{"id":244,"date":"2020-12-01T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T09:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arlo.marketifythemes.com\/demos\/travel1\/?p=244"},"modified":"2025-08-03T04:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T04:14:02","slug":"backpacking-through-coastal-karnataka-5-day-travel-itinerary-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/backpacking-through-coastal-karnataka-5-day-travel-itinerary-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpacking Through Coastal Karnataka: A 5-day Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"244\" class=\"elementor elementor-244\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c744562 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c744562\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28a622f9\" data-id=\"28a622f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a07c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62a07c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Get ready for an experience where the ocean meets the soul.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196e6997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196e6997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you love open roads, enjoy that tinge salt in your hair, and feel excited about waking up to waves over your phone alarm, then a quick backpacking trip across the coastal Karnataka should be on your next \u201cto-do\u201d list. As you set out along this under-rated stretch of India&#8217;s west coast, you will come across beautiful beaches and fresh seafood. But our experience was so much more. We received had a spiritual experience at Murudeshwar, witnessed a geologic marvel at St. Mary&#8217;s Island, adored the serene sunsets at Gokarna, and embraced the cultural richness in towns like Mangaluru and Karwar.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5c3f01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b5c3f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Here\u2019s a breakdown of an exhilarating road trip.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abc3ea2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abc3ea2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-542854ed\" data-id=\"542854ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8bc29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d8bc29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Day 1: The Urban Pulse - Mangalore<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70354cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70354cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/panambur-beach-800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-trawell-a1-sid size-trawell-a1-sid wp-image-813\" alt=\"Panambur Beach - Mangalore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/panambur-beach-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/panambur-beach-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/panambur-beach-585x330.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/panambur-beach-385x217.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/panambur-beach-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/panambur-beach-247x139.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/panambur-beach-278x157.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/panambur-beach-178x101.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee0156 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aee0156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We began exploring Mangalore, a destination that combines ocean tranquillity with the city throngs. Upon reaching the city, we visited Panambur Beach. Its golden sands and the wind of the Arabian Sea served as the finest welcome mat. But the biggest surprise the Someshwar Beach, which was virtually free of people and had magnificent rock formations that stood unhinged for ages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e71f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e71f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What not to miss in Mangaluru?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b605d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b605d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 0;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunset from Kapu Lighthouse.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A serving of neer dosa served with spicy fish gassi.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delicious Ideal Icream at Pabbas Ice Cream Parlour.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b50f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2b50f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While clean dorms around Hampankatta is ideal for comfort seekers on a budget, The Ocean Pearl is a for a value-for-money stay with excellent local food.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e8d60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68e8d60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a25a2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c7a25a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb21b67 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb21b67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfc5419\" data-id=\"bfc5419\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150f8a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"150f8a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Day 2: Malpe Beach &amp; St. Mary's Island<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b43225a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b43225a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-trawell-a1-sid size-trawell-a1-sid wp-image-807\" alt=\"Malpe Beach Udupi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-585x330.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-385x217.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-247x139.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-278x157.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi-178x101.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/st.-marys-island-udupi.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56845b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a56845b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following morning, we drove briefly to Malpe, a coastal town close to Udupi that remains rural in character despite tourism. We then boarded a 30-minute ferry to St. Mary&#8217;s Island, a locale out of a textbook. These columns of natural sculptures formed by volcanic eruptions millions of years ago is perfect for walking hours on barefoot, picking up shells, and simply gazing at the rock formations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb205b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eb205b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s not to miss here?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216c13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216c13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cruise tour to St. Mary&#8217;s Island (morning tours are less populated)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seafood thalis from beachside stalls<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An evening walk around Udupi town and a visit to the Sri Krishna Temple<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48403c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48403c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df639f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5df639f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231f75d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"231f75d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af925f6\" data-id=\"af925f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27e168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f27e168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Day 3: Maravanthe \u2013 Where Two Worlds Meet<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a84f89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a84f89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-trawell-a1-sid size-trawell-a1-sid wp-image-810\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-585x330.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-385x217.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-247x139.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-278x157.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/maravathe-178x101.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c1488 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67c1488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maravanthe is where the Arabian Sea flows on one side of NH66 while the Souparnika River on the other. It\u2019s a surreal for a few kilometres that feels like you&#8217;re driving between two distinct water-worlds.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada9904 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ada9904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spent time in a warm homestay close to Kundapura and just enjoyed the evening watching the horizon change into hues of purple and orange.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d632a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d632a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s not to miss Maravanthe?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f6b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65f6b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A relaxed day; Maravanthe is not meant for rushing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A boat ride across river Souparnika\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A walk on the Kodi Beach for a more serene evening<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb2759 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6eb2759\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b84ca7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5b84ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89843b7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89843b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27841f0\" data-id=\"27841f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec58f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec58f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Day 4: Murudeshwar \u2013 Ocean Blues and Towering Faith<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560970c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"560970c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/murudeshwara_view-1200x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-trawell-a1 size-trawell-a1 wp-image-811\" alt=\"Murudeshwara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/murudeshwara_view-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/murudeshwara_view-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/murudeshwara_view-585x330.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/murudeshwara_view-385x217.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/murudeshwara_view-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/murudeshwara_view-247x139.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/murudeshwara_view-278x157.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/murudeshwara_view-178x101.