Waterfalls and Amusement Parks

State has many waterfalls that attract lot of visitors and local people every year. Jog, Gaganachukki, Bharachukki, Shivanasamudra and Bennehole falls are worth visiting once. Jog falls is the most visited waterfalls which is located in North Kanara district.

A wonderful view of Waterfalls
A wonderful view of Waterfalls
Waterfalls in the State:

Waterfall NamesLocation - DistrictNearby Town
Abbey FallsKodaguMercara
Achakanya FallsShimogaThirthahalli
Adyar FallsDakshina KannadaValachil near Mangalore
Alekan FallsDakshina KannadaCharmadi village
Anadka FallsDakshina KannadaDidupe village
Apsarakonda FallsUttara KannadaHonnavar
Arisina Gundi or Arasina Makki FallsUdupiKollur
Balmuri and Yedmuri FallsMandyaSrirangapatna
Bandaje Arbi FallsDakshina KannadaBandaje village
Barkana FallsShimogaAgumbe village
Belkal theertha FallsShimoga & UdupiKollur
Bennehole FallsUttara KannadaKumta
Burude Falls, ilimane or Dodmane FallsUttara KannadaSiddapur in Sagar taluk
Chelavara FallsKodaguChelavara village near Virajpet
Chunchanakatte FallsMysoreChunchanakatte village in Krishnarajanagar taluk
Chunchi FallsBangaloreKanakapura
Dabbe FallsShimogaHosagadde in Sagar taluk
Devakara or Vajra or Vajramala FallsUttara KannadaYellapur taluk
Devaragundi FallsDakshina KannadaThodikana in Sullia taluk
Didaginahalla FallsBagalkotGuledagudda village in Badami taluk
Dhab Dhabi FallsGulbargaGurmitkal
Dondole FallsDakshina KannadaKakkinje village
Dudhsagar FallsKarnataka Goa BorderBhagwan Mahavir Sanctuary in Sanguem taluk
Ermayee FallsDakshina KannadaDidupe village
Gaganachukki and Bharachukki FallsMandyaShivanasamudra
Godchinamalaki or Markandeya FallsBelgaumGodachinamalaki village
Gokak FallsBelgaumGokak
Hebbe FallsChikmagalurKemmangundi
Hemagiri FallsMandyaKrishnarajpet
Hidlumane FallsShimogaBellakka village
Hogenakkal FallsBorder of Mysore district – Tamilnadu stateDharmapuri
Huligammana Kolla FallsBagalkotBhadranayakana Jalihal in Badami taluk
Irupu FallsKodaguHudikeri village
Jog Falls or Gersoppa FallsShimogaSagar
Jogigundi FallsShimogaAgumbe village
Kabbargi FallsKoppalHanumasagara in Kushtagi taluk
Kalathgiri FallsChikmagalurKemmangundi
Kalhatti or Kalahasti FallsChikmagalurKallattipura
Kallarabhi FallsDakshina KannadaCharmadi village
Kalyala FallsKodaguKoynadu village near Mercara
Kannikai FallsDakshina KannadaGundya - Shirady village in Belthagady taluk
Koosalli FallsUdupiShiroor in Kundapur taluk
Kottuchatta FallsHassanSakleshpur
Kudumari, Chaktikal or Belligundi FallsUdupiChaktikal village near Shiroor
Kunchikal FallsShimogaMasthikatte-Hulikal
Lalguli FallsUttara KannadaYellapur
Madaga Masur FallsHaveriMasur village in Hirekerur taluk
Magajalli FallsHassanSakleshpur
Magod FallsUttara KannadaSirsi
Mallali FallsKodaguBidalli
Manikyadhara or Honnamma FallsChikmagalurKemmangundi
Mattighatta FallsUttara KannadaSirsi
Mekedatu FallsBangalore RuralKanakapura
Muthyalamaduvu FallsBangaloreAnekal
Muregar or Teppige FallsUttara KannadaSirsi
Nagzari FallsUttara KannadaKulgi Nature Camp in Dandeli
Nisargadhama FallsKodaguKushalnagar
Onake Abbi FallsShimogaAgumbe village
Sathodi FallsUttara KannadaYellapur
Shanti FallsChikmagalurKemmangundi
Shirale FallsUttara KannadaYellapur
Shivaganga FallsUttara KannadaSirsi
Shivanasamudra or Shimsha FallsChamarajanagarMalavalli taluk
Sirimane FallsChikmagalurSringeri
Seetha FallsDakshina KannadaAgumbe village
Sogal FallsBelgaumBailhongal
Suthanabbe or Hanumanagundi FallsChikmagalurKudremukh
Thottikallu or TK FallsBangalore UrbanByatarayana Doddi village
Ulavi Chennabasava or Kodathalli FallsUttara KannadaUlavi in Karwar taluk
Unchalli or Keppa or Lushington FallsUttara KannadaSiddapura
Varapoha or Vajrapoha or Vajrapoya FallsBelgaumJamboti in Khanapur taluk
Vibhooti FallsUttara KannadaSirsi
Waatehalla FallsUttara KannadaNilkunda village


Amusement water parks are at Bangalore, Mysore and Mangalore.  The most visited is GRS fantasy park which is at Mysore. Next is Wonderla water park at Bangalore.  Manasa water park near Mangalore is making good business during the holidays.

