Sightseeing road trip to Hampi from Chennai in a Toyota Fortuner
Hampi had been in our want checklist for some time. We initially tried to cowl it throughout our journey to Gokarna final December 2023.
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Hampi had been in our want checklist for some time. We initially tried to cowl it throughout our journey to Gokarna final December 2023. However we needed to drop it as a consequence of lack of time. Hampi has humid climate by way of out the yr, and therefore one of the best time for a go to is taken into account to be between October to February. We determined to do that throughout first week of October. Dates have been finalized a few months earlier than the journey. We selected to stick with Heritage Resorts, Hampi. Costs have been on the upper aspect as a consequence of vacation season, however we had a really nice keep.
Our itinerary as follows.
Day 1 – Chennai to Hampi (Chennai – Arcot – Ranipet – Chittoor – Kolar – Hoskote – Tumkur – Chitradurga – Hosapet) (NH48, NH40, NH75, NH50)
Day 2 – Hampi sight seeing
Day 3 – Hampi sight seeing
Day 4 – Hampi to Chennai (Hosapet – Chitradurga – Tumkur – Neelamangala – Digital metropolis – Hosur – Krishnagiri – Sriperumbadur – Chennai)
There are primarily two routes from Chennai to Hampi. First one goes by way of Chittoor – Kolar – Chitradurga and the opposite one goes by way of Chittoor – Anantpur – Ballari. The latter one appears to be a brief one from the gap standpoint (round 80kms lesser), nonetheless as per maps, this takes extra time to cowl because of the street situation. Therefore we determined to take the primary choice which gave the impression to be a proper determination on the finish. We have been capable of cowl the gap rapidly, because the visitors was mild and capable of attain the vacation spot an hour early as per maps.
My experience is 2017 mannequin Toyota Fortuner Diesel 4×4 AT variant. It has been our trusted experience since its inception to the household. The area it affords inside is unquestionably a bonus in the course of the lengthy street journeys. I modified the inventory tyres with Apollo Apterra AT2 all terrain tyres which affords respectable grip in the course of the off-roads with out compromising an excessive amount of on the street. Because the car is ladder on body kind, the experience might not be as clean as the opposite monocoque SUVs available in the market, particularly whereas dealing the corners. However its go wherever functionality with out breaking a sweat, increased seating place, floor clearance, visibility, enormous street presence, and extra importantly the reliability would compensate sufficient.
True workhorse basking within the glory!
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