Hampi & Gokarna
Boulders and ruined empires for two days, then a beach with a hammock and nothing scheduled.
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About this trip
A long weekend that gets the balance right. Two days in Hampi, which is a fourteenth-century imperial capital scattered across a boulder field and is one of the strangest, best places in India — sunrise from Matanga hill, the Vittala temple's stone chariot, and a coracle across the river to the quieter side. Then three hours west to Gokarna, where the plan is deliberately that there is no plan: Kudle and Om beaches, a cliff walk between them, and a hammock.
- Sunrise from Matanga hill over the whole Hampi boulder field
- The Vittala temple complex and its musical stone pillars
- A coracle ride across the Tungabhadra at sunset
- The Gokarna cliff walk between Kudle and Om beaches
- Cycling the Hampi ruins, which is by far the best way to see them
Day by day
5 days, written by the host who runs it.
Day 1Arrive Hampi
Meet at Hospet station, then across to Hampi. Afternoon at the Virupaksha temple and the Hampi bazaar, then the coracle at sunset.
Day 2Hampi by cycle
Matanga hill for sunrise, then bicycles for the royal enclosure, the Lotus Mahal, the elephant stables and the Vittala temple. Evening on Hemakuta hill.
Day 3Hampi to Gokarna
Morning drive west to the coast. Afternoon on Kudle beach, and the cliff walk to Om for sunset. Dinner with your feet in the sand.
Day 4Gokarna
Nothing scheduled. Swim, read, walk to Half Moon and Paradise beaches, or do not. Optional sunrise at Mahabaleshwar temple for anyone up early.
Day 5Out
Breakfast, then drop to Gokarna Road station or Goa airport, which is three hours away.
What the price covers
Included
- 4 nights — 2 in a Hampi guesthouse across the river, 2 in Gokarna beach huts
- All breakfasts and dinners
- All transport including the Hospet pick-up and Goa or Gokarna drop
- Bicycles for the Hampi day, the coracle ride, and all entry fees
- Your host throughout
Not included
- Travel to Hospet and onward from Gokarna
- Lunches
- Water sports at Gokarna
- Travel insurance
- Anything personal
Where you sleep, how you move
Stay
A simple, well-run guesthouse on the quieter Virupapur side of the river at Hampi, and beach huts at Gokarna — clean, basic, attached bathrooms, and about thirty seconds from the water. Twin sharing.
Transport
Private tempo traveller for the transfers and the Hampi–Gokarna drive. Bicycles for the Hampi sightseeing day.
What to carry
- Light cottons and something with sleeves for temples and villages
- Comfortable walking sandals plus one pair of closed shoes
- Swimwear, and a quick-dry towel
- SPF 50, a hat, insect repellent
- A reusable water bottle
- Personal medication
Cancellation & refunds
Specific to this trip, because a permit-bound Himalayan departure cannot carry the same terms as a weekend by a river.
- More than 30 days before departure — full refund, less a ₹1,500 processing fee.
- 15 to 30 days before departure — 70% refund.
- 7 to 14 days before departure — 40% refund.
- Under 7 days before departure — no refund, but your seat is transferable to a friend at no cost.
- If we cancel a departure for any reason, you receive a full refund or a free transfer to another date, your choice.
Full terms are in our refund & cancellation policy.
Meet your host
Kavya Reddy
Based in Goa · 3 trips led
Scuba instructor turned host, with 600+ logged dives across the Andamans and Southeast Asia. Runs our island and coastal trips and will get a nervous first-timer underwater without them noticing.
Not quite the one?
There are other departures, and we would rather put you on the right trip than the nearest one.
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