Have been likewise busy to write most this trip. Here is a brusque recollection.
Itinerary
Friday - Bangalore to Chitradurga ( 224 kms) , Stay at Hotel
Saturday - Chitradurga to Badami ( 220 kms)
Site seeing inwards Badami in addition to Banashankari
Sunday - Badami to Mahakuta in addition to and then Pattadakal. We ran out of fourth dimension , otherwise Aihole comes correct afterwards Pattadakal.
Route in addition to Conditions
Bangalore to Tumkur - first-class Toll road
Tumkur to Chitradurga ( four lane) - first-class route ( picket for diversions for flyover/underpass construction)
Chitradurga to Hospet ( non correct upto Hospet merely Tungabhadra Dam) - 2 Lane merely first-class condition
About five kms nigh Hospet is a mess. Bad roads in addition to that leads to heavy traffic.
Hospet to Kustagi ( four lane) - Beauty of a road, skilful cars tin flame brand 150+ on this stretch , merely considering erratic driving weather condition similar 2 wheelers riding on incorrect side, sometimes fifty-fifty bigger vehicles or a hump or 2 of a abrupt created yesteryear or thence one. Hence crusade safe.
Kustagi to Badami - Village roads , skilful condition, merely necessitate GPS or or thence capability to verbalise inwards local linguistic communication to larn directions.
Again on entering Badami , at that spot is a bypass which must endure taken to avoid or thence unusual status nigh the Banashankari temple.
Hotels
Plenty of hotels inwards Chitradurga in addition to Badami. We did non majority anything ahead merely got rooms. Everyone may non endure thence lucky thence majority ahead. I get got institute www.tripadvisor.in to endure good.
Chitradurga - Hotel Aishwarya Fort ( Charged Rs 800 for a double bed non-AC room in addition to Rs 100 for an extra bed in addition to somehow afterwards taxation that arrived to Rs 936)
Rooms were ready clean , bath was okay in addition to soaps/towels were provided. Perfect for a night's stay. Hotel is inwards a overnice condom expanse in addition to hotel staff pretty prompt. Doesn't get got the premium feeling within the rooms equally it has from exterior the gate. Hence the rates are okay , could get got been a fleck cheaper too.
Hotel has a bar eating theater alongside a garden which seemed to endure busy at night. Everyone nosotros spoke to inwards Chitradurga recommended this hotel.
Parking available for travelers alongside cars.
Badami - KSTDC Hotel (Charged Rs 1500 for a iii bed non-AC room. Seemed similar double bed room alongside an extra bed also arrives at the same amount)
Rooms were real ready clean , bath was also perfect merely exclusively towels ,no soaps. Good for long fourth dimension rest also equally the hotel complex is overnice in addition to has gardens. Food is available inwards a bar eating theater merely diversity is less. Service is a fleck sluggish merely okay. Tea / Water bottle charges are slightly higher than 1 would aspect inwards Badami.
Highly recommended for a skilful rest in addition to parking available for travelers alongside cars.
Places to See
Chitradurga - Chitradurga Fort
Badami - Badami Cave Temples ( Parking available, entry fee applicable) , Agastya Lake (Shares same complex alongside the cave temples) and Museum
- Banashankari Temple in addition to associated Lake in addition to Market complex ruins
Mahakuta - Mahakuta Temple
Pattadakal - Unesco World Heritage site Pattadakal Group of Temples
Aihole - Durga Temple
Plus
Beautiful Windmills on the route , valleys alongside blooming sunflowers , overnice people , due north karnataka way meals
Itinerary
Friday - Bangalore to Chitradurga ( 224 kms) , Stay at Hotel
Saturday - Chitradurga to Badami ( 220 kms)
Site seeing inwards Badami in addition to Banashankari
Sunday - Badami to Mahakuta in addition to and then Pattadakal. We ran out of fourth dimension , otherwise Aihole comes correct afterwards Pattadakal.
Route in addition to Conditions
Bangalore to Tumkur - first-class Toll road
Tumkur to Chitradurga ( four lane) - first-class route ( picket for diversions for flyover/underpass construction)
Chitradurga to Hospet ( non correct upto Hospet merely Tungabhadra Dam) - 2 Lane merely first-class condition
About five kms nigh Hospet is a mess. Bad roads in addition to that leads to heavy traffic.
Hospet to Kustagi ( four lane) - Beauty of a road, skilful cars tin flame brand 150+ on this stretch , merely considering erratic driving weather condition similar 2 wheelers riding on incorrect side, sometimes fifty-fifty bigger vehicles or a hump or 2 of a abrupt created yesteryear or thence one. Hence crusade safe.
Kustagi to Badami - Village roads , skilful condition, merely necessitate GPS or or thence capability to verbalise inwards local linguistic communication to larn directions.
Again on entering Badami , at that spot is a bypass which must endure taken to avoid or thence unusual status nigh the Banashankari temple.
Hotels
Plenty of hotels inwards Chitradurga in addition to Badami. We did non majority anything ahead merely got rooms. Everyone may non endure thence lucky thence majority ahead. I get got institute www.tripadvisor.in to endure good.
Chitradurga - Hotel Aishwarya Fort ( Charged Rs 800 for a double bed non-AC room in addition to Rs 100 for an extra bed in addition to somehow afterwards taxation that arrived to Rs 936)
Rooms were ready clean , bath was okay in addition to soaps/towels were provided. Perfect for a night's stay. Hotel is inwards a overnice condom expanse in addition to hotel staff pretty prompt. Doesn't get got the premium feeling within the rooms equally it has from exterior the gate. Hence the rates are okay , could get got been a fleck cheaper too.
Hotel has a bar eating theater alongside a garden which seemed to endure busy at night. Everyone nosotros spoke to inwards Chitradurga recommended this hotel.
Parking available for travelers alongside cars.
Badami - KSTDC Hotel (Charged Rs 1500 for a iii bed non-AC room. Seemed similar double bed room alongside an extra bed also arrives at the same amount)
Rooms were real ready clean , bath was also perfect merely exclusively towels ,no soaps. Good for long fourth dimension rest also equally the hotel complex is overnice in addition to has gardens. Food is available inwards a bar eating theater merely diversity is less. Service is a fleck sluggish merely okay. Tea / Water bottle charges are slightly higher than 1 would aspect inwards Badami.
Highly recommended for a skilful rest in addition to parking available for travelers alongside cars.
Places to See
Chitradurga - Chitradurga Fort
Badami - Badami Cave Temples ( Parking available, entry fee applicable) , Agastya Lake (Shares same complex alongside the cave temples) and Museum
- Banashankari Temple in addition to associated Lake in addition to Market complex ruins
Mahakuta - Mahakuta Temple
Pattadakal - Unesco World Heritage site Pattadakal Group of Temples
Aihole - Durga Temple
Plus
Beautiful Windmills on the route , valleys alongside blooming sunflowers , overnice people , due north karnataka way meals
Two of the things I must order most the tourism places of Republic of Republic of India that I dislike
- Different entry fees for foreigners ( It is a racist policy in addition to must endure done away with)
- Charges for cameras/ video-cameras ( I create non sympathize , almost every other mobile has a capability to get got a photograph in addition to a video. How much does it assistance to accuse video graphy /photography)
- Parking charges ( where its clearly mentioned at 'Owners Risk'. Okay if its a agency for the locals to brand or thence quick money)
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 uniform tourism guide in addition to policy volition assistance a lot.