Day trips · 30 km north

Mirjan Fort

Mirjan Fort near Kumta is a moss-covered laterite fort with moats and bastions, linked to the 16th-century Pepper Queen Chennabhairadevi.

Mirjan Fort

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.

Mirjan Fort

Photos: Sourabh bargi (CC BY-SA 4.0), Prajna gopal (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Tips

  • Combine with Gokarna on the same day.

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Hilltop above the Sharavathi River, Honavar

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Folk art collectionRiver viewsSunrise & sunset walksPrivate bathroomKitchen access

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