Yana Tourism & Travel Guide

If you are feeling a bit more adventurous, you can hire a bike or car and drive till the Yana Village nearby. It's 53km away, which means you will be on the road for around an hour and a half. This village is famous for its unusual rock formations (as shown in the picture above) called Karst or Asteroids. This attracts many trekkers here, resulting in economic benefits for this tiny village. This place also hosts an annual car festival during Shivratris, so you can plan your trip accordingly if you wish to witness that. The surrounding areas are populated by dense green forests where you can easily chill for a while and enjoy the view before hitting the road back to Gokarna.

4. YANA - A hill station situated in Uttara Kannada district, is located in the Sahyadri mountain range. It is famous for thick forest, streams, Goddess Durga bronze statue cave, Swayambhu shiva lingam, and Vibhuti falls. How To Reach - By Air- There are flights till Bangalore and then there is flight direct to Yana. By Road- there are direct buses to Yana from Bangalore.By Train- from Bangalore taking a train to kumta and from there many reach Yana. Yana is famous for two massive rocks-Mohini shikara and Bhairaveshwara shikara.Best time to visit Yana is in the month of September-October. Rock climbing, rafting and diving are famous adventure sports in Yana.5. NERSA - It is situated at Belgaum district at an height of 762m. It is very popular for Mahadayi valley, rich flora, picturesque steepy rock region, and wildlife for bats where 40 species are seen. How to Reach -By Air - Bangalore is the nearest airport and from there 505km away is Nersa. By Train - Khanapur is nearest junction.By road - They are well connected highways. Nersa is famous for Mahadayi valley which is a famous picnic spot.August-September are the best months to visit Nersa. Trekking and paragliding are famous adventure sports done in Nersa.

Yana is famous for these two massive rock outcrops known as the Bhairaveshwara Shikhara and the Mohini Shikhara ("Shikhara" means "hill"). The huge rocks are composed of solid black, crystalline Karst limestone. And one more thing you can spot quiet easily if you enter the forest instead of taking conventional route is Black Cobra. But again not sure we were Lucky not to spot one or Unlucky to see one. Half way through the 2Kms trek to the Massive rock Lord Indra started his wrath by pouring heavy rains and left us with no option but to get drenched. After seeing the huge rocks eyes were filled with joy and minds were filled with questions, on the formation of such a huge structure. Post the visit we started the journey back to our Karma Bhumi and on the way back we got the chance to take the blessing of Goddess Marikamba.

“Yaana.... a time machine that can take you back to a time bygone, long before civilization was born, when life probably was at its very early stage of evolution, when the landscape of this little blue earth would have been very different,....”I remembered the first time I had visited this awe inspiring place several years ago, we had walked up to watch these unique rock formations, hundreds of bee hives, stench of bat droppings and the play of light and shadow.