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[#bus] KSRTC operates many luxury and regular services to Mysuru from towns and cities in Karnataka as well as major cities in the neighbouring states. Select Ambari Dream Class for AC Sleeper or Airavat Club Class for semi sleeper and Karnataka Sarige class for economy. Private operators like Durgamba,Orange operate daily services to Mysuru.

[#hotel] Select a city hotel of your budget & taste. Mysore city has many budget style & scale hotels, all within a few minutes auto rickshaw ride from the city centre. There are many hotels near the railway station (in 2km). The second popular hotel location is on the Ashoka Road (near Mysore Palace). The vicinity of the KSRTC bus station has rows of budget hotels.

Day 1 & 2
Explore Mysuru city & Nearby places
[#taxi] Hire a cab for better efficiency. City buses are frequent & cheaper if you are on budget friendly tour. Or take auto rickshaws for one attraction to another. Take Ambaari Double Decker bus for city tour on open air bus. For fun, you can go for a horse cart too! They are available around the palace area.

Local agencies offer packaged private tour by cab. Every big hotel has a travel desk with standard rate card.

[#bicycle] Mysuru is a cycling friendly city. Mysore has Bicycle sharing system called Trin Trin with docking station located all round the city. Use the MyTrinTrin app.

[#map]Keep one day each for city's attactiona and the excursion to nearby attractions.
Pick the interesting attractions from the city. You may not be able to cover everything in a day. So prioritize based on your taste.

[#idea] Mysore is a major tourism hub in this region. You can keep Mysuru as the base and setout for the neighbouring places like Coorg, Wayanad, Nagarhole, Kabini etc. This means you needs to reserve many more days in this part of the itinerary.

Day 2 Evening
Leave Mysore & head to Hampi

[#train]Board the Hampi Express in the evening from Mysore Jn. This is an overnight journey. You'll arrive at Hosapete Jn. Hampi is 13 km from Hosapete Jn. Take an auto rickshaw ride to to Hampi.

[#bus] KSRTC daily operate non-luxury 6-7 buses via Hospet. The Gangavathi schedule can drop you at Kamalapura junction (3km to Hampi). Book ticket at ksrtc.in.

See accomodation locations in Hampi.

Day 3 & 4
Explore Hampi

Select a 2 day Hampi tour itinerary.

Day 4 Evening
Leave Hampi & head to Goa
[#train] Board the Goa bound Amaravati Express (Train no: 18047)/Vasco Link Express (Train No: 17603). They run on all days EXCEPT Tuesdays & Fridays. This is a combined train leaves Hosapete Jn (HPT) in the evening (6.20pm) and reaches Vasco-Da-Gama (VSG) next day morning. This is the ideal choice, that saves time....

Another option (only on Tuesdays) is to board the Hyderabad - Vasco Express (Train No: 17021)/Tirupati Vasco Express (Train No:17419). Leaves Hosapete jn at 4.15am for Goa and reaches Vasco by 2.20pm. This means you're leaving Hampi on Day 5.

[#bus] Paulo travels operates daily night sleeper bus to Goa from Hosapete. KSRTC too operate two services, one from Hampi and the other from Hosapate bus station. All buses leaves between 7 and 8pm and reaches Goa early morning next day.

Bus takes 10 hours & train takes 8 hours to reach Goa.

[#hotel] Check-in at a convenient Hotel in Goa. If you are conservative, check into on one of the regular hotels. Or go for a shack-like accommodation in any of the beaches.

Day 5 & 6
Explore Goa
Divide your Goa tour into two parts - North Goa & South Goa. Keep one day each. Yours arrival and departure point ( Madgaon or Vasco- Da Gama ) is in the middle of the the two.

[#scooter] Hire a scooter if you want to 'explore' goa in two days. Or take a point to point taxi service. Or hire a taxi for the whole day. All are popular option among the tourists.

Day 5
North Goa is beach heavy!
Try Calangute Beach. It's a beach jam packed with holiday makers for a reason.
Or, Anjuna Beach if you want that postcard style beach away from the from hustle and bustle of tourism.

There are the endless list of beaches of north Goa of various hues. Pick one or two max.

Day 6
South Goa.
[#bar]Beaches: Pick one or two of the following beaches from the south Goa.
Palolem Beach, Agonda Beach, Miramar Beach (very close to Panaji), Benaulim Beach, Colva Beach, Butterfly Beach

[#bar-a] Shri Shantadurga Temple is 450 year old temple in Kavalem Village, Ponda

[#bar] Food & Nightlife
Martin’s Corner : Binwaddo, Betalbatim. The Fisherman’s Wharf: Cavelossim. Dropadi: Palolem, Canacona. The Red Ginger : Colva. Mickey’s : Colva. Zeebop : Majorda

[#dot] Vist one or to popular heritage churches. Don't miss Basilica of Bom Jesus church in Velha Goa

Day 7
Take flight or train out of Goa.

[#flight]Goa International Airport (GOI) is located midway between the North & South Goa described above. Keep in mind, the northmost or southmost of Goa is about 2 hours drive from the airport

[#train]Goa has two major Railway stations - Vasco Da Gama Railway (VSG) and Madgaon (MAO). Most Likely you'll board a train from Madgaon (MAO) as this is on the busy Mumbai-Mangalore route with many express train connections.

Trains that originates from Goa starts from Vasco Da Gama (VSG) and then arrives at Madgaon (MAO) 30 minutes later.

[#bus] The main bus station is located in Panaji (Panjim). Panjim 35km north side of Madgaon.

Based on your travel plan, select your hotel location in Goa. Short time visitors tends to say around the Panaji-Margao area.