North Karnataka and Shirdi

The 5days tour:
1.Bangalore to Hampi - 350kms
2.Hampi - Hospet (TB Dam) - 16kms
3.Hospet to Almatti Dam - 150kms
4.Almatti Dam to Bijapur - 70kms
5.Bijapur to Sholapur - 110kms
6.Sholapur to Ahmednagar - 230kms
7.Ahmednagar to Shani Singnapur - 60kms
8.Shani singnapur to Shirdi - 70kms
9.Shirdi to Nasik - 90kms
10.Nasik to Ahmednagar - 164kms
11.Ahmednagar to Bijapur - 330kms
12.Bijapur to Ihole - 120kms
13.Ihole to Pattadakal - 10kms
14.Pattadakal to Badami - 22kms
15.Badami to Bangalore - 440kms

Hampi

Hampi is a village in northern Karnataka state, India. It is located within the ruins of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. Predating the city of Vijayanagara, it continues to be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha Temple, as well as several other monuments belonging to the old city.

Thugabhadra Dam

The Tungabhadra River is formed by the confluence of two rivers, the Tunga River and the Bhadra River, which flow down the eastern slope of the Western Ghats in the state of Karnataka. Along with Nethravathi, the Thunga and the Bhadra rise at Gangamoola, in Varaha Parvatha in the Western Ghats forming parts of the Kuduremukh Iron Ore Project. Bhadra river flows through the Industrial City Bhadravathi. The journey of Thunga and the Bhadra is 147 km and 171 km respectively, till they join at Kudali.

Almatti Dam

Almatti dam is the main reservoir of the Upper Krishna project, an irrigation project. The Power House has 5 units of 55 MW each and 1 unit of 15 MW. The turbines are vertical kaplan. The annual design energy is 713 Million Units. KPCL took up the project at an estimated cost of Rs.674 crores and completed the project at a cost of Rs.520 crores in a period of 40 months by July 2005.

Golgumbaz

Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah,Sultan of Bijapur. The tomb, located in Bijapur, Karnataka in southern India, was completed in 1656 by the architect Yaqut of Dabul. Although "impressively simple in design", it is the "structural triumph of Deccan architecture".

Shani Singnapur

Shingnapur is also famous for the fact that no house in the village has doors, only door frames. Despite this, no theft is reported in the village. Villagers never keep their valuables under lock and key. Villagers believe that the temple is a "jagrut devasthan" (lit. "alive temple"), meaning that the god here is very powerful. They believe that god Shani punishes anyone attempting theft.

Shirdi

I think I don’t need to say anything about Baba. But couple of things are there to share with, Food in Shirdi doesn’t taste good, behind the temple there is a small Annadhana Chatram providing typical Andra Style meals for Rs.20/head.

If the darshan Q is longer no need to worry, people in Q will be chanting and move in peace. There will be direct darshan for physically handicapped, along with them any one of the family members can go.

You can get a vehicle booked from Shirdi to go to Shani Singanapur/Nasik. Both places requires a day each to visit and come back.

Nasik

There are group of temples to visit in Nasik. It takes a day to visit all the temples in Nasik.

Take a guide near temple so that he will explain everything about the temples and Godhavari river flowing beside the Ram Mandir.

You can book a vehicle from Shirdi who will take you to three temples in Nasik.

Aihole

 It was a prominent city in the Badami Chalukyas times from 6th to the 12th century. A place known by the name Morera Angadigalu near the Meguti hillocks has a large number of cists of pre-historic period. The place was an agrahara. The village has 125 temples divided into 22 groups by the Archaeological Department. Aihole has been described as one of the cradles of temple architecture. Of late some brick structures of pre-Chalukyan times have also been excavated. 

Pattadakal

The group of 8th century CE monuments in Pattadakal are the culmination of the earliest experiments in the vesara style of Hindu temple architecture. The town displays both Dravidian (Southern) and the Nagara (Northern, Indo-Aryan) styles of temple architecture.

You get Joladha Rotti and  Masala butter milk outside the monument which tastes good. These food is carried in a ancient bucket and sold by the villagers.

Badami

Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot districtof Karnataka, India. It was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas from 540 to 757 AD. It is famous for rock cut and other structural temples. It is located in a ravine at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya lake.

