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Road trip - October 2012

Planning the best part of the journey

Google Map of driving around Karnatka
Google Map of driving around Karnatka

Visiting the northern part of Karnataka for its historic and artistic monuments were long due. We thought of doing it two years back during 15th August long weekend but postponed the same due to late rain and high water level at Tungabhadra Rivers. This year we started to plan early and consulted two avid travelers and their guidance in setting up the itinerary. It was planned that we would use the 2 weeks school vacation for this trip, but then I personally felt it would be a great miss Durga pooja twice in a row. So we modified our itinerary again and split the same in two with 5/6 days of stay in Bangalore to celebrate Durga Pooja.

On the negative side it resulted in longer drive for me and dropping few destinations from Northern sea-side destinations. Now we have to do that another time as it would require another sojourn of a week to complete. Here is both the list for a easy reference.

DaysStartActivityDistanceStay
1stBangaloreJourney from Bangalore to Hospet - A leisurely drive365 KMHotel Malligey
2ndHospetHampi - Day Trip in the Stone Age15 KMHotel Malligey
3rdHospetExplore Aihole and Pattadakal, followed by a night stay in Badami158 KMBadami Court
4thBadamiVisit Banashankari Temple and Badami Cave, then journey to Bijapur, exploring as many places as possible142 KMHotel Pearl (consider other options)
5thBijapurEarly morning visit to Gol Gumbaz - Be the first and only visitor to the Whispering Gallery. Depart for Bangalore by 9 AM, have lunch in Chitradurga, and visit the fort before heading back home527 KMSweet Home

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