Viraama

Coastal Karnataka

Riders on horseback at the edge of the surf, the sun going down into the sea behind them
Dawn on the Shambhavi backwater at Mulki
Huli vesha dancers in tiger paint mid-leap
The Kapu lighthouse at dusk above the rocks
The villa pool lit after dark
Sunset over the palms at the Bengre delta

Experience Karnataka's first beach horse safari

Begin the journey
Sunset over the Arabian Sea at Maravanthe beach, Kundapura

Chapter 01 · Coastal Karnataka

Where the road runs out of land

Six towns strung along the Konkan coast — Blue-Flag sand, mangrove tunnels, a sea-facing Shiva two hundred feet tall, and the estuaries the highway never stops for.

Driftwood on the wet sand at sunset on the Mangaluru coast Dakshina Kannada · Tulunadu Coast Mangaluru Sultan Battery, the ceiling frescoes of St Aloysius, twin-river confluence at Sasihithlu, and a food trail from kori rotti to Gadbad ice cream. ₹5,499 2D/1N Boats on the Sharavathi backwaters between wooded islands at Honnavar Uttara Kannada · Konkan Coast Honnavar Blue-Flag sand at Kasarkod, sunrise through Sharavathi mangrove tunnels, the Apsarakonda waterfall and a 1,500-year-old riverside Ganesha. Sunset over the breakwater at Malpe, Udupi Udupi District · Temple Coast Udupi Krishna Matha's Kanakana Kindi, the hexagonal basalt of St Mary's Islands, Malpe sunsets and the Manipal End Point valley. The Shiva statue and gopura of Murudeshwara above the beach Uttara Kannada · Bhatkal Coast Murudeshwara The sea-facing Shiva colossus and its gopura lift, scuba at Netrani Island, and the Jain basadis and old mosques of Bhatkal. Sunset over the Arabian Sea at Maravanthe beach, Kundapura Udupi District · Maravanthe Coast Kundapura The Maravanthe river-and-sea highway, kayaking the Panchagangavali backwaters, Kodachadri on the skyline and Kollur Mookambika an hour inland. Sunset behind the rock island off the main beach at Gokarna Uttara Kannada · Temple & Beach Town Gokarna The Atma Linga at Mahabaleshwara, the four-beach cliff trek, laterite Mirjan Fort and the cave-temples of Yana within reach.
The green rolling ridges of Kudremukh above Kalasa

Chapter 02 · Malnad, Coffee Country & the Ghats

Into the coffee country

The Ghats rise fast behind the coast. Grasslands the colour of wet moss, plantations that smell of rain, and the ridge lines where the monsoon arrives first.

Rolling grass hills of the Mullayanagiri range above Chikmagalur Chikkamagaluru · Coffee Country Chikmagalur Mullayanagiri's 1,930 m summit, Baba Budangiri and Manikyadhara, the Kemmangundi–Hebbe falls circuit and Hoysala stone at Belur and Halebidu. The green rolling ridges of Kudremukh above Kalasa Chikkamagaluru · Kudremukh Foothills Kalasa Kalaseshwara on the Bhadra, Horanadu's Annapoorneshwari, Hanuman Gundi and Kadambi falls, and the Kudremukh–Kurinjal ridges. The moss-covered star bastions of Manjarabad Fort, Sakleshpur Hassan District · Western Ghats Sakleshpura Manjarabad's star-shaped fort, the Bisle Ghat overlook, Magajahalli and Hadlu falls, and estate stays two hundred kilometres from Bengaluru. Abbey Falls dropping through the rainforest near Madikeri, Coorg Kodagu · The Scotland of India Coorg (Madikeri) Abbey Falls, Dubare's elephant camp, Talakaveri at the river's source, the golden Namdroling monastery and the Mandalpatti jeep ridge. Cloud drifting over the rainforest ridges of the Ghats at Agumbe Shivamogga · The Cherrapunji of the South Agumbe The ghat sunset point, Barkana and Onake Abbi falls, the Malgudi Days house, and India's highest plunge waterfall an hour away. The ridge line of Kodachadri under a blue sky Shivamogga · Mookambika Reserve Kodachadri & Kollur The Sarvajna Peetha ridge, the Hidlumane falls trek, Kollur Mookambika darshan and Nagara's moated hill fort.
The gopura of the Virupaksha temple rising over the ruins at Hampi

Chapter 03 · Heritage, Wilderness & Offbeat

Older than the map

Granite, ruin and river. The Deccan interior — a sacked imperial capital, a tiger reserve on the Kali, and rock formations that predate the forest around them.

The gopura of the Virupaksha temple rising over the ruins at Hampi Vijayanagara · UNESCO World Heritage Hampi The Vittala stone chariot and its musical pillars, Matanga hill at sunrise, Virupaksha's living temple, and coracles across to Anegundi. Mist and evening light over the Sahyadri valleys near Sirsi Uttara Kannada · Sahyadri Interior Yana & Sirsi The Bhairaveshwara and Mohini rock towers, Unchalli and Sathodi falls, the Marikamba temple at Sirsi and Banavasi's 9th-century Madhukeshwara. The Kali river winding through dense forest at Dandeli Uttara Kannada · Kali Tiger Reserve Dandeli Kali river rafting and kayaking, Syntheri Rocks, Kavala caves, Supa backwaters and one of India's best hornbill forests.

Where we go next

Viraama · Departures Boarding soon

Destination

Region

Coastal Karnataka · 2D1N & 3D2N

Mangaluru — Tulunadu Coast. Coastal Karnataka · 2D1N & 3D2N

Solo, a couple, or a group of friends —
the trip fits.

Fixed dates, a small group, and a route planned to the hour. You book a seat, not a package — so coming on your own works just as well as coming with five friends.

Solo

One seat and a twin-share bed. You travel with the group, eat with the group, and keep your own hours in between.

A couple

A room of your own, and not one thing to arrange between you — the driving, the timings and the tickets are already done.

Friends

Four, six, eight of you: the stay and the vehicle scale to the number, and the itinerary stays exactly as planned.

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