Vizag-Araku or Hampi ?

Khak · Oct 10th, 2007, 14:15

Hi
We are planning to make a 4 day driving holiday from Hyderabad on the diwali weekend. The options are

Vizag-Araku
Hampi

Are there any special events at Vizag-Araku or Hampi during diwali?

Please put forward your suggestions.

capt_mahajan · Oct 10th, 2007, 14:38

Voted Hampi.

Caution: The Gooty/Hampi road is usually terrible after Bellary. Options are go Sholapur/Bijapur (good for half a day to a day)/Hampi

Alternative route: Hyderabad/Mahboobnagar/Raichur/Gangavati(?)/Hampi. NH till Mahboobnagar.

Roads may not be too good after the monsoons. If I didnt know the present condition, I would probably go via Bijapur, even though it is a little longer.

Khak · Oct 10th, 2007, 15:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by capt_mahajan

Voted Hampi.

Caution: The Gooty/Hampi road is usually terrible after Bellary. Options are go Sholapur/Bijapur (good for half a day to a day)/Hampi

Alternative route: Hyderabad/Mahboobnagar/Raichur/Gangavati(?)/Hampi. NH till Mahboobnagar.

Roads may not be too good after the monsoons. If I didnt know the present condition, I would probably go via Bijapur, even though it is a little longer.

mapmyindia.comgives the route as Hyderabad-Jadcherla-Mahbubnagar-Raichur-Sindhur-Gangawati-Hampi. (dist: 368 KM)

Route via Solapur-Bijapur is 609 Km. I will plan the return journey via Solapur-Bijapur in case I decide to visit Badami also.

I am aware that the Gotty route is terrible after Bellary.

capt_mahajan · Oct 10th, 2007, 20:52

I didn't realise the difference (368 vs 609) was that much, sorry.

In 2005, we went via Bijapur, and returned via Raichur. The road on return was really bad, really shook up my poor car. But an earlier trip was decent, so I guess monsoons play a large part.

I went once via Gooty. Would never do it again unless somebody tells me the road is fixed. Its all those iron ore(?) trucks around Bellary.

sanjeevreddy · Feb 22nd, 2008, 19:24

Recently I have trvaeled through Gangavathy-Rayachur-Hyd strecth.

The state highway is excellent untill Hampi.

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Khak Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kolkata/hyderabad/atlanta Posts: 432	Vizag-Araku or Hampi ? Hi We are planning to make a 4 day driving holiday from Hyderabad on the diwali weekend. The options are Vizag-Araku Hampi Are there any special events at Vizag-Araku or Hampi during diwali? Please put forward your suggestions. __________________ ~Khak~ Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover

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Oct 10th, 2007, 14:38	#2
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,105	Voted Hampi. Caution: The Gooty/Hampi road is usually terrible after Bellary. Options are go Sholapur/Bijapur (good for half a day to a day)/Hampi Alternative route: Hyderabad/Mahboobnagar/Raichur/Gangavati(?)/Hampi. NH till Mahboobnagar. Roads may not be too good after the monsoons. If I didnt know the present condition, I would probably go via Bijapur, even though it is a little longer.

Oct 10th, 2007, 20:52	#4
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,105	I didn't realise the difference (368 vs 609) was that much, sorry. In 2005, we went via Bijapur, and returned via Raichur. The road on return was really bad, really shook up my poor car. But an earlier trip was decent, so I guess monsoons play a large part. I went once via Gooty. Would never do it again unless somebody tells me the road is fixed. Its all those iron ore(?) trucks around Bellary.

Feb 22nd, 2008, 19:24	#5
sanjeevreddy Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1	Recently I have trvaeled through Gangavathy-Rayachur-Hyd strecth. The state highway is excellent untill Hampi.

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