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Durga Temple
The most photographed monument in Aihole, the Durga Temple stands out for its rounded, apsidal plan and the pillared corridor that runs around the whole shrine. The walls and pillars carry fine carvings of Shiva, Vishnu, Narasimha and Mahishasuramardini. Despite the name, the temple is generally believed to take its title from a nearby durga, or fort, rather than from the goddess. Walk the full corridor slowly; the sculpture panels reward close attention.
Durga Temple
The most photographed monument in Aihole, the Durga Temple stands out for its rounded, apsidal plan and the pillared corridor that runs around the whole shrine. The walls and pillars carry fine carvings of Shiva, Vishnu, Narasimha and Mahishasuramardini. Despite the name, the temple is generally believed to take its title from a nearby durga, or fort, rather than from the goddess. Walk the full corridor slowly; the sculpture panels reward close attention.
Lad Khan Temple
Among the earliest temples in Aihole, Lad Khan has a flat roof, a large pillared hall and stone window screens with delicate lattice work. Its name comes from a person who is said to have lived in the temple much later. The simple, hall-like form shows how early Chalukya builders borrowed from assembly halls before the tower became the norm, which makes it essential for anyone interested in architecture.
Ravana Phadi Cave Temple
A rock-cut cave shrine on the edge of the village, Ravana Phadi is dedicated to Shiva and holds powerful carvings of Nataraja, Ardhanarishvara, Ganga and Yamuna. The cave is cool even in the afternoon, and its sculpture is among the finest in Aihole. It is a short walk or drive from the main complex and easy to miss, so ask your driver to include it.
Meguti Jain Temple
Perched on Meguti hill, this Jain temple is famous for the Aihole inscription of 634 CE, composed by the poet Ravikirti in praise of the Chalukya king Pulakeshin II. The inscription records his victory over Harshavardhana and is one of the key sources for early Deccan history. The climb is short and the view over the village, its temples and the Malaprabha plain is the best in Aihole, especially at sunset.
Hucchimalli Gudi and Galaganatha Group
Hucchimalli Gudi is an early temple with a northern-style tower and a well-preserved porch, often discussed by historians for its transitional design. The Galaganatha group, near the river, is a cluster of smaller shrines built in different styles over several decades. Together they show the experimentation that earned Aihole its reputation, and they are far quieter than the main complex.
ASI Archaeological Museum, Aihole
Next to the Durga Temple complex, the Archaeological Survey of India sculpture gallery displays carvings, inscriptions and architectural fragments collected from across Aihole. It gives useful context before you explore the rest of the village. The museum is usually closed on Fridays, so plan your visit accordingly.
Pattadakal Group of Monuments
Thirteen kilometres from Aihole, Pattadakal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where Chalukya kings were crowned. Here the southern and northern temple styles stand side by side, with the Virupaksha Temple, built by Queen Lokamahadevi, as the grandest example. The riverside setting is especially beautiful in the late afternoon.
Badami Cave Temples and Agastya Lake
Badami, the ancient Vatapi and capital of the early Chalukyas, is 35 kilometres from Aihole and the most practical overnight base, with the widest choice of hotels. Four rock-cut cave temples, cut into red sandstone cliffs, overlook Agastya Lake, with the Bhutanatha temples on the far shore. The 18-armed Nataraja in Cave 1 and the Vishnu carvings in Cave 3 are highlights.
Mahakuta and Banashankari Temples
Near Badami, Mahakuta is a peaceful temple complex around a sacred spring-fed tank, while the Banashankari Temple, dedicated to the goddess Banashankari, draws large crowds during its annual jatre in January. Both make an easy add-on to a Badami day.
Distance
485 Km
One way
Time
9 hrs
Via expressway
Starting from
₹ 19969
Plus GST
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹16,595 ₹19,969
+ ₹2879 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
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₹16,595 ₹19,969
+ ₹2879 (Taxes & Charges)
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₹16,595 ₹19,969
+ ₹2879 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹17,636 ₹21,208
+ ₹3048 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
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₹17,636 ₹21,208
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21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
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22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
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₹20,559 ₹24,727
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₹23,382 ₹28,145
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Departure Point
Your journey to Ooty begins from Bangalore, the gateway to South India's most beloved hill stations. Pick-up is available from any part of the city — Koramangala, Electronic City, Whitefield, Hebbal, Yeshwanthpur, Marathahalli, or Majestic. The most common route out of Bangalore takes you onto NH275, the six-lane Mysore Expressway, which is one of the smoothest and best-maintained national highways in Karnataka. An early departure between 5 AM and 6 AM is strongly advised to clear Bangalore city limits before peak traffic begins. The first 50 km on the expressway are fast, comfortable, and lightly trafficked in the early hours, setting a pleasant tone for the journey ahead. Our drivers are experienced in choosing the optimal departure window and route based on real-time traffic conditions, ensuring that the first stretch of your Bangalore to Ooty road trip is efficient, calm, and enjoyable from the very first kilometre.
