Feel the cool drops on your face, Hear the roar of the mighty Dudhsagar waterfalls, watch the rainbow in the Mist as your train slowly passes within Kissing distance from the fall. It’s a short journey but it’s a lifetime memory. Stay in the World Heritage town of Hampi. Be amazed by its landscape and ancient temples.
Dandeli is a wildlife sanctuary where you will be staying a tree house hanging over the river Kali, on which you can go white water rafting. Go hiking, birding or simply visit its old temples and lime stone caves.
We proceed to India’s latest wildlife sanctuary - Bhimgarh, which is incredible beautiful and here you can explore a pristine forest, visit the bear cave, the vajrapoya waterfall or forest villages
Special Places to Stay - Machan in a ForestBig room, great food & many eco adventures
A Room with a View of the Forest Enjoy amazing wilderness from your room
See - Amazing Architecture of Belligavi The sculptures seems as if they are living
See - The Ancient Temples of ShivamogaBe amazed by its amazing architecture
The close up of life like carvings in the temple of Belligavi
TEMPLES OF KARNATAKA UNIQUE EXPERIENCES STAY FOR
1 Hampi Ancient Empires & Temples of the East 2 - 6 Days
2 Malnad & Dandeli Wonderful Wilderness & River Adventures 2 - 4 Days
3 Hubli The Temples of the Chalukyas & Jains 2 - 4 Days
The Tiger Reserve of DendeliThe flying squirrels is a magnificent sight
Special Places to Stay - InteriorsEnjoy the amazing views from the room
Walks, Hikes, Rafting & other Eco AdventuresGo white water rafting on the Kali River
Special Places to Stay - Treehouse ResortsOverlooking the Kali river
Dandeli and adjacent Anshi are dense evergreen forests and the river Kali flows through it
* Ecomantra Differently experiential holidays are thoughtfully & intelligently designed. Each module or place typically can be done in 2 to 4 days as recommended above. You can tailor-make your
holiday from 2 to 15 days by choosing either 1 getaway or all 6 in the sequence mentioned
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E X P E R I E N T I A L T R A V E L
3. HubliHub to The Temples of the Chalukyas & JainsHubli, an ancient Chalukyan town known is in the centre of the temple circuit of Karnataka and your base to be amazed by the temples at Lakkundi, Annigeri and Dambal. It is also close to Malnad, Shivamoga, tiger reserve of Dandeli and world heritage temples of Hampi. ✤ See - Temples of Annigeri, Dambal, Lakkundi & Bankapur, Dandeli WLS✤ Stay at - Comfortable Family Hotel near the Airport✤ Airport - Hubli at 0 Km | Goa at 226 Km✤ Nearby Towns - Annigeri (37 Km) | Lakkundi (70 Km) | Kittur (50) Km
Stay - Branded Family Resort at the AirportIts one of the best available resort in Hubli
Stay - Well Appointed InteriorsIts spacious rooms are well appointed
See - Kirthikmukha at Kasivisvesvara TempleAmazing Architecture of Chalukyas
See - Dodda Basappa Temple at DambalIt has an amazing 24 point stellate plan
The door panel decoration of the Jain temple at Lakkundi
1. Shimoga & SringeriWonderful Wilderness & Blissful BirdingExplore the beautiful landscape of India’s latest wildlife sanctuary, Bhimgarh. Stay in eco-cottages with great mountain views Bhimgarh is where mountains and dense forests meet and explore the rich great wildlife and enriching culture of this natural landscape.✤ See & Do - Village Walks, Forest Trails, Birding, Night Camping, Cooking✤ Stay at - Machan Cottage in a Comfortable Forest Lodge✤ Airport - Belgaum at 50 Km | Goa at 100 Km | Hubli at 113 Km✤ Nearby Towns - Wild Goa (58 Km) | Panjim (101 Km) | Hampi (265) Km
2. Malnad & DandeliWonderful Wilderness & Amazing AdventuresDandeli is not only a Wildlife Sanctuary but one of the few wildlife areas in Western Ghats of India you can explore on foot, it offers a great experience on the shores of the mighty Kali river, whose waves you can ride on a raft and camp in the middle of one of its island.✤ See & Do - Rafting on Kali, Limestone Caves, Jungle Jeep Safari, Birding✤ Stay at - Treehouse on the River in a Comfortable Forest Lodge✤ Airport - Belgaum at 93 Km | Hubli at 100 Km | Goa at 126 Km✤ Nearby Towns - Khanapur (58 Km) | Wild Goa (100 Km) | Panjim (126) Km
10A
Proceed to the world heritage sites of Hampi and Pattadakal along with Badami, which was once the capital of the Chalukya empire, which covered much of the central Deccan between the 4th and 8th centuries AD. Nearby Aihole hosted the earliest Chalukya capital; later the site was moved to Badami, with a secondary capital in Pattadakal resulting in the whole region being scattered with countless magnificent rock-cut cave temples. Be amazed by the splendid architectural gems of temples and palaces or go rock climbing on its surreal rocks.
