Karnataka & Ooty
Dharmasthala and Kukke Subramanya
3 Nights / 4 Days
Mangalore - Dharmasthala - Kukke Subramanya - Sowthadka
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Package ID 0445Pilgrimage
Four days in the Malnad hills: the rainforest of Agumbe, Shankaracharya's Sringeri Sharada Peetham and the Annapoorneshwari temple at Horanadu.
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In short: Agumbe, Sringeri and Horanadu is a 3-night, 4-day tour that also covers Mangalore and Kalasa. It starts in Mangalore and ends in Mangalore. It includes daily breakfast. The itinerary can be customised.
This is a suggested day-by-day plan. Timings, the order of sightseeing and hotels are confirmed with your quote.
Temples set their own timings and dress codes. Boats, forest-department safaris, water sports and entry fees are paid locally. Travel times on the ghat roads are approximate. Hotels at Agumbe and Horanadu are simple.
Arrive at Mangalore airport or station, where our representative meets you, and drive up the hairpin ghat to Agumbe (about 140 km), the rainforest village called the Cherrapunji of the south, where Malgudi Days was filmed. Evening at the Agumbe sunset point over the Arabian Sea plain. Overnight stay at Agumbe or Sringeri.
Overnight: Agumbe
Drive to Sringeri (about 25 km) on the Tunga river for the Sharada Peetham, the first math founded by Adi Shankaracharya, with the Vidyashankara temple, whose zodiac pillars catch the sun, and the temple fish fed from the ghats. Overnight stay in Sringeri.
Overnight: Sringeri
Drive through coffee and areca country to Horanadu (about 70 km) for darshan of Annapoorneshwari, where every visitor is given a meal, and the Kalaseshwara temple at Kalasa nearby. Overnight stay at Horanadu.
Overnight: Horanadu
After breakfast, drive down through the Kudremukh forest and the Charmadi or Kalasa ghat to Mangalore (about 140 km) for your onward journey. The tour ends here.
Route: Agumbe → Sringeri → Horanadu
View route on Google MapsStandard package cost excludes airfare, train fare and bus fare unless specifically mentioned in the package inclusions. Local transfers and sightseeing listed above are included.
| Nights | Place | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Night 1 | Agumbe | Standard / 3-star equivalent |
| Night 2 | Sringeri | Standard / 3-star equivalent |
| Night 3 | Horanadu | Standard / 3-star equivalent |
Hotel names are confirmed with your booking. If a listed hotel is unavailable, a hotel of similar standard is arranged. Ask us to upgrade any night.
Package price
Price on request
We quote this package for your dates, travellers and hotel choice. No current rate is published for this tour.
Standard package cost excludes airfare, train fare and bus fare unless specifically mentioned in the package inclusions.
Change hotels, add nights or sightseeing, or combine it with another destination.
For this 3-night tour of Agumbe, Sringeri and Horanadu:
The route is Agumbe → Sringeri → Horanadu. Overnight stays: 1 night in Agumbe, 1 night in Sringeri and 1 night in Horanadu.
3 nights and 4 days (3 Nights / 4 Days). It starts in Mangalore (Day 1: Mangalore to Agumbe) and ends in Mangalore (Day 4: Horanadu to Mangalore).
No. The Agumbe, Sringeri and Horanadu starts in Mangalore and ends in Mangalore, so plan your arrival and return tickets for those points. The standard package cost excludes airfare, train fare and bus fare. We can quote tickets separately. This package’s exclusions say: “Airfare/train fare unless specifically included.”
On this tour you stay in standard/3-star equivalent accommodation as per the selected package plan in Agumbe, Sringeri and Horanadu. This applies to all 3 nights of the tour. Hotel names are confirmed with your booking. If a listed hotel is unavailable, a hotel of similar standard is arranged.
Breakfast, as per the package plan: breakfast at your hotel in Agumbe, Sringeri and Horanadu each morning after an overnight stay, so 3 breakfasts (Day 2 to Day 4). Other meals are included only where specifically stated; lunch and dinner are otherwise at your own cost.
To book and confirm your tour, pay 35% of the total package cost as an advance; the balance is due before departure. A booking voucher is issued once payment is received.
Extra adult 35% and extra child 25% of the package cost (children below 5 complimentary).
Yes. You can extend this 3-night trip, change hotels, add nights in Agumbe, Sringeri and Horanadu, add sightseeing, or combine it with another Karnataka & Ooty trip. Tell us in the enquiry form or on WhatsApp.
Best time: October to March is the best time to visit Mysore and Coorg; April to June is peak season in Ooty.
Tours start and end in Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli, Coimbatore, Madurai or Hospet, with pick-up from the airport, railway station or bus stand and transfers and sightseeing as specified on each package.
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