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Kundapur is a small town in Udupi district, Karavali, known for its unique dialect of Kannada

[edit] Get in

Kundapura has some of the best bus services found in India, with neat, clean and luxurious buses plying every minute on the Kundpura-Udupi-Mangalore route (NH17).The Kundapura Bangalore route is services by a number of modern A/C Volvo and sleeper services.

The nearest airport is Mangalore, which has flights to Bombay and Bangalore and a recently started international flight to the Gulf. Though the Konkan railway passes through Kundapura, getting by train from Kundapura to Bangalore is not yet a reality.

[edit] Get around

Kundapura has some of the best bus services found in India, with neat, clean and luxurious buses plying every minute on the Kundapura-Udupi-Mangalore route (NH17). The Kundapura Bangalore route is serviced by a number of modern A/C Volvo and sleeper services.

The nearest airport is Mangalore, which has flights to Mumbai and Bangalore and a recently started international flight to the Gulf. Though the Konkan railway passes through Kundapura, getting by train from Kundapura to Bangalore is not yet a reality.

Kundapura to Bombay is nearly 950 km, while Bangalore is shorter at 474 km, both roads being fabulous.

[edit][add listing] See

• Kollur Mookambika temple is about 45 km from here.
• Maravanthe beach

• SRI Siddhi vinayaka Temple Kumbashi.. 3 km from Kundapur.

• SRI Hatti yangadi siddi vinayaka temple situated 5 km from kundpur.

• SRI Laxmi Venkatesha Temple one kilometer from Kundapur.
• Koteshwara Kotilingeshwara Temple, (5 km south of Kundapur on NH 17), [1].  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

• Visit Kodi beach. A very lovely beach with white sands and absolute privacy.
• Watch Yakshagana, [2]. It is a popular local traditional theatrical art.  edit

[edit][add listing] Buy

• Mande Haale (Helmet or cap made of dried palm tree leave).  edit

[edit][add listing] Eat

• Hotel Parijatha- Near To Shenoy Park- Pure Veg.
• Hotel Sharon- Harshs Refreshments- Shastri Circle.- pure Veg
• Hotel JK- Good Food- Cool Non-veg Stuff.
• Hotel Shetty Lunch Home- For those who Love the munchhy Fish, Ghee Rice Chicken, Silver fish fried in coconut oil ,sundeep kamath
• Gadbada Ice cream.  edit
• charumuri (mundakki upkari).  edit
• kotte kadabu (Rice Idli cooked inside green leaves cups).  edit
• kane meenu (A kind of fish (called Lady Fish in other parts ) famous in kundapur, coocked as a masala fry or rava fry).  edit

[edit][add listing] Drink

• Yelaneeru Banda (Tender Coconut).  edit
• Hane Kannu (Palm fruit).  edit
• kabbina haalu (Sugar cane juice).  edit

[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Sharon International Hotel which is located at the division of the road one towards Kundapur old bus stand and the other towards Bhatkal. There is one more hotel diagonally opposite to Sharon. Prices are quite reasonable and the rooms clean.