Best of South Indian Architecture
Day 01 : Arrive Mumbai
Arrival at Mumbai airport
Our company representative will meet and assist
you at the airport
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 02 : Mumbai - Hyderabad
Breakfast at hotel
Morning half day city tour of Mumbai - the
capital city of the state Maharashtra and
is the economic powerhouse of India. Visit
the Gateway of India, which was conceived
following the visit of King George V in 1911
and officially opened in 1924; Price of Wales
Museum, designed in Indo Saracenic style and
has sections for arts and paintings, archeology,
natural history and an interesting collection
of miniature paintings, bas reliefs from the
Elephanta caves and Budha images; Marine Drive,
which runs along the shoreline, starting at
Nariman Point and upto Malabar Hill; Hanging
Gardens, laid out in 1881 these formally laid
out gardens have a notable collection of hedges
shaped like animals free.
Evening transfer to airport for flight to
Hyderabad.
Arrive Hyderabad, our representative will
meet and assist you at airport and transfer
to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 03 : Hyderabad
Breakfast at hotel
Morning start sightseeing of Hyderabad including
visit to Charminar, built
by Mohammad Quli Qutab Shah in 1591 to commemorate
the end of plague in Hyderabad; Mecca Masjid
, is one of the largest mosques in the world
and is said to accommodate upto 10,000 worshippers
; Salar Jung Museum, which contains 35,000
exhibits from all corners of the world and
includes sculptures, woodcarvings, religious
objects, Persian miniature painting, illuminated
manuscripts, armour and weaponry. Also on
display are the swords, daggers of Mughal
emperors and of Tipu Sultan; Golconda Fort
, which dates from the time of Qutab Shahi
kings (16th to 17th centuries) and is one
of the most magnificent fortress complexes
in India. Golconda remained the capital until
1590, when the court was moved to the new
city of Hyderabad; tomb of Adil Shahi Kings,
which are surrounded by landscaped gardens
and number of them have beautifully carved
stonework of Nawabs. Overnight at hotel
Day 04 : Hyderabad - Bidar - Gulbarga
Breakfast at hotel
Morning drive to Gulbarga enroute visiting
Bidar which was once the
capital of Bahmani kingdom from 1428. The
town has a splendid 15th century fort having
Ranjeen Mahal, Chini Mahal & Turkish Mahal
palaces. Continue drive to Gulbarga. Arrive
Gulbarga and check in at prebooked hotel.
Later, visit Gulbarga, which was the capital
of Bahmani Kingdom from 1347 until its transfer
in 1428. Gulbarga's old fort has number of
interesting buildings. The town also has a
number of imposing tombs of Bahmani kings,
a shrine to a Muslim saints and the Sharana
Basaveshwara temple. Overnight at hotel
Day 05 : Gulbarga - Bijapur
Breakfast at hotel
Morning drive to Bijapur. On arrival in Bijapur
checkin at hotel. In the afternoon, visit
Bijapur, known as the Agra of the South. Visit
the Gol Gumbaz, it is the mausoleum of Mohammed
Adil Shah and was built in 1659; Ibrahim Roza,
which was construted at the height of Bijapur's
properity by Ibrahim Adih Shah; Jama Masjid,
also constructed by Adil Shah and the Citadel.
Overnight at hotel
Day 06: Bijapur - Badami
Breakfast at hotel
Morning drive for Badami – the town
best know for cave temples. On arrival checkin
to hotel.
PM : visit Badami which was once the capital
city of the Chalukyan empire which ruled much
of the Central Deccan between the 4th and
8th centuries A.D. Badami is best known for
its cave temples, cut into the cliff face
of the red sandstone hill and connected by
flights of steps. They display the full range
of religious sects which have grown up on
Indian soil. Two of them are dedicated to
Vishnu, one to Siva and the fourth is a Jain
temple. There's also one natural cave which
is a Buddhist temple. Overnight at hotel
Day 07: Badami - Pattadakal - Aihole
- Hospet
Breakfast at hotel
Morning drive to Hospet. Enroute visit Pattadakal,
the second capital of Badami Chalukyans, Pattadakal
reached the height of its glory during the
7th and 8th centuries.The most important monument
here is teh Lokeshwara or Virupaksha temple
that narrates episodes from the Hindu epics,
the Ramayana & Mahabharata.
After the visit, continue drive to Hospet.We
again stop to visit Aihole which was the Chalukyan
regional capital between the 4th & 6th
centuries. There are over 70 structures in
and around and the more important structures
include the Ladkhan temple , Kulinguidi &
Durgigude Temples.
Continue drive towards Hospet. On arrival
check in to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 08: Hospet - Hampi Excursion
Breakfast at hotel
Morning excursion to Hampi. Hampi the once
beautiful capital city of Vijaynagar Empire
was greater than Rome and had palaces; temple
and sculptures spread all over. The Sultanates
of South razed the city to the ground in the
year 1565 AD. Some of the interesting ruins
remaining are the Virupaksha, Vittala and
Hazara Rama Temples, huge Ganesha & Narasimha
images, the elephant stables, the queen's
bath, and carvings on the Ramachandra Temple
& Lotus Mahal. Overnight at hotel
Day 09 : Hospet - Goa
Breakfast at hotel
Morning drive to Goa, the land of white churches,
golden sands & green fields. Goa is a
fascinating beach resort on the Arabian sea
& is very popular with Europeans since
1510, when Alhuquerque overwhelmed Goa &
it became the capital of Portugese empire
in the east. Overnight at hotel
Day 10 : In Goa
Breakfast at hotel
At leisure by the beach or action in various
water sports.
Overnight at hotel
Day 11 : In Goa
Breakfast at hotel
At leisure by the beach or action in various
water sports.
Overnight at hotel
Day 12 : Goa - Mumbai - Your Home
Breakfast at hotel
Morning free at leisure
PM : Transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai
Direct from airport transfer to international
airport for flight back home.
