scenic viewpoint
Agumbe Ghat
A steep 14-hairpin ghat road through one of the wettest rainforests in India, famed for its sunset viewpoint over the Arabian Sea plains. Agumbe is nicknamed the Cherrapunji of the South.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Sānūru
Karnataka, India · Asia
About Sānūru
Sānūru sits on the route: 10 minutes from Kārkala, 38km from Agumbe Ghat.
Sānūru is in Karnataka, India, with about 6,900 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kārkala, about 4 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Sānūru: Agumbe Ghat (38 km).
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Sānūru is in Karnataka, India, about 4 km from Kārkala.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,881
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Karnataka
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 13.1747, 74.9917
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- 38 kmAgumbe GhatA steep 14-hairpin ghat road through one of the wettest rainforests in India, famed for its sunset viewpoint over the Arabian Sea plains. Agumbe is nicknamed the Cherrapunji of the South.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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