theladywanderer

If you have planned for 3-4 days stay in Gokarna, there are many places you can cover around Gokarna for a day’s tour like Mirjan Fort, Vibhooti Falls, Murdeshwar and Yana caves.  Since I have already seen the first 3 spots, this time I planned to visit Yana caves, yet another spot marked in my bucket list 😊.  Nestled in the heart of the Western Ghats, is a pilgrim center called “Yana” which famous for its unusual black rock formations.  In this blog, I will be taking you all along my journey to these magnificent caves.  We started off from Gokarna at around 10:30 am. Total travel time from Gokarna to Yana caves is around 1 hour. You can take the NH leading to Sirsi, Kumta. After driving along this Yana-Karwar road, you will see a cross “Yana Cross” from here you need to take a left and drive straight along the Yana road. This drive is enthralling as you pass by dense forest amidst the lush greenery, streams passing by and the mountains around.  And by the time you have completely imm