Halli Kere
A village tank east of Kamalapura that appears on no itinerary at all.
Open
6:00 am – 6:30 pm
Entry
Free entry
Best time to go
Late afternoon
Time to spend here
About 40 minutes
Crowds
Usually quiet
About 3 km east of Kamalapura on the village road. Empty on any day of the year.
Before you go
Car to the gate
No long walk in
No toilets mapped nearby
Go before you set off
No drinking water mapped nearby
Bring enough with you
About this place
Halli Kere is a village tank, which is to say it is not a sight and nobody has ever recommended it. It is here because it is the kind of place that makes a second or third day in Hampi worth having: a bund to walk, water with boulders behind it, egrets, and no one selling anything. Come in the last hour of light, when the heat has gone off the stone and the cattle are being brought down. The track in is unsurfaced and fine on a scooter in the dry months; after heavy rain it is not.
Good to know
- Unsurfaced track in. Fine on a scooter when dry, not after heavy rain.
- A working village tank — people and animals use it. Keep back from where they are washing.
- Nothing here at all: no shop, no toilet, no shade, no signal in places.
How to get there
- By road to the entrance
Go by car, bike or auto to Halli Kere
Google Maps takes you by road to the nearest point to the place.
Walking paths and times are from Google Maps. The way in can change on festival days: follow the signs and ASI staff.
