|
No |
Name |
Why |
GPS |
| |
MAHARASHTRA |
|
|
|
Air |
Pune Int Airport PNQ |
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18°34'42.3"N 73°54'27.9"E |
|
H1 |
Four Points By Sheraton Hotel |
4 nights |
18°33'46.4"N 73°55'20.7"E |
|
102 |
Raigad Fort |
Old town |
18°14'16.0"N 73°25'39.0"E |
|
101 |
Murud-Janjira |
Fort in the sea |
18°18'00.2"N 72°58'14.9"E |
|
101H |
Murud Hotel |
Sleep 1250 |
|
| |
Hotel near Godavari/Pravara rivers |
|
|
|
92 |
Ellora |
Town |
20°01'26.9"N 75°09'39.7"E |
|
92B |
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Cave Temple area |
20°01'56.6"N 75°10'26.8"E |
|
92H |
Ellora B&B |
Sleep 500 |
20°01'18.6"N 75°09'37.8"E |
|
95 |
Ajanta |
Older cave temples |
20°31'53.8"N 75°44'56.1"E |
| |
Karnataka & Bengaluru |
|
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|
223 |
Bidar town |
Old town, Fort |
17°54'43.8"N 77°31'12.0"E |
| |
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh |
|
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|
227 |
Hyderabad city |
The old town! |
17°22'02.7"N 78°28'21.3"E |
|
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Pariwar Hotel |
Sleep 1100 |
|
|
227B |
Charminar minaret |
|
17°21'40.9"N 78°28'28.7"E |
|
227C |
Chowmahalla Palace |
|
17°21'28.0"N 78°28'19.2"E |
|
227D |
Golconda Fort |
|
17°22'59.2"N 78°24'04.6"E |
|
227D |
Qutb Shahi Tombs |
|
17°23'41.7"N 78°23'52.5"E |
|
227H |
Pariwar Hotel |
Sleep 1100 |
|
| |
Tamil Nadu & Chennai |
|
|
|
354 |
Vellore |
Fort |
12°55'16.1"N 79°07'47.0"E |
|
354 |
Vimal Lodge |
Sleep 715 |
12°55'24.3"N 79°08'03.5"E |
|
346 |
Mamallapuram / Mahabalipuram |
Old port, temples |
12°37'30.0"N 80°11'31.0"E |
|
349 |
Arjuna's Penance |
|
12°37'04.7"N 80°11'34.2"E |
|
347 |
Shore Temple |
|
12°36'58.6"N 80°11'45.9"E |
|
347B |
Five ( Pancha) Rathac |
|
12°36'32.1"N 80°11'22.2"E |
|
346H |
Sri Harul Guest House |
Sleep 1200 |
12°37'13.9"N 80°11'52.8"E |
|
359 |
Gingee /Senji |
Gingee Fort |
12°14'59.5"N 79°24'06.6"E |
|
356 |
Tiruvannamalai |
Mountain-temple town |
12°13'39.0"N 79°03'49.8"E |
|
356B |
|
Arunachaleshwar Temple |
12°13'56.2"N 79°03'55.8"E |
|
371B |
Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple |
Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple |
11°12'32.6"N 79°26'42.3"E |
|
369H |
Hotel Nippon Palace |
Sleep 93 DKK |
11°01'42.4"N 79°50'51.1"E |
|
369 |
Tranquebar / Tharangambadi |
Former Danish colony. Fort: |
11°01'30.4"N 79°51'21.0"E |
|
371 |
Kumbakonam |
Chola Temples (outside Kumb.) |
10°56'54.7"N 79°21'20.3"E |
|
371H |
Sri Saravana Bhavan |
Sleep 700 |
Batagundu |
|
391 |
Kodaikanal / Kodai |
Highland-ish, nature |
10°14'14.4"N 77°29'20.7"E |
|
381 |
Madurai |
Old city |
9°55'10.7"N 78°06'53.8"E |
|
381B |
Meenakshi Amman Temple |
Colourful |
9°55'09.2"N 78°07'10.5"E |
|
275H |
Zion |
Sleep 1200 |
9°55'00.7"N 78°06'51.6"E |
| |
Keral |
|
Dec-Feb |
|
275 |
Varkala town |
Red cliffs, beach, temples |
8°43'57.6"N 76°42'38.9"E |
|
276 |
Janardhana Temple |
"Technicolor" |
8°43'53.8"N 76°42'35.3"E |
|
|
Wild View Rooms |
Sleep 800 |
|
|
