Gokarna
A temple town with four beaches strung along a headland, each one quieter than the last.
- Where
- Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.5500, 74.3167
Get the Gokarna stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gokarna. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gokarna
Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple 0.7 km
The atma lingam Ravana put down and could not lift.
Om Beach 3.5 km
Two joined crescents of sand that from the headland read as the syllable Om, next to a temple town.
Mirjan Fort 13 km
A laterite fort on the Aghanashini, built by a pepper queen, and green with moss.
Vibhuthi Falls 26 km
A fall in the Uttara Kannada forest whose water comes down over limestone, which is what the name means.
Honnavar 33 km
A port at the mouth of the Sharavathi, with mangrove boardwalks, a backwater of islands and Eco Beach at the end of the road.
Karwar 36 km
Where the Kali river meets the sea below the Western Ghats, and Tagore wrote his first play.
Unchalli Falls 49 km
A walk down and a climb back, for one huge drop.
Kali Tiger Reserve 52 km
Evergreen forest along the Kali river, where the road to Goa runs through the tigers' ground.
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Questions
Where is Gokarna?
Gokarna is in Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple (0.7 km), Om Beach (3.5 km), Mirjan Fort (13 km).
How do I get the Gokarna stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gokarna and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gokarna before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.