They are open. Ticket cost is around 40 for museum, which can be used Vithala Temple on same day You can start your sightseeing from museum. It will give you birds eye view of Hampi and helps in planning your Trip

Early morning is the best time to visit at around 8am. Plenty of guides available but I bought the book and read it and went around leisurely at my own pace though guides are easily available for about 500-800 bucks.

Hi, You can see the major sights in two days, but more time would not be boring.. I do not use a guide and the guidebooks they sell there are not very useful. There is abundant information and maps on the internet. The TA forum has many posts on itineraries and costs. I recommend finding a good rickshaw driver who can give brief information about a site and get you there. I paid 800 idr per day and had an excellent very knowledgeable driver: Jeelan-tel 7829989516. I suggest you reserve 1/2 day on your own to visit the Viraprushka temple and take the walk from Hampi Bazaar to the Sri Vitala temple (about 2 km, easy walk and lots to see on the way. Enjoy Hampi.

Hampi is perfect tourist place to visit and all hotels there are economical. You can just get down at hampi bus stand from there need to walk 5 mnts till hampi market,there you will get small lodging. All hotels have there own lodges.i would suggest to travel with bicycle as it will not be that hot during that time . 2 days is ample time to tour hampi. People are very helpful.you can just take a small.map of hampi and travel around. All are near by not so far. Take crocile ride in the river which is flowing through hampi and get awesome views of anjani hills. Please visit anjani hills if you have time.

Yes, That's correct, You need to purchase locally run Golf cart tickets

You should have been very specific about your question. You can visit all the monuments in all 365 days, from 6 AM to 8 PM. Only two places are protected with doors and fencing are, 1) Vittala complex and 2) Royal enclosure. There are no holidays to visit these monuments.

Hey Sharon, if this question was about all the sites in Hampi, it will be kind of tough.. There are too many places and all of them are equally good.. If you are really interested to know in detail then I would suggest that it would be best to hire a guide with some research.. You can find local guides In each site as well.. I jus finished my tour of Hampi and Badami .. We hired an Auto in Hampi and he took us to all the sites.. charged us 1K.. Was quite comfortable .. We had just one day so had to drop one or 2 places.. Also, I have heard the other side of the river is also quite pretty.. We cudnt go Thr due to lack of time.. Have a good trip !!!

The problem with Monuments and temples etc at Hampi just now is the work that has been carried out in the name of tourism. I don't know what has been moved or what is destroyed or what has stayed put. It's a disgrace.

I will give you the best route to visit all the monuments at Hampi. Here I want to make it cleat that I was native of Hosapete 15 km's from Hampi. All the visitors to Hampi will normally stay at Hosapete. Here they need to hire a vehicle or a Auto. For taxi you can rely on one by name Monika travels, situated at TB Dam Rod, near Pragathi grameena Bank maintained by one Mr. RL Reddy, whose phone no. is 919448471546, he will help you to get a taxi. On the way to Hampi one wll come across a railway track, after the track within 200 meters distance to the right 1) Ananthashayana Temple, without any idol worth seeing. One will spend atleast 10 minutes here. 2) From here after1.5 km's to your left you will find well beautifully maintained and worth seeing. It is a two storied well, well preserved. During those Krishnadevaraya's days the tourists or pilgrims were taking rest in these two storied well during the night times. You will spend 10 minutes here. After 45 km's you will come cross the great arch entrance to Hampi. It leads to Hampi via Kadddirampura. 3) here you will find the great mohammadians grave yard. If you are interested you will spend another 10minutes here. After you cover 5 km's. you will first come across 4) Mustard Ganapa to your left. Spend 10minutes. To your right is the Krishna or Balakrishna temple. You leave Balakrishna here. 100 mtrs. away exists the (5) Peanut Ganesha. (Kadalakalu Ganapa). Spend 10mminutes here. The same route you will go to the great tower of (6) Sri Virupaksha temple. Spend nearly a hour here. From the temple at a distance of l km, there is monolith bull. Leave it there. . Retrace your path back to the (7) Balakrishna temple. spend 05 to 10 minutes here. On the way to y;our right is Monolith (8) great sculpture of Sri Lakshminarasimha (9) and adjacent to it is Badavi Linga. spend 5 to 10 minutes here. From here at a distance of 50 meters (10) Chandikesvara Temple and (11) Large Veerabhadra temple. Spend 5 to 10 minutes here. On the way next comes is (12) Great sisters stones twice broken. 50 meters from here (13) Under ground Shiva temple. Spend 5 to 10 minutes here. Immediately to your right is (14) Mint and Generals enclosure. Spend15 to 20 minutes here. To your left is Army quarters. (15) You have to make use of observatory. Among the quarters if the guide is well acquainted will take you to the (16) 'Attached bath rooms''. Adjacent to this generals enclosures is the Hazara Rama Temple. Leave it there. 200 meters away from here is the Janana enclosure, where you will come across (17) Lotus Mahal, (18) Elephants stable (19) Guards quarters and a (20) Museum. If you are interested behind the elephants tables, there is ''shringarada Hebbagilu'' which is learnt to be the main entrance to the Kingdom. Here you will spend nearly 2 hours. Retrace the path. Come to the (21) Hazararama temple. If you know some thing about the Ramayana. then you will feel thrilled the way the Ramayana was sculptured in three rows of the stones. And on all the walls of this temple the story of Ramayana was sculptured. Spend 15 to 20 minutes here. Then within 50 meters distance, you will find the (22) Kings audience hall, (23) Mahanavami Platform (24) Aqua duct and (25) Public bath. Depending on your interest you will spend 30 minutes here. After 200 meters distance you will find (26) Queens bath, to study in detail you may spend nearly 5 to 10 minutes here. From here you take right turn. there (27) you will find Dining hall and water storage tank. Go forward, after 250 meters there is a sign board to your left, that says Octagonal bath. From here after the distance of another 250 meters you will find this great monument (28) Octagonal bath (29) Saraswathi temple and (30) Chandrashekhar temple.Spend 5 to 10 minutes here Come back and take the route to Kamalapura, and at the circle take left turn. At distance of 500 meters you will find another signboard to your right which reads as (31) Bheema's gate. and (32) Ganagithi temple. Spend 5 to 10 minutes here. Go forward, at a distance of 1 km. there is (33) Malyavantha Raghunaqtha temple on the hillock.Spend 5 to 10 minutes here. Come back. Take right turn. at a distance of 2 kms. there comes (34) Gate called as Thalavara ghatta Road. Spend 5 to 10 minutes here. Then at 500 meters away from here is the way to Great Vittala temple. Vehicles are not allowed. You have to catch the electrically driven vehicles to reach the (35) Vittala Temple. Spend nearly 1 to 2 hours here. Then comes (36) Kings balance and (37) Purandara dasa mantapa, From here my advise is to go by walk towards Sri Kodandarama temple. If you are hiring the taxi or Auto ask the person to come to the monolith bull. From Purandara Mantapa, on the way you will come across kishkinda learnt to be the kingdom of the Monkey's. (38) Sugreeva Guha. (39) Varaha Temple, (40) Achyutharaya temple. Spending the time depends on the interest you show on each monuments and the place. (41) is Sri KodandaRama Temple, (42) Chakratheeertha , then you will come to the place of (43) Monolith bull. From here if you are interested you may climb the (44) Mathanga Hill to have a Ariel view of the empire. This completes your journey in the Great Hampi.

Hi yes there will be Autos, they might charge around 100.00 RS/Ride.