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Belur Halebid Shravanabelagola World Heritage Tour from Bangalore
Belur Halebid Shravanabelagola World Heritage Tour from Bangalore
Belur Halebid Shravanabelagola World Heritage Tour from Bangalore
Belur+Halebid+Shravanabelgola+Lunch=World Heritage from Bangalore
Belur Halebid Shravanabelagola World Heritage Tour from Bangalore

Day trip to UNESCO Belur/Shravanbelgola/Coffee & Spice Plantation

By Bangalore and Beyond
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$326 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 14h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

If you ever wanted to see some of the most intricate sculptures ever made in stone, this is your tour; if you ever wanted to understand the basics of Jain religion & listen to the extraordinary storey of the Bahubali, this is your tour; If you wanted to stretch your legs & climb the 640-step Vindhyagiri hill for a stunning view of the landscape, this is your tour; If you wanted to take a day off from Bangalore & view rocks, hills, rice/sugarcane fields, lakes, rural life, local markets, etc, this is your tour.
This ensemble presents a perfect getaway from Bangalore as a day tour. The 12th CE Belur & Halebid temples were recently declared as UNESCO World Heritage Sites while Shravanalagola offers a sterling view of the 17m tall 1000 year old statue of Bahubali. On this tour, the driver will pick you up from hotel & drive you straight to Belur where you will meet your Government Approved & Licensed guide. He will then showcase the 3 sites one after the other with a lunchbreak in between.

Activity location

  • Chennakesava Temple
    • 573115, Belur, Karnataka, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mahatma Gandhi Road
    • 560001, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Day trip to UNESCO Belur/Shravanbelgola/Coffee & Spice Plantation
  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h
    14h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:30 am
Price details
AU$326.36 x 1 AdultAU$326.36
Total
Price is AU$326.36

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedPlease let us know if you have any dietary requirements to be accommodated in our lunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips/service charge to the driver and guide not included

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Chennakesava Temple
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
The driver will meet you at the Reception/lobby at the appointed hour. He will then drive you to Belur giving a toilet break in between. You can watch wonderful countryside on the way - rice fields, coconut trees, sugarcane fields, hills, water bodies, village life, etc. You can stop by almost anywhere to take pics.
Sri Chennakeshava Swamy Temple, Beluru
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
The extraordinary Channakeshava temple of Belur was built in the 12th CE by Vishnuvardhana who was the greatest king of the Hoysala dynasty. The Hoysala dynasty ruled from 10th to 14th Century AD. They were largely contemporary of Cholas of Tamil Nadu. Vishnuvardhana built the Belur temple to commemorate two things - victory over the Chola king as well as conversion from Jainism to Vaishnavism. From Belur, it takes about 2 hours of drive to arrive at Shravanabelagola.
Hoysaleswara Temple
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
The Hoysaleshwara & Shantaleshwara temple of Halebid was constructed during the Hoysala reign in 12th CE. This temple was built by Ketumalla the Army General under King Vishnuvardhana. This is a Shaivaite temple built in typical Hoysala architecture where the principal material of construction is the Blue Chlorite Schist and the plan of construction is star-shaped. This temple can be considered as the Magnum Opus of the Hoysala architecture There are more than 20000 statues, big and small in this temple complex! It has taken 3 generations to build this temple but the temple was never completed 100%. Halebid, literally meaning "old town" was the first capital of Hoysalas but moved to Belur in the 12th CE. It takes a four hour drive from Bangalore to reach Halebid and then about 45 minutes to visit it. From Halebid, Belur is half an hour drive.
Shravanabelagola
  • 3h
Shravanabelagola, literally meaning 'the white pond of the jain monk', houses the tallest monolithic statue in the World. It was carved out by a monolithic block of stop atop the Vindhyagiri in 983 AD by Chavundaraya, a Jain follower of the region. Sharavanabelogola is the most important Jain pilgrimage centre in South India. Bangalore is about 3 hours drive from Shravanabelagola.
Shravanabelgola Jain Temple
  • 3h
From Shravanabelagola, we drive to Bangalore. We can stop by for toilet or for a snack/early dinner break. There are a number of eating options on the highway to Bangalore.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESChennakesava Temple
    • 573115, Belur, Karnataka, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMahatma Gandhi Road
    • 560001, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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