What to expect
Highlights
- Gurmitkal Fort — A mud-and-stone fort with ancient wells at Gurmitkal (Gurmatkal), the Karnataka–Telangana border town of the district — a frontier stronghold of the old Nizam borderlands.
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The Karnataka–Telangana border town of Gurmitkal (Gurmatkal) — its mud-and-stone fort with ancient wells.
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Getting there
How to visit
- Nearest airport: Kalaburagi (GBI) ~100 km; Hyderabad (HYD) ~200 km
- Rail gateway: Yadgir (YG) on the Mumbai–Chennai (Wadi–Guntakal) line, with trains from Solapur, Kalaburagi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru; Shahabad and Gurmatkal are other stations
- NH-150 and state highways; KSRTC and private buses from Kalaburagi (~100 km), Raichur and Vijayapura; a car is best for Shorapur, Shahapur, Hunasagi and Gogi.
Timing
Best time to visit Gurmitkal
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Today at Gurmitkal
Sunrise6:07 am
Sunset6:32 pm
Golden hour best light5:32 pm–6:32 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:32 pm–6:57 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 278°
Moon tonight🌗 Last quarter · 50%
South-west monsoon. June to September is the south-west monsoon in Karnataka. Expect heavy showers, mostly in bursts rather than all day — carry rain cover, allow extra time for getting around, and note that ferries and open-air sites are the first things affected.
Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.
Nearby bases
Where to go from Gurmitkal
Fort-town base
Town / base
Yadgir
The district town of Yadgir — the monolithic hill fort (Yetagiri) with its ramparts, water tank and inscribed edicts rising over the town.
Yadgir Fort
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Featured: Kodekal Basavanna ShrineTown / base
Shorapur
The old palegar capital of Shorapur (Surapura) — the hill fort and Venkatappa Nayaka palace, the Bonal bird wetland, and the temple towns of Kembhavi and Kodekal.
Shorapur FortBonal Bird SanctuaryKembhavi Temple TownKodekal Basavanna Shrine
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Featured: Sleeping Buddha HillTown / base
Shahapur
The Shahapur belt — the great three-hill fort, the Sleeping Buddha hills, the forest fort of Vanadurga, the Vibhutihalli stone alignment, the Gogi dargah and the old Tughlaq town of Sagar.
Shahapur FortSleeping Buddha HillVanadurga FortVibhutihalli Stone Alignment
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Prehistoric-valley base
Town / base
Hunasagi
The Hunasagi (Hunsgi) belt on the Krishna side — the Acheulian valley of over two hundred Lower-Palaeolithic sites, among the densest in South Asia.
Hunasagi Prehistoric Site
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In the district
Where Gurmitkal sits in Yadgir district
Nearest airportKalaburagi (GBI) ~100 km; Hyderabad (HYD) ~200 km
Rail gatewayYadgir (YG) on the Mumbai–Chennai (Wadi–Guntakal) line, with trains from Solapur, Kalaburagi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru; Shahabad and Gurmatkal are other stations
Bus / road accessNH-150 and state highways; KSRTC and private buses from Kalaburagi (~100 km), Raichur and Vijayapura; a car is best for Shorapur, Shahapur, Hunasagi and Gogi.
District HQYadgir
LandscapeKalyana-Karnataka district between the Krishna and Bhima in the far north, carved out of Gulbarga in 2010, bordering Telangana
Yadgir district is known for: The monolithic Yadgir hill fort, the Nayaka capital and palace of Shorapur, the Bonal bird sanctuary, the Sleeping Buddha hills, the Gogi dargah, the Vibhutihalli stone alignment and the Acheulian prehistoric valley of Hunasagi.
Yadgir FortShorapur FortBonal Bird Sanctuary
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What are the best places to visit in Gurmitkal?
Top places to visit in Gurmitkal include Gurmitkal Fort — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.
How do I reach Gurmitkal?
The nearest airport to Gurmitkal is Kalaburagi (GBI) ~100 km; Hyderabad (HYD) ~200 km. The rail gateway is Yadgir (YG) on the Mumbai–Chennai (Wadi–Guntakal) line, with trains from Solapur, Kalaburagi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru; Shahabad and Gurmatkal are other stations. NH-150 and state highways; KSRTC and private buses from Kalaburagi (~100 km), Raichur and Vijayapura; a car is best for Shorapur, Shahapur, Hunasagi and Gogi.
What is the best time to visit Gurmitkal?
October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Gurmitkal and the rest of Karnataka. March to May is hot on the plains, and the June–September southwest monsoon brings the main rains, heaviest along the coast and Western Ghats.