Hampi: Travel Tips for Exploring the Ancient Indian City, Hampi, India

Hampi is such an adventure! You’ll be transported to a world of ruins, ancient palaces, stone carvings, palm trees, monkeys and giant Ganesh statues. It’s quite a crazy place and well worth exploring if you find yourself in the Indian state of Karnataka.

This site is the birth place of Hanuman, the fighter monkey god in Hindu religion. He likes to play tricks and features as an integral part of the Ramayan epic legend. So, naturally, you’ll find a tonne of monkeys who wander around waiting for banana offerings.

You’ll need at least a day or two to explore as there is quite a lot to do and it’s spread across a wide area. Here’s a guide to get the most out of your visit to the laid back historic city of Hampi.

Hampi is in the north of Karnataka and, unfortunately, there are no direct flights which will deliver you here. So, your best bet is to hire a taxi, take the train or bus from the main cities of Bangalore, Hyderabad, Goa or even Pune.

If you’re heading here by car from the cities, it’s a mammoth of a drive along a pretty terrible stretch of country roads. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).