Adventure & Outdoors
Coracle ride on the Tungabhadra
A spin in a round basket boat below the ruins, past Purandaradasa mandapa and the ancient…
45 min
₹300
Historic & Heritage
Achyutaraya Temple and Courtesans' Street
1 hr 15 min typical visit
Free entry
A large 1534 temple complex in a natural amphitheatre between two hills, with a long ruined market street in front and hardly any visitors.
Don't miss
- Twin-walled temple enclosure
- Courtesans' Street colonnade
- Views from Matanga above
- Solitude
- Time needed
- 1 hr 15 min
- Entry
- Free
- Best time
- Morning
- Photography
- Allowed
Works well for
Couple
Solo
Friends
Tips from our editors
On the walking route between Hampi Bazaar and Vittala along the river — the nicest way to cover that stretch, about 40 minutes on foot.
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Viewpoints & Sunsets
Matanga Hill sunrise
The highest point in the ruins, with a 360-degree view over the boulder field, the river and the temple…
2 hr
Free entry
Must visit
Historic & Heritage
Vittala Temple and the Stone Chariot
The high point of Vijayanagara architecture: a 16th-century temple with a stone chariot in its…
2 hr
₹40
Must visit
Historic & Heritage
Hampi Bazaar and Hemakuta Hill
The colonnaded street in front of Virupaksha, with a hill of small pre-Vijayanagara shrines above it…
1 hr 15 min
Free entry