Mangalore (Karnataka)

Hotels & Resorts in Mangalore

Hotel	Grade	Rate per couple	Plan
Manjarun Hotel	********	Tariff	Room and Meal Credit
Nalapad Residency	**	Tariff	Room & Breakfast
Hotel Prestige	********	Tariff	Room & Breakfast

375 kms west of Bangalore is the district headquarters of Dakshina Kannada-Mangalore. With an important port, this coastal town is a major commercial center. Mangalore could be your entry point to Beach Country with its virgin and unexplored beaches. While in Mangalore try and see a Yakshagana performance an elaborate dance form unique to Karnataka. The Kambala (buffalo race) is another exciting event.

At one point Mangalore was the major seaport and shipbuilding center of Hyder Ali's kingdom today it's a center for the export of coffee and cashew nuts. Mangalore is a city in Karnataka which is named after the goddess Mangaladevi, lying on the backwaters formed by the Netravati and Gurpur rivers, it has long been a roadstead along the Malabar Coast. It has several pilgrim centers. Lying in the Western coast and touching the Arabian Sea, Mangalore has been historically a ship building center.

Mangalore, Karnataka GENERAL INFORMATION
Population: 480,000
Best Season: September-February
Telephone Code: 0824
Language Spoken: Kannada, English, Tulu.

PLACES TO VISIT

Sultan Battery
Kadri Manjunath Temple
St. Aloysius Church
Shri Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple
Light House Hill-Garden
Seemanthi Bai Government Museum

EXCURSIONS

Dharmastala
Venur
Mudabidri
Karkala
Udipi
Malpe Beach

HOW TO GET THERE?

By Air
Mangalore city is accessible by almost all the transportation systems. The airport is 20 km from the city center. One can take the locally available road transport medium to reach the airport to catch a flight.

By Rail
The Mangalore train station is on the southern fringe of the city center. However, some of the trains stop at the Kankanadi Station situated 5 km east of the Mangalore main city.

By Road The state transport system is well maintained in the city, which connects it with the nearby places of importance. Numbers of auto-rickshaws are also available in the main city area.