Alibag- Kihim-Kashid-Mandwa-Varsoli-Nandgaon
Distance: 100 km from Mumbai
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Alibag beach: This is the main beach of the town. A very flat stretch makes for a long walk. Reasonably clean beach and has thin crowds during the week. The sand has a hard texture and is a shade black. Not easy to create sand-castles. Note that the tide rolls in from all sides. You may have to wade through water on the way back.
Alibag Fort: Alibag is the seat of District Administration of Raigad (formerly Kolaba) district since 1852. The name Kolaba is attributed to a Sea Fort Kolaba built by Shivaji the great, in 1680 to fight the mighty naval prowess of the Siddis' (Abyssenians) of Janjira and the British of Mumbai. Kolaba fort is famous for many battles, between Siddis and Kanhoji Angre, the British and the Portuguese.
THAL beach: Isolated Beach 5 km from Alibag.
Varsoli Beach:Located about a mile from the main beach, home to a very large naval base.It is situated just on the outskirts of Alibag. It is relatively less visited site and as a result is a quiet beach with sparkling white sand and cleaner seawater. Varsoli is a small satellite village across Alibag, complete with thick vegetation of coconut and Casuarina.
Akshi Beach: It is situated 6 km away from Alibag. It is a favourite spot for advertising, TV serial and film shoots. This beach is well suited for the children and ladies as the sea is flat for a long distance. One can walk through to a considerable distance towards the sea.
Nagaon beach: It is situated about 10 km away from Alibag and is famous for coconuts and betel nuts. One can walk on the beach from Nagaon beach to Akshi beach in ten minutes. It is more popular for its water sports and most of the tourists coming to Alibaug stay near Nagaon beach.
Kihim-Navgaon Beach: Kihim is a secluded place at a distance of 12 km from Alibag. The Kihim beach is famous for dense cover of Coconut trees. It is also famous[citation needed] for woods which are home to rare butterflies, birds and flowers.
Awas: It is situated about 16 km away from Alibag.
Saswane: It is situated about 18 km away from Alibag.
Rewas: It is situated about 24 km away from Alibag.
Chaul Revdanda: It is situated about 17 km away from Alibag.
Kaneshwar Mandir: It is situated about 17 km away from Alibag to Karlekhind - Chondi road.13 km from Alibag in Northeast direction is this very famous Shiv temple on a 900 ft. high hill. It is a 5000 ft. long climb on well paved stairs, which takes around one hour. Landmarks along the route are tombs of MohanGiri and Balgiri, Nagoba Rest, Jambhali Plateau, God's stair, Gaymandi etc. The fatigue of the uphill climb vanishes the moment one enters the scenic temple premises . It comprises various small temples of Sri Paleshwar, Sri Hanuman, Sri Balram Krishna and Lord Shiv. The special attraction is an ancient sweet water tank enclosed in traditional structure of black stone. The ancient temple was built by Raja Ramdeorai yadav. The height of the Shiv temple is 54 ft. The front gate has Lion sculpture on both sides with traditional lamp-pillar(deepmaal) in front. The 4 ft. long 'Pindi' of Lord Shiv is silver plated. The premises also include Nagaar-khana, Bheem Kunda, a garden for flowers to be offered to the Lord, Sri Ram Ganesh temple and Gomukha. Every year, there is a fair on Kartik Poornima in Hindu calendar. On this hill, a variety of herbs are found.
Mandawa: It is situated about 20 km north of Alibag. The catamaran/ferry services are available from Mumbai to the Mandawa jetty. Many Bollywood celebrities own bungalows here.
Kashid Beach: It is 36 km away from Alibag, on the Alibag-Murud highway, also this beach is possibly one of the cleanest and most beautiful beaches in the region with almost 'white' sand. There are many cottages and resorts available ranging from around RS:1500 to RS:20,000. Prakruti resort is the luxury and the costliest of all. This village does not have any wine shops. One has to go around 6 km towards Murud to buy alcohol. Kashid is the perfect place to calm down and relax for the urban people. One can find water sports facility and number of small shops for snacks. BEWARE: Take care of your self in the water (particularly at the high tides) as there were many incidents which cost the life. There is a danger board warning the people.
Korlai Beach: A quiet serene beach with alternate white and black sands, along a serene stretch of the Arabian coastine, adjacent to a village of Korlai Creole Portuguese speaking Indians.Just across the bridge, to the right there is Korlai fort within the sea and attached to the mainland by a narrow land strip through the Korlao fort through the Korlai Village. It is supposed to have been built by the Portuguese in 1521. The main gate has an inscription which means 'no entry without a fight'. The fort has seven gates, a sweet water well, a church in disuse, a Hindu temple and a Lighthouse.
