The site Vacations India offers you information on the several tourist destinations in and South India tour packages for tours to Hampi in Karnataka in India. Archaeological evidence indicates that the origin of the ruins of Hampi can be traced back to the 14th century. Hampi was the capital of the great Vijayanagar. The ruins of this ancient city spread over a vast area that is bound by rocky granite terrain on three sides and the river Tungabhadra on one side. During Krishnadevaraya's reign Hampi became a center of art forms, temple architecture, dance and music. According to available historical records Hampi was a very important center of learning in the ancient times. The script used in Krishnadevaraya's court was the Vijaya lipi that was common for both languages Kannada and Telgu.

Your India Tourist, travel and tour guide makes sure that you visit each and every monument in Hampi as the main reason tourist choose to visit Hampi during their vacations is the fact that this region is of immense archaeological worth.

During your vacations and tours to Hampi in Karnataka, India you can visit a number of places of historical interest. These include the Vittala temple, the Queen's bath, Purandaradasa Mandapa, Hampi Bazaars, the Sule and the Lotus Mahal.
An interesting tourist site that you may visit during your tours to Hampi is a huge stone chariot with the statue of Narsima, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the wheels of this chariot revolve.

The Queen's bath located in Hampi is one of the most important places of tourist interest as this bath is of great archaeological and historical significance. This bathhouse is a huge square building and the main bath is about 1.8 meters in depth. The bath is surrounded by a number of corridors that are ornately carved and decorated. A number of elaborately and ornately carved balconies overlook the main bath. The entire area is decorated with lotus shaped fountains. The Queen's bath is an excellent example water engineering with its elaborate system of canals, tanks and water ducts.

Another interesting tourist site that you may visit during your vacations and tours to Hampi, India is the Virupaksha temple that is located at the end of a 700-meter long street that was apparently the Hampi bazaar. Near the Virupaksha temple is located the 6.7-meter monolith of Narasimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

The most grand and magnificent monument of Hampi is definitely the Vithala Temple Complex. There are 56 pillars in the main hall of the Vithala temple. Each of these pillars produces musical notes when struck. The Hazara Ram Temple is another place of tourist interest that you may visit during your vacations to Hampi in India.

The other tourist sites that you may tour include the huge Elephant stables, the huge monolith of Lord Ganesha and the Krishna temple. Hampi in India is well connected to tourist destinations such as the Aihole, Bangalore and Bijapur.