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St. Mary's Islands

Malpe, Mangalore, India (Formerly Coconut Island)
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Ranked #10 of 33 attractions in Mangalore
Type: Islands
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Mangalore, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2013

Great Experience of swimming in gushing Sea Water surrounded by Coral Rocks in middle of the sea. Good Picnic spot, however we have to carry our own refreshment and Food. Weekends are crowded with young crowd.

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Victoria, Seychelles
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

It has potential to be a nice enough island but ofcourse this is india so you come up to an island which looks like a garbage dump, I was terrified to go in the water it was so polluted one of my friends went in and got cut by an old bottle or can .. disgusting and a waste of... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2013

No safety and no speedy means of transport. Very isolated place and neither state nor country is bothered to do some good development.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

Its a beautiful island which is inhabited, isolated and is not polluted. It has rocks and the water is clean. Its nothing much to see but its fun when your in a group. We carved our names in places and collected shells. The ride to the island by boat takes about 20 minutes and to reach the place to take... More

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Mysore, Karnataka, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

Good place for clicking pictures and witnessing the beauty of the sea. Island was very small but lots of people were there. You will be taken there via boat from Malpe beach. It takes 300INR (i.e. return trip). Water gets deep on certain places, so be cautious.

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Mangalore, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2013

journey to island in boat you gonna enjoy alot with baila music played... reaching to island in between the ocean along your frens o family will be the best picnic u ever had

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Karaikal, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2013

We need to go by boat from Malpe beach, Udipi. We went around 3PM and it was correct time to go, since we need to return by 6PM, that was the last ride. Since there were many boats, you need to come on same boat on return direction. Island was small and beautiful, it was crowded too. 1 hour is... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2013

Not much to do here.... There are plenty of beautiful rock formations on the shore... Beach is good but it was crowded... Boat service is good... But we had to wait until 30members turn up... But it was not a long wait as many tourists come... Btw 5pm is closure time... Better be there by atleast 3pm...

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2013

The rock formations are amazing but the garbage is piled high which spoiled this place for me. I heard on weekends there are sometimes rave parties out there - that's a shame. The locals should care for the environment more.

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Bangalore, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2013

Nice island with rock formations. Bit danger , dont go beyond five feet into the water, as waves are bit stronger will pull you inside. Worth having a visit once

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