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Trekking in Karnataka. Some of the most popular treks are:
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Caves
Some well known caves in Karnataka are Yana caves and Kavala caves andSyntheri rocks in Uttara Kannada district, Sugriva's cave in Hampi holds similarity to the descriptions of 'Kishkinda' in the epic Ramayana, hundreds of caves in Basava Kalyana inBidar District.
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Waterfalls
Gaganachukki Falls atShivanasamudram
Karnataka has a number of waterfalls.Jog Falls of Sagara Taluk is one of the highest waterfalls in Asia. Some well known waterfalls are Varapoha Falls,Magod Falls, Lalgulli Falls, Sathodi Falls,Unchalli Falls, Lushington Falls,Shivaganga Falls, Ulavi Falls, Irupu Falls,Sivasamudram Falls nearShivanasamudra, Balmuri Falls, Gokak Falls, Abbe Falls, Achakanya Falls,Chunchanakatte Falls, Hebbe Falls,Kallathigiri Falls, Sogal Falls,Godachinamalki Falls etc.
Godachinamalki Falls, Hukkeri Taluk, Belgaum District
- Gokak Falls, Ghataprabha River, nearGokak, Belgaum district: It drops from 52 metres over a sand-stone cliff in a gorge.[citation needed] It is known locally as "mini Niagara"[citation needed] Hydro Electric Power has been harnessed at the falls since 1887 to run a cotton mill. Temples near the falls date from Badami Chalukyas to later Chalukya times andVijayanagara periods. A suspension bridge crosses the river
- Godachinamalki Falls, Markhandeya River, near Godachinamalki, Belgaum district.
- Lushington Falls, Aghanashini River,Siddhapur Taluk: 116 meters in height and named after a district collector who discovered them in 1845
- Magod Falls, Gangavathi River, 125 km from Karwar: 183 metres (600 feet) in height, consists of a series of cascades over cliffs
- Varapoha Falls, Mahadayi River, in theJamboti forest
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Eco-tourism
Topographic map of Karnataka.Western Ghats is rich in wildlife.
The districts of the Western Ghats and the southern districts have popular eco tourism locations.[30] Some of the popular locations include Kudremukh,Madikeri and Agumbe. Karnataka boasts of the highest elephant and Gaur bison population (greater than 6000 & 8000 respectively) in India. Its forests hold some of the largest remaining populations of the endangered tiger and leopard. Eco-tourism is a very popular activity in the state. Karnataka leads other states in eco-tourism. Jungle Lodges & Resorts, a state run organisation has camping and safari facilities in several wildlife sanctuaries. Private safari providers have sprung up in several places along the western ghats.
Nirvana beach is one of the finest beach near Kumta has 5 km Coastline with white sand and palm trees covering entire coast, could be develop as eco beach tourism on the adjoining land falling in CRZ II category falling within 200 meters from HTL. Farmers and fishermen should be allowed to run beach cottages and beach shacks as allowed by govt. of Goa, tourism department to attract tourists from around the world as well as domestic tourists, in the months of September till may Every season.
Several NGO's (youth groups) are actively involved in birding and other conservation activities.
Adventure and outdoor activities
Adventure tourism has been growing at a pace of around 24% in Karnataka. The presence of Nilgiris, Western Ghats, rocky regions, waterfalls and lots of lakes and rivers make it an attractive destination. Certain activities at some regions namely Rock climbing at Hampiand Ramnagaram; Mountain biking atNilgiris; Rafting at Honnemaradu inSagara, Bheemeshwari, Dandeli andCoorg are famous.
Besides this Sawandurga, Manchinbele(feverpitch basecamp), Bheemeshwari Antharagange are also famous for rappelling, river crossing, caving and kayaking. There have been more than 100 places for trekking in Karnataka and many of them are organised by Government of Karnatakaor government approved local vendors. Seasonal surfing is available in Gokarnaand Kaup. Fever pitch base camp has been developed by tourism industry professionals which is located 40 km from Bangalore near magadi.
A View from Turahalli Forest
Rock climbers visit several areas in Karnataka:
- Yana, Uttara Kannada
- Ramnagara, near Bangalore district
- Shivagange, Bangalore district
- Tekal, Kolar district
- Turahalli Forest
- Hampi
- Kunti Betta
- Anthargange, Kolar
- Skandagiri, Bangalore
- Devarayandurga, Tumkur
- Karadigudda, Magadi
Trekking in Karnataka. Some of the most popular treks are:
- Dandeli
- Tadiyandamol Trek (Coorg)
- Kodachadri Trek
- Bheemeshwari Trek
- Kudremukh Trek
- Shakaleshpur Trek
- Dabbe falls (Sagara)
- Karwar Beach trek
- Madhugiri Fort Trek
- Sawandurga Trek
- Agumbe Rain Forest trek
- Makalidurga Trek
- Green Route
Healthcare tourism
In the last couple of years Karnataka has emerged as a hot spot for health care tourism in India attracting health tourists from all over the world. Karnataka has highest number of approved health systems and alternative therapies. Along with some ISO certified government owned hospitals, private institutions which provide international quality services have caused health care industry to grow up to 30% during 2004–05. Hospitals in Karnataka treat around 8,000 and more health tourists every year.[31]
The Golden Chariot
The Golden Chariot is a luxury tourist train of Karnataka operated by Indian Railways and KSTDC (Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation). Initially train was introduced exclusively for Karnataka, but recently it is expanded to whole south India. The train travels to the Karnataka's tourist destinations like Bangalore, Kabini,Mysore, Beluru, Halebidu,Shravanabelagola, Hampi, Badami,Pattadakal, Aihole and Goa.
Train coaches are named after the Karnataka dynasties like Kadamba,Hoysala, Rashtrakuta, Ganga, Chalukya,Bahamani, Adil Shahi, Sangama,Satavahana, Yadukula and Vijayanagar.
Administration
Karnataka Tourism is the popular name of the Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka (website: karnatakatourism.org).
Karnataka Tourism is responsible for the sustainable development of tourism in Karnataka along with marketing of the destination worldwide. Karnataka's destination branding and marketing is done by India's leading tourism marketing organisation, Stark Communications. Stark is part of The Stark Group under whose umbrella are companies such as Stark Communications, Stark Expo, Starkworld Publishing, Stark Expo, starkwebworks, Stark Tourism Forum.
Karnataka Tourism develops hospitality infrastructure through two government-owned companies, Jungle Lodges & Resorts and Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation.
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