Gokarna packages for 3 days
3 days / 2 nights from ₹5,999 per person. the Mahabaleshwar temple and Kotitirtha in the morning (dressed for the temple), lunch on the temple street, Gokarna main beach, then the walk over the headland to Kudle for sunset. Then the beach trek early, Kudle to Om, Half Moon and Paradise along the cliffs, a swim at Half Moon, the boat back to Om, water sports in the afternoon and sunset from the Om viewpoint. Then Mirjan Fort, or Yana caves and Vibhooti Falls in the Sahyadri forest, and the journey home by evening; with a fourth day, Murudeshwar down the coast.
7 plans: 3 Days Gokarna Dandeli Jog Falls Escape from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹5,999); 3 Days Gokarna Murudeshwar Beach Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹6,499); 3 Days Gokarna Udupi Coastal Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹6,499); 3 Days Gokarna Dandeli Escape from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,499).
Gokarna tour packages at a glance
- Duration: 3 days; most travellers take 3.
- Price: from ₹5,999 per person, stays, local travel and the sightseeing listed on each trip page.
- Places: the Mahabaleshwar temple, Kudle and Om beaches, the cliff trek to Half Moon and Paradise, Mirjan Fort and the Yana rock towers.
- Travel: Every trip starts with a pick-up wherever you are coming from; the trip pages say what the journey covers.
- Stay: a beach-side stay or resort near Kudle and Om, or a guesthouse in the temple town.
- Best time: October to March is the season: dry days, calm sea and cool evenings on the beach.
- Weather: Gokarna sits on the Karnataka coast at sea level: 20 to 32°C from October to March, humid days of 26 to 35°C in April and May, and a heavy monsoon from June to September, when the sea turns rough and swimming is unsafe..
- Trip type: 3 fixed-date group departures and private trips on your own dates.
Gokarna packages by starting city
Fixed-date group departures leave from Hyderabad and Bangalore: the travel, the stays, the meals listed and a trip captain in one price.
From Chennai, Mumbai, Pune and Kochi every trip is planned privately around your dates, and each city page says how to reach Gokarna from there and what it costs.
Places to visit in Gokarna
These are the places Gokarna trips are built from. Each trip page lists exactly which of them it covers, and a private trip can swap one for another.
- Mahabaleshwar Temple: The Shiva temple the town grew around, one of the seven Muktikshetras; open 6 am to 12:30 pm and 5 to 8 pm, entry free, with a strictly enforced dress code.
- Om Beach: Two crescents that trace the Om symbol, 6 km from town by road, with water sports from October to May.
- Kudle Beach: The largest beach, a ten-minute walk south of town over the headland, with cafes, beach stays and the best sunset.
- Half Moon Beach: A small cove reached by the cliff path from Om or by boat, quiet and good for a swim on a calm day.
- Paradise Beach: The most remote beach on the coast, reached on foot beyond Half Moon or by boat.
- The beach trek: Kudle to Om, Half Moon and Paradise along the cliffs, about 4 km one way; start early, carry water, and take a boat back from Half Moon or Paradise.
- Gokarna Main Beach: The town beach at the end of the temple street, busiest at sunset and on festival days.
- Kotitirtha: The sacred temple tank a few minutes from the temple, where pilgrims bathe before darshan.
- Mirjan Fort: A 16th-century laterite fort with moats and moss-green walls, 21 km north, usually visited on the way in or out.
- Yana Caves: Two black limestone rock towers, Bhairaveshwara and Mohini, in the Sahyadri forest 52 km east, with Vibhooti Falls close by.
- Murudeshwar: About 80 km south: the seaside temple with its giant Shiva statue, and the boats out to Netrani island for scuba diving.
Opening hours and tickets
Mahabaleshwar Temple is open 6:00 am to 12:30 pm and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and entry is free. The dress code is enforced at the gate: men go into the inner sanctum bare-chested in a dhoti, women in a saree or salwar kameez, and jeans and shorts are not allowed. The beaches are open all day with no ticket; the boats between Om, Half Moon and Paradise run in the daytime and stop in rough weather and through the monsoon.
What to eat
The temple town is vegetarian: Udupi-style thalis, dosas and filter coffee on the temple street, and the coastal gadbad ice cream. The cafes on Kudle and Om serve fish thalis and fried fish alongside the backpacker breakfasts, and most beach stays cook dinner to order.
A 3 day Gokarna trip, day by day
A private trip runs the same plan at your own pace; a group departure follows it to the minute.
- Day 1: the Mahabaleshwar temple and Kotitirtha in the morning (dressed for the temple), lunch on the temple street, Gokarna main beach, then the walk over the headland to Kudle for sunset.
- Day 2: the beach trek early, Kudle to Om, Half Moon and Paradise along the cliffs, a swim at Half Moon, the boat back to Om, water sports in the afternoon and sunset from the Om viewpoint.
