Hampi: Travel Tips for Exploring the Ancient Indian City, Hampi, India

Hampi is such an adventure! You鈥檒l be transported to a world of ruins, ancient palaces, stone carvings, palm trees, monkeys and giant Ganesh statues. It鈥檚 quite a crazy place and well worth exploring if you find yourself in the Indian state of Karnataka.

This site is the birth place of Hanuman, the fighter monkey god in Hindu religion. He likes to play tricks and features as an integral part of the Ramayan epic legend. So, naturally, you鈥檒l find a tonne of monkeys who wander around waiting for banana offerings.

You鈥檒l need at least a day or two to explore as there is quite a lot to do and it鈥檚 spread across a wide area. Here鈥檚 a guide to get the most out of your visit to the laid back historic city of Hampi.

Hampi is in the north of Karnataka and, unfortunately, there are no direct flights which will deliver you here. So, your best bet is to hire a taxi, take the train or bus from the main cities of Bangalore, Hyderabad,聽Goa聽or even Pune.

If you鈥檙e heading here by car from the cities, it鈥檚 a mammoth of a drive along a pretty terrible stretch of country roads. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Hampi: Travel Tips for Exploring the Ancient Indian City
Guide Location: India » Hampi
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Sophie Pearce
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