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Hampi- The
Fabled City. Ancient Ruins of an Empire.
Ruins can be just that – ruins. Or they
can be spectacular. That’s Hampi. A city
traveler once wrote as “ what I saw….
seemed as large as Rome and very beautiful to
the sight…. the best provided city in the
world” – Domingo’s Paes
Portuguese visitor to Hampi, 1520-22…
Now a UNESCO declared World heritage
center, one of India’s unique dynasty, the
city of ruins stretches over 70 sq kms in an incredible
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alignments, and valleys. In solitude
and silence, desolate yet fascinating. And meandering
through is Tungabhadra, the sacred river referred
to as the Ganga of the South. Here the very stones
speak: myths, deeds of valour, legends have been
etched by scribes and sculptors everywhere
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There
are innumerable temples, some seem to have
been “built like giants and finished
like jewels” Awesome monoliths, musical
pillars, soaring towers, wonderfully preserved
elephants stables, stepped bathing tanks,
the unusual Queen’s bath with its
Indo-Saracen architecture, Lotus Mahal with
its beautiful arches, royal dwellings, pillared
pavilions, stone chariot…. the incredible
Hampi Bazaar… |
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01 MARGAO-HAMPI |
We
depart by train from Margao, at 7.20 a.m. some
of India’s most spectacular train journeys
which passes through the western ghats. We pass
untouched rural villages, innumerable rock tunnels,
which are wet from spring water. Surrounding forest
covers, which tries to imitate an Amazon Jungle
fauna. The undisputable secluded feeling of being
in serene nature, away from the normal commotion
you face on any roads. The train even passes over
the Goa’s famed waterfall ‘ the Dudhsagar’,
affectionately called (worshipped) by the locals
as the ‘milk river’. We arrive at
4.10 and check in to Hotel later go to an advantage
sunset point at Tungabhadra Dam. Overnight at
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02 HAMPI- THE GLORIOUS CAPITAL |
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Full day sightseeing
the tour starts taking you through the
erstwhile capital of the Vijayanagara
kingdom, is full of delightful surprises
- the splendid Vithala Temple with its
'musical pillars' and the stone chariot,
the Virupaksha Temple, still used for
worship, Ugra Narasimha, the 6.7m tall
monolith and much more. Overnight at hotel. |
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03 HAMPI- GOA |
| Proceed
back to Goa after breakfast to catch train at 0850
a.m. to arrive Margao at 6.00 p.m. Transfer to your
hotel |
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EXCITING PACKAGE INCLUDES |
- Wednesday departure 7.20am Margao Railway
Station Friday Arrival 6.00pm
- 2 nights / 3 Days tour
- Bed and Breakfast
- Rail Ticket to and fro to Hospet
- Transfers from Hotel to Railway Station and
back
- Monument fees, Tour escort throughout the
journey.
- Local sight seeing in Non – AC Coach
- Complimentary use of Swimming Pool at the
hotel.
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