Hampi Trip from Pune and Mumbai: A 3-Day Itinerary
Our 3-day Hampi group trip from Pune and Mumbai, day by day: Sanapur Lake, a coracle ride, sunset on Anjanadri Hill, Virupaksha Temple and the Stone Chariot.
Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, and its ruins spread across a landscape of giant boulders along the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka. It is one of the best long-weekend trips you can take from Pune or Mumbai.
The trip at a glance
- Duration: 3 days / 2 nights, including an overnight journey
- Stay: 1 night in Hampi or nearby (hotel, 3–4 sharing, separate for men and women)
- Pune pickups: 8:00 pm JM Corner, 9:00 pm Bhujbal Chowk, 9:30 pm VRL Stop
- Mumbai pickups: 2:30 pm Thane, 3:00 pm Dadar, 3:30 pm Vashi, 4:00 pm Kalamboli
- Booking: a ₹3,000 registration amount reserves your seat (please confirm availability on call first). Message us on WhatsApp for the current price.
Day 1: Overnight to Hampi
We leave Pune and Mumbai in the evening and travel overnight towards Hampi.
Day 2: Lake, coracle and sunset
- Arrive in Hospet or Anegundi, check in, freshen up and have breakfast.
- Spend the morning at Sanapur Lake: a coracle ride on a traditional round basket boat, and cliff jumping if it is permitted.
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Climb Anjanadri Hill, believed to be Lord Hanuman’s birthplace, for sunset and views over the boulder country.
- Dinner at the hotel and group games.
Day 3: The Hampi ruins
After breakfast and checkout, a guided tour of the ruins:
- Virupaksha Temple, the only temple in Hampi still in active worship, with its towering gopuram
- Hemakuta Hill, the Narasimha and Krishna temples
- The Ugra Narasimha statue, a massive monolith of Vishnu’s man-lion avatar
- The Elephant Stables and the Lotus Mahal, which blends Indian and Islamic styles
- The Stone Chariot at Vijaya Vittala Temple, the most famous sight in Hampi
After lunch, we start the journey back to Pune and Mumbai.
What’s included
Travel from Pune and back, 4 meals (breakfast and lunch on days 2 and 3), 1 litre of water a day, activities (once), sightseeing tickets for the Hampi ruins, a professional guide in Hampi, one night’s stay, a Travel Firse trip leader and basic first aid.
This is a pocket-friendly backpacking trip: it is about the experience, not luxury. The itinerary can change because of weather, roads or other factors beyond our control.
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See the full plan on the Hampi trip page, or read why we think group travel works for trips like this.