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.
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:
- Kumta beach
- Kadle beach
- Ashwinidhama
- Dhareshwar beach
- Baada beach
- Mirjan Fort
- Aghanashini Fort
Temples in Kumta town are
- Kumbeshwar
- Uppin Ganapati
- Shanteri Kamakshi Temple
- Venkatraman Temple
- Mahalasa Temple
- Shantika Parmeshwari Temple
- Mahasati Katta
- Kumta Amma Temple
Other temples
- Kanchika Parmeshwari Temple, Baad
- Shiva Temple, Dhareshwar
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.
- Taj Hotel. For delicious Biryani near Masjid in market area
- Hotel Moonlight on Kumbeshwar road which serves great fish delicacies in this part of the world. Their Masala Fry is lip-smacking. Sweets like ghanti (also called as ghati), saati, misal bhaaji are famous in Kumta. You can also have gadbad ( it's a sundae, served with different types of fruits).
Taj Hotel. For delicious Biryani near Masjid in market area
Hotel Moonlight on Kumbeshwar road which serves great fish delicacies in this part of the world. Their Masala Fry is lip-smacking. Sweets like ghanti (also called as ghati), saati, misal bhaaji are famous in Kumta. You can also have gadbad ( it's a sundae, served with different types of fruits).
You can have tender coconut, soda sharabat (lime juice with soda and sugar syrup) and shunti soda ( ginger soda).
- Yana - 30 km from here. Good for trekking.
- Gokarna, famous for the its beach (originally famous for the temple), is just 35 km away.
- Jog Falls, tallest waterfall of India, is 70 km away.
- Murdeshwara
- Annegudde