About Belgaum
Kolhapur to Belgaum distnce : 113 km
Estimated travel time : 2 hours
Kolhapur to Belgaum is a very popular route for both tourism and business. Belgaum is an beautiful old world charm destination and is important trade centre of Karnataka. Belgaum, also called Belagavi, is also known as Sugar Bowl of Karnataka.
Belgaum shares its borders with Maharashtra and Goa. The city is blessed with lush green forests, mountains, rivers, breathtaking waterfalls, religious monuments and misty hills. Belgaum is important source of vegetables, fruits, meat, poultry, fish, mining production and wood. Belgaum is also defense training centre. Due to proximity of coast it is suitable location for Indian Armed Forces training centre and cantonment. Belgaum also have bygone mosques & Jain temples. The city has so much spectacular places like Jamboti and Amboli Hills, Vajrapoha Falls, Gokak Falls, Kapileshwar Temple, Saundatti. Other attraction is Dandeli 86 km from Belgaum and allows the explorers to indulge in adventure water sports as well. Belgaum is also important trade centre for food grains, sugarcane, cotton, tobacco, oilseed, and milk products. Belgaum is famous industrial hub also. City hosts various industries like leather, clay, pottery, soap, cotton, and precious metals. It is very famous for itโs Powerloom Industries which provide employment for many weavers. The Hydraulic Industry started here was first of itโs kind in Belagavi District. Belgaum district is a home to three universities: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Rani Channamma University, Belagavi and KLE University. Also, it has a nine engineering colleges, two medical colleges, two dental colleges, 15 polytechnics, 7 Indian system of medical colleges, and 180 degree colleges.
Taxi from Kolhapur to Belgaum is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Kolhapur to Belgaum by car is well connected through Khanapur road and is very convenient and comfortable drive. Kolhapur to Belgaum distance is 113 Km and is 2 hours journey. Other famous tourist places on this route and nearby are :
Kagal - Bhavani Mandap, Kayla makati, Radhanagari wildlife sanctuary
Nipani - Beedi factories, Tavandi (4 Jain temples)
Sankeshwar - Shankarling Temple or Shankarling Math, Banshanksri Temple, Jain Basadi, Hargapurgad, Vittal Mandir, Kolal Gutti Gudda, and Neelagar Ganapati
Hattaragi - Godachinmalki Waterfalls, Shirur dam hudali