Route: Bangalore - Chitradurga - Hospet - Hampi - Hospet - Bijapur - Solapur - Ahmednagar - Shirdi - Nasik - Ahmednagar - Solapur - Bijapur - Aihole - Pattadakal - Badami - Chitradurga - Bangalore

Tour Plan:

1. Leave Bangalore – 9.00Pm
2. Next Day
3. Reach Hampi – 5.00Am
4. Breakfast
5. Leave Hampi – 1.30Pm
6. Lunch
7. Thungabhadra Dam situated on the way to Almatti Dam
8. Reach Almatti Dam – 5.30Pm
9. Leave Almatti Dam – 7.30Pm
10. Rooms shall be booked earlier in Bijapur for smooth jouney plan
11. Reach Bijapur – 9.30Pm
12. Dinner
13. Next Day
14. Leave Bijapur – 4.00Am
15. Reach Solapur – 7.00Am
16. Breakfast at Solapur
17. Leave Solapur – 8.30Am
18. Reach Ahmednagar – 2.00Pm
19. Lunch
20. Reach Shani Singnapur – 3.00Pm
21. Leave Shani Singnapur – 4.00Pm
22. Reach Shirdi – 6.00Pm
23. Dinner
24. Next Day
25. Leave Shirdi – 4.30Am
26. Breakfast
27. Reach Nasik – 7.30Am
28. Lunch
29. Leave Nasik – 3.30Pm
30. Dinner in Dhaba on the way to Solapur
31. Reach Bijapur – 00.30Am
32. Rest in Bijapur for 3hrs (Optional)
33. Next Day
34. Breakfast on the way to Aihole
35. Reach Aihole – 8.30Am
36. Leave Aihole – 10.00Am
37. Reach Pattadakal – 10.30Am
38. Leave Pattadakal – 12.00Pm
39. Lunch at pattadakal (Optional)
40. Reach Badami – 1.00Pm
41. Leave Badami – 6.30Pm
42. Dinner on the way in Dhaba
43. Next Day
44. Reach Bangalore – 5.30Am

Road Condition:

1. Bangalore to Chitradurge - Very Good
2. Chitradurga to Hospet - Bad
3. Hospet to Bijapur - Fair
4. Bijapur to Solapur - Fair
5. Solapur to Ahmednagar - Good
6. Ahmednagar to Shani Singnapur/Shirdi - Good
7. Shirdi to Nasik - Good
8. Nasik to Ahmednagar - Good
9. Bijapur to Aihole - Fair
10.Aihole to Pattadakal - Bad
12.Pattadakal to Badami - Bad
13.Badami to Chitradurga - Good

Stay/Hotels details:
Hospet:

Hotel Karthik

Sardar patel Road, Hospet - 583 201

Tel : (+91) (8394) 220038

Fax: (+91) (8394) 229527

E mail: info@hotelkarthikhospet.com

Hotel Krishna Palace

Station Road,
Hospet, Bellary District,
Karnataka, India, 583 201
Tel :  +91 8394 294 300
Fax : +91 8394 294 231
eMail : contact@krishnapalacehotel.com

Badami:

Anand Deluxe Hotel, Badami, Karnataka

Near Bus Stand
Badami, Bagalkot Dist.
Karnataka - 587201
India

Rajsangam International Hotel, Badami, Karnataka

Opp.Bus Stand,Station Road
Badami
Karnataka
India

KSTDC Mayura Chalukya, Badami, Karnataka

Ramadurg Road
Badami
Karnataka - 587201
India

Bijapur:

Hotel Kanishka International 

Station Road, Bijapur 586104, India

0835-2223788

Hotel Madhuvan International
Station Road, Bijapur 586101, India

Hotel Pearl
Station Road | Opp. Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur 586102, India

Hotel Pleasant Stay
Solapur Road, Bijapur 586104, India

08352-261291

Shirdi:

Hotel Reeva Shirdi

Address : 112 Shirdi Shiv Road, Nighoj, Shirdi - 423109 Maharashtra

Panshul Service Apartment

Address : Silver oak green view, ,Straight Road from Gate No:1, Pimpwadi Road

Note:

1. Night Drive from Bijapur to Ahmednagar - Risky

2. Carry fruits and drinks all the time

3. Food on the way doesn't taste good

Shirdi:
Bus: Airavata (Bangalore to Shirdi)
Train: KK Express (Bangalore to Kopergoan)
         Kopergoan to Shirdi - Auto or Jeep
         On last day you can visit Shani Singnapur to reach Ahmednagar for KK express

Western Ghats and Mullainagiri (Karnataka)

Tour - Mullainagiri, Horanadu, Kudremukh, Sringeri and Dharmastala (2Days)


Bangalore to Hassan - 187Kms
Hassan to Chikkamagalur - 71Kms
Chikkamagalur to Mullainagiri - 16kms
Mullainagiri to Horanadu - 120kms
Haranadu to Kudremukh - 28kms
Kudremukh to Sringeri - 52kms
Sringeri to Dharmastala - 103kms
Dharmastala to Bangalore - 320kms


Mullainagiri

Mullainagiri is a wonderful place to enjoy nature. These pics are taken at 1.30PM. Morning 6.00Am to 7.00Am would be the best time to visit Mullainagiri. As it is a hilly region the road is very narrow and requires good driving skills to reach the place safely.


