Mangalore Reviews

"Good place to explore food and sights."

Posted by Vinz
Mumbai
May 12, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Not exactly a tourist destination. Mostly attracts temple pilgrims because of the proximity to Udipi (50 km), Subramanya (90km) and Kollur (120km). However, there are several things to do here if you have no itenary. Good local bus transport (6 am to 8pm only), clean place and literate people.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Mangalore is known for its food. Good Restaurants like The village(Madhuvans), Gazalee, Anupam (Hotel Abhiman), Foodlands,Kairali , Gold finch, Deepa comforts, Kudla, Trisgna (Padavinagadi), Moti mahal etc, for non veg . Veg food at janatha deluxe, Ayodhya, Ocean pearl. Pubs like Mangala/G6, Froth on top, Liquid lounge, Mojos etc. Beach resorts like Summer sands(Ullal), Red rock (Surathkal), Must eat Ice creams at Ideal Ice cream or Pabbas, Roxx etc., Veg tiffin/Snacks at Ayodha, Taj mahal, Shiv bagh , woodlands etc., If you want to try out pork or beef go to Dolphin or mangala, Lot of juice shops, bakeries (Vas bakery, Cochin bakery), chinese snack joints, shawarma/Fried chicken places. Also food courts at the shopping malls like City centre mall, empire mall, Bharat mall, Pio mall etc.

Activities & things to do: Take a boat ride from sultan battery to tannirbhavi beach, enjoy the sunset and come back by boat.You could also hire a boat at sultan battery and go fishing in the river. Take a dolphin safari at panambur beach or ride the water scooters. Good beaches are Someshwar(Ullal), Tannirbhavi, Panambur. Surathkal light house and NITK beach (has red rock retaurant closeby for a drink or food). Take kids out to Pilikula nisargadhama which has a water park and also a nice zoo with tigers etc. There is also a snake park here with huge king cobras. The St.Aloysius college chapel is a must see with its walls painted with scenes from the bible. Temples to visit are the Kadri temple, Kateel temple etc. If you have the time visit the karinje parvat near bantwal (25 km) 0r the 1000 pillar temple at moodbidri (35km) or the temple town of dharmasthala (70km) or the statue of Gomateshwara (Bahubali) at karkal (50km) or the pilgrim town of subramanya (90km). Check out the main fishing port at bunder (early morning). Also a boat restaurant at bunder that has dinner cruises. Catch some local friends and try to watch a kambla (buffalo race) or cock fight etc.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Mangalore is well connected by rail, Air and bus routes. Beaches are not for swimming they have very steep slopes and waves can drag people quickly to the sea

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"good place"

Posted by S Chanashekar
May 09, 2013

Mangalore Experience: It is very nice place to visit all the temples , don't visit in Hot season, you can enjoy with friends by seeing all the places in beaches

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Every thing is good

Activities & things to do: Nothing

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: by bus

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"land of beaches"

Posted by Antony
May 03, 2013

Mangalore Experience: mangalore has lots of beaches. it is well connected with transport. terrible thing is the rickshas. its a nice place to stay and hav fun

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: kairali is fine. it has international brands. not to b missed is the pilicula

Activities & things to do: visit all beaches and spend evng der

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: travel thru prepaid system

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Posted by DEBALAY
Pune
May 03, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Not exactly a tourist place, however there are small destinations around Mangalore which one can visit during their stay. Clean city, the most important is that all the roads are concrete roads.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: One of the good restaurant is the restaurant at Deepa Comfort Hotel, MG Road.

Activities & things to do: We went for a business trip, so not much activities

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: I reached from Pune. There are direct connectivity to Bangalore, Hyderabad etc. Mangalore has got an international airport with connectivity to Dubai.

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"Mangalore unexplored tourist destination"

Posted by DK
Bangalore
May 03, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Mangalore is a small beautiful coastal town of Karnataka surrounded by Temples and Beaches, You have the famous Udupi Krishna temple just 60 KMs from M'lore (75 mins drive), Katil - Durgaparmeshwari temple ( 45 mins drive), Dharmastala - Manjunatheshwara Temple - 60 KMs (90 mins drive), apart from few beaches - the notable beaches are Ullal, Penambur & Someshwara beaches, except April & May peak summer & humidity is more can visit this place any time of the year.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food is good, typical coastal food.

