2 days Motorcycle Tour from Bangalore to Talakad Somnathpur and Mysore

2 days Motorcycle Tour from Bangalore to Talakad Somnathpur and Mysore

The ancient towns of Talakad, Somnathpur and royal kingdom of Mysore is best explored on a Royal Enfield Motorcycle. Our escort rider helps navigate the traffic.

Itinerary

Day 1: Talakad the lost temple town

Stop At: Talakad Panchalinga Temples, Near Chennakeshava Temple, Talakad India
At 630 AM we start towards Talakadu, located 130 KMs from Bangalore. The ride will take 3.5 hours.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Vaidyanatheswara Temple, Talakadu, Talakad 571122 India
Talakadu used to be a flourishing town with more than 30 temples during ancient times. The legendary Queen’s curse buried the entire town with sand dunes. We will visit Vaidyanatheswara temple, one of the 5 temples excavated from the sands. Over the next 2 hours we will explore this granite structure built in the 14th century by Chola Kings and dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Keerthi Narayana Temple, Chamarajanagar District, Talakad India
We will explore this temple excavated from the sand
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Pathaleshwara Temple, Talakadu, Talakad India
We will also visit Pataleshwara Shiva temple where the Lingam is supposed to change colors through the day from red, black and white!
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Mallikarjuna Temple, Mudukothore, Near Talakadu, Talakad India
We will wind up our Talakad visit here
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Mysore City Corporation Park, 3rd Stage, Nanda Gokula Road, Nanda Gokula Road, Near 3rd Stage, Gokulam, Nandagokula, Gokulam 3rd Stage, Gokulam, Mysuru, Karnataka 570002, India
We ride for 1.5 hours from Talakad to Mysore to stay for the night
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Mysore

Day 2: Mysore

Stop At: Mysore Palace (Amba Vilas), Sayyaji Rao Rd Agrahara, Chamrajpura, Mysuru (Mysore) 570001 India
We visit the grand Mysore Palace and spend the next couple of hours in this wonder built in Indo-Saracenic style with a blend of Hindu, Muslim, Rajput, and Gothic styles of architecture. The Palace is a three-storied stone structure, with marble domes and a 145 ft five-storied tower. The guided tour will take you through the Public Hall, Private Hall, Dolls Pavilion and the Royal Wedding Hall.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura, Somanathapura, Mysuru, Somnathpur India
Our next destination is Somnathpur which has the magnificent Chennakesava temple. This temple was built in 1268 by Somanatha, a general of King Narasimha III. We will explore the three shrines and three wonderfully carved peaks with a common Mandapa.

The next couple of hours will be spent appreciating the 16 different ceilings, each depicting a different stage of a blooming banana flower, the central wall space adorned with images of deities with jewellery, bangles, crowns and anklets.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Bangalore Central Mall, 45/1,45/2, 45th Cross, J.P.Nagar, 2nd Phase Near Ragigudda Temple,, Bengaluru 560078 India
Drop back to Bangalore after a ride of 3 hours.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.