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000da5e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000da5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Murudeshwar is known to humble you, with the 123-foot towering statue of Lord Shiva rising out of the skyline. Waves crash in the background and temple bells ring, awakening your spiritual side. The Raja Gopura over here is a 20-storeyed temple tower with a lift to the top. From here, you can view the town surrounded by the ocean on three sides.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eed359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eed359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s not to miss here?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c08976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c08976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Murudeshwar temple complex<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scuba diving in Netrani Island (an hour\u2019s boat ride away, recommended early in the morning)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunset on the temple steps<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93fa6a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93fa6a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can reserve a sea-facing room in RNS Residency and sleep to the sound of waves.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2bd2b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e2bd2b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3dd2e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4b3dd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2768e1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2768e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fad7ade\" data-id=\"fad7ade\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c67a2df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c67a2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Day 5: Gokarna &amp; Karwar<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe96466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe96466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/karwar-1200x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-trawell-a1 size-trawell-a1 wp-image-817\" alt=\"Karwar Beach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/karwar-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/karwar-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/karwar-585x330.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/karwar-385x217.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/karwar-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/karwar-247x139.webp 247w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/karwar-278x157.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.karnatakatravelplaces.com\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/karwar-178x101.webp 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20045a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e20045a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We arrived in Gokarna, a relaxed beach town known for spiritual travellers, and checked into a beach shack near Om Beach. Neat sands and the soft waves were beyond serene. You can spend the morning trekking like us, between Half Moon Beach, Om Beach, and the Paradise Beach.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6dabb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6dabb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later in the day, we drove further north to Karwar, where our celebrated poet Rabindranath Tagore came looking for inspiration, Devbagh Beach and Kurumgad Island, the hidden gems to paddle a kayak through mangroves.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8392a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8392a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s not to miss here?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4fcbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f4fcbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The White Pearl Cruise Stay &amp; Activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunset cruise with snacks and drinks, providing a breathtaking view of the sun setting over the Arabian Sea.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relax at beachside homestays, enjoy dinner at a seashore restaurant, and spend a peaceful night by the beach.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d90f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6d90f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stay suggestions here:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d12b1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87d12b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beasho Cabin, Bagwan Cafe, Namaste Caf\u00e9 and Zostel for social stays in Gokarna<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sterling Resort, Jungle Lodges, and Devbagh Beach Resort in Karwar\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b486d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59b486d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67eba1e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"67eba1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39456ad elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39456ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e3a932\" data-id=\"2e3a932\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0954b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da0954b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Wrapping Up - More Than Just a 5-Day Backpacking Trip<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15d76f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a15d76f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This backpacking trip wasn&#8217;t a holiday, it was much needed therapy. Every town had a tale to tell and every beach roared differently. Here, we discovered room to recharge, revive, and contemplate. The mix of spirituality, adventure, and simplicity is simply magic.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3dcc66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3dcc66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Travel Tips<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168fa88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"168fa88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Time: October to March (lesser tourists and good weather)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connectivity: Karwar and Mangalore and are connected by trains and local buses. Two wheelers are great for town-hopping.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essentials: Power bank, light cotton clothes, swimwear, and a good pair of sandals<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Language: Tulu, Kannada, and Konkani are widely spoken, but you can manage with English and Hindi in tourist areas<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa939f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daa939f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>FAQs<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f6e49 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49f6e49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984785b elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"984785b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1590\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1590\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 1. What is the best time to backpack through Coastal Karnataka? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1590\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb76d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bb76d5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1590\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf4912 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bf4912\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63799d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a63799d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"923\">The best time to explore Coastal Karnataka is between <strong data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"863\">October and March<\/strong>, when the weather is pleasant and beaches are less crowded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1591\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1591\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 2. Is 5 days enough to explore Coastal Karnataka? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1591\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca22961 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca22961\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29ddef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a29ddef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1144\">Yes, 5 days is ideal for covering key locations like <strong data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1103\">Mangalore, Udupi, Maravanthe, Murudeshwar, Gokarna, and Karwar<\/strong>, especially on a well-planned road trip.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1592\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1592\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 3. Are budget accommodations available along the coastal route? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1592\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e16f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55e16f6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7091350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7091350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1398\">Absolutely! Coastal Karnataka offers budget-friendly options like <strong data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1348\">Zostel, homestays in Kundapura, and beach shacks in Gokarna<\/strong>, along with value stays in cities like Mangaluru.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1593\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1593\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 4. Is this backpacking route suitable for solo travelers? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1593\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3506b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3506b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c751f10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c751f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1629\">Yes. The region is generally safe and welcoming. Many solo and spiritual travelers frequent <strong data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1594\">Gokarna, Murudeshwar, and Udupi<\/strong>, making it a great solo itinerary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1594\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1594\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 5. What are the must-try local foods in Coastal Karnataka? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1594\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8424a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c8424a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1aa3f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1aa3f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1836\">Don\u2019t miss <strong data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1764\">neer dosa with fish gassi, seafood thalis at Malpe<\/strong>, and local vegetarian meals in Udupi. 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