Lodges at Karkala

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Hotel Prakash

Its around 0.5 kms from Bus stand.The lodge has AC and Non AC rooms.

Address : Anantha Shayana Road, Karkala - 574104
Phone - 08258 - 234981

Facilities:

Spacious rooms
Laundry facility
Television
Doctor on call

Checkout time 24 hrs


Hotel Suhag (Approved by Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of Karnataka)

It is located behind the Bus stand.

Address : Gopal Towers, Karkala
Phone - 08258 - 231991/231992

Facilities:

Spacious rooms
AC and Non AC Rooms
Television

Checkout time 24 hrs

The room rent ranges from Rs.500 to Rs.1500 plus tax

Note: Rates are subject to revision

KSRTC ticket booking center:

If you have to book your tickets for KSRTC buses you can visit Dwaraka Travels.

Address : Dwaraka building, A.S.Road, Karkala - 574104
Phone - 08258 - 232354
Mobile - 9482250511, 9449330611

Tourist places at Karkala

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Gummata Betta (Chaturmukha Basadi) - This is one of the famous tourist spot in karkala. It is just 1.5 kms approximately from the main bus stand and situated on the rock hill. Here there is a famous statue of Gomateshwara.The statue of Bahubali is of 42 feet. In front of the statue there is a Brahmadeva Pillar situated at the entrance of the temple there is a 25 feet Maana Sthambha which was constructed on 29/2/1436.This is also called as Maana Yaksha Stambha.

Kere Basadi at the middle of Anekere a small lake which was built by Pandya VI


Padutirupathi Temple also called as Sri Venkataramana Swamy Temple built in 1450

Trip to Karkala - Karla

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Karkala is a town located in tulu nadu i.e., Mangalore. The place is around 55 kms far from Mangalore city and it takes aroun d 1.5 hours journey to reach Karkala from Mangalore. There are plenty of buses which will ply to this place. Frequency of the bus is every 10 or 15 minutes.From Bangalore it is around 390 kms.You can observe that most of the people will be conversing in Tulu language which is the local language of this region.

Earlier names for the town includes:

Kari Kal which means black stone in Tulu language

Kari Kola - which means Elephant lake

During the rule of Jains the town was called as Pandya Nagari
Localites call town as Karla

Chronicles of the town dates back to 10th century. Karkala is famous for some historical temples and some places.During the rule of Jains the town was called as Pandya Nagari. Initially Kings from Alupa dynasty were ruling this region later on it was conquered and ruled by Santaras and then followed by vijayanagara Empire.King Veera Bhairava constructed Basadis in Karakala during his rule. King Veera Bhairava had two sons namely Ramanatha and Veerapandya. There is a lake being created called Ramasamudra in his memory.

A Note on Mangalore - Tulu Nadu of India

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Mangalore, named after local deity Mangaladevi also called Port city of Indian state of Karnataka is situated between Arabian Sea and Western Ghat mountain ranges. Lying on the backwaters of the Netravati and Gurupura rivers, the city is located about 350kms from its State Capital Bangalore and it is administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada (formerly known as South Canara) district in the South Western Karnataka.

Climate - Tropical
Monsoon - South-West monsoon
Languages - Tulu, Konkani, Kannada and Beary
Best time to visit - December to February