Coastal Karnataka in 60 Hours: Yana Caves, Gokarna, Murudeshwar and Jog Falls

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The bus pulled out of Pune at 8:00 PM on the 4th of September, thirty-two of us packed in with backpacks, pillows, and the particular restlessness that comes before a trip you’ve been looking forward to for weeks. Over the next two days we walked into a limestone cave hidden inside basalt hills, watched the sun drop into the Arabian Sea at Gokarna, stood under a 123-foot Shiva at Murudeshwar, crossed a mangrove boardwalk in Honnavar, and stared down four waterfalls falling in unison at Jog. This is that trip — where we went, when, and what I’d change if I did it again.

Yana-Caves on Clusters and Climate

Coastal Karnataka in 60 Hours: Yana Caves, Gokarna, Murudeshwar and Jog Falls