Badami Bijapur

Morning trip starts from Bangalore. Pickup from hotel, Residence, Airport, Bus Terminus, Railway station or any other location as customer wish and drive to Badami about 448 Km. En route visit Chitradurga Fort which is popular for its stone forts and temples and picturesque beauty. Post Lunch proceed to Kudalasangama the holy Samadhi of Basavanna, the founder of the Lingayat Dharma, Then proceed to Badami. Overnight stay in Badami.

After Breakfast, proceed to visit Aihole, about 35 Km, was a centre of architectural experiments by several gifted artisans which has more than 125 beautifully crafted temples in and around it. & visit Pattadakal about 15 Km, There are 10 major temples in Pattadakal dedicated to Lord Shiva, Virupaksha Temple is the largest temple in Pattadakal & proceed to Badami about 23 Km to visit Banashankari Temple dedicated to Goddess Parvati which is also called as Vanashankari. Overnight stay in Badami.

After Breakfast, visit Mahakuta there are more than two dozen Shiva Temples in Mahakuta temple complex surrounding natural attractive spring fed tank known as Vishnu Pushkarini, or Papavinasa Tirth. Post lunch visit Badami cave temples is group of 4 cave temples carved out of the hill opposite Badami fort, Three among the four cave temples are dedicated to deities of Hinduism and one temple is dedicated to Jainism. Then visit Badami fort which has large granaries, a huge underground chamber, carved temples, watch towers and other several other impressive structures. Overnight stay in Badami.

After Breakfast, Checkout & proceed to Vijayapura about 120 Km, on arrival, check in to hotel later visit Jamia Masjid the largest mosque of Bijapur built by Ali Adil Shah I, Asar Mahal is a mosque with a big pool of water along its side. It is believe to house one of the beard hairs of Prophet Muhammad. Gagan Mahal The two-storeyed monuments had the Darbar Hall on the ground floor and the upper storey was supposed to be the residence for the royal family. Bara Kaman is the incomplete mausoleum of Ali Adil Shah II and was supposed to be the burial mausoleum for the king and his wives; Malik-e-Maidan is the largest medieval cannon in the world. Being 4 m long, 1.5 m in diameter and weighing 55 tons. Overnight stay in Bijapur.

After Breakfast, visit Gol Gumbaz is a tomb of Adil Shah, Its circular dome is said to be the second largest in the world, Bijapur Fort is outer wall, which encloses the old city, measures 10 kilometres with ninety-six large bastions of various designs & there are ten other bastions at the five main gateways, Ibrahim Rauza is the tomb of Ibrahim Adil Shah II and his queen Taj Sultana, which is the inspiration for building the Taj Mahal, Jod Gumbaz Tombs is also known as Abdul Razaq darga, The tombs have substantial elevation since the graves are built at the floor level with galleries within the domes, Mehtar Mahal or ‘sweeper’s palace’ is built by a sweeper is not exactly a palace, It is a gateway to the mosque and the gardens around it. Afzal Khan’s Cenotaph has sixty graves of Afzal Khan’s wives. He killed all of his wives before going on mission to kill Chatrapati Shivaji. Overnight stay in Bijapur.

After breakfast, the day is free at leisure to do your own activities in and around Bijapur, Later you will be transferred to your residence, Airport, Bus Terminus or Railway Station for your onward journey.