Travel Season


Banavasi is a round-the-year destination with each season offering different attractions and the temperature being below 36 C throuout the year. For those not used to the monsoons, June to August could be a new experience when the skies seem to open up and the rain never stops. The coolest time of the year is between October and March and this also coincides with the main festivals that are celebrated here.

 

How to reach?

 

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The nearest airports are Hubli which is 100kms away (3 hours) and Dabolim (Goa) which is 245kms away (6 hours) from Banavasi. Taxis can be hired at counters inside either of the airports to reach Banavasi.

The nearest train station is at Haveri (70 km) away. Several trains from Bengaluru and Mumbai stop at this station. A taxi can be organised to pick you up from the station and it takes approximately 1 ½ hours from there. Some of the trains stop here just after midnight and so the ticket needs to be booked for the next day.

Buses are available to Sirsi, the Taluka headquarters, from Bangalore. Sirsi is 23 km from Banavasi and there are buses once every half hour. Taxis can also be hired at Sirsi.

Driving up from Bangalore would take seven to eight hours. The route will take you through Tumkur, Tiptur, Arisikere, Shimoga, Sagar on NH 206 and then turn right at Manmane towards Siddapur, Sirsi and finally Banavasi. While turning off the NH206, there are several options, but this road is the best of them all. That said, while it is a scenic drive, the road can be tiring.

Driving down from Pune, take NH4 to Hubli passing through Kolhapur and Belgaum. Turn right off the highway after passing Hubli, towards Sirsi. You will pass the Tibetan settlement at Mundgod on the way. At Sirsi, turn right to Banavasi.