290 |
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary |
40 km Jeep; 2500 |
9°35'47.8"N 77°10'25.2"E |
|
298 |
Kochi (Cochin) |
Historian mix; Fort Cochin |
9°57'42.6"N 76°14'43.5"E |
| |
Tamil Nadu & Chennai |
|
|
|
398 |
Coonoor |
Hill-town |
11°20'50.6"N 76°47'35.5"E |
|
398H |
Aurora Hollyday Hills |
Sleep R 1500 |
|
|
399 |
Dolphin's Nose viewpoint WF |
Dolphin's Nose viewpoint WF |
11°22'08.4"N 76°51'33.1"E |
|
401 |
Doddabatta |
2633 m viewpoint (early) |
11°24'05.2"N 76°44'10.0"E |
|
400 |
Ooty / Udhagamadalam |
Hill-town, Botanical Garden |
11°24'36.6"N 76°41'42.2"E |
| |
Karnataka & Bengaluru |
|
|
|
183 |
Mysuru |
"Enchanting city" palace |
12°18'18.8"N 76°39'19.2"E |
|
184 |
Devaraja Market |
Bazaar |
12°18'41.4"N 76°39'07.7"E |
|
184B |
Jaganmoha Palace |
Impressive |
12°18'23.9"N 76°39'03.5"E |
|
183H |
Mansion 1907 |
Sleep 500 |
12°18'34.5"N 76°39'50.8"E |
|
199 |
Bylakuppe |
Tibetan community |
12°25'37.7"N 75°58'12.8"E |
|
204 |
Dharmasthala village |
Manjunatha Temple, pilgrims! |
12°57'16.5"N 75°22'52.1"E |
|
204H |
Rajathadri Guesthouse |
Sleep 500 |
12°57'17.9"N 75°23'07.4"E |
|
200 |
Halebid |
Hoysaleswara Temple |
13°12'49.8"N 75°59'37.8"E |
|
210 |
Hampi |
Numerous ruins - several days |
15°20'05.2"N 76°27'42.7"E |
|
210B |
Virupaksha Temple |
Working temple |
15°20'06.0"N 76°27'36.2"E |
|
210C |
Vittala Temple |
"Highlight" |
15°20'32.2"N 76°28'32.5"E |
|
210H |
Old Mango Tree restaurant |
Sleep 1200 |
|
|
219 |
Badami town |
Rock temples, red stone cliffs |
15°55'13.8"N 75°40'48.6"E |
|
219B |
Cave Temples |
4 caves with 600 statues |
15°55'07.2"N 75°41'02.9"E |
| |
GOA |
|
|
|
154H |
Seaview |
Sleep 1000 |
|
|
154 |
Palolem |
Postcard-beach |
15°00'42.3"N 74°01'17.7"E |
|
150 |
Chandor village |
2 Portuguese grand houses |
15°15'40.0"N 74°02'40.5"E |
|
121B |
Dudhsagar Falls |
603 m waterfall near Colem village |
15°18'32.7"N 74°18'47.2"E |
| |
YMCA |
Sleep 350 |
|
|
121 |
Panaji |
Relaxed river town, Latin Quarter |
15°29'55.6"N 73°49'30.8"E |
|
127 |
Old Goa |
Colonial churches - nothing else…. |
15°30'05.6"N 73°54'43.5"E |
|
126 |
Municipal Market |
Food, cloths, fish |
15°29'54.6"N 73°49'19.4"E |
|
129 |
Mapusa town |
Friday market |
15°35'19.9"N 73°48'46.8"E |
|
140 |
Assagoa |
Pretty village - or not…. |
15°35'50.2"N 73°46'49.7"E |
| |
Hopping Frog |
Sleep 1000 |
15°34'45.8"N 73°44'21.8"E |
|
137 |
Anjuna |
Wednesday Flee market, beach |
15°35'07.1"N 73°44'29.9"E |
|
141 |
Vagator village |
"Pretty setting" |
15°36'14.3"N 73°44'35.3"E |
|
140H |
Hopping Frog |
Sleep 1000 |
15°34'45.8"N 73°44'21.8"E |
| |
MAHARASHTRA |
|
|
|
114 |
Kolhapur |
Mahalaxmi Temple |
16°42'11.9"N 74°14'16.3"E |
|
115 |
Pratapgad Fort on ridge |
Fort outside Mahabaleshwar |
17°56'10.3"N 73°34'39.8"E |
|
114H |
Dreamworld, Bhose |
Sleep 1600 |
17°55'33.4"N 73°45'26.5"E |
|
103 |
Konkan railway |
738 km "ridiculously scenic" |
Mumbai-Goa |
|
|
Hotel Srimaan |
Sleep 2800 |
18°32'22.4"N 73°53'00.1"E |
|
Air |
Pune Int Airport PNQ |
Return car at 6;00 in airport |
18°34'42.3"N 73°54'27.9"E |
