Goa & Deccan Delights

Day 01: Arrive Hyderabad
Arrive Hyderabad and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the Day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 02: Hyderabad - Golconda - Hyderabad
After breakfast, visit the imposing Golconda Fortress City, founded originally by the 13th C Kakatiyas, and expanded by the Qutub Shahi Kings into a massive structure. The fort has incredible acoustics a handclap at a certain point beneath the dome can be heard almost a km away.
Afternoon sightseeing of Hyderabad, including the Charminar, a masterpiece of the Qutub Shahis, Salar Jung Museum and the Laad Bazaar where just about anything can be purchased.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 03: Hyderabad - Bidar
After breakfast, drive to Bidar. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. Afternoon enjoy the sightseeing of Bidar which includes Bidar Fort with its imposing bastions and the Rangin Mahal a royal residence with elaborately carved wooden pillars.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 04: Bidar - Gulbarga
After breakfast, drive to Gulbarga. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. In the afternoon sightseeing of Gulbarga which includes Massive guns one 25 foot long defended Gulbarga Fort. Inside see the Jumma Masjid, the tomb of the Sufi Saint Khwaja Syed Mohammed Gaus and the Durgah Library.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 05: Gulbarga - Bijapur
After breakfast. drive to Bijapur. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. In the afternoon, enjoy the sightseeing of this historic city. Visits include the Gol Gumbaz (meaning round dome) the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah, its central dome only surpassed in size by St Peters Basilica in Rome. The acoustics are phenomenal.
Overnight at the hotel

Day 06: Bijapur - Hospet
After breakfast, drive to Hospet. Upon arrival, check in at hotel. Rest of Day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 07: Hospet - Hampi - Hospet
After breakfast, drive for a full Day excursion to Hampi. The Deccan, a wonderful mysterious almost magical land, strewn with monolithic granite boulders, is a worthy backdrop to the great ruined city, now fittingly a World Heritage site. Two full Days sightseeing brings to life the golden age at its height in the reign of Krishnadevaraya 1509-1529.
Drive back to Hospet. Overnight at hotel.

Day 08: Hospet - Hampi - Hospet
After breakfast, drive to Hampi to enjoy the visits. Visits include the Vittala Temple, its sculpture probably the defining moment of Vijayanagar art. Stop at Hampi Bazaar, now thriving and compare it with the Suke Bazaar, deserted, silent. Also visit the Royal centre with the Lotus Mahal and Elephant Stables.
Later drive back to Hospet. Overnight at hotel.

Day 09: Hospet - Badami
After breakfast, drive to Badami enroute visiting Pattadakal, a World Heritage site, where temple development started in the early 3rd C. The main temple, the Virupaksha has wonderful, breathtakingly lifelike sculpture taken from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. At Aihole some of the earliest Hindu temple architecture is found and seen developing in intricacy. Later, continue drive to Badami. Upon arrival check in at the hotel. Rest of the Day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 10: Badami
After the breakfast, enjoy the sightseeing of Badami. Famed for its cave complex, Badami was once the capital of the Chalukyan empire. In cave one, dating back to 578AD there is a superb representation of the 18-armed Nataraja striking 81 dancing poses. Cave two, dedicated to Lord Vishnu sees him depicted in dwarf form, as a boar and as Lord Krishna. Cave three is the highlight a tour into the art and culture of the 6th C. Finally cave four started in the 6th C, is the only Jain cave, where carvings of Tirthankara Parshavanath (with a serpent) and Mahavira can be seen.
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 11: Badami - Goa
After breakfast, drive to Goa to round off the tour and spend a few Days relaxing at the beach. Upon arrival check in at the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 12: Goa
Full Day for independent activities.
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 13: Goa
Full Day for independent activities.
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 14: Depart Goa
In time transfer to the airport to catch the flight for onward destination.