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Day 1 Chennai
Arrive Chennai in the morning. Afternoon city tour visiting
the Fort St George, built by the East India company in 1653,
St Mary’s church, the first Anglican church in India and the
Kapaleeshwara temple which was destroyed by the Portuguese
in 1566 and rebuilt 300 years ago. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 2 Chennai to Bangalore
Morning train Shatabadi
Express to Bangalore, noted for its gardens, tree-line
avenues and Gothic churches. Afternoon tour of the city
visiting the Tipu Sultan’s Palace and Fort, Bull Temple,
Botanical garden and impressive Vidhan Sabha. Overnight at
the Hotel.
Day 3 Bangalore to Mysore
Morning drive to
Srirangapatnam and visit the summer palace and fort of Tipu
Sultan who was defeated by the British in 1799. Also visit
Sriranganathswamy temple. Continue onto to Mysore, renowned
for sandalwood, teak and incense. Overnight at the Hotel
Day 4 Mysore
Morning city tour of Mysore
visiting the City Palace of the Maharaja of Mysore built in
Indo-Saracenic style and the museum. Drive to visit Chamundi
hill where a huge statue of Nandi Bull overlooks the city.
Explore the colourful Devraja fruit and vegetable market.
Afternoon free.
Day 5 Mysore to Hassan
After breakfast leave for Hassan en route visit
Sravanabelagola, with its huge monolithic statue of
Gomatheshwara (17 meters). Visit the Hoysala temples at
Belur and Halebid renowned for their fine sculptures and
design. Overnight at the Southern Star hotel.
Day 6 Hassan to Hosepet
After breakfast a long drive to Hosepet. Overnight at
the Mallagi Tourist Home.
Day 7 Hosepet (Hempi)
Full day sightseeing of Vijayanagar and Hempi ruins that
date back to 14th Century. Vijayanagar was one of the
largest Hindu Empires in the Indian History spread from
Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal and covered all the Deccan
Plateau (Peninsular India). The greatness of the city is
still evident from the Vitala and the Hazara temples, the
stone chariot, Lotus Mahal and Queen’s bath etc. In 1565,
the Muslim rulers attacked it, giving it the name, the
Pompeii of India.
Day 8 Hosepet to Badami
Drive to Aihole, the cradle
of stone temple architecture of the southern Dravidian
school, the temples date back to early Chalukya period 5th
century A.D. Continue on to Badami visiting en route the
temples at Pattadakal, referred by Ptolemy in the 1st
century A.D. as Petrigal. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 9 Badami
Morning visit the hilltop
temples with rock-cut shrines and the splendid cave temples
adorned with carvings.
Day 10 Badami to Bijapur
Depart for Bijapur. Afternoon
tour visiting the magnificent Gol Gombaz and the beautiful
tomb of Ibraham Raza. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 11 Bijapur to Gulberga
Morning drive to Gulberga. Afternoon sightseeing includes
visit to the Jama Masjid with its huge dome. Overnight at
the Hotel.
Day 12 Gulberga to Hyderabad
After breakfast leave for
Hyderabad visiting en route the monuments at Bider.
Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 13 Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital of
India’s fifth largest state of Andra Pradesh and dates back
to 16h century. Morning visit Golconda, once famed for its
diamond mines (the famous Kohinoor diamond of the British
Crown was mined here), with its imposing 13th Century fort.
In the afternoon visit the Charminar, Mecca Masjid and the
Salarjung museum.
Day 14 Depart Hyderabad
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