{"id":90154,"date":"2019-03-13T13:14:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T11:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/inspiratie-reis\/road-trip-south-india\/"},"modified":"2020-12-17T16:59:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T14:59:37","slug":"road-trip-south-india","status":"publish","type":"inspiratie_reizen","link":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/asia\/reizen\/road-trip-south-india","title":{"rendered":"Road trip South India"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n Road trip through Karnataka to Goa; nature, culture and beach<\/h2>\n<p>\n Slowly, the route winds its way up and you can see the landscapes of Karnataka around you change. From cybercity <strong>Bangalore, <\/strong>the road leads through the royal splendour of <strong>Mysore<\/strong> to a diverse jungle full of tigers, gaurs and elephants, over rolling hills covered with herb and coffee plantations to the ruins-strewn <strong>Hampi.<\/strong> End point of the trip is <strong>Goa,<\/strong>where a kaleidoscopic mix of Indian and Portuguese cultures honed with sun, sea, sand, and spirituality awaits you.<\/p>\n<h4>\n Tips &amp; tops of road trip South India:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n Up to Goa you have the same English-speaking private driver; all excursions are accompanied by local English guides<\/li>\n<li>\n In <strong>Srirangapatna,<\/strong> visit the fort of the same name; buried in a bloody history, the remains of ramparts, battlements, gates and monuments testify to the fortress city&#8217;s fall for British troops<\/li>\n<li>\n Royal palaces, temples, churches but also the atmospheric bazaar district full of herbal shops and incense stalls; let yourself be enchanted by the splendour of Mysore<\/li>\n<li>\n In <strong>Nagarhole National Park<\/strong> &#8211; the former hunting ground of the Maharajah of Mysore &#8211; you can follow large and small game on 4&#215;4 safaris and spot countless unusual bird species on a boat trip across the Kabini River<\/li>\n<li>\n Monasteries and waving lucky flags; your visit to the Tibetan settlement <strong>of Bylakkupe<\/strong> will take you briefly to the country where harmony, serenity and happiness reign<\/li>\n<li>\n The 12th-century <strong>Hoysala temples in Belur <\/strong>are the epitome of one of the most artistically exuberant periods of ancient Hindu cultural development<\/li>\n<li>\n <strong>Chikmagalur&#8217;s<\/strong> stunning surroundings, with its vast plantations, natural parks and waterfalls, are perfect for walks and intensive trekking<\/li>\n<li>\n At <strong>World Heritage Site Hampi<\/strong> &#8211; where &nbsp; rust-brown hues of beautiful ruins and giant boulders are interspersed with jade green palm forests, banana plantations and rice paddies &#8211; the <strong>Vithala<\/strong> temple complex and <strong>virupaksha<\/strong> temple are well worth it<\/li>\n<li>\n Let all impressions of the journey settle with your feet in the golden sandy beach of <em>Susegad Goa<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n Do you prefer to cover the longer distances by plane? 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