We were planning a North Karnataka Roadtrip since few years now, but not been able to for one or the other reason. We have now two occasions (1) Xmas to New Year Period (2) Sankranti Week. I searched for the road conditions or trip plans to that region, even though couple of threads exists, they are all quite old, the last ones are from 2014-15 time. So thought of opening this thread to seek information to plan this trip efficiently.
I understand North Karnataka has following attractions based on many travelogues and road condition threads.
(01) Bidar
(02) Gulbarga or Kalburgi
(03) Bijapur or Vijaypura
(04) Basavana Bagewadi, Koodala Sangama
(05) Ilakal
(06) Pattadakal
(07) Aihole
(08) Mahakoota
(09) Badami
(10) Lakkundi
(11) Gadag (We have visited this)
(12) Hampi (We have visited this)
(13) TB Dam (We have visited this)
(14) Harihar (We have visited this)
(15) Chitradurga Fort (We have visited this)
Am I missing any other interesting places to visit ?, that are of tourist attraction ?
Next is which route is the best one to cover the remaining places ?, Google Map suggested me the bellow shown route map
I have following questions.
(1) Is the above route the most optimized route ?
(2) How is the state highway from Harihar to Gadag ?
(3) Is there a good route from Bidar to Ballary or Hospet so that i need not enter Telangana or AP ?
(4) What is the best itinerary for these places ? Is below plan doable ?
Day 0: Reach Hubli and Stay
Day 1: Badami, Mahakuta, Aihole, Pattadkal
Day 2: Lakkundi, Ilakal, Koodalasangama, Basavanabagewadi, Reach Bijapur
Day 3: Bijapur
Day 4: Gulbarga, Bidar
Day 5: Forenoon Bidar, Start Home Run after Lunch
(5) What are the North Karnataka Experiences we must experience during the trip ?, Food, Culture, Locations etc.
(6) What are the Must visit places at Bijapur, Gulgurga and Bidar. and how much time needed approximately for those visits.
i might have more questions, will ask once plan firms up.
thanks for helping out
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