GRS Fantasy Park Mysore - Amazonia
GRS Fantasy Park Mysore - Amazonia

Dams in Karnataka:  

Name of the DamRiverLocation - DistrictNearby Town
Almatti damKrishnaBijapur - BagalkotAlmatti village in Bagewadi taluk
Basava Sagar or Narayanpur damKrishnaGulbargaNarayanapur village in Yadgir district
Bhadra or Lakkavalli damBhadraChikmagalurLakkavalli in Tarikere taluk
Harangi reservoirHarangiKodaguSomwarpet taluk
Hemavathi reservoirHemavathiHassanGorur village in Hassan taluk
Hidkal damGhataprabhaBelgaumHukkeri taluk
Kabini reservoirKabini or KapilaMysoreBeechanahalli village in Heggadadevana kote taluk
Kadra damKaliNorth Kanara (Uttara Kannada)Karwar
Kodasalli damKaliNorth Kanara (Uttara Kannada)Yellapur taluk
Krishna Raja Sagara damCauveryMandyaSrirangapatna taluk
Linganamakki damSharavathiNorth Kanara (Uttara Kannada)Sagar taluk
Supa damKaliNorth Kanara (Uttara Kannada)Joida taluk
Thippagondanahalli reservoir or Chamarajsagarconfluence of Arkavathy & KumudavathiBengaluru ruralBangalore
Tungabhadra damTungabhadraBellaryHospet
Vani Vilasa Sagara dam or MarikaniveVedavathiChitradurgaHiriyur taluk


Islands located in Karnataka


Soans Island is a private island situated in the mouth of river Varahi at Basrur near Kundapur, in Udupi district.

Kurumgad island got its name from the shape. Kurma means tortoise in kannada language. It is just 18km(10 nautical miles) off the cost of Karwar in Uttara Kannada (North Kanara) district.
St. Mary's island (Thonsepar and Coconut island) is a group of four islands at a distance of 6km from Udupi. It is located off the coast of Malpe, Udupi district.

Netrani island or Pigeon island, situated 22km(12 nautical miles) from the off Bhatkal coast near Murudeshwar, in Uttara Kannada (North Kanara) district. Local people call it as Netra Gudo.

Cauvery Nisargadhama is an island 3km from Kushalnagar in Kodagu district. The reason behind the formation of island was river Cauvery.

Uppinakudru or Salt island is situated 6km north off the Kundapur coast, in Udupi district.

Higund island is located just 3km from Honnavar town of North Kanara district. It is easily accessible through Adkar or Kodani village through country boat.

Anjadip or Angediva island is accessible through Canacona of Goa but it is closer to Binaga of Karwar taluk in the north west of Karnataka.


Oyster Rocks are the rocks and islets near Karwar with an ancient light house attracting visitors.

Basavaraja Durga Island is situated 3-4km off the coast of Honnavar, in Uttara Kannada district.

Naradagadde or Naradagadda is an island located on the Krishna River in Raichur district.
It is at a distance of 31km and located north east of Raichur city.

Koormagadde is another island situated very near to Naradagadde on the Krishna River. it is located at a distance of 31km from Raichur. 

Lakshadweep is a group of islets at a distance of 144 nautical miles from Mangaluru (Mangalore). It has 36 islands in which 10 are inhabited. 4 islets are recently formed. There are five submerged reefs and 17 of them are still uninhabited. Cruise ships from Mangalore take 14 hours to reach the island. The most beautiful island has coral and colorful fish hidden in their lagoons.

The Mermaid or Merger island is near to Bengre from Sultan Battery of Mangalore. It is a place from where Gururpura river joins the sea. The island has an area of fifty acres with a shape resembling cuttle fish. Mermaid Islands and Resorts India has cruise facilities from Sultan Battery during weekends and provides dinner on the island.  It is a mere 2 nautical miles (4km) and 15 minutes journey, on a cruise boat having 32 seats capacity. The boat club situated at Sultan battery has boat facilities for people who want to enjoy on the island.

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