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Hampi in Karnataka, India is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites as it was once the medieval capital of the Hindu empire Vijayanagara. Today Hampi has a reasonable flow of tourism with most of the 500 plus monuments converted into tourist attractions. It is a destination for young and old alike. The predominant travellers seen in Hampi-town are hippies, who have been coming here from the late 90's. Away from Hampi town and across a narrow river is a sort of a settlement with shops and several places for travelers to stay. In fact this is the ideal place to stay at as one can enter into the Hampi township and do some sight-seeing during the day and come back to a quiet night back across the river. While there are several accommodations available it's best to call ahead during holiday season. While there are many ruins to go over at Hampi, here are some of the more interesting ones....
- Aqueducts and Canals
- The Underground Temple
- Tungabhadra River
- Zenana enclosure
- Madhavan Palace ( of a 1,000,000 pillars)
- Elephant stables
The Banks of the Tungabharda make for an excellent place to camp out. However in the night its best to head back to your lodging. While there we stayed at the 'Mowgli Guest House.' It was quite basic yet clean and the staff at hand were really warm and friendly. While the food is very good it takes ages to arrive, so order in advance!
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