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Coastal Karnataka from Mangalore to Gokarna
COASTAL KARNATAKA
5 Days from Mangalore to Gokarna including Udupi, Murudeshwar and Yana
Rs 55000/person onwards
Private car
5D 4N
Guided tour
West Coast Trail
This journey explores Mangalore, Kateel, Udupi, Murudeshwar, Gokarna, Maravanthe, and Yana, offering a rich blend of sacred sites and coastal landscapes. In Mangalore, you visit Kudroli Gokarnath and Mangaladevi temples, the painted interiors of St Aloysius Chapel, and the open shoreline of Ullal Beach. Kateel’s Durga Parameshwari Temple appears to rise from the Nandini River and is closely linked to the Yakshagana dance tradition, while Udupi reveals the famed Krishna Temple and its historic viewing window, alongside sea views from Kapu lighthouse. At Maravanthe, the Arabian Sea and Souparnika River run side by side, leading north to Murudeshwar, where a monumental Shiva statue and shore temple dominate the coast. The tour continues to Gokarna, known for its temple town atmosphere and calm beaches, and concludes at Yana, a rainforest village famed for its dramatic black limestone rock formations and cave shrine steeped in legend.
Day 1- Mangalore
The day introduces you to Mangalore’s layered spiritual and cultural identity through visits to Kudroli Gokarnath and Mangaladevi temples, where mythology, reformist history, and ritual art come together. You then experience the striking frescoes of St Aloysius Chapel, a rare example of European sacred art in India, before unwinding at Ullal Beach, where the Arabian Sea sets the tone for the coastal journey ahead.
Day 2- Kateel & Udupi
You travel through riverine and temple landscapes, beginning at Kateel’s Durga Parameshwari Temple, dramatically set on the Nandini River and closely linked to the Yakshagana performance tradition. The day continues to Udupi, home to the revered Krishna Temple and its unique viewing window, with time along the coast at Kapu lighthouse offering expansive views of the sea.
Day 3- Murudheshwar
A scenic coastal drive brings you to Maravanthe, where the Arabian Sea and the Souparnika River run parallel on either side of the road, creating one of India’s most unusual natural settings. By afternoon, you reach Murudeshwar, where a towering Shiva statue and grand seaside temple dominate the shoreline, blending devotion with dramatic ocean vistas.
Day 4- Gokarna
The journey slows in Gokarna, a temple town framed by rivers, hills, and beaches, known for its spiritual atmosphere and unspoiled coastline. The day offers a balance of sacred spaces and relaxed beach time, reflecting Gokarna’s long-standing role as both a pilgrimage centre and a retreat by the sea.
Day 5- Yana
The final day leads into the forested Western Ghats to Yana, a small forest village known for its dramatic black limestone rock formations formed through millions of years of karst erosion. One of these formations contains a natural cave shrine with a self-formed Shiva linga, making Yana both a geological rarity and an active place of worship, often mentioned in local Shaiva legends and regional folklore. Surrounded by streams and dense rainforest in one of the wettest zones of Karnataka, Yana offers a powerful sense of isolation where nature, myth, and devotion coexist. Surrounded by streams and dense greenery, the visit blends geology, mythology, and nature before a scenic drive back to Mangalore, bringing the coastal and cultural circuit to a close.
Private Tour
A private Coastal Karnataka tour ensures that we are able to focus all our attention on you and adjust the pace of the tour according to your interests. Pick and drop from a hotel in Mangalore in an air-conditioned vehicle is included.
Guided Tour
Coastal Karnataka tour is a fully guided tour led by a guide who will help you appreciate the rich and vibrant culture of the coastal belt of Karnataka.
Strenghening local community
Our company is helping the local communities by training & employing local guides and by procuring their wares to strengthen their livelihood.
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Pricing Chart
Coastal Karnataka Tour Itinerary
Day 1- 830AM- Pick up from Mangalore
Tour of Kadri Gokarnath, Mangala Devi temple, Aloysius Chapel, Ulal Beach.
Stay in Mangalore
Day 2- Kateel & Udupi
Durga Parameswari temple of Kateel, Light House and Kapu Beach, Udupi Krishna Temple.
Stay in Udupi
Day 3- Murudeshwar
3 hours drive to Murudeshwar. On way visit Marvanthe Beach
Day 4- Gokarna
2 hours drive from Murudeshwar. Overnight in Gokarna
Day 5- Yana caves
1.5 hour drive from Gokarna to Yana.
Mangalore Drop
4.5 hours drive
4+ persons
Rs55000/person
- Pick and drop
- Travel by Private Car
- Guide
- Entrance charges
- 4 nights' stay in a Hotel on double occupancy with breakfast
2-3 persons
Rs70000/person
- Pick and drop
- Travel by Private Car
- Guide
- Entrance charges
- 4 nights' stay in a Hotel on double occupancy with breakfast
1 person
Rs130000
- Pick and drop
- Travel by Private Car
- Guide
- Entrance charges
- 4 nights' stay in a Hotel on single occupancy with breakfast
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