Mangaluru Shore Excursion - Full Day Private Mangaluru Guided City Tour
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Explore the landmarks and heritage of Mangalore (Mangaluru) on a private full-day tour with your own private guide. Highlights include the cashew factory, Kadri Manjunath Temple, Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, St. Aloysius Chapel, and a visit to the vibrant Central Market, the city's main vegetable market.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
What To Expect
New Mangalore Port
Your day starts with morning pickup at the port in Mangaluru (Mangalore) by your private guide. Ride in comfort in a private air-conditioned vehicle to your first destination, a cashew factory (Sunday Closed), a signature industry of Mangalore, which is the largest cashew producer and exporter in India. Take a factory tour to learn about the process of preparing the cashews from sorting to cooking and packing.
Kadri manjunatha temple
A popular Hindu temple that dates to the 10th or 11th century. This Kerala-style temple houses a 1000-year-old bronze statue of Lokeshwara and Guatama Buddha in the Dhyani posture point to its Buddhist origins. Your guide shows you around the ponds, gardens, and ornate buildings of the temple complex.
Options
3 Traveler
Package Includes: Cruise Port Pick-up and Drop-off + Private Air-conditioned Vehicle + Live Tour Guide + Bottled water Pickup included
1 Traveler
Package Includes: Cruise Port Pick-up and Drop-off + Private Air-conditioned Vehicle + Live Tour Guide + Bottled water Pickup included
5 or more Traveler
Package Includes: Cruise Port Pick-up and Drop-off + Private Air-conditioned Vehicle + Live Tour Guide + Bottled water Pickup included
4 Traveler
Package Includes: Cruise Port Pick-up and Drop-off + Private Air-conditioned Vehicle + Live Tour Guide + Bottled water Pickup included
2 Traveler
Package Includes: Cruise Port Pick-up and Drop-off + Private Air-conditioned Vehicle + Live Tour Guide + Bottled water Pickup included
What‘s Included
Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Professional English Speaking private tour guide
Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
Food and drinks unless specified
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
12 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Discovery day in Mangalore
Sarah W,Mar 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a very good tour and Mangalore is an extremely vibrant , colourful and clean city to visit. Our tour guide Shruthi was an absolute gem - friendly, charming and personable . Not only did she share the insights and explanations on the shrines and the church we visited but it was nice to go to the fresh market market together and shop for spices . We all had a very delicious lunch together and discussed recipes on how to make the local curry paste . Seafood is THE thing in this city so please enjoy the fresh fish on offer . The only part of the tour we were less impressed with was the visit to the artisan village ( more a kids discovery experience) - it replaced the cashew factory visit ( factory closed) . Would have been good to have a conversation about this change as it was far out and we would probably have preferred to visit more shrines instead or alternatively visit the botanical garden and museum ( in same area) . So suggest for future clients that you check their interest if cashew factory is closed as the tour is quite expensive and it’s good to know what you will get . Overall though we were very happy to spend time in Mangalore with a local and the nice driver with a comfortable car to take us from A to B
Great overview of Mangalore
Dana C,Mar 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We spent a day seeing the highlights of Mangalore. Sudeep was a wonderful guide for our journey. We packed a lot into 8 hours and got a good overview of Mangalore and its history. We stopped at three places to sample traditional Mangalore food. The Artisans Village was a nice way to get an understanding of Indian life several decades ago and life in the villages today.
Very interesting
Rinnsteinprinzessin,Feb 16, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Interestingly beautiful market. Friendly people. Worth seeing church with monastery school. Great temples. Lots of taxi drivers. Modern city. Good food.
Mangalore Shore Excursion
peterbruder2018,Dec 17, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Good guide, excellent driver, interesting route, perfect timing. Our wishes were flexibly met. The overall experience was valuable.
Good but could have been better
NonniAVB,Apr 22, 2019
- Review from Viator
3.00Overall we enjoyed the excursion. However there were a few disappointing aspects. We had exchanged messages beforehand with the manager of the excursion provider including a late request for a change to the programme. However there was no response to that and the request had not been passed on to our guide. The guide was a very nice young student doing the job part time as he prepared for his exams. He was reasonably knowledgeable but not at the level of all the other guides we had during our shore excursions. There was no visit to the cashew factory as it was a Sunday BUT we were not informed in advance that this would be the case.
Best tour we ever had!!
Terry G,Mar 23, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00The guide was an amazing, fantastic young educated lady. The places she took us were unexpectedly wonderful. She explained and showed us places that were perfect for the amount of time and walking. We were very lucky to have this guide. Her education was superb, and she understood exactly what we like. We were very impressed with this guide that made the visit to Mangalore the best visit!
Excellent tour
Kelly S,Dec 18, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We thoroughly enjoyed Nelson. His English was great and his enthusiasm to share his knowledge was great. He made sure we were taking in all of the sites and our day ended with a delicious lunch at his suggested restaurant. Mangalore was an interesting stop.
Beautiful temple!!!
anithaaravamuthan,Aug 31, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The temple is very beautiful, pleasant, divine and peaceful. The temple maintained very neat and clean
Clean city with many temples and beaches
drrashmi49,Aug 27, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mangalore city and the surrounding areas are very clean. The locals are very honest and helpful. There are numerous temples, churches and beaches. Near Hattiyangadi, one can see the ocean on one side of the road and a river on the other side. The 1000 pillar Jain temple is very old and also has statues of Jain Thirthankars in semi precious, precious stones, silver & gold. The Gometeshwar statue at Karkala is 42 feet in height and is also worth visiting
The whole tour is filled with...
Willem Hoffmann,Nov 19, 2017
- Review from Viator
5.00The whole tour is filled with highlights, but the ones that especially stood out were the visit to the cashew nut factory, the St Aloysius Chapel and Kadri Majunantha Temple. The tour guide, Gaywain Lasrado and our driver were fantastic, willing and flexible to show us many more of Mangalore's treasures, e.g. fish market and Tannirubavi Beach.
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