Run an internet search to find out which are the most popular tourist destinations in India, and chances are unlikely you will find Karnataka on the list. Talk to someone abroad about where they have or would like to travel in India and you will likely hear the usual names: Agra, Goa, Rajasthan, Kerala and the likes.
Despite its vastness and overwhelming diversity — offering everything from beaches to backwaters and world heritage sites to jungle safaris — Karnataka, with its eye-catching ‘One State, Many Worlds’ tagline, has long been pegged as an underexplored tourist destination. Stakeholders point out that despite being conspicuously located between two tourist favourites — Kerala and Goa — few bother making a stopover in Karnataka, especially foreign travellers.
