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The Great Outdoors

NH 17, Bauttakatta | 4 km Into the Arabian Sea From the Coast of Karwar, Karwar 575002, India
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Bangalore, India
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2013

Our group of 5 people recently stayed a night at The Great Outdoors (TGO). We had originally booked 1 tent for 2 people and then added another for 3 more. The positives: The food was reasonably good, decent variety and tasty The tents were clean and the bathrooms were spacious and clean The staff were polite and courteous Now for... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 8, 2013 via mobile

We went here for day trip. The boat to take to island was very average one. The food was very average. Tent was just ok. Island out self is good. We missed dolphin ride. You should be there before 10 am to go for dolphin ride. Later they won't be visible. It should not be windy for dolphins to come... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 4, 2012

I visited The Great Outdoors on last week of Oct, with my family. Pros: 1. Amazing Location - A beautiful island, surrounded by sea on all 4 sides. 2. Complete Privacy 3. No Traffic, No Pollution - Just Pure Air 4. Breathtaking views of Sea and islands from all location on this island. 5. Very calm for meditation 6. Tasty... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed October 3, 2012

This is a nice place for a vacation, although a bit of a drive from Bangalore (11 hours). We stayed at a cottage which was well maintained, however, it gets really hot in the day (no AC, the whole resort runs in a generator and they turn off the power every once in a while). The beach is nice but... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 3, 2012

I had initially decided against staying in the Island due to very high price. But then went on for the stay as I could not find anything else worthwhile in Karwar (Devbagh Beach Resort seemed to be very very costly @ 6800 per person per night after discount). Booking : When I had 1st contacted Great Outdoors, I was given... More

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Kolkata (Calcutta), India
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed September 13, 2012

Well me and my friends were very excited for a trip to this island resort. The resort authority told us it'll be Rs 2200/- per head and we were a group of 12. They wanted full advanced payment of the money. We did as they said and transferred entire sum of Rs 26,400/- to them. Just before our trip date... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed July 5, 2012

The island location in the middle of sea away from the beach. A boat took picked me from the base of Kali River Bridge and we sailed into the sea. At the Estuary, the feeling of boat bumbing to the tides is so beautiful feeling. The island from this distance of about 3Km away from this point looked beautiful to... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 15, 2011

The island layout in the site looks really good and just going by that I jumped. The hotel mgmt and staff are not very professional in service. Cons : 1.The cottage / tents are 20 minutes walk from Beach 2. You are not allowed to stay in the beach after dark 3. No Kayaking / individual water sports 4. No... More

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Bangalore, India
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 15, 2011

Went there with group of 20 ppl from my office. I think none of the staff there were trained. They lacked the basic hospitality. They did not seemed to have any system in case of some emergency (like if someone needs medical help or so, they did not have speed boat kind of thing to take you back to city).... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 14, 2011

Good: The place was scenic, relaxing and very good to spend a weekend. Bad: The manager was very poor in organizing the place. Does not even speak english and was too hard to get any thing arranged through him. Also the cottage was not clean, dirty pillows were stacked in the cottage. We had tough time managing our kids, tough... More

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Address: NH 17, Bauttakatta | 4 km Into the Arabian Sea From the Coast of Karwar, Karwar 575002, India
Region: India > Karnataka > Karwar
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Ranked #3 of 8 Specialty lodging in Karwar
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