Karnataka Tour
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Reaching There : Regular flights from Bangalore to all-important states such as Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai, and important cities within Karnataka are available from the Bangalore Airport. Bangalore has an international airport situated about 6 kms from the city centre. Major Highways and connect Karnataka to other parts of the country by road. Regular trains such as Shatabdi Express, etc are available connecting Bangalore to Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai and other important places.
Karnataka : Karnataka is home to a fascinating legacy of richly carved temples, imposing mosques and trappings of a royal past. Bangalore, with its many hotels and fine restaurants, is a good base for exploring the state.
Mysore, the capital of the erstwhile princely state, has a profusion of palaces and museums. Nearby Srirangapatnam is linked to the memory of one of the old state's best known rulers - Tipu Sultan. Somnathpur, a few miles away, has a magnificently carved temple. Belur and Halebid have between them a series of carved stone temples. For perfection of finish, wealth of detail and sheer artistry, they are unrivaled specimens of the art of temple sculpture. Hassan, with a comfortable hotel, makes the perfect base from which to explore the riches of Belur and Halebid. Also a short distance away, Shravanbelgola is famous as the pinnacle of the sculptor's art. A figure 120 meters tall has been carved out of a single piece of granite.
Bangalore : Bangalore is the capital city of Karnataka. It is one of the most attractive cities in India with its beautiful parks avenues and impressive buildings. This city is considered as career destinations amongst IT professionals. The city is renowned for its industrial plants as for its silk saris, sprawling Cubbon Park, which lies at the heart of the city.
Major Tourist Attractions : Aquarium, Bull Temple, Fort & Tippu's Palace, Ulsoor Lake, Lal Bagh, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha, Vishveswaraya Industrial & Technological Museum.
Excursions : Bannerghat National Park- 21 kms, Nandi Hills-60 kms, White Field (Kadugodi)- 16 kms, Kolar Gold Fields- 98 kms, Ramohalli- 25 kms, Sati Subramanya- 52 kms, Mysore- 140 kms, Kaivara (Temples of Pandavas)- 79 kms.
Belur - Halebid : Belur is famous for Chennakesava Temple built in the Hoysala style. Started in 1116 AD it took 103 years to complete this temple. The temple commemorates the victory of Hoysala over the Cholas in the great battle of Talakad. The temple is intricately carved with sculptures, friezes & pillars.
Major Tourist Attractions : Chennakesava Temple, Veernarayan Temple, Kappe Chennigaraya Temple.
Excursions : Halebid- 16 kms, Sravanabelagola- 86 kms, Gorur- 61 kms
Mysore : Somnathpur in Mysore is one of the finest 13th century Hoysala temples in the shape of a star with 16 points. Sravanabelgola has the 1000 year old colossal statue- 57 feet tall of the hermit Gomateswara.
Excursions : Somnathpur- 40 kms, Sravanabelgola- 99 kms, Belur- 91 kms, Halebid- 117 kms.
Badami : Badami used to be one time capital of the Chalukyas. It is noted for several temples, some structural and others rock-cut, of the sixth-seventh century A.D.
Major Tourist Attractions : Badami Caves, Badami Fort, Sculpture Gallery.
Excursions : Aihole- 44 kms, Banashankari Temple- 50 kms, Guledgud- 24 kms, Lakkundi- 82 kms, Mahakuta14 kms, Naganath Temple- 10 kms, Pattadakal- 22 kms, Kada Siddeswara Temple, Jambulinga Temple, Galaganatha Temple, Sanghameswara Temple, Mallikarjuna Temple, Virupaksha Temple, Papanatha Temple, Jain Temple, Shivayoga, Mandira- 11 kms, Pattadakal.
Aihole : It is historically famous as the cradle of the Hindu Temple architecture. There are almost 125 temples divided into 22 groups scattered all over the village.
Major Tourist Attractions : Durga Temple, Ladh Khan Temple, Gowda Temple, Suryanarayan Temple Konti Group of Temples, Hucchimalli Temple, Meguti Temple, Ravanphadi Cave.
Excursions : Badami- 44 kms, Koodalasangama- 45 kms, Pattadakal- 22 kms.
Hampi : Hampi was once the glorious capital of mighty Vijayanagar Empire (1336-1565), from the Deccan Plateau to the tip of the Peninsula founded in the middle of the 14th century by two local princes, Hukka & Bukka. The emperors of this dynasty were great patrons of art and architecture which can still be seen in the vast ruins of Hampi. The terrain is dominated by rocky hills and the mighty Tungabhadra river which flows through this rugged landscape.
Major Tourist Attractions : Virupaksha Temple, Monolithic Ganeshas, Krishna Temple, Monolithic Narsimha, Hazara Rama Temple, Elephant Stables, Zenana Enclosures, Royal Performance Zone, Royal Residences, Quieen's Bath, Vittala Temple, Achyuta Raya Temple, Kodandarama Temple.
Excursions : Tungabhadra Dam-17 kms.
Nagarhole National Park : The name Nagarhole is derived from the Kannada 'Naga' meaning' snake' and 'Hole' meaning streams. A number of streams snake through the rich tropical forests of Nagarhole, which is situated in picturesque districts of Kodagu and Mysore in Southern Karnataka.
Major Tourist Attractions : Forest We have bountiful Southern tropical semi-evergreen forests, Southern tropical dry deciduous forests, Southern tropical moist mixed deciduous forests, scrub forests, lush, green, grassy swamps.
Fauna : Wildlife comprises of animals and birds.
Excursions : Bandipur National Park- 100 kms, Madikeri- 93 kms, Mysore- 96 kms.
Bandipur National Park : Nestling at the foothills of the Nilgiris, the Bandipur National Park was formed by extending the Venugopal Wildlife Park, which was set up in 1931 by the Mysore Maharajas. A popular game resort of the rulers of Mysore, the flora in the forest comprises of teak, rosewood, honne, mathi, bamboo, sandal trees. The important animals in the park are the tiger, elephant, gaur, leopard, chital, samber, etc. Birds like the pea fowl, partrige, quail, horn bill, Ibis, etc., are also found here. The Bandipur National Park is one of the fifteen Tiger Reserves in the country, launched under the Project Tiger scheme during 1973.
Major Tourist Attractions : Forest Flora Forests consists predominantly of teak (tectona grandis) with its main associate species like rosewood. Also abundant southern tropical moist-mixed deciduous forests, Southern tropical dry deciduous forests, scrub forests.
Fauna : Wildlife includes wild animals tiger, elephant, deer, wild boar, etc.
Excursions : Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary- 19 kms, Mysore- 80 kms, Udhagamandalam (Ootacamund)- 79 kms, Gopalaswamy Hills- 20 kms.
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