Bijapur is an undiscovered tourism town that deserves to be declared a world heritage sites for the dozens of amazing building made by India’s first islamic empire. The "Whispering Gallery" in Gol Gumbaz’s dome where even the softest sound can be heard on the other side of the mausoleum is an must see.
Temples of Karnataka covers the extremely rich architectural heritage of the ancient Hindu and Muslim Empire of Karnataka
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TEMPLES OF KARNATAKA UNIQUE EXPERIENCES STAY FOR
1 Hampi Ancient Temples of Chalukyas 2 - 6 Days
2 Badami, Aihole & Pattadakal Ancient Temples of Chalukyas 2 - 4 Days
3 Bijapur Pearls of the Deccan Sultanate 2 - 4 Days
E X P E R I E N T I A L T R A V E L
Stay - Family CottageIts spacious cottages are designed for family
Stay - Comfortable InteriorsIts spacious rooms are quite comfortable
See - Vishnu in Cave No. 3 at AiholeAnd other beautiful temples nearby
The Virupaksha temple at the world heritage site of Pattadakal
Special Places to Stay - Heritage PalaceIts spacious rooms are designed for family
Special Places to Stay - InteriorsIts spacious rooms are well appointed
The Dudhsagar Waterfall Train to HampiIts a forever memorable way train journey
Do - Meet the BearsAt the Daroji Bear Sanctuary nearby
World Heritage Town of Hampi is an amazing architectural splendour of India and a must see
Stay - Family ResortBig room, good food & best in town
Stay - Comfortable interiorsFairly comfortable and good for a night stay
See - Many Jami masjid and other monumentScattered all around Bijapur
See - Asar MahalAnd other palaces, forts and tombs
Gol Gumbaj looks deceptively simple but is structural triumph of the Deccan architecture,
See - Durga Temple at AiholeAnd many architectural marvels all around
10B5. Badami, Aihole & PattadakalAncient Empires & Temples of the ChalukyasAihole hosted the earliest Chalukya capital; later the site was moved to Badami, with a secondary capital in Pattadakal resulting in the whole region being scattered with countless magnificent rock-cut cave temples. Be amazed by the splendid architectural gems of temples a✤ See & Do - Durga Temple, Virupaksha Temple, Ravana Cave, ✤ Stay at - Maharashtra’s Oldest Eco Adventure Camp✤ Airport - Goa at 97 Km | Mangalore (246 Km)✤ Nearby Towns - Kumta (32 Km) | Jog Falls (111 Km) | Bekal (300 Km)
4. HampiAncient Empires & Temples of the ChalukyasThe boulders among the temples are a great experience and more importantly not hot in the winter. To rock climbers, this is the enchanted and sacred temple land, a place where they can enjoy both the ancient temples and even more ancient rocks.✤ See & Do - Virupaksha Temple, Lotus Temple, Market, Sandur Fort✤ Stay at - Palace Hotel✤ Airport - Hubli at 156 Km | Goa at 349 Km | Belgaum at 262 Km✤ Nearby Town - Hampi to Badami is 151 Km | Bijapur is 120 Km from Badami
6. BijapurPearls of the Deccan SultanateBijapur, ruled by the Adi Shah was one of the greatest pearl of Deccan Sultanate, which was one of the great medieval Indian kingdoms and first independent Islamic kingdom in India. Bijapur has superb monuments scattered all over that are a must see ✤ See & Do - Gol Gumbaz, Jami Masjid, Bijapur Fort, Asar Mahal✤ Stay at - Fairly Comfortable Air Conditioned Family Resort✤ Airport - Belgaum at 180 Km✤ Nearby Towns - Badami (120 Km) | Bhimgarh (94 Km)
24 TRIPS BY ECOMANTRA ACROSS INDIANobody covers India like we do. Click on the destination below to visit the itinerary in detail on our website
eBrochures: 1 East & South Rajasthan | 2 North West & Central Rajasthan | 3 Gujarat | 4 Central India | 5 Mumbike | 6 Maharashtra | 7 Konkan | 8 Goa & Karnataka | 9 Beaches & Hill
Stations of Karnataka | 10 Temples of Karnataka | 11 Nilgiris | 12 North and Intrepid Kerala | 13 Central & South Kerala | 14 East Coast & Andaman | 15 Orissa | 16 Sikkim & Bengal | 17
Arunachal | 18 Assam | 19 Kumaon & Garhwal | 20 Himachal Pradesh | 21 Kashmir and Ladakh | 22 Agra Differently | 23 Monsoon in Himalayas & Western Ghats | 24 Golden Triangles of India
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