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Devbagh Beach
 The Devbagh Beach, is an ideal location for beach lovers.
Karwar also has a port protected from harsh winds by 5 islands.
The other attractions of this little town
include :
The Sadashivgad Hill Fort with a Durga temple and the Naganath temple where an anthill is worshipped.
From a jetty, under a bridge spanning a creek, we caught a speed-boat and skimmed across an estuary to a casuarina-whispering island. Technically, Dev Bagh is a promontory, connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of an isthmus but virtually no tourists come across that terrain so, in effect, Dev Bagh is an island cut off from the world. And what a gentle, lonely, island! We lived in a bark-clad, thatched, cottage raised on stilts; lunched in an open sided 'Gol Ghar' beside its twin Conference Hut, also at branch level; strolled on a wide beach where a blue sea stretched to low, blue, hills; and had a barbecue dinner on a starlit strand while the sea shuffled its luminous surf a soft whisper away. It was quite magical.
Then, one morning, donning swimming gear, we sped to a tiny secluded cove on Lady's Island where even non- swimmers are encouraged to snorkel, wearing life- jackets. Sadly, low tide was setting in and the water had become a bit murky thanks to the earthmovers in the Naval port, but the minuscule beach is very quiet, very private. Had it not been for a visiting American couple we would have had it all to ourselves. We did, however, follow a pod of dolphins gambolling in the water on the way back. These mammals, that had returned to the sea millions of years ago, were clearly enjoying themselves, showing off their incredible torpedo swift skills. We weren't quite up to matching their agility but, in the evening, IT programmers at a residential conference, leapt and writhed at beach volleyball to loud shouts of "I shaaa!" while a honeymooning couple walked on the fringes of the surf, lost in their own world. Dev Bagh can be many things to many people!
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