Have been also busy to write close this trip. Here is a curt recollection.
Itinerary
Friday - Bangalore to Chitradurga ( 224 kms) , Stay at Hotel
Saturday - Chitradurga to Badami ( 220 kms)
Site seeing inwards Badami as well as Banashankari
Sunday - Badami to Mahakuta as well as and thence Pattadakal. We ran out of fourth dimension , otherwise Aihole comes correct later Pattadakal.
Route as well as Conditions
Bangalore to Tumkur - first-class Toll road
Tumkur to Chitradurga ( four lane) - first-class route ( lookout adult man for diversions for flyover/underpass construction)
Chitradurga to Hospet ( non correct upto Hospet exactly Tungabhadra Dam) - 2 Lane exactly first-class condition
About v kms close Hospet is a mess. Bad roads as well as that leads to heavy traffic.
Hospet to Kustagi ( four lane) - Beauty of a road, skilful cars tin brand 150+ on this stretch , exactly considering erratic driving atmospheric condition similar 2 wheelers riding on incorrect side, sometimes fifty-fifty bigger vehicles or a hump or 2 all of a abrupt created past times to a greater extent than or less one. Hence possess safe.
Kustagi to Badami - Village roads , skilful condition, exactly require GPS or to a greater extent than or less capability to beak inwards local linguistic communication to instruct directions.
Again on entering Badami , in that location is a bypass which must endure taken to avoid to a greater extent than or less unusual status close the Banashankari temple.
Hotels
Plenty of hotels inwards Chitradurga as well as Badami. We did non majority anything ahead exactly got rooms. Everyone may non endure thence lucky thence majority ahead. I possess got establish www.tripadvisor.in to endure good.
Chitradurga - Hotel Aishwarya Fort ( Charged Rs 800 for a double bed non-AC room as well as Rs 100 for an extra bed as well as somehow later taxation that arrived to Rs 936)
Rooms were ready clean , bath was okay as well as soaps/towels were provided. Perfect for a night's stay. Hotel is inwards a prissy security expanse as well as hotel staff pretty prompt. Doesn't possess got the premium feeling within the rooms equally it has from exterior the gate. Hence the rates are okay , could possess got been a fleck cheaper too.
Hotel has a bar eating seat amongst a garden which seemed to endure busy at night. Everyone nosotros spoke to inwards Chitradurga recommended this hotel.
Parking available for travelers amongst cars.
Badami - KSTDC Hotel (Charged Rs 1500 for a iii bed non-AC room. Seemed similar double bed room amongst an extra bed also arrives at the same amount)
Rooms were real ready clean , bath was also perfect exactly entirely towels ,no soaps. Good for long fourth dimension remain also equally the hotel complex is prissy as well as has gardens. Food is available inwards a bar eating seat exactly multifariousness is less. Service is a fleck sluggish exactly okay. Tea / Water bottle charges are slightly higher than 1 would await inwards Badami.
Highly recommended for a skilful remain as well as parking available for travelers amongst cars.
Places to See
Chitradurga - Chitradurga Fort
Badami - Badami Cave Temples ( Parking available, entry fee applicable) , Agastya Lake (Shares same complex amongst the cave temples) and Museum
- Banashankari Temple as well as associated Lake as well as 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 amongst blooming sunflowers , prissy people , northward karnataka way meals
Itinerary
Friday - Bangalore to Chitradurga ( 224 kms) , Stay at Hotel
Saturday - Chitradurga to Badami ( 220 kms)
Site seeing inwards Badami as well as Banashankari
Sunday - Badami to Mahakuta as well as and thence Pattadakal. We ran out of fourth dimension , otherwise Aihole comes correct later Pattadakal.
Route as well as Conditions
Bangalore to Tumkur - first-class Toll road
Tumkur to Chitradurga ( four lane) - first-class route ( lookout adult man for diversions for flyover/underpass construction)
Chitradurga to Hospet ( non correct upto Hospet exactly Tungabhadra Dam) - 2 Lane exactly first-class condition
About v kms close Hospet is a mess. Bad roads as well as that leads to heavy traffic.
Hospet to Kustagi ( four lane) - Beauty of a road, skilful cars tin brand 150+ on this stretch , exactly considering erratic driving atmospheric condition similar 2 wheelers riding on incorrect side, sometimes fifty-fifty bigger vehicles or a hump or 2 all of a abrupt created past times to a greater extent than or less one. Hence possess safe.
Kustagi to Badami - Village roads , skilful condition, exactly require GPS or to a greater extent than or less capability to beak inwards local linguistic communication to instruct directions.
Again on entering Badami , in that location is a bypass which must endure taken to avoid to a greater extent than or less unusual status close the Banashankari temple.
Hotels
Plenty of hotels inwards Chitradurga as well as Badami. We did non majority anything ahead exactly got rooms. Everyone may non endure thence lucky thence majority ahead. I possess got establish www.tripadvisor.in to endure good.
Chitradurga - Hotel Aishwarya Fort ( Charged Rs 800 for a double bed non-AC room as well as Rs 100 for an extra bed as well as somehow later taxation that arrived to Rs 936)
Rooms were ready clean , bath was okay as well as soaps/towels were provided. Perfect for a night's stay. Hotel is inwards a prissy security expanse as well as hotel staff pretty prompt. Doesn't possess got the premium feeling within the rooms equally it has from exterior the gate. Hence the rates are okay , could possess got been a fleck cheaper too.
Hotel has a bar eating seat amongst a garden which seemed to endure busy at night. Everyone nosotros spoke to inwards Chitradurga recommended this hotel.
Parking available for travelers amongst cars.
Badami - KSTDC Hotel (Charged Rs 1500 for a iii bed non-AC room. Seemed similar double bed room amongst an extra bed also arrives at the same amount)
Rooms were real ready clean , bath was also perfect exactly entirely towels ,no soaps. Good for long fourth dimension remain also equally the hotel complex is prissy as well as has gardens. Food is available inwards a bar eating seat exactly multifariousness is less. Service is a fleck sluggish exactly okay. Tea / Water bottle charges are slightly higher than 1 would await inwards Badami.
Highly recommended for a skilful remain as well as parking available for travelers amongst cars.
Places to See
Chitradurga - Chitradurga Fort
Badami - Badami Cave Temples ( Parking available, entry fee applicable) , Agastya Lake (Shares same complex amongst the cave temples) and Museum
- Banashankari Temple as well as associated Lake as well as 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 amongst blooming sunflowers , prissy people , northward karnataka way meals
Two of the things I must country close the tourism places of Republic of Republic of India that I dislike
- Different entry fees for foreigners ( It is a racist policy as well as must endure done away with)
- Charges for cameras/ video-cameras ( I create non sympathise , almost every other mobile has a capability to accept a photograph as well as 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 to a greater extent than or less quick money)
H5N1 uniform tourism guide as well as policy volition assistance a lot.