Hampi: City Intro
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It’s time for another surprise.
After a hectic week at the office, we decided that we will go on a holiday for the weekend. But we were in deep dilemma, where to go. The discussion is going on, we started googling, still didn’t find any place to see because our main constraint was time so we decide not to go far.
But suddenly it strikes and I told Hampi. They were like, what!! Hampi. I said yes. This time I have some different plans. The plan was to experience something new and it cannot be more dependable than our Indian History which we totally hate when we utilized to read.
Background
Hampi, in Karnataka declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1986, holds great importance according to Hindu mythology, Ramayana. Hampi is more popular among Foreigners than Indians. It is 360 km from Bengaluru city and is well connected by rail and bus. We booked our train tickets in Hampi Express (2 AC) 16592 Train number. Departure time was 10 pm. We reached Hospet next day in the morning around 8 am. Hampi, belongs to Hospet Taluk of Bellary District in South Karnataka. The route to Hampi is via Hospet. It is about 14 kms from Hospet Railway Station.
The state government runs buses between Hampi and Hospet from 6am in the morning till 8 pm. Auto rentals are also available. We hire an Auto, he took us straight to river point near Virupaksha Temple (if this is not told you will be cut down at the Hampi bus stand). He charged us 150 INR. Then we cross the Tungabhadra River. There are 2 options to cross the river: Motorized Boat and Coracle. For motorized Boat it was 10 Rs per person and for Coracle 50 Rs. per person.
All the Guest houses to stay you will find here only, there is no other alternative to stay in Hampi. Local people have transformed their house into guest house, but it’s not worth the money.
Shanti Guest House
This is one of the best place to stay at Hampi. Not just outsiders but the Indians also chose this place. The location was awesome. It accepts many options for stay. Reservation can be executed online as well as on spot, rates will be same, no option for negotiation. For Bookings: Click here
This place is little inside and you have to walk for 5-10 mins. You can arrive at the Shanti Guest House by cutting across the Tungabhadra River. After crossing the river just take a left turn and walk down for 5 to 10 mins, you will reach Shanti Guest House. Since this Guest House is on the other side of the river, there are not much place to see. The only Monkey temple is here.
The most important info: The last boat to this place is at 6 pm, so if you will be late then take the phone number of the person who will be hinging on the Coracle so that you can contact him.
Here Cycle and Bikes are available on rent. Exactly opposite to Shanti Guest house there is a person who passes it on rent. Their pricing is also very nominal. After finishing our breakfast around 10 am we hired a cycle. It is the first time am cycling along a village road. It was an awesome experience, but very challenging. And so at 11.30 am we came back to our guest home.
About 12.30 pm we started, subsequently traversing the river, we hired an auto for Day Trip. He charged us 600 INR. It covers all the places in Hampi. If we did’ not finish in 1 day, then the same will be extended on the following day.
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