The diversity of land and terrain generation has made Karnataka favourite tourist landmark and of course makes an ideal destination for your thirst to finding diverse landscape. The geography of Karnataka also helped in this matter. The Deccan Plateau, Kannad Coast, Western Ghats, covered the whole Karnataka with full of forest, various kinds of trees and beaches, waterfalls, coffee plants, lakes and many more beautiful bounties of nature.

The state of Karnataka also gives precedence to their ancient and the diverse culture. The structures, monuments that attracts every people and visitors around the world. The popularity of Karnataka and its cultural diversity is far and beyond that you can think. The rich heritage sites and the historic past of Karnataka is also very interesting between travellers to explore.

While you travel Karnataka to explore it’s a beautiful aspects and cultural value, let us guide you through from which places you may start. And more carefully speaking, we will be introducing you with a list that we prepared. This list is about top visited and liked places in Karnataka, which you can follow while you discover different aspects of Karnataka.

1. Bangalore – The Diversely Existing City:

In the top of our list, we have the capital city, Bangalore. This place is home to many people of different backgrounds and is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in India. Citizens here are from various sectors, cultures and skills and of course full of knowledge, achieving the greater results in everything. Bangalore is an Information Technology hub which basically houses many software, hardware and telecom companies. These companies provide service all around the world and serve the needs of their each and every client.

The place is also called the Garden City. As the city has many of its attractions, it was build over the natural scape like Lalbag garden, bannerghatta park, wonder la theme park, aerospace museum and many more of them, not all named here.

Also, the weather here is clear throughout the year, so it is a perfect destination for great summer vacations destination.

2. Bandipur National Park:

Whether you are a wildlife photographer or you just love to see the wildlife, Bandipur National Park will get you very close to various kinds of animals. This place is the haven for animal lovers and who also want to discover the sounds of forest and the beautiful sights over here. The engaging trip to the wild nature will refreshen you of any of daily busy schedule of life.

The bird sanctuaries and tiger reserves of the National Park are surely one of the greatest attractions. Many tourists come here each year to explore the wildlife. They don’t want to miss the greenery. The rich collection of fauna and flora that are in the reserve can boost your inner curiosity. And it is one of the perfect places for your day picnic. And if you think about the wildlife here that you can spot, there are many of them like the spotted deer, elephants, antelopes, etc.

3. Coorg – Hill Station:

The natural greenish and fresh contribution of nature to your heart is magnificent. To boost your health, there is nothing better than a trip towards the true lush green forests. Between the less crowded hill stations Coorg is one of the famous in stations in Karnataka. It is ideal for a summer getaway. The place is surrounded by fragrant coffee plants, gorgeous waterfalls and some stunning views of Green Mountains spread across as far as you can see. There is another attraction that makes Coorg unique. It is the Tibetan Monastery.

Coorg is one of the favourite places of tourists. They have plenty of beautiful options available like trekking between coffee states, besides the river, along the mountain’s scenic looks. and for any needs you can purchase items from local markets.

4. Hampi:

The world heritage sites that are declared by UNESCO includes Humpy. Humpy is situated on the banks of river Tungabhadra. This historical place is a collection of ruins and the remains of the kingdom, Vijay Nagar. The skills and the mastery of artists of that old era, are being highlighted in rocks and stone carvings here. If you love to know about history, then the place will enthuse you, as it’s one of the best tourist places for historical exploration.

Among the many carvings and stone structures that lies in humpy, each of them tells their own story. And the massive collection of 500 magnificent works in Humpi are such a level of structural art which makes it a satisfaction to eyes.

5. Mysore – Charming city of the Old World:

With developing countries in this modern world, the cities and villages are modifying too. And if we start counting or looking over the cities nowadays, it is hard to know the cultural specifications just by their looks and inhabitants. One of the few cities who leads the old charming looks is Mysore. Counting the oldest cities in Karnataka, Mysore is the oldest one while being the second biggest city in Karnataka.

As the old charmed structures that’s the beauty of art and the historic essence of Mysore. The heritage in the structures and marvellous works in many palaces museums impressive temples makes Mysore. The fast and Brindavan gardens also too much attractive for tourists come miser.

6. Shivanasamundra Falls:

One of the greatest places for sightseeing and splendid time, in the Mandya district of Karnataka, the Shivanasamudra waterfalls have a stunning view. With also streams of the waterfall running parallel to each other, the segmented fall looks marvellous. The other two falls are called Gaganachukki and Bharachukki.

Though the water flow is too much powerful, that’s why some places in the stream are prohibited from bathing for tourists or anyone but some part of water has lower pressure so there you can enjoy that chilling water. You could approach the falls and see the beauty from Mysore station, it’s just 80 kilometres from there. And if you approach there by airport, Bangalore airport is 175 kilometres away from the place.

7. Gokarna – One of the most tranquil places that you can find:

Gokarna is a small town which is very less populated and in north Kannad district Karnataka. If you have a must go list with you, please ad this place. Every tourist pays visit to this place with peaceful ambience. Gokarna has enthralling beaches that lures the tourists around and the pious temples makes the place more holy. Your trip will seem to be incomplete without walking over tranquil beaches here. And the famous Mahabaleshwara temple is famous tourists spot which is rich with its great history.

Come here to take a peek into the rich times of value and appritiation. The calm beaches in gokarna are Om beach, Kudle beach, Gokarna beach. The serene sands and having thrilling water sports are very common in this beaches. So, why do you stop yourself from enjoying cause spending the time here is very melodious. For having fun or water sports, come to Gokarna by Vasco Da Gama airport, it will be about 150 kilometre away from Gokarna, and the Karwar rail station is about 60 kilometres from the place.