Ready-made routes
Sunrise at Matanga Hill
The sunrise from Matanga Hill, over the boulders and the temple towers, is the view most people remember from Hampi. The climb is about forty minutes up rock steps. Afterwards the route walks down through Achyutaraya Temple and Courtesans' Street to the river and Hampi Bazaar.
5:45 am to about 3:41 pm · 8 places · 2.5 km
On foot the whole way, on the paths Google Maps gives for walking.
The route, with times
8 places · 40 min on the way · 2.5 km
- 5:45 am – 8:15 am
Matanga Hill
The highest point in Hampi and its most famous sunrise and sunset viewpoint.
- 8 min on foot
- 8:33 am – 9:33 am
Achyutaraya Temple
One of the last grand temples of Vijayanagara, set in a natural amphitheatre between two hills.
- 3 min on foot
- 9:46 am – 10:21 am
Courtesans' Street
A long colonnaded market avenue — also called Sule Bazaar or Achyutaraya Bazaar — leading west to the Achyutaraya Temple.
- 4 min on foot
- 10:35 am – 11:05 am
Varaha Temple
A riverside temple at the north end of Courtesans' Street, marked by boar (Varaha) reliefs and a broken tower.
- 3 min on foot
- 11:18 am – 11:48 am
Kodandarama Temple
A riverside temple at Chakratirtha where Rama is said to have crowned Sugriva, still in daily worship.
- 0 min on foot
- 11:58 am – 12:28 pm
Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple
A fifteenth-century riverside shrine where Hanuman is depicted meditating within a six-pointed yantra.
- 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch break
The middle of the day is the hottest. Eat, drink water and rest in the shade.
- 11 min on foot
- 2:00 pm – 2:35 pm
Monolithic Bull (Nandi)
A giant monolithic Nandi in a twin-storeyed pavilion, marking the east end of Hampi Bazaar.
- 11 min on foot
- 2:56 pm – 3:41 pm
Hampi Bazaar
A kilometre-long Vijayanagara market street lined with stone pavilions, running east from Virupaksha Temple to the monolithic Nandi.
The lines follow the roads and footpaths from Google Maps, checked in October 2026.
Directions for this dayBefore you go
- Carry a torch. The steps are uneven and you start in the dark.
- Take water and wear shoes with grip. There is nothing to buy on the hill.
- Go with others rather than alone at this hour.
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