Places near Mangaluru
28 places within about 250 km of Mangaluru, Karnataka, starting with Udupi (63 km). 6 of them are under 100 km, so they suit a day out.
The mix is 9 waterfalls, 5 beach, 4 wildlife. Distances are estimated road kilometres from Mangaluru, worked out from each place's location, so check the route before you set off.
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Udupi
63 km from Mangaluru
Beach · Udupi
A temple city and the headquarters of Udupi district, best known for the Sri Krishna temple, where the deity is seen through the Kanakana Kindi window, and for the…
Best season: October to March
Kudremukh Wildlife Sanctuary
66 km from Mangaluru
Wildlife · Chikkamagaluru
Kudremukh National Park, declared in 1987 across Chikkamagaluru and Dakshina Kannada districts and named after the 'horse-face' mountain. The Tunga, Bhadra and…
Malpe Beach
68 km from Mangaluru
Beach · Udupi
A beach at Malpe village, about 6 km from Udupi town, with a 450 m sea walk, a floating bridge and water sports such as jet skis, parasailing and kayaking. The ferry to…
Best season: October to January (February–March also good) · Free entry
St. Mary's Island
72 km from Mangaluru
Beach · Udupi
Four small uninhabited islands off Malpe in Udupi district, famous for hexagonal columns of volcanic rock formed millions of years ago and declared a National…
Kalasa
84 km from Mangaluru
Offbeat · Chikkamagaluru
A temple town on the Bhadra river in Chikkamagaluru district, called 'Dakshina Kashi', known for the old Kalaseshwara temple of Shiva whose linga is shaped like a…
Best season: October to March
Agumbe
92 km from Mangaluru
Offbeat · Shivamogga
A rainforest village in the Western Ghats of Shivamogga district, called the 'Cherrapunji of the South' for its heavy rain. The Agumbe Rainforest Research Station…
Best season: June to September for the monsoon; October to February calm and green
Sakleshpur
122 km from Mangaluru
Hill Station · Hassan
A hill town in Hassan district on the banks of the Hemavati, surrounded by coffee and spice plantations at the foot of the Western Ghats. Nearby are Tipu Sultan's…
Mallalli Falls
127 km from Mangaluru
Waterfalls · Kodagu
A waterfall on the Kumaradhara river in the foothills of the Pushpagiri hills, Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu, dropping about 200 feet. It is reached by a short drive and a…
Best season: June to September (nearly dry in summer) · Free entry
Abbey Falls
138 km from Mangaluru
Waterfalls · Kodagu
Abbey Falls, also spelled Abbi Falls, is a waterfall in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. It is located about 8 km from Madikeri.
Chikmagalur
142 km from Mangaluru
Hill Station · Chikkamagaluru
Chikkamagaluru, called the coffee capital of Karnataka, lies at the foot of the Western Ghats near Mullayanagiri, the state's highest peak at 1,930 m. Baba Budangiri,…
Best season: October to February
Coorg (Madikeri)
144 km from Mangaluru
Hill Station · Kodagu
Madikeri, the headquarters of Kodagu (Coorg) district, set among coffee plantations, waterfalls and green hills in the Western Ghats. Raja's Seat is known for sunset…
Best season: October to March
Belur
145 km from Mangaluru
Heritage
Belur may refer to:... It is an important historical and tourist place located in Karnataka known for its heritage.
Jhari Falls
146 km from Mangaluru
Waterfalls · Chikkamagaluru
Also called Buttermilk Falls, a waterfall on the slopes of the Baba Budangiri range in Chikkamagaluru district, named for its broad white sheet of water. The last…
Free entry
Hebbe Falls
152 km from Mangaluru
Waterfalls · Chikkamagaluru
A 168 m waterfall on the Bhadra river in Chikkamagaluru district that drops in two stages, Dodda Hebbe and Chikka Hebbe. It is reached from Kemmangundi hill station by…
Best season: August to January
Chelavara Falls
154 km from Mangaluru
Waterfalls · Kodagu
Chelavara Falls is a natural waterfall formed by a small stream, a tributary of the Kaveri near Cheyyandane village in Karnataka. Due to its depth and dangerous waters,…
Kemmangundi
156 km from Mangaluru
Hill Station · Chikkamagaluru
A hill station in Tarikere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district, ringed by the Baba Budan Giri range, once the summer retreat of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV and also called Sri…
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
158 km from Mangaluru
Wildlife · Chikkamagaluru
A wildlife sanctuary and tiger reserve near Chikkamagaluru, known for boat safaris on the Bhadra reservoir as well as jeep safaris, trekking and birdwatching. Its…
Best season: October to March
Shettihalli Rosary Church
164 km from Mangaluru
Offbeat · Hassan
The ruins of a Gothic church built by French missionaries in the 1860s, about 2 km from Shettihalli village in Hassan district. Since the Hemavati reservoir was…
Best season: December to May to walk the ruins; July to October to see it partly submerged
Halebidu
166 km from Mangaluru
Heritage
Halebidu (IAST: Haḷēbīḍu, literally "old capital, city, encampment" or "ruined city") is a Hobli located in Hassan District, Karnataka, India. Historically known as…
Murudeshwar
178 km from Mangaluru
Beach · Uttara Kannada
A coastal temple town in Uttara Kannada where the Murudeshwara temple sits on Kanduka Hill above the sea, with a Shiva statue of about 123 feet and a 20-storey gopuram…
Best season: October to February
Jog Falls
190 km from Mangaluru
Waterfalls · Shivamogga
Jog Falls is a series of large, segmented waterfalls on the Sharavati River in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka. It drops approximately 253 metres and splits into…
Chunchanakatte Falls
210 km from Mangaluru
Waterfalls · Mysuru
A waterfall on the Kaveri near Chunchanakatte village, about 14 km from K.R. Nagar in Mysuru district, beside the old Kodanda Rama temple. The temple is unusual for…
Best season: Monsoon
Iruppu Falls
210 km from Mangaluru
Waterfalls · Kodagu
The Irupu Falls, also known as Lakshmana Tirtha Falls, are located in the Brahmagiri Range in the Kodagu district of Karnataka. It is a fresh water cascade and a major…
Unchalli Falls
217 km from Mangaluru
Waterfalls · Uttara Kannada
Unchalli Falls, also known as Lushington Falls, is a waterfall created by a 116-metre drop in the River Aghanashini in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. It is located…
Nagarhole National Park
221 km from Mangaluru
Wildlife · Kodagu
A national park in Kodagu and Mysuru districts, declared a tiger reserve in 2003 and part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Its forests, streams and valleys hold…
Shravanabelagola
230 km from Mangaluru
Heritage
Shravanabelagola (pronunciation: [ɕɾɐ.ʋɐˈɳɐ bɛ.ɭɐ.go.ɭɐ]) is a town located near Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 144 km…
Kabini Wildlife Sanctuary
243 km from Mangaluru
Wildlife
The forests along the Kabini river and its backwaters, about 80 km from Mysuru, where the Forest Department runs jeep and boat safaris. From the boat you may see…
Gokarna
248 km from Mangaluru
Beach · Uttara Kannada
A coastal pilgrimage town in Uttara Kannada on the Arabian Sea, known for the Mahabaleshwar temple and a string of beaches: Gokarna Main, Kudle, Om, Half Moon and…
Best season: October to March
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