1 day private tour of Hampi world heritage site in car with professional guide

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About this activity

Hampi in 1 day takes you back to the 16th century when it was a thriving global city. A professional guide will bring alive this world heritage site and often considered the world’s largest open air museum. Some of the highlights include the magnificent Vittala temple and stone chariot, King’s Balance, Virupaksha temple, monolithic statues, Queen’s bath. Royal enclosure and Elephant stables.

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At a glance

Duration: 9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: 5 Senses Walks

Ages: Adults (13–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Entrance charges
Included: Guide

Not included

Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Vijaya Vittala Temple

30 min Admission included

We commence our tour of Hampi in 1 day at Vijaya Vittala temple , probably the grandest masterpiece around. It is constructed on a polyhedron foundation. Right at the front is the world renowned stone chariot made of rough quartz. You will spot figures of soldiers, hunters and even foreign visitors like Portuguese and Arabs etched on the chariot. The musical pillars of the temple is one of the greatest work of art by mankind.
Stop 2

15 min Admission included

King’s Balance is the last destination. This is a huge stone frame east of Purandara Mantapa. A stone beam is placed on two pillars of stone. Legend has it that the generous Kings of Vijayanagara used to weigh them with gold and gems and distribute it among the poor.
Virupaksha Temple

30 min Admission included

We visit the magnificent Virupaksha temple, next in our Hampi tour from Bangalore. It is from the Hoysala period and is the oldest temple in Hampi. The temple tower has eleven storeys and goes up 165 ft in height. The river Tungabhadra flows inside.
Sasivekalu Ganesha Temple

15 min Admission included

Sasivekalu Ganesha Temple is a huge statue of Lord Ganesha, carved out of a single block of rock. We will visit this 8 feet tall of the Lord.
Statue of Ugra Narsimha

15 min Admission included

You can find the biggest idol of Hampi, a few feet from Badavi Linga.Ugra Narasimha is 22 feet in height and was carved by a Brahmin during Krishnadevaraya’s time. There is a serpent with open hood at the back.
Royal Enclosures

one hour Admission included

The Royal enclosure of Hampi was the seat of power of the Vijayanagara kingdom. This area consists of durbar halls, platform, tanks, underground chambers, and temples. We start at Queen’s Bath which is a magnificent structure and used to be the private bathing chamber for the royalty of Vijaynagara Empire.
Zanana Enclosure

20 min Admission included

We will next visit the Zanana enclosure , which was the place for the royal women. The Lotus Mahal is the most impressive structure here. It is a palace is a two-storied building surrounded by a rectangular wall and four towers. The Palace gets a Lotus like look with pyramidal shaped towers.
Hazara Rama Temple

20 min Admission included

We will visit the only temple in the Royal Enclosure. Hazara Rama is a temple dedicated to Lord Ram, the incarnation of Vishnu.
Stop 9

20 min Admission included

Before the end of the day, we will have also visited an excavated water tank, administrative enclosure, and an underground temple of Shiva.