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| About: |
| Sanyasi Island:Most of the Island resorts provide a complimentary boat trip to the Sanyasi Island. There is an interesting legends about this Island, in ancient times, a sage sought refuge on this island for penance and hence the name. |
| Location info: |
| Address:Uttara Kannada district on the Karnataka coast |
| District:Uttara Kannada |
| Nearest City:Karwar |
| Best time to visit: The best time to visit Karwar is between March and June or October and November. The rest of the year is better avoided since monsoon happens to be overactive in this region. |
| Climate/Weather: |
| Full year monsoon happens to be overactive in this region. |
| History: |
| Sanyasi. Interesting legends abound about the last island. It is said that in ancient times, a sage sought refuge on this island for penance, hence the name. The Oyster-rock, incidentally, has one of the oldest lighthouses in the area. |
| Interesting things to do: |
| For a modest fee, you could accompany the fishermen on a two-man dugout and try your hand at netting the fish.Drive over to the Kali Wilderness Resort at Dandeli (53 km) to do some river rafting, canyoning or trekking. |
| Interesting things to Visit: |
| Visit the ancient Mahabaleshwara Temple in Gokarna that is considered one of India’s oldest and most sacred shrines.The Om beach at Gokarna, shaped like the Hindu sacred symbol Om, is also worth visiting. |
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| How to reach? |
| Nearest Railway Station:Karwar is a main station on the Konkan Railway so both express and passenger trains stop here. |
| Nearest Airport: |
| Road Transport:Karwar is well connected by road to Goa, Belgaum, Hubli-Dharwar, Mangalore, Bangalore and Mysore. The Karnataka state buses as well as several luxury buses run by private operators offer fast and efficient transportation. |
| Nearest Visiting places: |
| Hop across to Goa which is just 8 km away from Karwar. |
| Nearest Petrol Pump: |
| Karwar |
| Hotels/Lodge/Accommodation: |
| Park yourself in the Devbagh resort run by the Jungle Lodges. Tucked away in the island, surrounded by casuarina trees, the tree- house-like rooms are the ultimate paradise for nature lovers. For Rs 1900 per person/night, you will get to have all meals, and local sightseeing. (Cost of water sports and snorkelling not included in the tariff.) |
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| Distances- Dabolim (Goa)- Karwar – 100 km Mumbai – Karwar – 500 km Bangalore – Karwar – 520 km |
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