Day trips · 30 km north
Mirjan Fort near Kumta is a moss-covered laterite fort with moats and bastions, linked to the 16th-century Pepper Queen Chennabhairadevi.
On the banks of the Aghanashini river near Kumta, Mirjan Fort is a romantic ruin of laterite walls, bastions, moats and stairwells, green with moss after the rains. It is associated with Rani Chennabhairadevi, the Pepper Queen of Gerusoppa.
Photos: Prajna gopal (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sourabh bargi (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Jog Falls, 68 km from Honavar, is where the Sharavathi River plunges 253 m (830 ft) in four streams: Raja, Rani, Roarer and…
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Murudeshwar, 30 km south of Honavar, is a seaside temple town with a giant 37 m Shiva statue, a towering gopura and scuba trips to Netrani…
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Gokarna, 55 km north of Honavar, combines the ancient Mahabaleshwar temple with a string of cliff-backed beaches: Kudle, Om, Half Moon and…
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Room in a home5 photosHilltop above the Sharavathi River, Honavar
This is the home of N. R. Nayak and Dr Shanthi Nayak, who spent more than 50 years studying and recording the folklore of Uttara Kannada. Dr Shanthi Nayak received the…
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Riverfront homestay with backwater boating6 photosOn the Sharavathi River backwaters, Honavar
The Coastal Breeze is a riverfront homestay about a kilometre from the Honavar bus stand, on the edge of the wide Sharavathi River backwaters. The rooms are in tall…
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Hotel3 photosKarki, NH66 · near Honavar railway station
About 5 km (10 minutes) from Honavar town and a short walk from the railway station, Lavender Elite is the practical choice for train travellers and road-trippers. Rooms…
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