UNESCO World Heritage Site and also known as Group of Monuments at Hampi, famous for its ruins. Area of ruins is 4100nhectares and located in the shadowed valleys and hills on the banks of Tungabhadra River, Karnataka , India. These ruins representing a huge empire are surrounded by monuments, amazing temples, tiny street trading markets and many other captivating sites and representing a open museum for those interested in history.
District: Bellary State: Karnataka Nearest city to Hampi: Hubli (160 kms) Peak Season: November to Febraury Best Time to visit Hampi: October to March Ideal Trip Duration: 2-3 Days Time Zone: UTS + 5:30 (ITS) STD Code: 08394 Major Festivals: Hampi Festival Languages Spoken: Kannada, Telugu, English Attraction: Ruins and Monuments
64 km from Bellary, an amazing offbeat land of ruins which are living remains of Vijayanagara Empire. A must visit place in Karnataka tour packages is enriched with the amazing and attractive architecture. Significant place in terms of history as representing great glory of past back to 1 st century 1336. Hampi is also a significant religious site as Virupaksha temple along with many other monuments are there. Mainly, tourist spots are divided into two main areas: Area of Hampi Bazar. Royal Center. The Hampi area is just well worth the visit and a stunning place to wander around and discover vibrant history.
The Stunning ruins of Hampi are discovered by an engineer named Colin Mackenzie , employee of East India Company. This land served as a capital of Vijayanagara Empire for over 200 years. Rulers decorated this city with temples, market streets and monuments and these elaborations made it metropolises in India. Name of this place is derived from word Pampa, which is od name of Tungabhadra River. In a battle between Vijayanagar and Sultanates, Aliya Rama Raya killed and sultanates destroyed Hampi and ruins lies to this date.
October to March is the best place to visit Hampi. Weather will not be so hot and view will be clear too. Important edge to visit during this time is to enjoy the Hampi Festival which is held in November. This event is organized by the government of Karnataka with stuff of drama, dances, music and many other processions.
People from all over the world visit the land of ruins, a heritage site to invite tourists from all over the world to look at a glorious past of the royal era and tourists are well interested too. Hampi is connected to many parts of the country and these option make it easy for people to reach Hampi. Following are the important means of transportation to reach Hampi. Hospet, a small town near Hampi and gateway town to land of ruins and it is just 12 kms away from Hampi
Two nearest airports are: Bangalore Airport: 250 kms from Hampi Bellary Airport: 77 km from Hampi. KSTDC( Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation) has arranged taxis for tourists. They are provided with GPRS, GPS and printing machines for easy and quick transparent billing and tracking. Email:
[email protected] About ten trains passes through Hospet every day. These stations are about 13 k away from Hampi. People use Hospet as a major base to reach Hampi. Hospet junction is 13 k away from Hampi. Hampi Express Amaravathi Express Haripriya Express Are some of the important and prominent trains to reach Hampi .After reaching at the railway station, one can book or ire cab or taxi to reach Hampi. The extremely classy and historic destination is waiting for you to explore the history.
Hospet railway station is the nearest junction near Hampi just 13 away which is also connected with many other stations in the country. From here you can hire taxi. Hampi is also connected with major towns and cities by the bus service. KSRTC along with many other tourists buses are providing services there. Interstate bus service is connecting Hampi with other cities too. You can take route NH 13 from: ♦ Hyderabad: 380 km ♦ Bangalore:345 km ♦ Hubli: 165 km. Bangalore to Hampi service is much cheaper and take less than 8 hours.
Government of Karnataka arranged a royal train for tourists named as Golden Chariot, named after famous Chariot Stone. Train is fully air conditioned, restaurants, conference halls and gym. This train is departed from Bangalore on every Monday.
Government of Karnataka also provides best lodging facilities to the tourists. Many hotels which ranges from Economy to Luxury class are present to provide quality services. Following is the list of some famous hotels in Hampi: Aarya Rooms: PKR 3,282/ avg. Night. Golden Garden Home Stay: PKR 1,162/ avg. Night Rks Homestay: PKR 1,629/avg. Night Leo wooden Resort: PKR 6,982/ avg. Night Padma Guesthouse: PKR 1,862/ avg. Night
Gopi Guest House and Roof Restaurant Sagar Hotel Chillout Bamboo The Gopi Island
Mango Tree Laughing Buddha Ganesh chillout Suresh Restaurant
Funky Monkey Restaurant Gouthami Restaurant Hampi Food Restaurant Gowri Restaurant
Hampi Roof Restaurant Trishul Restaurant Hampi Paradise Restaurant Evergreen Café
Following is the list of petrol stations present near Hampi: HP PETROL PUMP-SHANKARA SERVICE STATION Karnataka, India. ( Closes 11 PM) Bharat Petroleum Hampi , Karnataka, India. ( Closes 11 PM) Shankar Petrol Bunk Hosapete, Karnataka, India Balaji Agencies Gas Station. Karnataka, India. Hindustan Petroleum
This location is enriched with the history and architecture and here is the list of places to see in the Hampi which shows the great glory of history of Hampi.
Diversity of temples if found there. A huge number of temples are there. Virupaksha Temple In Hampi Vithala Temple in Hampi Hanuman Temple In Hampi Lakshmi Narasimha Temple in Hampi Hazara Rama Temple in Hampi Hema Hill Temple Complex In Hampi Loctus Palace, Hampi Monolith Bull, Hampi Big Shivlinga, Hampi Zenana Enclosure, Hampi Old Palace in Hampi Mahanavami Dibba, Hampi King Balance, Hampi
Accessibility: 4/ 5 Local sight seeing: 4/5 Hotels: 3/5 Safety:4/5