You dont get anything on the hill. Food and other stuffs to be carried and Liquor is not allowed. There will be a checkpost before you enter the hill, from there you dont get any food and other items.

  Horanadu

Horanadu is a place of enchanting natural scenery, the ancient temple of Goddess Annapoorneshwari here has been restored and renamed as the Adi-Shaktyatmaka Shree Annapoorneshwari. The single image depicts the Goddess Annapoorneshwari standing on a peeta with Shanku, Chakra, Sri Chakra and Devi Gayathri in her four hands. Boarding and lodging facility is provided by Temple trust. Temple guest houses are available to stay. If rooms are not available, devotees can keep their bags and luggages at luggage room and sleep at temple premisis.

 Kudremukh Tea Estate

Once you cross Kalasa you will find a checkpost, you need to take a timeslip (provided free) which specifies your travel time in that route. The Tea Estate is on the way to kudremukh.

 Kudremukh River

You will find this river once you cross Kudremukh circle. Best place to have lunch in group and enjoy in water.

 Lakya Dam

Lakya dam is situated in Kudremukh. Once you cross Kudremukh circle you will find a deviation towards right, the road which takes you near the Dam. Either side of Lakya dam is scenic but Photos are prohibited on the dam.

Kudremukh Water Falls

Sringeri

Sringeri, a holy, scenic, hilly place in Karnataka is where peace is palpable, tangible.  Enchanted by the sacred spot, of matchless serenity, Sri Adi Shankaracharya founded here the first and foremost of his mathas, the Sringeri Math, also known as the Sringeri Sharada Peetham.

Dharmastala

Dharmasthala is the perfect embodiment of the word "Dharma" for it displays every shade of meaning with which the word is imbued. The greatness of Dharmasthala, however is the fact that it has added an active element to "Dharma", such that it touches the lives of people with a transformational directness that is unique.

Tour Plan:
1. Start at 11.00PM from Bangalore
2. Reach Mullainagiri at 6.00AM next day
3. Leave Mullainagiri at 9.00AM
4. BreakFast at Chikkamagalur
5. Start to Horanadu at 11.30AM
6. Reach Horanadu at 2.00PM
7. Lunch at Horanadu temple (Optional)
8. Leave Horanadu at 4.30PM
9. Reach Sringeri at 7.30PM
10. Stay in Sringeri
11. Start to Dharmastala at 6.00AM
12. Reach Dharmastala at 9.00AM
13. Breakfast in Dharmastala (Optional)
14. Leave Dharmastala at 12.00PM
15. Reach Kukke Subhramanya at 2.00PM
16. Leave Kukke Subhramanya at 5.30PM
17. Reach Bangalore at 00.30AM next day.


Route Map:
http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
For further assistance comment


Tour Expenses:
Car Exp(5Seats) - 4000rs (Avg 12kms/ltr - Diesel)
Bike Exp - 1600rs (Avg 45kms/ltr)
Food - 150rs/head for 2days
Stay - 400rs/room (Horanadu/Sringeri/Dharmastala)


Room Booking:
Sringeri: http://www.chickmagalur.nic.in/htmls/resorts_hotels.htm
Horanadu: http://www.mustseeindia.com/india-hotels/Horanadu-hotels/best-hotels-in-Horanadu

Durgamba Lodge

Horanadu Post, Mudigere Taluk,
Chikmagalur Dist, Horanadu - 574181
Phone Number: 08263- 226748

Annapoorna Lodge
Main Road, Horanadu Post,
Mudigere Taluk, Chikmagalur Dist,
Horanadu - 577181
Phone Number: 08263- 269732

Padmashri Lodge
Horanadu Post, Horanadu - 577181
Phone Number: 08263- 269705

Kukke Subramanya: http://www.mustseeindia.com/india-hotels/Kukke-Subramanya-hotels/best-hotels-in-Kukke-Subramanya

Note:
1. Car - No Gas fitted cars, No Maruthi Vans
2. Places for pit stop - Coffee day, Kamat (Before Hassan, both work for 24hrs): Chikkamagalur:      Kalasa: Dharmastala: Gundya