Kumta small town on western coastal part of Karnatka, India. The best time to visit is in the month of October to January. Kumta is known for its betelnut, cashew, coconut, banana cultivation and fisheries.
You can fly to Dabolim Airport (Goa) and take a taxi or bus.It is 4 hours from there. You can fly to Bajpe Airport (Mangalore) and take a taxi or bus. It is 3 hours from there.
Kumta is connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Mangalore, Cochin and other important places through the Konkan Railway. The journey between Mangalore and Kumta takes not more than 4 hours. Visitors from Chennai can enter via Mangalore. For details, kindly enquire with the Railway authorities. Travelers from Bangalore and Hyderabad should get off at Hubli and proceed by road to Kumta. The road between Hubli and Kumta, is one of the best in Karnataka and passes through thick jungle.
Overnight deluxe bus services are available from Bangalore. Buses also ply between Madgaon/Karwar/Mangalore and Kumta at regular intervals.
Kumta is about
Rental Cars, Public Transport (Bus), Auto rickshaw or bicycle.
Kumta is famous as coastal town with many beaches and for temples.
The Town has 4 Beaches in it. Dhareshwar beach is very good and is located 5 km away from Kumta. Beautiful places in Kumta include:
Temples in Kumta town are
Other temples
Kumta is famous for crafted items and cashew nuts. The famous shop for the crafted items is Mahalasa, near Shantika Parameshwari temple. Sahyadri Cashew is the best brand for cashew nut products.
Kumta (for that matter entire Konkan) is famous for fish. You can have different types of fish items.
You can have tender coconut, soda sharabat (lime juice with soda and sugar syrup) and shunti soda (ginger soda).
There are three main options one can go for.
You can also opt for a guest house maintained by the government.
2nd-order administrative division
Primary administrative division