By Road: From Bangalore 533 kms.
RABINDRANATH TAGORE BEACH
The Kashmir of Karnataka is known as Karwar. The important beach of Karwar is known as Tagor Beach. The beach is amalgamation of sea and sky. People visit here to enjoy the scene which would remain green in the memory of viewers. On one side the river Kali embraces the Arabian Sea which gives unknown joy to the visitors. The sunset takes the viewers to a different world altogether. August to March gives relish to the viewers.
KADRA DAM
Right at the foot of Western Ghats, Kadra is little of gem nature’s beauty. It became famous due to the dam across Kali River and its powerhouse. A beautiful park with fountains, cascades, caves, colorful trees and plants, Rose Garden, and a unique Vedic garden depicting sun signs, planets, rain stars is coming up. Water sports are also being planned in the reservoir.
Mahamayi temple near Kadra is an ancient and very popular temple, which is visited by people from afar. The temple is situated inside the forest and has blissful atmosphere.
Nearby places to visit: Anashi sanctuary (10Kms), Ulavi (36 Kms), Kadra falls (5 kms on the SH).
Connectivity: 33 Kms from Karwar (Road NH) 168 Kms from Hubli (Road NH).
SIRSI
SIRSI MARIKAMBA TEMPLE
The temple constructed in 1688 A.C. The temple has the name that it is one of the powerful peethas. The beautiful carvings, the peak and the ancient Kaavi art draw the devotees here. The very sight of Marikamba with a crown studded with diamonds gives solace to the visitors. It is a temple which nourishes music, literature and art. The fair of the Devi which takes place in alternative years is considered as one of the big fairs of the state. Thousands of visitors and devotees come here to visit from all parts of the state.
How to reach Marikamba temple?
By road: To Sirsi
Nearest Railway Station: Talguppa railway station
Nearest Airport: Hubli
By Road: From Bangalore 426 kms.
BANAVASI
Banavasi is the first Kannada capital which is ruled by Kadamba dynasty. At present it is announced as one of the rural tourist place by UNDP. The place is known for historical Madhukeshwara Temple. The idol is in the color of honey so it is called 'Madhukeshwara'. The place is known to the people from 3rd A.C. The noted ancient Kannada poet Pampa describes it as a place where the eyes can see the treasure of nature. It is a place which has harmonized all religions. The river Varada flows from south to north. Sirsi, Sorab towns are nearby for stay. The travelers can visit the place from August to March.
How to reach Banavasi temple?
By road: 22 km from SirsiSIRSI MARIKAMBA TEMPLE
The temple constructed in 1688 A.C. The temple has the name that it is one of the powerful peethas. The beautiful carvings, the peak and the ancient Kaavi art draw the devotees here. The very sight of Marikamba with a crown studded with diamonds gives solace to the visitors. It is a temple which nourishes music, literature and art. The fair of the Devi which takes place in alternative years is considered as one of the big fairs of the state. Thousands of visitors and devotees come here to visit from all parts of the state.
How to reach Marikamba temple?
By road: To Sirsi
Nearest Railway Station: Talguppa railway station
Nearest Airport: Hubli
By Road: From Bangalore 426 kms.
BANAVASI
Banavasi is the first Kannada capital which is ruled by Kadamba dynasty. At present it is announced as one of the rural tourist place by UNDP. The place is known for historical Madhukeshwara Temple. The idol is in the color of honey so it is called 'Madhukeshwara'. The place is known to the people from 3rd A.C. The noted ancient Kannada poet Pampa describes it as a place where the eyes can see the treasure of nature. It is a place which has harmonized all religions. The river Varada flows from south to north. Sirsi, Sorab towns are nearby for stay. The travelers can visit the place from August to March.
How to reach Banavasi temple?
Nearest Railway Station: Talguppa and Kumta
Nearest Airport: Hubli
By Road: From Bangalore 402 kms.
SAHASRALINGA
Traversing in the midst of areca, coconut and banana plantations the forest opens its beauty to the onlooker. The very sound of water moving about is heard in the midst of greenery and all of a sudden river Shalmala comes to the sight of the visitors. On the banks of the river there is only forest with the chirping of birds. The Shalmala moves gently on rocks and in the midst there are thousand Shiva lingams (idols of lord Shiva). Where ever one looks he sees Shiva idols. The history reveals that sodhe king Arasappa Nayak had made these idols carved for progeny. On the day of Shivarathri 'Sahasralinga' attracts thousands of devotees. It is one of the important eco tourism spots in the district. The visitors come here from August to March.
How to reach Sahasralinga?