How to reach?
Road: One can reach Alibag via Pen (30 km away), which is on the Mumbai (78 km away) - Goa road. From Mumbai, one can reach Alibag by traveling on the Mumbai-Goa highway (NH-17)till Wadkhal (or Vadkhal) and taking the right fork from Wadkhal - the left fork being the road to Goa. The distance is approximately 108 km from Mumbai
Railways: The nearest rail railway station are Pen, India. Through Pen, India, it is connected to Panvel (C.R.).
Catamaran/Ferry: The nearest jetty is Mandwa From where catamaran/ferry services are available to Gateway of India, Mumbai. Another port in the vicinity is Rewas, from where a ferry service is available to Ferry Wharf(Bhau cha Dhakka)(Dockyard Road). There is also a jetty at Custom Bandar from where fishermen in Alibag set sail.
One can reach Alibag by catamaran(sea) through "Gateway of India" to Mandwa or from "Bhaucha Dhakka" to Rewas and from Mandwa/Rewas to Alibag by bus.Ticket includes journey from Gateway to Mandwa and bus journey from Mandwa to Alibag bus stop. From Rewas to Alibag one needs to take State Transport bus or a Rickshaw. Take the ferry from Gateway to Mandwa. Services available from 6:00am till 6:00pm.Please check for the current time table with ferry service providers because it keeps on changing as per sea tides and during monsoon it is usually not operated. Ferry Journey time: 40 to 55 minutes depending on the type of boats. From Mandwa operator carries passengers to Alibag in their own chartered buses. Bus Journey time: 45 minutes. Alibag beach is walking distance from the bus-stop.Another option is to take a ferry from "Bhaucha Dhkka" to Rewas. Timings are same but schedule may change depending on the tide. From Rewas take State Transport Bus or Rickshaw to Alibag. Bus Journey time: 1 hour to reach Alibag.
S.T. BusYou can go to Alibag by S.T. bus from Mumbai. From Mumbai to Alibag having daily 35-40 S.T. buses, also Borivali, Thane, Kalyan, Pune, Kolhapur, Miraj, Nashik having buses to alibag for journey.Getting There (At Alibag) By Air : Nearest airport is Mumbai, 140 km. By Railway : Nearest railway station is Panvel, By Road : Mumbai - Panvel - Pen -Wadkhal- Alibag. 130 km, Mumbai - Panvel - Pen -Wadkhal- Karle Khind. 125 km, Pune - Alibag. 150 km
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Road: One can reach Alibag via Pen (30 km away), which is on the Mumbai (78 km away) - Goa road. From Mumbai, one can reach Alibag by traveling on the Mumbai-Goa highway (NH-17)till Wadkhal (or Vadkhal) and taking the right fork from Wadkhal - the left fork being the road to Goa. The distance is approximately 108 km from Mumbai
Railways: The nearest rail railway station are Pen, India. Through Pen, India, it is connected to Panvel (C.R.).
Catamaran/Ferry: The nearest jetty is Mandwa From where catamaran/ferry services are available to Gateway of India, Mumbai. Another port in the vicinity is Rewas, from where a ferry service is available to Ferry Wharf(Bhau cha Dhakka)(Dockyard Road). There is also a jetty at Custom Bandar from where fishermen in Alibag set sail.
One can reach Alibag by catamaran(sea) through "Gateway of India" to Mandwa or from "Bhaucha Dhakka" to Rewas and from Mandwa/Rewas to Alibag by bus.Ticket includes journey from Gateway to Mandwa and bus journey from Mandwa to Alibag bus stop. From Rewas to Alibag one needs to take State Transport bus or a Rickshaw. Take the ferry from Gateway to Mandwa. Services available from 6:00am till 6:00pm.Please check for the current time table with ferry service providers because it keeps on changing as per sea tides and during monsoon it is usually not operated. Ferry Journey time: 40 to 55 minutes depending on the type of boats. From Mandwa operator carries passengers to Alibag in their own chartered buses. Bus Journey time: 45 minutes. Alibag beach is walking distance from the bus-stop.Another option is to take a ferry from "Bhaucha Dhkka" to Rewas. Timings are same but schedule may change depending on the tide. From Rewas take State Transport Bus or Rickshaw to Alibag. Bus Journey time: 1 hour to reach Alibag.
