Visakhapatnam To Karwar

Picturesque Karwar

Post by Prakash | Mumbai | Jun 11, 2012

Hotel Navarathna on the Main Road is reasonably priced, clean and offers AC and non-AC rooms. Avoid visiting Karwar in April and May, when the weather is very sultry and humid. November to March are the best months to visit Karwar. If you are driving from Karwar to the south, next to Indian Oil petrol pump before reaching Ankola, stop at Kamath Upchar restaurant for snacks, breakfast or wholesome vegetarian Thali for lunch. In Ankola, a visit to the spaciously built and very attractive- looking Laxminarayan Mahamaya Temple is a must. Then on to Kumta (you should buy “Sahyadri” brand, salted cashewnuts in a shop opposite Kamath Hotel on the Highway. They are better in quality and cheaper than what you would pay in cities) and Honnavar (a smaller port town than Karwar) and you reach Murudeshwar just off the Highway. Stay in RNS Residency Hotel overlooking the expanse of the Arabian sea (ask for see-facing room on a high floor, at no extra cost). Murudeshwar has a tall Gopuram (gate to a temple. You can go up by a lift), Murudeshwar temple and a huge and imposing statue of Shiva on a small hill. Breakfast or snacks is recommended at a moderately priced restaurant built in the sea waters just outside RNS Residency and lunch or dinner at Naveen Beach Resort on the beach. One day and one night are adequate to take in Murudeshwar. From Murudeshwar to Udupi and then on to Mangalore, is about 4 hours drive along the sea coast. The Highway is good and smooth and traffic limited.

heaven on earth

Post by Jude | Goa | Dec 16, 2012

When you reach the beach, take one of the many left's to enter karwar city. Then ask around for directions. Its a small place and not that easy to loose your way

Beuatiful & Peaceful beach

Post by sald | Mumbai | Oct 10, 2006

AIR: Nearest airport is Goa. From Goa airport, take a pre-paid taxi directly to Karwar (Rs1400 or so, 2.5hr journey). Or, take a cab to Goa's Kadamba Bus Stand & then a ST bus to Karwar. And from Karwar bus stand, a rickshaw to Jungle Lodges office. RAIL: Karwar on the Konkan railway is the nearest station