Things to do
Activities in Honavar
Create memories with backwater boating, mangrove walks, a beach trek, jungle treks, plantation walks, birdwatching, stargazing and scuba diving off Netrani.
Things to do
Backwater Boating
Everything you need to know about backwater boating in Honavar: where to board, the best time (high tide), safety tips and avoiding…
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Mangrove Boardwalk
The Sharavathi Kandla Mangrove Boardwalk at Honavar is a forest-department nature trail through mangroves: timings and…
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Jungle Trekking
Jungle trekking near Honavar: the forest trail from Karikanamma Hilltop to Ondadike Shambhulingeshwara temple in the Western…
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Beach Trek: Tonka to the Estuary
A barefoot beach trek near Honavar: walk north from Tonka Beach along the sandy shoreline of the spit to where the Sharavathi River meets…
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Areca Plantation Walk
The Areca Plantation Walk near Honavar is a guided walk through a working areca-nut plantation: how the crop is grown, harvested and used…
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Scuba Diving at Netrani Island
Scuba diving and snorkelling at Netrani (Pigeon) Island, reached by boat from Murudeshwar, 30 km south of…
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Birdwatching
Birdwatching in Honavar: waders at the Sharavathi River estuary, mangrove kingfishers and Western Ghats forest birds near…
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Stargazing
Stargazing in Honavar: dark coastal skies, the best months for clear nights and HONTARA, a rural space education centre and observatory…
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Watch Yakshagana
All-night theatre of epics, drums and painted faces, every night in season at Gundabala's temple.
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Murudeshwar day trip
The giant Shiva statue, the temple tower lift and boats to Netrani Island, 45 minutes south.
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Jog Falls day trip
Follow the Sharavathi River 68 km upstream to its 253 m plunge.
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Trainspotting
Watch Konkan trains cross the 2,065 m Sharavathi River bridge at dusk.
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