Home to some oldest pilgrimage centers, Mangalore is also popular for its beaches. The stretches of sand and surf heartily welcomes visitors, specially families, to flock for picnicking and take back home the glorious memories. Mangalore beaches do not hold space for adventure water-sport lovers and despite, the coast, today has been transformed into a busy hub for locals, who share their days stories and bid each other goodbye over a setting sun.

Things to do and see in Manglore Beaches
Mangalore beaches is not so popular as the other beaches in Karnataka. The underlying reason might be its unsafe water, which do not allows visitors to undertake any kind of water-sports. The beach activity here is confined to long walk by the sea and its nearby touristy areas. Tannirubavi Beach
It is situated adjacent to the New Mangalore Port Trust and is the popular site of various barge-mounted projects. The place is ideal fro long evening walk, when visitors can take in the snapshots of ships docking at the nearby port.

Panambur Beach
The city's most visited beach, Panambur is a place where one can enjoy a long camel rides and the breath taking view of the sunset. The beach aura warms up during the carnivals, organized by the district authorities. The festivity includes boat races, air shows and sand sculpture contests. Besides, the kite festival, organized every year during the summer season attracts the participants from across the world.

Surathkal Beach
This cleanest stretches of the Arabian Sea is the best place to enjoy the uninterrupted views of the sea. The endless powdery white beach sprays peace and serenity in the life of the visitors. They can also climb up a lighthouse here, built in 1972 and can enjoy the picturesque sea and its surrounding.

Someshwar Beach
The immaculate Someshwar beach is situsted on the bank of the Netravati River in Ullal and is meant for visitors , loitering for a weekend celebration. The beach is quiet even on the peak season. It is hemmed in by palm groves and is dotted with large rocks, called 'Rudra Shile'. Further, the Summer Sand Beach Resort, located on the beach offers visitors, some beach activities like beach volleyball, boating trip to St. Mary's Isle etc.

Temple town
Mangalore treasures a number of religious shrines. The 19th century Mangaladevi Temple, the Kadri Manjunatha Temple, the 800-year-old Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple are some of the famous temples which witness celebrations all the year round.

Mangalore has a some churches, which depicts the city's connection with Portuguese. Rosario Cathedral and Milagres Church is a must-visit center here. Also, the Syed Maohmmad Shareeful Madani at Ullal is a holy dargah, which invites people of all faiths.

Mangalore Beach Shopping
Its worthy to hang around the traditional markets and decade-old cloth and jewelery shops on Hampankatta and KS Rao Road. Fashionistas will find the latest brands of clothes and accessories at the developed malls. Saibeen Complex at Lalbaugh and Bharath Mall at Bejai are popular place for shopping. The Panambur Beach has a number of make-shift stalls, which displays the Emye's Sea shell crafts, wall hangings, chandeliers and decorated mirrors made out of shells. A halt at the Phalguni Cashew Center on Balmatta Road offers the chance to pick up the packets of dry fruits and sweets.

Eating at Mangalore
Mangalore is a place of delicious derivative of Konkan, Kerala and Deccan cuisines, all characterized by the tangy and fiery nature. Hotel Maharaja, Amazon Restaurant, Abhimaan Residency serves the lip-smacking mackerel fry, chilli chutney, chicken curry and shell-fish dry curry. Dosas and a a sip of hot coffee is tagged as must have in Hotel Taj Mahal and Hotel Woodland. Besides, the Ideal Ice Cream Parlour at Hampankatta offers the multiple layers of flavors in an ice-cream bowl.

Beach-lovers can also relish the gobi manchurian, bhel puri and sugarcane juice offered by the small stalls, queued at the entrance of Panambur Beach.

Getaway from Mangalore
Moodabidri
Nestled in the North-east of Mangalore, on the Mangalore-Karkala Road, Moodabidri is situated 35 kms away. It literally means, the Eastern Bamboo area, which house a number of Jain Pilgrimage. The most popular temple of the holy center is the Chandranath Basadi, built by Devaraya Wodeyar in the 14th century. The temple is supported by thousand pillars and its roof has been decorated with beautiful carvings. Besides, pilgrims can also offer prayer in the other 17 carved temples, set up in close proximity with one another.

Place of accommodation in Mangalore
Mangalore is a popular tourist destination in Karnataka. Owing to the visitors comfort, a number of staying options has been set up in around the coastline. Taj Manjarun, located on Old Port Road, overlooks the confluence of Arabian Sea with Gurupur and Netravati, while Hotel Mangalore International on KS Rao Road is well-equipped for sybarites. Other well-known accommodation options are at Hotel Poonaji International, Hotel Navratna Palace, Hotel Hindustan, Hotel Parkway, Hotel Highland Residency Hotel Srinivas and Summer Sand Beach Resort. When to visit Mangalore Beach
The best time to visit Mangalore is from November to March

How to reach Mangalore beach
By Air
Bajpe airport is situated 18 kms from Mangalore and is connected by flights from Mumbai and Bangalore. The airport premises are availed with the pre-paid taxis and visitors can easily hire them to reach the destination.

By Rail
Mangalore has a railway junction on the Konkan Railway line. Express trains operated to and from the station connects cities like Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram and other South Indian cities. Another option is the Kankanadi Station, situated 16 kms away from Mangalore.

By Road
National Highway 48 links Mangalore to Bangalore via Hassan and Sakleshpur. Regular KSRTC buses, and deluxe coaches ply over the roadways and offers visitors, a comfortable journey to Mangalore beaches.