Udupi

From MaxTravelz

Udupi is a coastal town in the western ghats region of Karnataka state, in South India. It is a very old temple city that is famous for its Krishna temple.

Contents 1 Understand 1.1 Climate 2 Get in 2.1 By air 2.2 By train 2.3 By car 2.4 By bus 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Buy 7 Eat 8 Drink 9 Sleep 10 Get out

Understand

Udupi, together with Manipal, are known as twin cities.

Climate

The weather is fairly similar throughout the year, due to the nearby Arab sagar. Temperature ranges from 30 to 35 degrees centigrade in day time and is around 10 degrees less during night. Humidity is normally high most of the time.

The rainy season is from April to September. At this time the monsoon shows its true colours in this area. Within seconds, you can find yourself soaked in kilo-litres of rain water.

Get in

Udupi is around 350 kms from Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka.

By air

• Mangalore Airport is 60 kms from Udupi, in Mangalore and has connectivity with Mumbai and Bangalore.

By train

• Udupi is a major station on the Konkan railway route. There are connections with Mumbai, Mangalore, Chennai, Trichy, etc. However, there is no direct connection from Bangalore. For more information regarding trains by visiting the IRCTC page or Indian Railways.

By car

• Udupi is located right on a national highway connecting Mangalore with Mumbai. For a city-weary person, a journey on this highway will really lighten up the spirits.
• From Bangalore, you first need to come to Mangalore via another national highway which mostly passes through zig-zag roads of hilly terrain.

By bus

• Different type of buses regularly travel from major southern cities to Udupi. You may choose from Volvo (AC buses), Airbuses or KSRTC buses depending on your budget.

Get around

See

It has excellent scenic places around it also. The more apt thing would be to say that the every place in this region is scenic. Picturesque beaches and lush greenery around the city are really exemplary. Be ready for at least 3 to 4 days of stay to explore the whole area around this place.

• 1000-2000 years old Shri Krishna Mutt temple in Udupi.

Do

St. Mary's island which has rock formations created by the waves hitting the rocks.

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Stay at a beautiful backwater island resort called Amgol. For details visit the web site www.soans.com

Get out

Religious Places around Udupi

• Gomteshwar jain temple (50 kms away)
• Bahubali jain temple
• Parshwanath jain temple with thousand pillars (80 kms away)
• Murudeshwar mahadev temple (150 kms)

Major beaches

• Kapu (30 kms). Also houses a functional light house.
• Murudeshwar beach (150 kms). Shiva temple on beach and a fishing hub.
• Gokarna Beach (250 kms towards Goa)

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