Kalpataru Nadu
The drive leaves Bangalore along Tumakuru Road past Yeshwanthpur, Peenya and Nelamangala, where the toll road opens up. Tumakuru is known as "Kalpataru Nadu", the Land of Coconut Palms, for its vast coconut plantations, and it is also home to the Siddaganga Mutt, one of the most respected educational and spiritual institutions in the state. Leaving early matters here, as the Peenya industrial stretch gets congested after 7:30 AM. Many drivers stop just past Tumakuru for coffee and idli at one of the well-known highway darshinis.
Mughal Seat of the South
Sira was once the headquarters of the Mughal province of Sira, which gives it the identity of "Mughal Seat of the South". The town still holds the tomb of Malik Rihan, a Mughal governor, and remains of an old fort. The highway bypasses the town centre, but the Malik Rihan dargah is only a short detour for travellers interested in Deccan history. The landscape here turns drier, with groundnut fields and rocky hillocks.
Home of Vani Vilas Sagar
Hiriyur sits on the Vedavathi river and is the "Home of Vani Vilas Sagar", also called Mari Kanive, completed in the early 1900s and one of the oldest dams in Karnataka. The dam lies about 20 kilometres off the highway and makes a good detour on the return journey. Hiriyur also has the Teru Malleshwara Temple, known for its tall lamp pillar. The highway restaurants here are popular breakfast stops if you left Bangalore very early.
Fort City of Karnataka
Chitradurga is the "Fort City of Karnataka", famous for the Kallina Kote, or Stone Fort, a vast hill fortress with seven concentric walls built largely by the Nayakas of Chitradurga. It is linked to the legend of Onake Obavva, who defended the fort with a pestle. If time allows, a two-hour visit is worth it, although most Aihole travellers save it for the return. From here the route turns north onto NH50.
Gateway to Hampi
Hosapete, also called Hospet, is the "Gateway to Hampi", just 13 kilometres from the UNESCO-listed ruins of Vijayanagara. The town is also known for the Tungabhadra Dam, whose gardens and illuminated evening view draw visitors from across the state. Hosapete is the natural lunch halt, with a good range of restaurants. Travellers who want to combine Hampi with Aihole often stay a night here on the way up or on the way back.
Pomegranate Belt of North Karnataka
Kushtagi lies in Koppal district, in the heart of the "Pomegranate Belt of North Karnataka", and from late summer to winter you will see fruit stalls along the highway selling fresh pomegranates and guavas. The countryside is flat and open, with sunflower and jowar fields stretching to the horizon. It is a good place to stretch your legs before the final stretch north.
Saree Town of Karnataka
Ilkal is the "Saree Town of Karnataka", famous for the Ilkal saree, a handwoven cotton and silk saree with a distinctive red border and a GI tag. Weaving families still work on looms in the town, and a few shops sell directly from the looms at fair prices. Ilkal is also known for its pink granite quarries. It is worth a 30-minute stop, especially for shoppers.
Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture
The final stretch brings you into Aihole, the "Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture", where temples appear among village homes and fields. Your driver can drop you at the Durga Temple complex or take you straight to your hotel in Badami, 35 kilometres away, if you prefer to start sightseeing the next morning. A typical plan is Aihole and Pattadakal on day two, with Badami, Mahakuta and Banashankari on day three.
For heritage-themed team outings, with GST invoicing, a Proforma Invoice for PO approval and a named driver for the whole trip. Our corporate travels desk manages the arrangement end to end.
Our most requested plan: three days covering Aihole, Pattadakal, Badami and Itagi, with time for the ASI museum and guided walks. Our school transportation services team handles school excursion bus rental bangalore and college trip bus rental bangalore with clear safety plans.
For families combining the monuments with Banashankari, Mahakuta and Kudala Sangama, with the mini bus waiting at every stop.
Non-AC 12 to 17 seater mini buses for student groups watching costs. The budget tier is about specification, never about maintenance or driver vetting.
Executive mini coach configuration with wider push-back seats for a more restful long drive. For premium comfort, our luxury urbania rental bangalore option offers 13 to 17 seater vans.
Our ac minibus rental bangalore fleet covers 12, 14, 17, 20 and 24 seater configurations, and we run the full range of group vehicles from the same base.
• Mini bus — 12 to 24 seater, AC and non-AC, the core vehicle for this route
• Tempo traveller — 8 to 18 seater, for smaller groups
• Bus — 27 to 50 seater, including Volvo and Benz coaches for large school groups
• Force Urbania — 13 to 17 seater luxury van
• Cars — 4 to 7 seater, from Etios, Dzire, Innova, Innova Crysta, Innova Hycross, Fortuner and Commuter through Corolla Altis, Camry, Audi A6, Audi Q7, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz E Class, Mercedes-Benz S Class and Rolls-Royce Ghost
Tejas Tours and Travels does not operate sleeper bus services. All our vehicles are seated with push-back seats, and we plan this route as daytime drives with an overnight stay at Badami.
