Karnataka private heritage tour that moves from royal cities to coffee hills, then into Hampi’s ruined empire and Coorg’s plantations. Expect early starts where they matter, long drives handled with buffers, and hotel bases chosen for recovery between high-heat sites. The itinerary is structured, but not rigid: stops can be edited, days can be added or removed, and your Farbound trip lead adjusts pace on the ground.
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Connections, Not Crowd
Trips designed around your interests, pace, and preferences
8 Days from
$1,560 USD* per person
Based on double occupancy
Age : 14–75
Day 1 - Arrive Bengaluru
- Arrive and meet a Farbound representative at the airport to greet you.
- Settle in with a deliberately light first day. Short briefing with your trip lead on pacing and daily start times.
- Evening sunset walk planned around traffic and cleaner viewpoints.
- Dinner can be kept early to protect tomorrow’s drive rhythm.
- Karnataka private heritage tour routing begins with a calm base.
- Personalize: add a market-led food stop, or keep the evening fully quiet.
Day 2 - Mysore Royal Quarter
- Drive to Mysore with conservative timing and comfort breaks.
- Temple time and city layers planned around crowd peaks.
- Chamundi Hill darshan scheduled for access and heat management.
- Optional Mysore Maharaja palace visit or market time, depending on your interest and energy.
- Personalize: add a deeper palace focus, or shift to a slower garden-led afternoon.
Day 3 - Into Chikmagalur Coffee Hills
- Transition into the hills with a steady drive and buffers.
- Coffee-estate immersion and tasting scheduled without rushing.
- Optional Belur–Halebid detour if timing and interest align.
- Evening is kept open for recovery and early sleep.
- Personalize: add the Hassan temple detour, or keep the day purely hills and rest.
Day 4 - Mullayanagiri Sunrise
- Early start for Mullayanagiri with jeep approach where applicable.
- Short ridge walk timed for clear light and cooler air.
- The day stays flexible after sunrise to manage fatigue.
- Optional slow afternoon back at the property.
- Personalize: extend the hike window, or convert this into a fully relaxed wellness day.
Day 5 - Chitradurga to Hampi
- Drive toward Hampi with a planned Chitradurga Fort stop.
- The fort visit is paced for heat, shade, and step intensity.
- Arrive Hampi with time to reset before evening activities.
- Optional Tungabhadra coracle ride at dusk, if conditions allow.
- Personalize: add more fort time, or skip stops for an earlier Hampi check-in.
Day 6 - Hampi Empire Layers
- Sunrise heritage walk planned for cooler air and clearer movement.
- Virupaksha Temple visit sequenced around access and rituals.
- Midday downtime is protected due to exposed-site heat.
- Evening private archaeologist fireside talk, as listed.
- Personalize: add more ruin clusters, or narrow to fewer sites with longer observation.
Day 7 - Belur–Halebid to Coorg
- Drive to Coorg with an optional Belur–Halebid temple detour.
- Detour time is managed to avoid turning the day into a slog.
- Coorg arrival is kept early enough for plantation calm.
- Optional Dubare visit and/or plantation lunch, based on routing.
- Personalize: add a second Coorg night, or return to Bengaluru the same evening for a tighter circuit.
Day 8 - Departure day
Morning checkout and departure
Your departure (or trip extension) is coordinated around your flight schedule. We handle your airport transfer or transfer to your required departure city, or trip extension, around your timing so you can check out calmly and leave the city without rush. You will have a driver and a private car at your disposal for the day.
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Majestic Karnataka Heritage Tour
8 Days from
$1,560 USD* per person
Based on double occupancy
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