Ullal

Ullal is a city in Dakshina Kannada, a coastal region of the Indian province of Karnataka.

Get in
From Mangalore by road, by bus no 44A, 44D, 44C, By auto rikshaw Rs.200, by Taxi ₹300, by train (at the Ullal Station) 2 km from the city center.

Get around
By car, taxi or autorickshaw, cycle, walking.

See

 * Ullal Beach,
 * Someshwar Temple,
 * Ullal Darga, Kotepura. World famous Muslim shrine.
 * Jain temple ruins,
 * Summer Sands Beach Resort,
 * Several Hindu temples especially during a festival,
 * Riverside,
 * Replica of an ancient Arab dhow under construction at the riverside boatyard forever. Looks like Noah's ark
 * Trip to the bar  (where the two rivers Nethravathi & Gurpur meet). Here we are on a tongue of  land with the sea on one side, the river on the other side with Mangalore city beyond,  and the  Western Ghats as a backdrop.
 * Marine processing unit.
 * Boat Building / Repairing.
 * Lime kilns, dry fish & fish oil extraction at Kotepura.
 * Visit the orphanage with handicrafts center (cutwork embroidery) and old age home at the  Nirmala Social welfare center.
 * Adoption services at the Nirmala Social welfare center. Ph 2465692
 * Rope making at Kallappu.
 * Eco-trips for experiencing nature, photography or painting / drawing along the coast, rivers, lagoons,  backwaters or  the countryside.
 * Cashew research Center at Thokottu 2 km away ph : 2466249 8AM-5PM, sat 8AM-1PM.

Do
Cycle hire Mr. Roff 2462374, Bike Hire Mr. Praveen 2430288
 * Swim in the swimming pool at Summer Sands or in the sea,
 * Take a boat ride on River Netravati,
 * Walk along Ullal bridge,
 * Walk along the eroding sea coast
 * Walk and shop along ancient Ferry Road
 * Cycling (hiring of cycles available in the local village) along the country side & along the back  waters &  lagoons.
 * Boating in the rivers, back waters & lagoons.
 * Fishing in the river.
 * Sailing or canoeing in the river in the local dug out boats.
 * Cockle picking off the river bed at the Islands in the river.
 * Picnic to islands in the river / moon lit picnic to the islands.
 * A sojourn  with  the fishermen on  their  fishing trips in the sea (sometimes at night) / Shark  fishing.
 * Picnic to the  Someshwara Rock, and Temple  (2km. along the beach to the south of Summer  Sands Beach resort).

Buy

 * Insect repellent to save yourself from mosquito bites
 * Cut work Embroidery at Nirmal Social welfare center.

Eat
Fish Curry, Chicken Curry, Rice, Kori Rotti, Fish Fry

Drink
Tender Coconut juice, Sugarcane juice, Toddy