By road:17 kms from Sirsi
Nearest Railway Station: Talguppa and kumta
Nearest Airport: Hubli
By Road: From Bangalore 402 kms.
YELLAPUR
MAGOD FALLS
Among many Famous waterfalls Magod is one. The river Bedti jumping down from 650 meters in between solid rocks attracts the travelers. It is also called 'Holati Joga' as there was a belief that an ancient fort was nearby. A watching tower and canteen are working. Nearby Koudikere lake attracts and Jenukallu Gudda(hill) will give the recipe of the sunset. 365 days the falls attracts onlookers.
SATHODI FALLS
Sathodi Falls is a waterfall in India that is formed by several unnamed streams near Kallaramarane Ghat, Uttara Kannada District, and 32 km from Yellapur. It is about 15 meters (49.2 feet) tall. The stream then flows into the backwaters of the Kodasalli Dam, into the Kali River.
SHIRLEY FALLS
The falls is located on the Sirsi-Hulekal road. The stream is known as Basavana holey, which flows down to join Kengrey holey. After gushing down, the stream breaks into three directions only to become one again some distance ahead. This is a good picnic spot. A visitor can only stand there and admire the force of nature. The presence of a Nandi statue and sculptures of devas and devis attach a divine value to the place.
MUNDGOD
TIBETAN COLONY
It is a history that the Tibetans came to India for their survival and were provided with the amenities. There are many colonies of Tibetans in India. The Colony at Mundgod in Uttara Kannada is one of the attractions. The Tibetans are experts in Weaving. Since they are worshipers of the Buddha the temples with the idol of Buddha attract the travelers. With an entry in to the Colony the onlooker feels to be in a different world. The Beauty of the Colony will be a recipe for the travelers.
Attiveri Bird Sanctuary:
Attiveri was declared as a bird sanctuary on 17th August 2000. It lies around the Attiveri reservoir and spans across 2.23 SqKm. It was formed as a result of the construction of a dam across Tayavvanahalla River in the village of Attiveri. This reservoir which was plenty in aquatic life attracts many birds, especially aquatic species, and was therefore developed as bird sanctuary. The agricultural fields around the santuary are full of aquatic creatures, which are a major source of food for the bird life of about 79 species, including migratory birds from 22 countries. For information visit
GOA
The Coolest Place in India
‘Now our road takes us to the magnificent kingdom of Goa.The people of this kingdom are strong, prudent and very hardworking. The kingdom of Goa is the most important in India. It is civilized, having famous orchards and water. It is the coolest place in India and it is the most plentiful in foodstuffs.’
‘The white people make a practice of going to the kingdom of Goa to enjoy the shade and the groves of trees and to savoir the sweet betel.’
These revealing remarks on Goa come not from the hippies or ‘flower power’ generation of the sixties and early seventies who thronged the beaches of Anjuna, Vagator and Arambol in search of salvation and ‘peace’. These remarks were made over five centuries ago by the Portuguese Ambassador to China who visited Goa around the year 1511. They serve as a vivid precursor to the generations that followed in our times to the fabled land of Goa.
In those tumultuous and rebellious times in the sixties, it was then not the ‘sweet betel’ that was the prime attraction but a different kind of ‘weed’. But Goa, since those days of the angry generation, has moved on to attract a multitudinous, peaceful and cosmopolitan school of visitors from all around the globe.
Down the corridors of time Goa has been different things to different people. To the Portuguese conquerors it was ‘Golden Goa’, the El Dorado, and the ‘Rome of the East’. Such was its beauty and grandeur, that a traveler was moved to remark: ‘Whoever has seen Goa, need not visit Lisboan’-Lisbon, which was then the grand epicenter of the Portuguese dominions.
While the contemporary traveler may not come to modern, thriving Goa ‘for the sale of all sorts of merchandise’, the ‘fair’ is still very much on. The traveler is here to find something different: a balm on the busy mind, to enjoy days of freedom on Goa’s magnificent beaches, to parasail or swim with the tide of fellow visitors from all around the globe, to savoir its unique cuisine and imbibe its spirits, to take a long and invigorating trek in its unexplored interiors, to marvel at its majestic temples and churches, in short, to be at one with the most friendly people in the country.
In the sixties and seventies, it was, as we have remarked, a haven for the hippies. Since then Goa has moved on to full-fledged Statehood, its own Council of Ministers, a magnificent new Assembly complex, its citizens among the most literate in the country with a per capita income the highest in the land. At the hub of this prosperity, is the Tourism industry. At the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), we take a humble bow in acknowledgement, in some small measure, of putting Goa on the tourist map of our country. Read more
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