S.T. BusYou can go to Alibag by S.T. bus from Mumbai. From Mumbai to Alibag having daily 35-40 S.T. buses, also Borivali, Thane, Kalyan, Pune, Kolhapur, Miraj, Nashik having buses to alibag for journey.Getting There (At Alibag) By Air : Nearest airport is Mumbai, 140 km. By Railway : Nearest railway station is Panvel, By Road : Mumbai - Panvel - Pen -Wadkhal- Alibag. 130 km, Mumbai - Panvel - Pen -Wadkhal- Karle Khind. 125 km, Pune - Alibag. 150 km
MTDC approved Accomdations
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Akshi beach
Address: Smt. Neha Pradeep Warik, At Post AKSHI, Near Akshi Beach, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.400
Phone: 02141-245458 /
9765814595 /
9423822441Extra info: No MTDC
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Akshi beach
Address: Shri. Dipan Chandrakant Vartak At-Post Akshi ( Rohan Farm ), Near Shintre Wadi, Tal. Alibagh, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1200
Wesbite: http://www.sannidhya.comPhone: 9881539009 /
9820059332
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Akshi beach
Address: Mr. Vivek V.Soparkar. Bunglow No. 8, Shiv Sagar Co. op. Hsg. Society, Kurul Village, Belkade Phata, Tal.- Alibag , Dist.- Raigad,
Tariff: Rs.2000 to Rs.3000
Phone: 02141-691597 / Mob.
9820020813
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Alibag beach
Address: Mr. Ashok Mukundrao Khandekar "Akshay" Bungalow, opposite Ramnath lake, Alibag, Dist. Raigad.
Tariff: Rs.750 to Rs.1200
Phone: Mumbai
022-21639254 / Mob.
9322217678.
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Awas beach
Address: Shri Shivajirao Giridhar Patil, At Post Awas, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.375
Phone: Mumbai
022-26516294 / Mob.
9819837149 /
9850566460
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Awas beach
Address: "Shivanjali Holidays" Mr. Amish A. Shirgaonkar., Post.- Aavas, Tal. Alibag, Dist.- Raigad,
Tariff: Rs.900 to Rs.1100
Phone: 02141-237380 /
02141-237494 / Mob.
9372211826Extra info: For family, ladies group only
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Awas beach
Address: Mr. Sunil Ghanshyam Vaidya At & Po. Aawas, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad, Pin- 402201
Tariff: Rs.1000
Wesbite: http://www.prarambhakshi.comPhone: 022-29664234 / Mob.
9820743301
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Awas beach
Address: Smt. Savita Devadatta Jogalekar At & Post AWAS, Tal. Alibag Dist. Raigad- 402 201.
Tariff: Rs.1200 to Rs.1500
Phone: Awas
02141-237389 /
9765968646Email: ashokdeodhar11@gmail.comExtra info: For families only
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Chimney Hill
Address: Smt. Anjana Prakash Patil, At Post Saswane, 456, Mhatre Road, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.800
Phone: 02141-237123, Mob.
9821914511 /
9373357212
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Karmarkar Sculpture Museum
Address: Mr. Arun G. Kunte Baug, At Post Saswane, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.500
Phone: 02141-237786, / Mumbai
022-25446521 /
9819780169
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: Smt. Mohini Satish Mhatre, Post.- Kihim, Mhatre alee, Nr. Ekvira Mandir, Tal.-Alibag, Dist.- Raigad
Tariff: Rs.900 to Rs.1300
Wesbite: http://www.kuntebaug.com/
Phone: 02141-232171 / Mob.
9423380780Email: enquiry@kuntebaug.com
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: "Sanidhya", Smt. Sandhya Anil Kathe, Post. Kihim, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1000 to Rs.1800
Wesbite: www.alibagparyatan.comPhone: 02141-232077 /
02141-320025 Mob.
9822999085 /
9822681629
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: "Sauli"Smt. Sangita Sudhir Patil At Post Navedar Nagaon (Patil Wadi), Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1000
Phone: 9823403581
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: Mr. Ravindra N. Kalvankar, At Post Kihim, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1000
Phone: 02141-232275 / Mob
9822080719.
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: Shri. Harishchandra Shankar Chavan At. Post - Kihim, Tal-Alibagh, Dist- Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1000 to Rs.1500
Phone: 9823779958
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: Smt.Sneha S. Arte, At Po.Kihim, Tal.Alibag, Dist.Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1000
Wesbite: www.shivanjaliholiday.comPhone: 02141-232135 /
9822122760.
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: "Atul Farm", Smt. Sanjeevani Godbole, Godbole Wadi, Alibag-Revas Road, Gunjis Gaon, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1200
Phone: 02141-232947 /
9326362987
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: Mr.Umesh Vishnu Datar, At Po. Kihim, Tal.Alibag, Dist.Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1200
Phone: 02141-232138 /
9371548384.
