For the beach lover in you, Gokarna bids cerulean shores with a side of hills, tall palm trees, and notable sunsets.
What makes Zo Selections Gokarna by Zostel one of the best resorts in Gokarna? Set amidst lush greenery, it blends thoughtful design, an open-air pool, spacious private cottages, and relaxed dorms into one seamless coastal escape.
Perched on the cliff overlooking Gokarna's Main Beach, Zostel Gokarna is one of the finest social escapes in the breezy beach town. Our top-rated cafe invites you for long lunches with a panoramic sea view.
Gokarna is a beach-studded twin of Goa, only less crowded and more chilled out. Go on hikes, hop from one beach to another or simply relax and let life pass you by for a change; Gokarna is sure to surprise you in all the right ways. An ideal day here consists of catching a sunset while you gorge on seafood and beer at a beachside cafe, listening to the faint sound of the sea waves crashing. A word of caution, you may never want to leave!
All the roads that lead to Gokarna, be it from Goa or anywhere in Karnataka, are crazy scenic. If you are looking for a glorious tropical experience, we suggest you drive down to this beach town and take in all the beauty on the way.
Gokarna is the ultimate hippie hub of South India. They say it was discovered by the hippies as a travel destination after they got tired of the crowds in Goa, and the rest is history. To date, the town teems with backpackers and hippies who call it their second home
Beers, seafood, music, a moonlit night, and the beach. Gokarna is the perfect seaside fairytale for any traveller who loves the phantasmal spirits of the sea and its shores.
Gokarna got its name from a Hindu mythological tale, according to which, Lord Shiva descended on earth through the ear of a cow, hence naming the Shiva-worshipped town âGo Karnaâ or cowâs ears!
Gokarna holds tremendous religious importance and is one of the seven pilgrimage sites of Hindu importance. For it is believed that Lord Shivaâs original Linga was planted here. Pilgrims have stopped here for decades together, much before the backpacking culture started booking on this land, to visit the temple and bless their souls.
The Om beach of Gokarna is shaped like the symbol Om, whereas the confluence of the rivers here makes the shape of an ear, just like the name suggests âcowâs earâ. These may be just coincidences, but if we tell you that this town holds hundreds of stories of Lord Shiva, would you have your mind blown then?