Activities & things to do: Quite relaxing, evenings can spend time on beaches & can dine in good resturants

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Can be reached by Air, Train and Bus from Banagalore, Mysore, Goa, Mumbai, Kerala etc. Warning - nothing in particular.

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"excellent roads"

Posted by Panchkhai
Apr 24, 2013

Mangalore Experience: good place for shopping and nice place to hang out i enjoy going mangalore again and again

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: food is so so nt mr spicy sight seeing is good nice beach and excellent place for shopping

Activities & things to do: activities is to hang out nice place to have chilled bear with dryed masala fish

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: travel by train ther much trains and buses, dnt carry more expensive things

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"stay in panchamahal"

Posted by siravuri
Vijaywada
Apr 19, 2013

Mangalore Experience: economy is consider it is good and is at the center of the city

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: down there is tajmahal restaurant veg, there service is poor and is based on the guest

Activities & things to do: shops are less and works like bank timings

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: you can use autos with low cost

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"Hotel Ginger"

Posted by ramesh
Mumbai
Apr 08, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Recently we visited Mangalore. The stay at Hotel Ginger was comfortable. The staff is courteous and professional. The complimentary breakfast spread was good. The 'Thali' lunch was also sumptous and good.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Make sure to visit the beautiful beaches in Mangalore. The Tannir Bavi Beach is a long stretch with hardly any crowd. The sand is light brown color and the water is very clear. Do Not Miss the sunset view over the Arabian Sea. The other beach Puntambara beach is more popular and is also good to visit. Finally do not miss a visit to IDEAL Ice Cream Parlour in town center. The Ideal special ice cream with choice of any 3 flavors and lots of nuts and fruits is a MUST. It is very filling - so remember to go on an empty stomach.

Activities & things to do: There are several temples in Mangalore for the religious minded. Udipi is also nearby about 60 kms. So also are Dharmasthala, Kukke Subramanhya and Kolluru Mookambiga temples.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Best time to visit Mangalore is from June to March. Avoid the summer months of April and May when it gets a bit sultry.

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"Nice place to have Sea food!!"

Posted by Dilip
Cochin
Apr 08, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Small but nice place. From shopping to food , its a beautiful place to relax and take a break. It's a city with character and history. You feel safe being there. Will visit this place again.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: The chutney veg restaurant of Deepa comforts is superb. The same goes with Gajali for sea food. The city center for shopping should be never missed.

Activities & things to do: Mainly Eating and shopping and relaxing . For me that's the way to spend a holiday.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: By air or best by night train from kochi. You reach Mangalore by 8 am.

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"Mangalore - A pefect mix of holiday experience"

Posted by rajesh
Bangalore
Mar 27, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Mangalore of Karnataka state , India is a costal town with a cultural kaliedoscope. There are lot of place of religious and vacation importance.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: You can check with Ullal, Someshwara, Malpe etc beaches. The Udupi -Sri Krishna temple is very close. Further you can drive to Kasargod for Bykal fort. You can try the coastal cuisine and also some darshini type restaurants. Must visit Ideal icecream parlour for the varieties you can relish on.

Activities & things to do: Beach combing , Sunset watching at someshwara, ullal beach. Visit to the temples near by like Kadri, Katil, Udupi Malpe fish market can be of interest.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Mangalore is acessible by Air, Bus and trains. Overnight journey by train or bus can be done. Best time will be after monsoon August to January. Summer will be too hot and humid.

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"The laugh with a cry"

Posted by sureshbabu
Coimbatore
Mar 02, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Mangalore is so hot and sunny. there is nothing to tourists. people were friendly there. the hotels provide good dishes. we find nowhere guideline for tourists by govt or pvt tour managers. transport system is ok

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Hotel ganesh mahal-medium budget, good taste, the one beach looking good. the street shopping is interesting

Activities & things to do: Eating, drinks, walk along the road, little shopping

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Train available from chennai, b'lore, Coimbatore, goa. taxi and autos are safe. flight available,

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"Our trip to Mangalore & around."

Posted by TRIVENI
Mumbai
Feb 25, 2013

Mangalore Experience: It was a wonderful experience visiting Mangalore & around after a long gap. The temples in Mangalore, Udipi, Kollur, Murdeshwar, Sringeri, Dharmasthala & Kateel are superb!

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Experience in Gajalee restaurant was mouth watering. Breath taking sceneries of Jog falls & countryside. Shopping at Mayuri sarees was wonderful.

