Places in And Around Manipal
At the very heart of the town, and just over 2 km north of Manipal Lake, is Tiger Circle, popularly known as "TC" by the locals and the students. All buses and taxis leave from here. It also has a small market with grocery and eateries forming the bulk of shops. The BSNL office and the Government approved ration shop are also very close by.
Manipal has a planetarium named after Dr T.M.A Pai most well known for building the university town of Manipal. It is the second planetarium of the state after Bangalore’s "Nehru Planetarium".
At one end of Manipal is End Point, which is a small cliff overlooking the swarna river. From this point, one can see the Arabian sea in the western horizon and the Western Ghats in the eastern horizon. There are two beaches near Manipal - Malpe and Kapu. There is a lighthouse on Kapu beach.
Agumbe on Western ghats is around 55 Kilometre from Manipal.Small towns Parkala, Perdoor and Hebri are on the way to Agumbe from Manipal. There are private buses plying through this route. The relgious centre Sringeri is at distance of 88 Kilometre from Manipal.
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