We quote in writing before you book, and the quote itemises everything. A 20 percent advance of the total fare confirms your booking.
• Base fare and fuel charges
• Driver allowance
• Toll charges and parking fees
• Interstate tax, where the itinerary crosses into another state
• Additional driver bata after 9:45 PM
• GST as applicable
• Final rental is calculated on total kilometres and hours from our garage to garage
Tejas Tours and Travels does not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers are advised to arrange their own travel insurance if required. Monument tickets, guide fees and accommodation are paid by the group.
Every service below runs from both our Bangalore and Mysore bases. Our mini bus rental in bangalore service handles minibus rental and mini bus booking online for groups of twelve to twenty-four, while luxury tempo traveller bangalore covers the tt vehicle fleet and bus rental in bangalore handles rental bus booking and bangalore bus booking for larger groups.
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Booking a mini bus for hire in Bangalore with Tejas Travels takes under five minutes. Follow these four steps.
• Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773, or email info@tejastravels.com. Available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
• Share your travel date.
• Share your Bangalore pickup location — area, building or landmark such as Electronic City, Whitefield, MG Road or Koramangala.
• Share your destination or full itinerary.
• Share your group size.
• Share your preferred mini bus tier: Standard AC, Executive Mini Coach or Luxury.
• For corporate bookings from Bangalore tech parks, share your GST number and preferred invoicing format.
• For Goa and multi-day outstation hire, share the full day-wise itinerary so we can allocate the right driver with multi-day route experience.
• Within 2 hours of your enquiry, Tejas Travels sends a written quote via WhatsApp or email.
• The quote itemises every charge: mini bus hire rate (per km or flat local package), driver allowance (Rs 500 to Rs 800 per day depending on vehicle), applicable toll estimates, interstate permit if applicable (Tamil Nadu for Ooty, Kerala for Wayanad, Goa, Andhra Pradesh for Tirupati), and GST.
• No verbal-only pricing. Everything is in writing before you commit.
• For Bangalore IT sector corporate clients, a Proforma Invoice is available at this stage for PO-based approval.
• Request comparison quotes for Standard versus Executive Mini Coach at the same time.
• Review the written quote and confirm via WhatsApp or phone.
• A 20 percent advance payment of the total fare confirms the booking and guarantees the specific mini bus variant on your date.
• Payment options: UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm), NEFT, IMPS or RTGS bank transfer, or credit and debit card via payment link.
• Advance receipt issued within 30 minutes.
• Your confirmation includes the driver name and mobile number, vehicle registration number, departure time, pickup location confirmation and full billing breakdown, all sent to WhatsApp or email in writing.
• For peak Bangalore travel dates — New Year, Diwali, long IT weekends and October Dasara — book well ahead.
• Your assigned Tejas Travels driver arrives at the confirmed Bangalore pickup point 15 minutes before scheduled departure.
• The mini bus will be clean, sanitised, fuelled and ready.
• The driver calls you 30 minutes before arrival as a courtesy.
• During the trip the driver handles all routing, toll payments, ORR and NICE road exits, and Karnataka permit checkpoints.
• At trip end the balance is settled after deducting the advance.
• Any additional kilometres or hours are billed at the pre-agreed rate.
Quick booking: WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your group size, Bangalore pickup area, destination and travel date. Written mini bus quote in 2 hours.
Tejas Travels accepts all major digital and traditional payment methods for both advance deposits and final settlement at trip end.
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI and Amazon Pay. The fastest method with instant confirmation on receipt. Recommended for advance deposits.
• Bank transfer — NEFT, IMPS and RTGS. For corporate clients and advances above Rs 10,000. IMPS is instant; NEFT can take up to 2 hours.
• Credit and debit card — Visa, Mastercard and RuPay, via payment link sent to your registered mobile or email. Valid for both advance and full payment.
• Net banking — All major Indian banks. Payment link via WhatsApp or email. Preferred for Bangalore IT corporate PO approvals.
• Cash — Balance payable at time of travel, accepted at trip end. The advance must be digital for booking confirmation. A receipt is issued.
• Corporate credit — For registered corporate accounts, with 30-day credit terms for signed corporate clients, monthly consolidated invoicing, and invoice issued within 24 hours.
Note: a 20 percent advance confirms your booking and guarantees vehicle availability. For Goa, Coorg and multi-day outstation hire from Bangalore during peak dates, a higher advance may be required.
