Mangalore - Udupi - St Mary's Island - Varanga Tour Package (02N/03D)

Our representative will welcome you at Mangalore Airport or Railway station. Mangalore is a port city and scenic place dotted with coconut palms, hills and streams, and is known for its temples and beaches. On arrival at Mangalore, you will be transferred to the hotel, check in to the hotel. After fresh-up proceed to visit St. Aloysius Chapel - built in the year 1899-1900 by Father Joseph Willy known for wonderful series of paintings of the artist Antony Moshaini of Italy. Then visit Bejai Museum the only museum and well known as a treasury of many ancient artifacts, then visit Sulthan Battery, a watchtower built in 1784 by Tipu Sultan to watch the entry of warships into the Gurpur River. Then visit Tannirbavi Beach - one of the best beaches of Mangalore. The soft sands of the beach and breezy winds of Arabian Sea offer memorable experience. Visit to Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra - one of the beautiful temples of Mangalore and Beautiful view of temple filled with lights and decorative everywhere around the temple is bliss to watch! Return to the hotel and overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning after breakfast, check out the hotel and then drive to Udupi - an important tourist destination and temple town located in the coastal Karnataka. On arrival at Udupi, check in to the hotel and then proceed to the Panoramic view of Malpe Beach. At the mouth of the Malpe River, about 6 km from Udupi, is the natural harbor of Malpe, an important fishing centre that enriches Karnataka's coastline with its wonderful beach. Later, visit St Mary's Island (closed during the monsoon season). The island is 300m long and 100m wide and has a few palm trees. Then go for a Malpe Sea Walk in the Malpe beach. Then visit Kodi Bengre Beach - beautiful beach where river meet the Arabian sea. The Serene atmosphere of Kodi Bengre Beach attracts you to spend time with family and friends without any crowd. After lunch at 3 PM, drive to Varanga, a popular Jain pilgrim centre nestled in the nature beauty. On arrival at Varanga, visit 1200 year old Neminatha Basadi, Chandranatha Basadi and Kere Basadi. Varanga Kere Basadi is main attraction of the place and situated in the midst of a gentle green lake in Varanga. It seems like a lotus in a pond. This basadi is also called as Jalamandir and can be reached in a small wooden boat. Tranquil lake contrasts well with the sharp quadrilateral architecture of the basadi and gentle swaying hills at the distance. Visit the Basadi and then drive to Manipal End Point (reach the place by 5 PM) - well maintained garden and a quiet place to relax where you can enjoy a beautiful sunset during summer. Return to the hotel and overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning after breakfast, check out the hotel and drive to Kunjarugiri - a village located about 11 Km from Udupi. The main attraction of the village is a hill, known as Durga Betta, on which stands a temple dedicated to Goddess Durga Parameshwari. Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy, used to visit the Durga temple every day during his childhood. Visit the temple and then drive to visit Kapu beach - long sandy beach offer a panoramic view of the Arabian Sea. One of the main attractions of the Kapu beach is the century-old 130 ft. Then visit to Pilikula Nisargadhama - major tourist attraction of Mangalore with a zoo and theme park featuring several wild animals. Adjacent to zoo is Manasa Water Park with boating facilities are available. Pilikula Nisargadhama offers scenic beauty and peace. The Zoo houses variety of animals like deer, wild boars, tigers, leopard, lion, and snakes both poisonous and non poisonous, porcupines and few birds. Then drive to Mangalore. On arrival at Mangalore, you will be dropped at a designated point in Mangalore. Trip ends with the delightful memories of Mangalore - Udupi - St Mary’s Island - Varanga Tour Package.