Ullal
Ullal or Uḷḷāla is a City in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India.
Ullal City Municipal Council along with the Mangaluru City Corporation forms the continuous Mangaluru urban agglomeration area which is currently the fourth biggest in Karnataka after Bengaluru, Mysore and Hubli-Dharwad. There is also a plan to merge Ullal City Municipality & some gram panchayats along with Mangaluru City Corporation to form the Greater Mangalore region. Ullal is one of the oldest towns in India. In the 15th century it came under the rule of the Portuguese. Still the remains of its glorious history can be seen in the beaches and other parts of Ullal. It is very famous for historic locations like Sri Cheerumba Bagavathi Temple, Someshwara Temple, Someshwar Beach, Summer Sands Beach Resort, Queen Abbakka Chowta's Fort at Ranipura, K Pandyarajah Ballal Institutes and college of nursing, St. Sebastian Church Permannur, Fish Meal & Oil Plant, and Queen Abbakka's Jain temple at Melangadi.
Getting to Ullal
From Mangalore by road, by bus no 44A, 44D, 44C, By auto rickshaw Rs.200, by Taxi ₹300, by train (at the Ullal Station) 2 km from the city center.
Worth seeing
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).
Things to do
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. Cycle hire Mr. Roff 2462374, Bike Hire Mr. Praveen 2430288 Boating in the rivers, back waters & lagoons.
Where to eat
Fish Curry, Chicken Curry, Rice, Kori Rotti, Fish Fry
Getting around Ullal the local way
- Get inFrom Mangalore by road, by bus no 44A, 44D, 44C, By auto rickshaw Rs.200, by Taxi ₹300, by train (at the Ullal Station) 2 km from the city center.
- Get aroundBy car, taxi or autorickshaw, cycle, walking.
From Wikivoyage: Ullal, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-06.
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