Karnataka (Mysore and Hampi) in 2 days
The lavish palace of Mysore, a city of sandalwood and silk, and the otherworldly landscape of Hampi, the capital of a vanished empire, its temples scattered among giant granite boulders.
🗓️ 2 days📍 2 things to do☀️ Best time: October to February
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The plan, day by day
Day 1
- All day
The temples of Hampifree · a full dayThe ruins of Vijayanagara, a UNESCO site, from the still-active Virupaksha Temple to the Vittala Temple and its stone chariot.
Day 2
- Morning
Hampi's boulders and rice fieldsfree · half a dayGranite boulders piled across the landscape above banana groves and rice paddies along the Tungabhadra River, best seen at sunrise or sunset.
Further afield (over 130 km from the base hotel), best as a separate stop: Mysore Palace lit up, Devaraja Market, Mysore coffee and silk.
Where to sleep in Karnataka (Mysore and Hampi)
Budget
- Hotel Mayura Hoysala · €35 a night
- Hotel Mayura Bhuvaneshwari · €35 a night
- Nimmu House · €20 a night
Mid-range
- Malligi · €40 a night
- Royal Orchid Metropole · €75 a night
- The Green Hotel · €75 a night
Luxury
- Heritage Resort Hampi · €120 a night
- Hyatt Place Hampi · €110 a night
- SwaSwara · €250 a night
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