Activities & things to do: Mostly visited friends & relatives.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: There is a comfortable train journey of 14 hours by Mangalore Express if you have time, otherwise air travel is preferrable.

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"Mangalore city"

Posted by Gurunatha
Mumbai
Feb 23, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Port city of Karnataka state. Near to UDUPI and Dharmasthala Clean and neat city. People are very disciplined and helpful.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: You can enjoy typical Mangalore vegetatian food. Non vegetarians can have good fish and chicken with Kori rotti a special variety of Mangalore and very famous. Good restaurants are Taj Mahal, Hotel Ayodhya, Manjarun, Maya International, Ideal Ice cream, Pabba's Ice cream parlor

Activities & things to do: Boating, beautiful beach at Ullal and Panambur. Joy raid to Ullal beach.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Reachable by Rail, Road, Water and air. By road 8 hrs from Bangalore, by air 1 hr from Mumbai and Bangalore. By train 16 hrs from Mumbai

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"My manglore journey and review"

Posted by ks rama
Feb 11, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Being in home town is the essence of manglore and over all its good for those people who stay near by sea shore, as manglore is like visakhapatnam and same climate.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food not upto the mark, sight seeing u have plenty of places to cover in manglore and shopping excellent. manglore is famous for local cool drinks manufacture try to avoid those drinks please.

Activities & things to do: Go and visit in the winter u feel the places in manglore are good

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Try to go city tours in buses and autos as we have plenty buses and autos in manglore and avoid taxis in maglore they charge you more.

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Posted by SARAVANAN
Chennai
Feb 11, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Really very good place to see every body once in life and enjoyment for both old people and youngsters.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food are really very good and normal price.

Activities & things to do: nothing

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Pls plan your holiday trip well in advance and plan 2 or 3 places in one day

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"The station mangalore was o.k."

Posted by archana
Mumbai
Feb 09, 2013

Mangalore Experience: I had visited coorg and nearby areas. The Coorg and nearby area is very good, but there is nothing other than that. It is a hill station . We can enjoy the same fore three to four days

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: We were staying at club Mahindra's resort. So there is no Favourite restaurant as such. we dined at their own restaurant.

Activities & things to do: There was lot of activities to do. Games, swimming, dance etc.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: You can reach by flight or by train. Travel warning as usual

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"Good To Stay"

Posted by Nanjunda
Bangalore
Feb 02, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Very nice place to visit and experience holidays in Mangalore with family.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Very good

Activities & things to do: Beach and Temples were too good

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Good

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"Manglore"

Posted by Rachana
Bangalore
Jan 22, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Its good place with nice beach and 3 very old temples. Apart from these there is nothing much special to see. but if we have visit other coastal places along the beach side its a good place to start.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Ice-cream @ Pabbas is worth trying Sight seeing along the west coast can be started from M'lore Nothing specific for shopping

Activities & things to do: Trekking at near by places. Beach is sufficient to keep u engaged for a day

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: We reached by train. From b'lore it takes 12 hrs to reach. Even by bus it takes more time. And train is more safe to travel.

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"coastal week end"

Posted by Vijay kumar
Bangalore
Jan 22, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Mangalore is always liked by our family as we from udupi side. We liked tippu fort, boat ride. Drive to airport was good. We enjoy good veg. food joints.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Site seeing of tippu fort and beach is not to be missed.

Activities & things to do: Beach tour, summer sands resort stay etc

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: It is overnight journey in bus, by self driving you go by 8 hours or so. always sultry and very humid, carry light clothes. Traffic is high needs to be careful.

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"Mangalore"

Posted by Basavaraj
Bangalore
Jan 16, 2013

Mangalore Experience: Good to spend couple of nights and rest while visiting nearby places/ beaches in the day time. (Udupi, Dharmastala, Kuke Subramanya are at a distance of 60-80 kms from Mangalore).

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Please do visit Madhuvan's Village Restaurant for Lunch/ Dinner which is a garden restaurant with awesome ambiance and good food (Bar attached)!

Activities & things to do: In Mangalore, You can spend a day visiting Penambur Beach, Water Park and some temples. If you plan to stay for 2 to 3 days, you can visit Dharmastala, Kukke Subramanya, Udupi, Hornadu, Shringeri, Agumbe (Sunset point) etc.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Managalore is well connected through Air/ Rail and Road.. Ample of buses which run between Bangalore and Mangalore on a daily basis. (375 kms and 8 hour journey from Bangalore)!

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