tour de hampi
Detailed itinerary
Situated amidst a breathtaking boulder-strewn, rusty-hued landscape along the banks of the Tungabhadra River, Hampi, drenched in history and imbued with old-world charm, must be on everyone’s bucket list. If there is one thing that you must do in Hampi, it is to get a bicycle and roam around the ruins and this sleepy village at a pace that keeps you discovering its beauty. Hampi is not a place to strike off from your wishlist in a rush; so let it work its magic on you—slowly
Hampi is a place like no other and so are the activities that you can indulge in when here. Test yourself at bouldering over the hills, ride a bicycle all across the village, row a coracle in the calm waters of River Tungabhadra, spot some Indian sloth bears or get blessed by an elephant—Hampi has a lot to keep you busy. Watching a sundowner across its famous temple ruins is, of course, a delight.
Places of Attraction :
Besides the main attractions like Virupaksha temple, Vitthala temple, Matthanga hill, you can also visit Kishkindha, where monkey king Sugriva is supposed to have brought Rama to show him the abducted Sita’s jewels; and the Hanuman temple on top of the Anjaneya Hill. There’s also the Hippie Town of Sanapur with its graffiti-laden streets and pretty little cafes, Hampi waterfall, Sanapur lake and coracle ride, Cycle along the Tungbhadra canal and jump through a bridge very much similar to cliff jumping.
Ride Type : Fully Supported
Date : 16-19 Oct, 2025
Distance : 160 km cycling
How to Reach:
From Pune :-
Riders can choose to car pool till Hampi, or come in private bus or train.
We can carry your bikes from Pune.
From other parts :-
Hampi is well connected by bus/train. Hospete is the nearest town and sharing autorickshaw's are available from Hospete till hampi.
Cycle Transportation :
Cycles from Pune will be transported till start point and brought back to pune in our support vehicle free of charge.
Detailed Itinerary :
Fully Supported Ride
Ride Type - Bike Exploration n Hike
Total Distance - 100 km cycling
Date - 16 - 19 Oct, 2025
Duration - 4 days 3 nights
Bike preferred - MTB / Hybrid
Event Charges - 15000/-
Day 1
Assemble
We plan to assemble in Hampi by noon. So you can plan an overnight travel to reach Hampi by morning. Post lunch and some rest we assemble our bikes and take a short ride to get acquinted with the bike and fellow riders. Today is an acclimatization ride to merge ourselves in to the beautiful landscape of Hampi.
Day 2 (50 km)
Jai Hanuman
We divide this day into 2 parts. Pre and post lunch rides.
Pre lunch we go for a breakfast ride along the beautiful Sanapur lake. Mostly tourist visit this spot only uptill the lake and return. But we go on a trail along this lake for almost 20km. We also get to have a dip in the lake and return to our homestay for lunch.
Post lunch and some rest we do a bike n hike to the Anjanadri hill. The sunset at this spot is mesmerising.
Day 3 (70 km)
The Canal trail
Today we start early to first cross on a ferry to enter the Kishkindha town. Passing through the temples we make a halt at kamalapur circle to enjoy hot and yummy south indian breakfast. We start our canal trail to explore the countryside of Hampi along the canal, a tributary of the Tungabhadra, that supplies water to many villages and offers great landscape views for riding. Riders enjoy views of paddy, sugarcane and chilly fields very close to the canal. We also ride close to the Daroji Bear sanctuary. Riders who can swim get a chance to cliff jump from a bridge into the canal. Today we also carry some packed food apart from the late lunch on the way.
Post lunch we make our way till the homestay again by crossing the ferry.
Day 4 (30 km)
Temple Run
Post breakfast we start our ride from the homestay to explore places around Hampi like Anegundi, bridge connecting the hippie side of Hampi with temple town and a hidden trail connecting the temples which can be easily done on bicycles. Post lunch we end our cycle tour at the same stay.
Riders can take the overnight bus from Hospete else extend stay for the night.
special notes
Things to carry
- Sports shoes while cycling and trekking, floaters at campsite
- 1 lit water bottle,
- Front and rear flash lights (optional),
- 3/4ths or cycling shorts or track bottoms, cycling dry fit or cotton t-shirt, riding gloves(optional), sweat band or bandana, Anti-rash cream or dusting powder to avoid rash near the groin area from cycling, Rainwear
- Helmet, camera(optional), and extra clothes to change post ride.
- Hygienic requirements
Things covered
Inclusions :
- A support vehicle all along the route, which would take care of your luggage, a lead cyclist and Ride expertise
- All meals and accomodation in simple and hygienic homestay/cafe's on double/triple sharing basis
- Event T-Shirt custom designed with name on back
- First Aid if required
- Hydration support while riding
- Spare cycle in case of breakdown, puncture and minor repairs support
- Cycles will be transported to the start point and back to Pune in our support vehicle
- Entry charges at historical monuments, parking, toll, permit
Exclusions :
- Any kind of insurance, such as accident, theft, medical, evacuation etc.
- Any additional expense caused due to any reason beyond control of Pedal Thirst Adventures and its associates; like change in itinerary due to flight delays, road blockage, landslides, bad weather conditions, bridge breakage and any other natural calamity or incidence like strike, curfew etc. on which Pedal thirst adventures and its associates do not have any control.
- Items not specified above in “Inclusions”.
Charges
Base package - 15000/-
Rental cycle - 3000/-
Disclaimer
- The participants will participate at their own risk and the organizers shall not be responsible for any loss what so ever caused due to accidents, if any, during the trail.
- This cycle expedition is in a relatively remote region, where advanced, professional medical help may not be available as easily as it is in Mumbai or Pune. It would be the participant’s responsibility to ensure that he or she is in good health, physically and mentally both. It would be advisable to speak to your physician if you are unsure of your fitness levels. In case you have an existing medical condition or disability you must inform us before booking with us. In case of any health problem that you might face on the trip, it would be advisable to speak to your tour leader. The tour leader would be equipped to give only first aid to participants. Any expense incurred by us for any medical emergency / for evacuation for any reason, the expenses for the same would be borne by the concerned participant.
Notes
- Your luggage would be carried in the support vehicle. Keep all clothes and electric items in platic bags to avoid getting wet in support vehicle.
- A trail guide would be with us throughout the journey.
- It is mandatory for all participants to wear helmets on the ride.
- On this arduous cycle trip delays and detours are possible on account of landslides, road blocks and weather conditions. Our effort would be to continue with the trip as per the schedule; make sure that you would be comfortable. But in such rare situations we could have to compromise on the accommodation that we have booked and adjust to these situations there. No compensation of any sort would be provided in such an event.
- The itinerary described above is the planned one; but very rarely due to reasons beyond our control some spot changes would have to be done. The decision of the tour guide would be final in such a case. No compensation of any sort would be provided in such a case.
- The distances mentioned in the above itinerary are to the best of our knowledge & information. Some minor variations would be expected.
- The cost mentioned above is for India citizen.
Talk with Lead
Saideep Dhondge - 9028280766