Karwar Beach If you have a poet's sensibility, you might spend hours on the sands, perhaps sitting by Rabindranath Tegore's statue on the beach. The Gurudev himself discovered "the joy if the infinite" here where he wrote his first play Prakitir Pratishodh.
Distance:-
524 km North West of Bangalore
By Road: -
12 hours
By Air:-
1 hour and 2 hours by road
Route:-
Take NH4 to Tumkur then NH206 to Honnavar via Arsikere, Shimoga and Talguppa. NH17 to Karwar via Kumta, Gokarna and Ankola.
When to go:-
Dont go during monsoons. October to May would be ideal.
Tourist offices:-
KSTDC, Near DC Office Ground Floor, Minividhansoudha NH17, Opposite Karwar Beach, Karwar. Tel: 08382-221172.
KSTDC(bookings and info) Badami House, NR Square, Bangalore Tel: 080-2275869, Fax: 2352626 Email: kstdc@vsnl.in
