Hyderabad - Badami - Bijapur loop

paharino1 · 7th January 2011, 21:42

Total time : 3 days

Day 1 : Leave Hyd at 6 AM - HYD- NH7 - Jadcherla - Raichur - Lingsugur - Mudgal - Ilkal -Pattadakal - Badami

Day 2 : Badami & surroundings

Day 3 : Leave Badami early morning - Badami - Bijapur ( 2-3 hrs sight seeing) - NH 218 - Singdi - Jevargi- Gulbarga - Homnabad - Hyd

Request fellow travellers updates on
- road conditions
- time estimates
- recommended dhabas, stops for a family

thanks

ampere · 8th January 2011, 15:16

NH218 is in very good condition and is a pleasure to drive.

paharino1 · 10th January 2011, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by ampere

NH218 is in very good condition and is a pleasure to drive.

Do you recommend doing Hyd to Badami as well via Bijapur instead of Hyd - Raichur - Lingsugur - Hungund - Gudur route ?

SKavuri · 18th January 2018, 11:57

I did a Hyderabad-Badami-Hyderabad drive last week.

Route information:
Hyderabad - Mahabubnagar - Raichur - Linigsugur - Badami. : Approx 430km.
Returned by same route, but took an hour less.

Road Conditions: After the turn towards Mahabubnagar from expressway, the road conditions slightly worsened. After Raichur, it worsened further and the last stretch towards Badami from Lingusur was the worst. Through out Karnataka stretch, there were many speed breakers without marking, many huge craters - one is advised to drive slow even if a stretch looks empty and neat. Also there are many small towns and villages.
Also I went from Badami-Pattadakal-Aihole-Badami : One of the worst stretches of roads I faced on this route. At some places there is practically no road.
Badami caves are within the city so no problem.

Timing: Left 7AM from Hyderabad (near Tankbund) and reached Badami around 5PM after Breakfast, Lunch and tea and nature-call stops. It was a leisurely drive - not exceeding 90kmph.

Food: Had lunch at Raichur at Swati restaurant - it is a vegetarian restaurant and was good.

Stay: At BAdami I stayed at Hotel Mayura Chalukya, run by Karnataka tourism Dept. Room was just about average but the premises was excellent - nice lawns, spacious layout and some parking. I took a semi-deluxe AC room for 2 nights, costing approx 1300 per night. Room was fuctional - nothing more. The restaurant was good, but check the timings in advance.

Sightseeing: Pattadakal, Aihole and BAdami caves. Wanted to see Banashankari Temple but finally skipped.

Photographs : can be seen at my flickr page :https://www.flickr.com/photos/kasi67...57662578803527

7th January 2011, 21:42	#1
paharino1 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 299 Thanked: 29 Times	Hyderabad - Badami - Bijapur loop Total time : 3 days Day 1 : Leave Hyd at 6 AM - HYD- NH7 - Jadcherla - Raichur - Lingsugur - Mudgal - Ilkal -Pattadakal - Badami Day 2 : Badami & surroundings Day 3 : Leave Badami early morning - Badami - Bijapur ( 2-3 hrs sight seeing) - NH 218 - Singdi - Jevargi- Gulbarga - Homnabad - Hyd Request fellow travellers updates on - road conditions - time estimates - recommended dhabas, stops for a family thanks
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8th January 2011, 15:16	#2
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,947 Thanked: 12,934 Times View My Garage	Re: feedback on hyd badami bijapur loop NH218 is in very good condition and is a pleasure to drive.
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18th January 2018, 11:57	#4
SKavuri BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 118 Thanked: 119 Times	Re: Hyderabad - Badami - Bijapur loop I did a Hyderabad-Badami-Hyderabad drive last week. Route information: Hyderabad - Mahabubnagar - Raichur - Linigsugur - Badami. : Approx 430km. Returned by same route, but took an hour less. Road Conditions: After the turn towards Mahabubnagar from expressway, the road conditions slightly worsened. After Raichur, it worsened further and the last stretch towards Badami from Lingusur was the worst. Through out Karnataka stretch, there were many speed breakers without marking, many huge craters - one is advised to drive slow even if a stretch looks empty and neat. Also there are many small towns and villages. Also I went from Badami-Pattadakal-Aihole-Badami : One of the worst stretches of roads I faced on this route. At some places there is practically no road. Badami caves are within the city so no problem. Timing: Left 7AM from Hyderabad (near Tankbund) and reached Badami around 5PM after Breakfast, Lunch and tea and nature-call stops. It was a leisurely drive - not exceeding 90kmph. Food: Had lunch at Raichur at Swati restaurant - it is a vegetarian restaurant and was good. Stay: At BAdami I stayed at Hotel Mayura Chalukya, run by Karnataka tourism Dept. Room was just about average but the premises was excellent - nice lawns, spacious layout and some parking. I took a semi-deluxe AC room for 2 nights, costing approx 1300 per night. Room was fuctional - nothing more. The restaurant was good, but check the timings in advance. Sightseeing: Pattadakal, Aihole and BAdami caves. Wanted to see Banashankari Temple but finally skipped. Photographs : can be seen at my flickr page :https://www.flickr.com/photos/kasi67...57662578803527 Last edited by SKavuri : 18th January 2018 at 12:04. Reason: correct some errors
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