DANDELI

Undulating streams, whispering bamboo, diverse wildlife and innumerable trekking trails make Dandeli a dream destination. The River Kali and its tributaries, Kaneri and Nagajhari, meander through the moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests.

The Dandeli forests also play host to the graceful Virnoli Rapids, the magnificent Supa Dam, the sinister Syntheri Rocks, Nagajhari Viewpoint, the Kulgi Nature Education Camp, the Kavla Caves with their Shivling-like stalagmites and Sykes Point, which offers a stunning view of the Kalinadi Valley. Adventure programmes, white water Rafting through foreign experts and imported hi-tech equipment are conducted here.

MURUDESHWAR

The gigantic statue of Lord Shiva overlooking Murudeshwar entices tourists by busloads every day. The sea surrounds the temple on three sides. Two life-size elephants in concrete stand guard on the steps leading to the temple.

On the 180 km route from Mangalore you pass the alluring blue stretch. This stretch has the Arabian Sea roaring on the West and a serene river flowing on the East. You cruise along this experience on the National Highway for almost 2 km. It is being developed into a resort to stand on its own.

HAMPI

Hampi, one of India’s unique dynasty. The city of ruins stretches over 70 sq kms in an incredible outer space landscape of rocks pilled in fantastic alignments, and valleys. In solitude and silence, desolate yet fascinating.

And meandering through is Tungabhadra, the sacred river referred to as the Ganga of the South. Here the very stones speak: myths, deeds of valour, legends have been etched by scribes and sculptors everywhere. There are innumerable temples, some seem to have been “built like giants and finished like jewels” Awesome monoliths, musical pillars, soaring towers, wonderfully preserved elephants stables, stepped bathing tanks, the unusual Queen’s bath with its Indo-Saracen architecture, Lotus Mahal with its beautiful arches, royal dwellings, pillared pavilions, stone chariot…. the incredible Hampi Bazaar…

DEVBAGH

Karnataka's undiscovered gem, Devbagh is a destination with a difference. Pristine beaches, casuarina plantations and an eco- friendly environment beckon the adventurous tourist.

This romantic getaway which offers complete privacy and solitude."The beach of Karwar is certainly a fit place in which to realise that the beauty of Nature is not a mirage, but reflects the joy of the Infinite within the bounds of form and thus draws us to lose ourselves in it". Thus wrote Rabindranath Tagore when he was in Karwar in the early part of this century. To experience what Tagore meant, one has to visit Devbagh island in Karwar.