- Nearest airport
- Dabolim, Goa (about 2 hours)
- Nearest railway station
- Karwar
- Distance from Goa
- About 85 km
- Known for
- Quiet beaches, seafood, Kurumgad Island
Beaches
Each beach around Karwar has its own character, and a hired bicycle is a pleasant way to move between the closer ones.
- Devbaug Beach, a tree-lined stretch that is the prettiest and calmest of the lot
- Rabindranath Tagore Beach, where the poet stayed as a young man and wrote Prakritir Pratishodh
- Kodibagh Beach, at the mouth of the Kali, known for sunsets and water sports
- A black-sand cove close to Majali village, about 11 km away, reached by a short walk
Things to do
Tagore Beach is best at dawn, when fishing boats come in. Beside it are a warship museum and an aquarium, both worth an hour. At Kodibagh you can try canoeing, kayaking, pedal boats and banana boat rides. From here a short boat trip takes you to Kurumgad Island, a lightly inhabited island with snorkelling and scuba diving.
Food is a big reason to stay a few days. Fish curries, fried seafood and coastal rice dishes are served in simple family restaurants as well as hotels.
Tips for your visit
The Majali black-sand cove is remote, so go with company and head back well before dark. Water sports are seasonal and stop during the monsoon. October to March brings the most settled weather for beach days.
How to reach
Goa's Dabolim airport is roughly two hours away by road. Karwar has its own station on the Konkan Railway, with trains from Mangaluru, Goa, Mumbai and other cities. By road it is about 85 km from Goa and well linked with the rest of Karnataka. We can combine Karwar with Gokarna and Goa on a coastal itinerary.
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