Long time no sea: Gokarna Beach trail

Tripoto
9th Feb 2019
Photo of Long time no sea: Gokarna Beach trail by Suvasini

All I wanted is 2 days to myself. That's it. Spending a little time away from the chaos of daily life (& responsibilities!) helps you slow down a bit, breathe a lot more deeply ( as opposed to the shallow breathing we do on anxious weeks) and unwind in style. So I decided: Beach-time.

The Kumta-Gokarna beach trail is a 25 km long beach trail passing 11 beaches. In terms of difficulty - fairly easy.

The trek was ideally to start at Vannali beach but since it was a high tide during that time, we had to start at Mangodlu.

Day 1

The first view

Photo of Mangodlu Beach, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

Enroute to Kadle

Photo of Mangodlu Beach, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

Pretty scenic, huh?

Photo of Mangodlu Beach, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

Starting from Kadle

Photo of Kadle Beach, Karnataka by Suvasini

Wanting a little bit of shade

Photo of Kadle Beach, Karnataka by Suvasini

Cutest!

Photo of Kadle Beach, Karnataka by Suvasini

Just walking along the shore

Photo of Holanagadde Beach ಹೊಲನಗದ್ದೆ ಬೀಚ್, Manikatta, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

Sunset at Nirvana

Photo of Nirvana Beach, Hubbangeri - Birkodi Road, Farooqui Mohallah, Kagal, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

Sand dunes at Nirvana

Photo of Nirvana Beach, Hubbangeri - Birkodi Road, Farooqui Mohallah, Kagal, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

See those cute hammocks? I am inside!

Photo of Nirvana Beach, Hubbangeri - Birkodi Road, Farooqui Mohallah, Kagal, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

That was the end of Day 1 with pretty amazing food by the beach.

Day 2

Boats at Aghanashini

Photo of Aghanashini River, Bilgi, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

I just had to capture the frame

Photo of Aghanashini River, Bilgi, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

The other side of Aghanashini towards Gokarna

Photo of Aghanashini River, Bilgi, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

Another pretty view, that's all

Photo of Paradise Beach, Pa Tong, Kathu District, Phuket, Thailand by Suvasini

Wallpaper material

Photo of Small Hell Beach, Gokarna, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

Chill & relax with some tender coconuts

Photo of Half Moon Beach, Gokarna, Karnataka by Suvasini

On the rocks

Photo of Half Moon Beach, Gokarna, Karnataka by Suvasini

I can appreciate my photography skills sometimes

Photo of Half Moon Beach, Gokarna, Karnataka by Suvasini

Cliff aka sunset point before reaching Om

Photo of Half Moon Beach, Gokarna, Karnataka by Suvasini

Can you spot the Om?

Photo of Om Beach, Gokarna, Karnataka by Suvasini

Quietly catching the sunset at Kudle

Photo of Kudle Beach, Kudle Beach Road, Dandebagh, Gokarna, Karnataka, India by Suvasini

Spot me!!

Photo of Kudle Beach, Kudle Beach Road, Dandebagh, Gokarna, Karnataka, India by Suvasini