Tejas Travels maintains a fair, transparent and tiered cancellation policy. All terms are communicated in writing at booking confirmation — no hidden conditions.
• More than 72 hours before departure — No cancellation charge. 100 percent of the advance is refunded within 5 to 7 working days.
• 48 to 72 hours before departure — 10 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 10 percent deduction.
• 24 to 48 hours before departure — 25 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 25 percent deduction.
• 12 to 24 hours before departure — 50 percent of the total trip fare. The advance is refunded less the 50 percent deduction.
• Less than 12 hours before departure — 75 percent of the total trip fare. Minimal or no refund depending on trip value.
• No-show, where the bus is deployed and the group is absent — 100 percent of the total trip fare. No refund. The full fare is payable.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels due to breakdown or force majeure — No cancellation charge. 100 percent refunded within 2 working days, or an alternate vehicle is offered.
• Multi-day outstation hire — Including Aihole, Badami, Hampi, Goa and Coorg — minimum 7-day notice for a full refund on overnight or multi-day mini bus hire from Bangalore.
• Weddings — Minimum 7-day notice for a full refund. Cancellations within 3 days of the wedding date are non-refundable.
• Peak dates — New Year, Diwali, Dasara and Bangalore long weekends require a minimum 48-hour notice for a full refund. Less than 24 hours is non-refundable.
• Force majeure — Bangalore bandhs, traffic disruptions and road closures attract a 100 percent refund within 2 working days regardless of notice period.
• Modifications — Date changes, vehicle upgrades and route additions with more than 24 hours notice are accommodated at no penalty, subject to availability.
To cancel, call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference. Cancellation confirmation follows within 2 hours, and the refund goes to your original payment method within the stated timelines.
All refunds are processed to the original payment instrument. No cash refund is issued unless the advance was paid in cash.
• Cancellation 72 or more hours before departure — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 5 to 7 working days to the original payment instrument.
• Cancellation 48 to 72 hours before departure — Advance minus the 10 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 24 to 48 hours before departure — Advance minus the 25 percent charge, within 5 to 7 working days.
• Cancellation 12 to 24 hours before departure — Advance minus the 50 percent charge, within 7 to 10 working days.
• Cancellation by Tejas Travels — 100 percent of the advance paid, within 2 working days on priority processing.
• Trip shortfall where actual kilometres are less than the minimum — Proportional credit on the excess, settled at trip end.
• Billing error or overcharge — The full overcharged amount, within 2 to 3 working days after verification.
• Duplicate payment — The full duplicate amount, within 2 to 3 working days after confirmation.
• UPI — Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm refunds go to the UPI-linked bank account within 3 to 5 working days.
• Credit or debit card — Refund to the originating card within 5 to 7 working days.
• Bank transfer — Refund to the originating account within 3 to 5 working days. The account is re-confirmed before processing.
• Cash — Cash refund at the Tejas Travels Bangalore office, or via IMPS within 5 working days.
For refunds, WhatsApp +91 9980277773 with your booking reference, advance receipt and refund reason. Confirmation within 24 hours.
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The aihole distance from bangalore is about 455 kilometres via Kushtagi and Ilkal, the shortest road, or about 500 kilometres via our temple trail through Koppal, Itagi, Gajendragad and Badami. We recommend the temple trail for heritage groups.
Three days is ideal: one day to drive with stops at Itagi, one full day for Badami, Pattadakal and Aihole, and one day to return. Add a day for Hampi.
Most school sections and heritage clubs are 12 to 25 people, which fits a mini bus exactly. It also handles Aihole's narrow village lanes and the rural roads between the three sites more easily than a large coach.
Pricing starts from around Rs 30 per kilometre for a 12 seater AC mini bus and varies by seating capacity, AC or non-AC, and the number of days. The fare includes base fare, fuel and driver allowance. Toll, parking, driver bata after 9:45 PM and GST are extra, and the rental is calculated garage to garage.
Badami has the widest range of hotels and is the best base. Aihole and Pattadakal have very limited accommodation.
The main complexes at Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami are managed by the Archaeological Survey of India, with entry tickets and sunrise to sunset timings. Student groups may be eligible for concessions, so please check current rules.
Our minibus hire bangalore fleet covers 12, 14, 17, 20 and 24 seater configurations in AC and non-AC. For school groups with teachers, we recommend sizing up if you are close to the seat limit.
A 20 percent advance of the total fare, paid digitally, confirms the booking. Multi-day outstation hire needs a minimum 7-day notice for a full refund on cancellation.
No. We do not operate sleeper bus services, and we do not provide passenger insurance cover. Passengers who want cover should arrange their own travel insurance.
Call or WhatsApp +91 9980277773 or email info@tejastravels.com with your travel dates, Bangalore pickup location and group size. A written, itemised quote follows within 2 hours. Our mini bus booking online and WhatsApp enquiry lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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