- Day 3: Mirjan Fort, or Yana caves and Vibhooti Falls in the Sahyadri forest, and the journey home by evening; with a fourth day, Murudeshwar down the coast.
Gokarna trip cost and what the price covers
Gokarna packages start at ₹5,999 per person: ₹5,999 for 3 days. That covers the stays, the local travel, the sightseeing and activities each trip page lists; the journey from your city is quoted with the trip so you can pick the train, bus or flight.
What moves the price is the room category, the season and the group size. Weekends, long weekends and the December fortnight cost more than a mid-week date, and a group of four to six brings the per-person price down because the car and the rooms are shared. Entry tickets and anything not named on the trip page stay out of the fare, so the number you see is the number you pay.
Gokarna and Dandeli packages
Dandeli is about three hours inland: white-water rafting on the Kali, kayaking and a jungle stay, paired with the beaches on the same trip.
4 trips on this page, from ₹5,999 per person: 3 Days Gokarna Dandeli Jog Falls Escape from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹5,999); 3 Days Gokarna Dandeli Escape from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,499); Gokarna & Dandeli Trip (Premium All Inclusive) from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹7,999); 3 Days Gokarna Dandeli Adventure (3D/2N, from ₹11,499).
Gokarna, Murudeshwar and Udupi packages
Murudeshwar is about 80 km down the coast and Udupi a further two hours south, so the temple coast runs as one road trip from the beaches.
2 trips on this page, from ₹6,499 per person: 3 Days Gokarna Murudeshwar Beach Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹6,499); 3 Days Gokarna Udupi Coastal Bliss (3D/2N, from ₹6,499).
Gokarna for friends, couples and families
Friends and solo travellers: 3 fixed-date group trips from ₹5,999, travel and trip captain included, rooms shared by gender: 3 Days Gokarna Dandeli Jog Falls Escape from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹5,999); 3 Days Gokarna Dandeli Escape from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,499); Gokarna & Dandeli Trip (Premium All Inclusive) from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹7,999).
Families and couples take the private trips: the same places at your own pace, with the room category and the car chosen for your group.
Best time to visit Gokarna and how to reach
Best time
October to March is the season: dry days, calm sea and cool evenings on the beach. April and May are hot but quiet; June to September is the monsoon, when the beaches are rough and most water activities stop, though Jog Falls and Dandeli are at their fullest.
- October to March, 20 to 32°C: The season: clear skies, a calm sea, water sports open at Om and the beach trek at its best. Christmas to New Year is the busiest and dearest fortnight.
- April and May, 26 to 35°C: Hot and humid by midday; beaches in the morning and evening, and the quietest stays of the year.
- June to September, 24 to 30°C: The monsoon: heavy rain, a rough sea and swimming unsafe on every beach, but the Western Ghats waterfalls and the Dandeli river are at their fullest.
What to pack
Light cotton, a hat and sunscreen for the beaches; shoes with grip for the cliff path between Om, Half Moon and Paradise, where flip-flops slip on the laterite; a dhoti, saree or salwar if you want to go inside the Mahabaleshwar temple; a torch for the unlit beach paths after dark, and a rain shell from June to September.
Getting there
Gokarna is about 700 km from Hyderabad, an overnight road journey of 12 to 13 hours. That is why the fixed-date group trips leave from Hyderabad on Friday night and are back by Monday morning: you sleep on the bus and wake up on the coast. There is no direct train; the nearest convenient rail route runs via Hubli.
Gokarna is about 480 km from Bangalore, a 9 to 10 hour overnight bus ride, which is how the Bangalore group departures travel. By train the Karwar Express from Yesvantpur reaches Gokarna Road station in the morning; a self-drive along NH48 and NH63 via Hubli takes about nine hours.
Chennai to Gokarna is about 900 km, so most travellers from Chennai either take the train to Mangalore or Madgaon and continue on the Konkan line to Gokarna Road, or fly to Goa and drive about three hours down the coast. A private trip can start with a pick-up at Gokarna Road, Kumta or Goa airport.
Gokarna or Goa?
Gokarna or Goa?
Gokarna is the quieter, cheaper coast: a temple town with five beaches strung along cliffs, cafes instead of clubs, and a walk between the beaches instead of a scooter ride. Goa has far more beaches, the nightlife, the water-sports strips and the flights. They are neighbours — Goa's Dabolim airport is about 149 km north of Gokarna — so a longer trip can do both: Goa for the energy, then two quiet nights at Kudle or Om.
Every Gokarna trip we run
This page answers one question. The hub lists the whole Gokarna catalogue — every length, every departure city, group departures and private trips — with the same prices.
Kerala after Gokarna
Kerala is the next trip south, and the same team plans it: Munnar's tea slopes, Thekkady and a night on an Alleppey houseboat, as a private trip on your dates. Five days covers the classic circuit from Kochi.
