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The Deccan Plateau Tour
12 Days / 11 nights
Mumbai - Hyderabad - Hospet - Hampi - Chikmagalur - Mysore - Bengaluru
DAY 1 : ARRIVE MUMBAI (BOMBAY)
Arrive Mumbai - meet & transfer to hotel.
Overnight: Hotel in Mumbai
DAY 2 : MUMBAI - HYDERABAD
Morning : After breakfast transfer to airport for flight to Hyderabad
Depart by flight to Hyderabad
Arrive Hyderabad - meet & transfer to hotel
Overnight : Hotel in Hyderabad
DAY 3 : HYDERABAD
Explore Hyderabad's stunning sites. Visit the Charminar, the Mecca Masjid and the Salar jung Museum. Also drive out to the mighty Golconda Fort.
Overnight : Hotel in Hyderabad
DAY 4 : HYDERABAD - HOPSET
Morning visit the nearby ancient city of Secundarabad.
Afternoon transfer to railway station to board an overnight train to Hospet.
Depart by train
Overnight : Train
DAY 5 : ARRIVE HOSPET - HAMPI
Early morning arrive Hospet - meet and transfer to Hampi.
Overnight : Hampi Boulders
DAY 6 : HAMPI
Return to Hampi to continue exploring the ruins of this ancient Vijayanagar capital, once one of the largest Hindu empires in the world.
Overnight : Hampi Boulders
DAY 7 : HOPSET - CHIKMAGALUR
Morning : After breakfast long drive south to Chikmagalur, at the southern tip of the huge Deccan Plateau.
Overnight : Hotel in Chikmagalur
DAY 8 : BELUR & HALEBID
Morning : After breakfast excursion to the fascinating early Hoysala temples at Belur and nearby Halebid.
Overnight : Hotel in Chikmagalur
DAY 9 : CHIKMAGALUR - MYSORE
Morning : After breakfast driving south to the 'Sandalwood' city of Mysore. En route visit the impressive hilltop monolithic statue at Sravanbelagola.
Overnight : Hotel in Mysore
DAY 10 : MYSORE
After breakfast explore the city this morning, visiting the ornate city palace and drive to the top of Chamundi Hill, passing the huge monolith Nandi Bull, en route.
Afternoon visit to the Keshava Temple at Somnathpur.
Overnight : Hotel in Mysore
DAY 11 : MYSORE - BENGALURU
Morning drive to nearby Srirangapatnam which boasts the ruins of Tipu Sultan's summer palace. Continue to the bustling city of Bengaluru
Overnight : Hotel in Benagaluru
DAY 12 : BENGALURU
Early morning departure transfer to Bengaluru International airport for flight back home.
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