Hassan is an ideal base camp to visit Halebidu, Belur and Shravanabelgola.
My suggestion
For long-term travellers, choose a good mattress and plan two nights in an historic place to take advantage of the cultural riches of this district.
David Debrincat
Seasoned Traveller
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At 120km from Mysore and 160km from Bangalore, Hassan is a charmless town and only useful as a base from which to visit Belur and Halebidu.
My suggestion
If you don't have much time, the best thing to do is just use this place as crash pad. If you aren't in a hurry and would like to fully explore the Indian countryside, you'd be better off going straight to Belur and Halebidu.
For a lot of travelers in India, New Delhi is the capital of everything that they need to get away from as quickly as possible. Nevertheless, the town has some wonderful secrets that I would like to share with you.
In the local dialect, "Apani Dhani" means "Our Hamlet", an affectionate name given to the place by Ramesh C. Jangid, founder of the ecolodge and a pioneer of a form of militant tourism in India, especially in Rajasthan and his own native region of Nawalgarh.