Tannirbhavi beach is a

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Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

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. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in coastal Karnataka. Along with the beach,

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, Tannirbavi Tree Park & the proposed Marine museum are also the tourist attractions. It can be reached either by land near Kuloor Bridge or by ferry via

Gurupura Gurupura, Karnataka, India is a small town situated on the Phalguni, or Gurupura River. It is located about 345 kilometres (214 miles) west of Bangalore, the state capital, and 13 kilometres (8 miles) east of Mangalore, Karnataka's chief port ...

river from

. Tannirbhavi (also spelled as Tannirbavi) is one of the popular beaches in Mangalore city, and comes second in popularity next to

Panambur beach Panambur Beach is a beach in the city of Mangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka. This beach is on the shores of Arabian sea and is credited as one of the safest and best maintained beaches of India. It is the most popular, well connected a ...

. Tannirbhavi beach has some basic facilities like

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s, proper toilets, a parking lot, a couple of small eateries and

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benches. On the other side of the land strip of the beach there is a barge-mounted 220 MW

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set up by the

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. It is located at a distance of 12 km from

Tannirbhavi Tree Park

Tannirbhavi Tree Park is set up in an area of 15

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near Tannirbhavi Beach. It is an initiate by Karnataka Forest Department. The Tree Park includes tree species found in the Western Ghats and also the trees/plants are herbal and have medical importance. It has various

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depicting the culture of the region —

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such as

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and

Buta Kola Būta Kōlā,/buːt̪ʌ/ is the local pronunciation while the standardised Kannada pronunciation is /bʱuːt̪ʌ koːlɑː/ also referred to as daiva kōlā or nēmā, is a ritual dance performance prevalent among the Hindus of Tulu Nadu and ...

Connectivity

Tannirbhavi is well connected by road, and easily reachable by own

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or a hired one. Alternatively, you can take city bus (No. 16, 16A) from Statebank to

and take a

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ride across Gurupur river. After crossing the river with the ferry, you can find a way between trees and reach the beach.

References

External links

http://www.bookmytrip.in/cities/mangalore.htm

Tannirbhavi Beach
on Karnataka Government official Website Beaches of Mangalore {{Mangalore-geo-stub