The ruins of Hampi: Things to Do See

Photo of The ruins of Hampi: Things to Do & See! 3/25 by Siddharth R. Sharma — Camping!

Photo of The ruins of Hampi: Things to Do & See! 4/25 by Siddharth R. Sharma — Stone Car

Photo of The ruins of Hampi: Things to Do & See! 5/25 by Siddharth R. Sharma — Jumping on Boulders

Photo of The ruins of Hampi: Things to Do & See! 6/25 by Siddharth R. Sharma — Mad Landscape

Photo of The ruins of Hampi: Things to Do & See! 7/25 by Siddharth R. Sharma — Take the leap of faith.

In a post on my blog , I have given quite a few details about ways to get to Hampi, stay options & why you HAVE to go visit the place. I spent about 4 days doing some amazing things here - check out my top recommendations covering everything touristy as well as not so much!

Chill by the lake:

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Sanapur Lake, as this place is known, is quite famous for "cliff jumping" - jumping off boulders into a reservoir. Its too much fun! There is also a small area there ( as you see in the picture) where you can relax, go for a swim, have a beer and eat some food. The scene is very relaxed, I spent a couple of afternoons here. Must visit!

Check out a video of me livin' it up and shiz by clicking here .

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This place has some really amazing sunsets too :)

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Explore the insane stretches of rice paddy fields:

When you're here, I strongly suggest you get yourself a moped or a scooty to explore these. There are lots of spots where you can stop, sit, appreciate and do your thing.

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Get mesmerised by the Matanga Hill Sunrise

Very famous and talked about - central location, mad views of the entire city. Must go to check out the entire city, if you can get there for sunrise/sunset, nothing like it.

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Tourist the amazing structures (Temples, Ruins of palaces, etc)

You can get to see a bunch (Say about 20 odd) places if you rent a rickshaw for the entire day for about 500 rupees. They will quote you about anywhere between 800-1000, but you can/should bargain. I chose not to do this, for I preferred walking around the place. Suit yourself!

Virupaksha Temple:

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Vijay Vitalla Temple (Stone Car temple):

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The Royal Enclosure:

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Wander & jump around aimlessly

IF you have an appetite for walking (I do) you can explore SO MUCH of this city. I managed to find some insane spots, most where I didn't even remove my camera! These are just a few places where I did.

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