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: Smt. Neelam Ashok Pednekar At. Post. Kihim, Tal. Alibagh, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1500
Phone: 02141-232240
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: Mr. Sanjay Arvind Shirdhankar At Satirje, Po. Mapgaon. Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad. Pin- 232052.
Tariff: Rs.1600 to Rs.2100
Phone: 02141-684191 /
9011727484
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Kihim beach
Address: Mr.Chandrakant Shankar Bhide Vraktrunda Banglow, Near Maruti Mandir, Po.Kihim, Tal.Alibag. Dist.Raigad.
Tariff: Rs.2000
Wesbite: http://maooli.com/
Phone: 9321431540 /
9821431540
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Mandwa beach
Address: Mr.Kausthub C. Bhingarde At Po.Dhukawade No.1, Tal.Alibag, Dist.Raigad.
Tariff: Rs.950
Phone: 02141-237440 /
02141-237399Extra info: Groups only (min 4 persons)
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Mandwa beach
Address: Smt.Nirmala Anant Kardale, At. Kolgaon, Mandwa, Po. Sasawane, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad,
Tariff: Rs.1200
Phone: 9820767680 /
9869503511
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Nagaon beach
Address: Shri Vishnu Chintaman Kelkar At Post Nagaon Bandar Bhag Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad.
Tariff: Rs.200
Phone: 02141-245836Extra info: Groups (min 10)
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Nagaon beach
Address: "Vaidya Farm", Shri Mahesh Pandurang Vaidya Kawale Paroda, Beside Kawalabai Temple, Opp. Pandhra Maruti, Nagaon- Hatale, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad.
Tariff: Rs.400
Wesbite: http://www.maulivillage.comPhone: 02141-245017, Mumbai
02224372220 /
02224309371
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Nagaon beach
Address: Mr. Bhaskar H. Naik. Post.- Nagaaon ( patil wadi) , Bandar Road, Tal. Alibag, Dist.-Raigad. 402 204
Tariff: Rs.1000
Wesbite: http://www.akshaybungalow.com/
Phone: 02141-245114 /
9421254573Email: queries@akshaybungalow.com
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Nagaon beach
Address: Shri Prakash Mahadev Naik, Near Shivaji Statue, Nagaon, Tahsil Alibag, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1200
Phone: 02141-245644 /
9422696170
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Nagaon beach
Address: Shri Divakar Dhundiraj Aapte Post Nagaon, Alibag, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.1300 to Rs.1600
Phone: 02141-245576 /
02141-245476 Mob.
9011838442 /
9421260301
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Revdanda beach
Address: "Ashish", Shri Ashok Vasudeo Deodhar, At Post REVADANDA,opp Primary School, Maruti Ali Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad.
Tariff: Rs.400
Phone: 02141-240443 /
9869749028 /
9403069844
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Revdanda beach
Address: Smt. Vaishali Ashok Vaidhya Post.- Revdanda , Killa Agarkot , Tal. Aibag ,Dist.- Raigad
Tariff: Rs.3000
Phone: 9423377457 /
02141-240839
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Saswane beach
Address: Smt. Sharyu Kaustabh Tamhankar At. Maher, Post. Sasvane, Tal. Alibagh, Dist. Raigad
Tariff: Rs.650
Phone: 02141-237379
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Saswane beach
Address: "Sagar Darshan", Shri Vasant Govind Apte, At Post Saswane, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad-402 201.
Tariff: Rs.700 to Rs.1100
Phone: 02141-237097 /
02141-237324
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Thal beach
Address: Mr.Shetal Mahadev Koli. "Shrikrupa" At.Bhal, Po. Thal, Nr. R.C.F. Alibag- Revas Road, Tal.- Alibag, Dist.- Raigad
Tariff: Rs.950
Phone: 02141-239083 / Mob.
9421163943
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Varsoli beach
Address: Mr. Ajay Tukaram Raul, Nana Saheb Kunte Marg, Vidyanagar, Varsoli, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad,
Tariff: Rs.600
Wesbite: http://alibagparyatan.com/Kalpataru_holiday_home.htmPhone: 02141-224653 /
9822445523
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Varsoli beach
Address: Mr. Anant D. Lele. Serve No. 95, Gaon.- Varsoli, Tal.- Alibag, Dist.- Raigad
Tariff: Rs.700 to Rs.1100
Phone: 02141-224109 /
9819228394 /
9823761482Extra info: For Groups
Location: Alibag
Attraction: Varsoli beach
Address: Smt. Vrunda Deepak Patil, At. Varsoli, Naik Ali, Bhawani Shankar Road, Alibag, Dist. Raigad.
Tariff: Rs.1200
Wesbite: http://www.weekendmaher.comPhone: 02141-224184 /
9967476757