Badami, Pattadakal and Buapur This area of the Deccan Plateau is rich in history producing some of India’s greatest dynasties – including the Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas, Pallayas and Chalukyas. Badami was ruled by the Chalukyas and it was they who cut temples...
Karnataka Coast Karnataka has a 300 km long coast line but unlike Goa to the north and Kerala to the south has very little tourist infrastructure. Goa and Mangalore are the nearest airports. The small town of Gokarna is renowned as a pilgrimage centre and for its...
Hampi Hampi in Karnataka is set in a boulder strewn landscape along the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The the World Heritage Site of Hampi was once the capital of one of the largest Hindu empires in Indian history. However this amazing city was devastated in 1565...
Coorg Coorg used to be an independent princely state but it is now just a district of Karnataka called Kodagu. The light skinned people of this area are called Kodavas (or Coorgis) and are thought to have migrated from Kurdistan. They still retain many of their...
National Parks – Karnataka The National Parks of Karnataka include Bandipur 80km south of Mysore which covers 880 sq km and Nagarhole which covers an area of 640 sq km. Nagarhole National Park The National Park at Nagarhole covers an area of 640 sq km. The...
Bangalore (Bengaluru) Bangalore (Bengaluru) is Karnataka’s cosmopolitan state capital. It is huge and one of Asia’s fastest growing cities. Bangalore has a large international airport with a number of airlines operating to it (some direct from the UK). The...
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