Goa & Deccan Delights
13 Nights / 14 Days
Hyderabad - Bidar - Gulbarga - Bijapur - Hospet - Hampi - Badami - Goa
Day 01: Arrive Hyderabad
Arrive Hyderabad and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the Day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 02: Hyderabad - Golconda - Hyderabad
After breakfast, visit the imposing Golconda Fortress City, founded
originally by the 13th C Kakatiyas, and expanded by the Qutub Shahi Kings
into a massive structure. The fort has incredible acoustics a handclap at a
certain point beneath the dome can be heard almost a km away.
Afternoon sightseeing of Hyderabad, including the Charminar, a masterpiece
of the Qutub Shahis, Salar Jung Museum and the Laad Bazaar where just about
anything can be purchased.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 03: Hyderabad - Bidar
After breakfast, drive to Bidar. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel.
Afternoon enjoy the sightseeing of Bidar which includes Bidar Fort with its
imposing bastions and the Rangin Mahal a royal residence with elaborately
carved wooden pillars.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 04: Bidar - Gulbarga
After breakfast, drive to Gulbarga. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. In
the afternoon sightseeing of Gulbarga which includes Massive guns one 25
foot long defended Gulbarga Fort. Inside see the Jumma Masjid, the tomb of
the Sufi Saint Khwaja Syed Mohammed Gaus and the Durgah Library.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05: Gulbarga - Bijapur
After breakfast. drive to Bijapur. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. In
the afternoon, enjoy the sightseeing of this historic city. Visits include
the Gol Gumbaz (meaning round dome) the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah, its
central dome only surpassed in size by St Peters Basilica in Rome. The
acoustics are phenomenal.
Overnight at the hotel
Day 06: Bijapur - Hospet
After breakfast, drive to Hospet. Upon arrival, check in at hotel. Rest of
Day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 07: Hospet - Hampi - Hospet
After breakfast, drive for a full Day excursion to Hampi. The Deccan, a
wonderful mysterious almost magical land, strewn with monolithic granite
boulders, is a worthy backdrop to the great ruined city, now fittingly a
World Heritage site. Two full Days sightseeing brings to life the golden age
at its height in the reign of Krishnadevaraya 1509-1529.
Drive back to Hospet. Overnight at hotel.
Day 08: Hospet - Hampi - Hospet
After breakfast, drive to Hampi to enjoy the visits. Visits include the
Vittala Temple, its sculpture probably the defining moment of Vijayanagar
art. Stop at Hampi Bazaar, now thriving and compare it with the Suke Bazaar,
deserted, silent. Also visit the Royal centre with the Lotus Mahal and
Elephant Stables.
Later drive back to Hospet. Overnight at hotel.
Day 09: Hospet - Badami
After breakfast, drive to Badami enroute visiting Pattadakal, a World
Heritage site, where temple development started in the early 3rd C. The main
temple, the Virupaksha has wonderful, breathtakingly lifelike sculpture
taken from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. At Aihole some of the earliest
Hindu temple architecture is found and seen developing in intricacy. Later,
continue drive to Badami. Upon arrival check in at the hotel. Rest of the
Day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 10: Badami
After the breakfast, enjoy the sightseeing of Badami. Famed for its cave
complex, Badami was once the capital of the Chalukyan empire. In cave one,
dating back to 578AD there is a superb representation of the 18-armed
Nataraja striking 81 dancing poses. Cave two, dedicated to Lord Vishnu sees
him depicted in dwarf form, as a boar and as Lord Krishna. Cave three is the
highlight a tour into the art and culture of the 6th C. Finally cave four
started in the 6th C, is the only Jain cave, where carvings of Tirthankara
Parshavanath (with a serpent) and Mahavira can be seen.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: Badami - Goa
After breakfast, drive to Goa to round off the tour and spend a few Days
relaxing at the beach. Upon arrival check in at the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 12: Goa
Full Day for independent activities.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 13: Goa
Full Day for independent activities.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 14: Depart Goa
In time transfer to the airport to catch the flight for onward destination.