Rajastan Trip

Rajastan Trip

Taxi  : https://www.jaipurcarrental.org/

Udaipur: 
Places to visit : 

• City Palace 
• Pichola Lake boating
• Jagminder in Pichola
• Fathe Sagar Lake
• Maharana Pratap Samarak
• Shri Ekling Ji Temple (Away from city, near Siyol)
• Katputli Show in Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal

Shopping street : Hathipole
Lunch / Dinner : Chhappan bhog
Hotel / Stay : Avins Beacon

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Jodhpur: 
Places to visit : 

• Umaid Bhawan Palace
• Jaswant Thada
• Mehrangarh Fort
• Ghanta Ghar

Hotel / Stay : Samsara Desert Camp and Resort

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Pushkar: 

• Bramha Temple
• Pushkar Lake

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Jaipur:
Places to visit : 

• Birla Mandir
• Albert Hall Museum
• City Palace 
• Hava Mahel
• Jal Mahel (Good for traditional Rajastan style photo)
• Amer Fort (Also see Shila Mata Mandir in fort) - Also see light and sound show in the evening.
• Jaighar Fort 
• Jantar Manter 

Shopping street : Hava Mahal Road
Hotel / Stay : Hotel Le Amour Inn

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Gommateshwara, Halebid & Belur temples

3 beautiful temples, in East of Karnatal, Gommateshwara, Halebid & Belur temples

More details on Hoysaleswara Temple in Halebid (Google map link)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoysaleswara_Temple

Roughly 4:30 min drive from Bangalore by road.
Recommend to visit it first and then head to Belur temple, as Belur has better stay options.
On the way you can see the Yagachi dam (Google map link)

Chennakeshava Temple in Belur (Google Map link)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennakeshava_Temple,_Belur

On the way to Halebid, you can also visit 57 foot tall Gommateshwara statue at Shravanabelagola 

This will be one night / 2 days trip 

Hampi !

One of the live archaeological sites in India, Hampi!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampi

It's amazing to see the old temples, palace, musical pillars, river, rocks, natural AC hall for Queen, stepped well and many more !! You can see the gimps of ancient India, the rich culture and glorious golden era !

By road it's around 7 hours journey by road. There are regular buses to Hami as well.

Backwaters of Alappuzha and Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

One of the amazing place in India, Kerala, also known as Gods own country!
The biggest attraction in Kerala is Backwaters.
Here is more information on Backwaters of Alappuzha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_backwaters

How to reach there
1) One hour Bangalore - Kochi flight, and then one and half drive to Alappuzha
2) Drive from Bangalore will take around 9-10 hours
3) There are overnight buses to Kocki or Alappuzha

You can get boathouse  on rent from this location.
Boathouses comes in variety of shapes and sizes, AC or non-AC etc.

Also visit the nearby Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

Perfect for 2 nights / 3 days trip!

Wayanad

Wayanad, nearly 300 km from Bangalore , is perfect way to spend your extended weekend (3 days 2 nights).

http://indica.co.in/bangalore-to-wayanad-by-road

http://www.indiahomestay.de/html/map_of_wayanad.html

NH212 is the longest but the best route to Wayanad. You can see lot of wild animals while crossing  Bandipur forest on the way - after turning right at Gundlupet.

SH88 is also a good route, roads are OK but not as good as NH212. You can cross Nararhole national park on the way and see the wild animals too.

Best would be to take one of these roads there and the other one on your way back, that way you can cover most of the areas and see a few national parks without having to spend the whole day there.

Places to visit:

• BanasuraSagar Dam
• Edakkal Caves
• Phantom rock
• Pookode lake in Lakkidi, famous for  Purple color lotus 
• Kuruva Dweep

On the way back, evening time, we could see elephants, deers, bison, peacocks while crossing Bandipur Jungle  

Better to book the hotel / resort in advance, however I could get a club cottage in Orchid Resort

http://www.orchidresorts.com/photo-gallery

If you want, they will take you to jungle walk in the morning 

Some good links:

http://www.mustseeindia.com/Wayanad/attractions

http://www.wayanad.com/wild-life-in-wayanad.htm
http://www.hotelsinwayanad.com/
http://www.indiaprofile.com/hotels-india/hotels-in-kerala/hotels-in-wayanad/cheap-hotels/deluxe-tourist-home.html

Thanks to Victor for providing info and guidance..