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Karnataka Travel Guide

Before visiting this beautiful state in South India, it’s essential to learn a few details about Karnataka. Carry a map of tourist destinations in Karnataka for a hassle-free trip. Here is some more useful travel information about Karnataka:

Food of Karnataka

The varieties in cuisine of Karnataka have influences from the neighbouring states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Some typical dishes in Karnataka include Bisi bele bath, Jolada rotti, Ragi rotti, Saaru, Idli/vada Sambar, Vangi Bath, Benne dose, and Ragi mudde. Plain and Rave Idli, Mysore Masala Dosa, and Maddur Vade are popular food in South Karnataka.

Among desserts, Mysore Pak, Holige, Dharwad Pedha, Chiroti, and Sajjige are some of the famous items. In South Karnataka or Old Mysuru region, meals are served on Plantain or Mutuka leaves stapled together into a big circular plate. The final course of the meal is rice and curd with pickles. It’s occasionally served with Buttermilk to be eaten at the end. The Kodagu (Coorg) district has its own unique cuisine including spicy meat Pandi, Kadumbutt, and Paputt.

Language of Karnataka

The Kannada language is the official language of Karnataka, as almost two-third of its population speaks Kannada. Tulu, Konkani, and Kodava are other native languages, while Urdu is also spoken widely by the Muslim population. Tulu is spoken in the coastal districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada. And, Konkani is usually spoken in the Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada districts.

English is well understood and fluently spoken in urban areas such as Bangalore and Mysore. There should not be any language barrier if English or Hindi is spoken.

Climate of Karnataka

The peak season for traveling to Karnataka is from October to March, The weather of Karnataka is generally pleasant during the post-monsoon and winter months. Months of December and January witness the brief period of winter with sunny days and moderately cold nights. It is the most popular time of the year to visit hill stations, beaches, temples, and waterfalls in Karnataka.

The Western Ghats along with coastal Karnataka is one of the wettest places in India. The seasonal monsoon sweeps in from the southwest in June and dumps almost 4 meters of rain annually before fading out in September.

Festivals of Karnataka

As per religions and customs, there are several festivals celebrated by the people in Karnataka. Mysore Dusshera is an extravagant 10-day festival celebrated in the month of September or October in Navaratri. Gowri Habba festival, a day before Ganesh Chaturthi, is celebrated by married women to honour Goddess Gauri. An annual festival of 3 days, Hampi Utsav is a boisterous event in which artists from all over India perform various folk and classical dance forms, musical performances, and more.

Celebrated mainly in South Karnataka, Kambala is a buffalo race generally held between November and March. Mahamastakabhisheka is a popular Jain festival that is held in Shravanabelagola every 12 years. Padakkal Dance Festival, Ugadi, Bengaluru International Film Festival, Eid, and Bheemana Amavasya are other notable festivals in Karnataka.

Make sure to follow latest weather forecast, travel tips, and other information about Karnataka before planning a trip.

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    Disha Agarwal Modi

    Mumbai

    Disha's 7 days trip to Karnataka

    The trip was well planned and executed by Hover Journeys. Mr. Amish was always available for any guidance / help while planning the trip as well as during the trip. The cab driver was excellent and well versed with the area. We had a great time. Thanks!

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    Nice arrangments done as per iternairy. Hotel drive vehicle were good. Need to brief client about best iternairy possible as they are new to the place so that time can be saved. Overall we enjoyed the trip. Looking forward for new destination during Diwali break. Tabel top at Coorg .
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    Lakshmi Rajagopal

    Lakshmi's 5 days trip to Karnataka

    Had a great time at Mangalore. As usual Travel Triangle at its best. This is my 6th trip with Travel Triangle. Beginning till the End Travel Triangle was supportive., The trip was organised by M&M Cabs and Mr. Mahesh had co-ordinated really well with us for the trip. The driver was very good, co-op
    erative and supportive. Couple of hotels were not so great, we had to go out to a different place for breakfast. Otherwise we had a memorable trip
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    Likhita

    Visakhapatnam

    Likhita's 4 days trip to Karnataka

    Even during short duration of time this unplanned trip turned out to be a wonderful one. Totally up to the mark with thief hospitality and prompt response . Special thanks to Team Fatema!
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    Kavithasenthilnathan

    Kadur

    Kavithasenthilnathan's 3 days trip to Karnataka

    We had a pleasent trip. Rooms are nice and driver came for pickup on time. Mr Robin and Ms Sanjana supported well. As i had little bit follow up issues while booking the package but the trip was wonderful and everything is organised perfectly by Mr Robin and Ms Sanjana
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    Shital Kshirsagar

    Pune

    Shital's 5 days trip to Karnataka

    Breakfast is very nice, 24 hrs hot water, extra matress is provided. Service is good . Package is worth...no extra cost taken
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    Mahesh's 4 days trip to Karnataka

    The overall tour experience was good. The cab driver was polite, punctual, and guided us well throughout the trip. The hotel stay was comfortable; however, we were not provided with the balcony room as per our reservation. Although the issue was resolved the next day, such matters should ideally be
    addressed by the travel agent immediately to avoid inconvenience. Looking forward to better coordination in future trips.
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    Puppala Harsha

    Bengaluru

    Puppala's 4 days trip to Karnataka

    The itenary can be planned better. There are mis communications that has happened. Few places are tempirarily closed/in operational but still they are added in itenary. For one place visit there is completely mis communication has happened what I get from travel agent and what I heard from cab drive
    r are quite opposite. .. Overall it's a good experience but can be made better. In quote shared it is mentioned as hotel stay inclusive of dinner but the hotel stay is booked without dinner.
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    Supriya Patil

    Pune

    Supriya's 4 days trip to Karnataka

    Overall a good vacation.Ooty weather was good. Suggestion - Travel agents should connect with a local travel agencies to plan for a better itenary.Our maximum time went in siiting in a cab and reaching the destinations. We skipped many sightseeing points to relax in hotels/resorts
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    Puja Gupta

    Bengaluru

    Puja's 3 days trip to Karnataka

    No doubt my Homestay is awesome but breakfast and all food service in homestay is worst View of my homestay ❤️

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