Malpe Beach

Malpe Beach is a beautiful beach, located 66 kms from Mangalore. It is just 6 kms from Udupi, the temple town renowned for a fascinating idol of Lord Krishna. Malpe with its sheltered harbor makes a quiet beach retreat.

It is a popular picnic spot because of its pristine beauty and peaceful surrounding. The endless stretch of golden sand, swaying Palm trees, clear blue sky and the gurgle of the sea attracts tourists to this spot.

Malpe is an idyllic place for boating, fishing, bathing and angling.

Malpe has become one of the hot holiday destinations in South India in the recent years.

Attractions

Paradise Isle - a night clubbers spot.

A boat trip at St. Mary Island.

Udupi Srikrishna Temple

St. Mary's Isles group of clubbed little to the north of the port of Malpe
7 kms form Udupi. Vasco-da-Gama landed on one of these islands and called it `EI Padron de Santa Maria'. It is from this that these islands got their present name. They are just a few scattered projections of rock rising out of the western or Arabian Sea around Malpe.

Kollur Mookambika Temple

Balaram Temple.

Best time to Visit

The best time to visit this beach is between October and January.

Reaching there

By air: The nearest air route to reach Malpe is Mangalore Airport.
By rail: The nearest railway station is Udupi.
By road: Malpe is well connected with good network of roads.




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