Mangalore or Mangaluru, or Kudla is a port city has natural beauty, beaches as well as heritage sites. List of travel destinations and sight seeing places in and around Mangalore.
If you drive around Charmadi Ghat the road which connects Mangalore to Chikmagalur you will see Alekan falls on the way to Kottigehara from Charmadi. Its just next to the main road before 4kms from Kottigehara (1 km from Malaya Marutha guest house) in Mudigere. Alekan water fall is just next to a small bus Read more about Alekan Falls[…]
Mullayanagiri (also known as MULLAIAHNA GIRI) is the highest peak of Karnataka state located in Bababudangiri range of Chikmagalur district. Mullayanagiri is 12 km from Chikmagalaur, 265 km from Bangalore and 107 km from Mangalore. Mullayanagiri is part of the Bababudangiri hill range of western ghats. The height of Mullayanagiri is 6330 ft (1930 meters) Read more about Mullayanagiri[…]
Mallalli Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in Western Ghat region of Karnataka in Coorg district. Mallalli Falls is around 28 kms away from Somwarpet, in a small village called Bidalli of Bettadahalli Gram Panchayat. Mallalli Falls is at the foots of Pushpagiri Hills range of the Western Ghats, where Kumaradhara river water falls Read more about Mallalli Falls[…]
Chelavara is a village in Kodagu district of Karnataka. The main attraction at Chelavara is a seasonal waterfall. Chelavara Falls is one of the most beautiful falls in Coorg district in Karnataka, India, which is located around 26 km away from Madikeri city and 16 kms from Virajpet. It will take about about 90 minutes Read more about Chelavara Falls[…]
Abbey Falls, sometimes referred to as Abby Falls, is situated in the Western Ghats of Kodagu District Karnataka, India. It is located about 10 km from the town of Madikeri town and 270 km from Bangalore and 140 km from Mangalore. Reaching the Abbey Falls place is a fantastic ride in itself as the road Read more about Abbey Falls[…]
Bandaje Falls or Bandaje-Arbi Waterfall is located in the Charmadi Ghat section of the Western Ghats in the Belthangady Taluk of Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka. The Bandje Waterfalls offer a superb view and it flows as a single stream and falls from approximately 400 meters between the valleys of Western Ghats. The stream then join Read more about Bandaje Falls[…]
Netrani Island is locally known as Netragudo. The tiny uninhabited Island of Netrani lies 10 nautical miles off the coastal light house of Bhatkal (A port town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India). Also known as Pigeon Island, besides pigeons, the inhabitants of the island are wild goats. The island also has a temple, Read more about Netrani Island[…]
Apsara Konda Falls is located at a distance of about 8 km from the town of Honnavar (Uttar Kannada District, Karnatataka, India), 28 km from famous Murudeshwar Temple, and 175 km from Mangalore. Once you reach that place, you can see a beautiful Hindu temple – Umamba MahaGanapathi and Ugra Narasimha Temple. There is a Read more about Apsara Konda Falls[…]
Western Ghats is one of the World’s 25 biological hot-spots, in terms of sheer nature beauty and rich biological diversity. Bisle Ghat(Bisilu in Kannada Language translates to hot sun) is part of Western Ghats and situated in the border of Hassan district and Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka State, India.The wild mountain jungles of Bisle Read more about Bisle Ghat[…]
Kadamane Estate Kadamane estate is one of the largest estates in Sakleshpur with a holding of more than 10,000 hectares of land coverage. Sinnadorai’s Bungalow at Kadamane is at a distance of 22 kilometers form Sakaleshpur town and the road to the estate is pretty good. It is a big township with hospital, school and Read more about Kadamane Estate[…]
Hebbe Falls is one of the most picturesque tourist destinations of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India. Hebbe Falls is located about 8 km from the picturesque hill station Kemmangundi, a summer retreat of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. Hebbe Falls is surrounded by dense forests and coffee plantations, Hebbe Falls gushes down from a height of 168 meters Read more about Hebbe Falls[…]
Sirimane Waterfalls is 5 kms from Kigga in Chickmagalur district, Karnataka, India and is around 22 kms away from the Sringeri. Sirimane Waterfalls is one of the numerous waterfalls of the Western Ghats. This waterfall though small in size when compared to the other waterfalls of the Western Ghats. But in beauty this one as Read more about Sirimane Waterfalls[…]
Hidlumane falls is a beautiful waterfall near Nitturu, Hosanagara taluk in Shimoga district Karnataka, India. It is at the base of Kodachadri hill around 10 kms from Nitturu and around 45 km from Hosanagara. Around 110 kms from Mangalore. To reach the falls you need to trek through rocky hills filled up with lush trees Read more about Hidlumane Falls[…]
Hidden deep inside the dense jungles of Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary is a stupendous waterfall. Called Arishina Gundi Falls, this mesmerizing waterfall takes its origin in the Kodachadri Hills. The town of Kollur at the base of the Kodachadri peak in the Western Ghats is a busy pilgrim destination well known for the powerful deity of Read more about Arishina Gundi Falls[…]
Jamalabad Fort is an old hilltop located in Beltangadi Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India. It is located in the Kudremukh range of hills, 8 km north of Beltangadi town and 65 km from Mangalore city. The fort is 1700 ft above sea level and was formerly called Narasimha Ghada, which refers to the granite Read more about Jamalabad Fort[…]
Karinja – Karinjeshwara Temple, Bantwal Karinjeshwara temple in Bantwal is one of the most famous pilgrim sites of Dakshina Kannada district. Karinja also known as Kailasa Parvata and Bhoo Kailasa because it is situated on the top of a hill, this temple is a treat to the eyes, with the lush Kodyamale Reserve Forest surrounding Read more about Karinja[…]
Udupi district especially areas like Kundapur and Brahmavar are the cradle for many ‘Kudrus’ (small islands) that amass the geographical set up in the land. Kannada Kudru on the banks of River Souparnika near Hemmadi is one among many tiny islands that houses quite a huge number of populace entirely detached from the external world. Read more about Kannada Kudru[…]
Islands of various radius, known as Kudru in local language, are being formed in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. The stream that originates in the Western Ghat is joined by several small streams and becomes a major river and confluences in the Arabian Sea. The islands that are in the backwaters of Read more about Bavali Kudru[…]
Koti-Chennaya Theme Park is located in Karkala taluk, about five km away from the Karakala town and about 50 km away from Mangalore. The park, which aims at paying tributes to the these valiant heroes, who have left a lasting imprint on the history and folklore of Tulunadu. About Koti Chennaya Koti & Chennaya – Read more about Koti Chennaya Theme Park[…]
Kumara Parvatha or Pushpagiri, at 1,712 metres (5,617 ft), is the highest peak in Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (AKA Subramanya Hills) in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. Kumara Parvatha is located in the Somwarpet Taluk, 20 kilometres from Somwarpet in the northern part of Kodagu (Coorg) district. This mountain is on the border between Dakshina Kannada(Mangalore) Read more about Kumara Parvatha[…]