Bangalore

Bangalore, Capital of the state of Karnataka, is the most beautiful garden city in India.  The central area of the city is studded with beautifully laid out parks and gardens.

Mysore

Mysore was the capital city of old Mysore state. Mysore is also a craft center, an incredidble range of sandalwood, rosewood and teak carving and furniture.

Bijapur

Bijapur was the Capital of the Adil Shahi Kings one of the first splinter states formed when the Bahmani Moslem Kingdom broke up in 1482.

Bidar

Bidar is a pleasant town with a splendid old  fort containing the Ranjee Mahal, Chini Mahal and Turkish Mahal Palaces.

Jog Falls

The Jog Falls are the highest falls in India. The Shiravati River drops 253 meters in four distinctly separate falls known as the Rani, Rocket, the Raja and the Roarer. The most exciting view seems to be from the top of the Raja where you can see the Raja falls over Roarer.

Aihole

Aihole has as many as 10 temples of ancient origin from AD 600 - 750. These temples are good examples of the Hindu Medieval Art. Other temples are Durga temple, Ladh Khan Temple.

Badami

Badami is noted for several temples. There are five caves altogether, four of them artificial and one natural.
 

Pattadakkal

 There is a Jain temple here, with its two stone elephants about one km from the center, which is  worth visiting.

Bellur

Belur in Hassan district is famous for its magnificent Hoysala Temple Complex. The Chennakeshava temple here was completed  by Hoysala Vishnuvardhana to commemorate his victory over the Chola. It took 103 years to complete. The facade of the temple is filled with intricate sculptures and fracas-with no portion left blank. Elephants, episodes from the epics, sensous dancers nothing was left uncarved.

Bandipur

Bandipur wildlife sanctuary is famous for Elephants, Bison, Spotted deer, Sambar, Tiger and Leopard. This wildlife sanctuary is a part of a larger National Park which also includes two of the neighbouring wildlife sancturies.

Hampi

Hampi were made out of stone Saint Vidyaranya established the seat of Vijayanagara empire in 1336 A.D, with the help of his devotee disciples Hakka and Bukka.  Protected by the tempes tour river Tungabhadra in the north and rocky granite ridges on the other three sides, the ruins silently narrate the story of grandeur splendor and fabulous wealth.