used by the king & his wives, with an outdoor pool.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Octagonal Bath, Hampi India
Octagonal water pavilion
Stop At: Kamalapur, Kamalapur, Bellary District, Karnataka
State Archaeological Museum, must visit
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pattabhirama Temple, Near Asi Museum Kamlapura, Hampi India
16th Ce AD Temple dedicated to Lord Rama
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Gejjala Mantapa, Near Vittala Temple, Hampi India
Dance Pavilion
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vijaya Vittala Temple, Near Kalyan Mantapa, Hampi 583239 India
Creative architecture with a moving stone chariot & musical pillars.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Purandaradasa Mantapa, Tungabhadra, Karnataka 583239, India
Elevated Pavillion on River Banks
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: King’s Balance, 8FRF+9M2, Hampi, Karnataka 583239, India
15th-century stone scale that supposedly weighed the king against gold that he gave to the priests.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Malyavanta Raghunathaswamy Temple – Fatik Shilla, 3 Km Down Road From Kamalapur to Hampi, Hampi India
Excellent place for sunset panoramic views
Duration: 30 minutes