Trip to murudeshwara and Gokarna

We were planning a trip to gokarna from past 3-4 months, but every time we decided to go there, there was some issue. But finally we decided and planned a trip to gokarna and murudeshwara. We booked our tickets through sky bird’s website. They have sleeper bus service from Bangalore to murudeshwara.There is not much information available on where to book the bus tickets online , so we faced some problems but did find lot of websites after lot of searching and will tell them in my next blog. Anyways it takes around 12 hour journey from Bangalore to Murudeshwara. The bus stopped in Kumta to unload some stuff, murudeshwara is around 1-2 hour journey from there. We had tea and biscuits over there. But the most important thing I forgot to mention is the beautiful sceneries on the way. It was amazing hill views and green forests on the way till Kumta. Anyways There is one of the tallest Shiva statue in murudeshwara and we can see it from 2-3 km before. We thought that bus directly goes to murudeshwara and that is last stop of that bus and it’s a big tourist place. But there was a big confusion, and I realized that we have left temple behind and immediately I ran to conductor and asked him. He told they have crossed murudeshwara and now we have to get down at next village and take a local bus or matador (don’t remember what exactly they call those mini buses). So we got down at next village and boarded that mini bus which directly goes to murudeshwara. Local people were really helpful and they do understand at least some Hindi. So we finally reached murudeshwara. We reached around 9 am and went to temple. The view of the place was really awesome. it was one of the best place i have ever visited in my life. looks like this is still not famous among tourists and because of that , the place still has very clean beach and the virgin beauty. There is one sea view restaurant where food is really cheap and taste good. Dont miss that place that is must visit and is just outside the temple's exit. just check out some more pics over there.












After enjoying at beach we decide to move to next destination Gokarna.

We took a bus to hunnavar and again Kumta came in the way. From Hunnavar bus stand tehre is good frequency of bus to gokarna. We heard about om beach and though it might be just another beach and we were not much excited about the place .We reached gokarna around 2 pm and from there we checked about any local transport to Om beach or half moon beach . But to our surprise there was no public transport and to go there either you have your own vehicle or you have to take a Auto. Auto people charge flat 100 rs to take you to Om beach. And the view there was really ultimate. The auto took us uphill and the view from the way to Om beach was really awesome and even better than what we saw at murudeshwara. Just check out the view in the picture and beleive me the picture does not even decribe half the beauty of that place. We reached a place from where we have to walk down to the Om beach from a sea shore kind of hills. The beach there is in the shape of OM and after visiting that place, you will realise that somewhere god is there who has made this beautiful place and after creating this beautiful place he has left his signature in the form of beach. May be god might not have thought that much but after tseeing the beach in Om shape and the view from that hill was really beautiful. There are some beach side restaurants where you can have food and if you want to booze and relax on the beach side, this is the best place on earth. The beahc side restaurant serve you everything from kingfisher to pizza to rotis. But dont try north indian food over there as it was not really good. But the place is must visit with friends. and you can even spend two days there, but we had return bus tickets at 7.30 from gokarna, we came back back by same auto who was waiting for us from 2-3 hours and boarded the bus back to banglore. But overall the trip to gokarna and murudeshwara is must but you if you are planning then plan for at least two days , because there is one more beach Half moon beach ans those restauraunts at OM beach provide you some shacks where you can spend night near the beach itself.