Tuesday, August 14, 2007

BEACHES

Tarkarli Beach :
Tarkarli situated 6 Kms. south of Malvan and 546 kms. away from Mumbai on the west coast of India, is Tarkarli. The major attraction here is the long and narrow stretch of beach, with its pristine waters. On a clear day, you can see the sea-bed through a depth of 20ft. Then, of course, there are the forts, Sindhudurg one of Maharashtra's more popular and important sea forts, built in the 17th century and the famous Padmagarh Fort. While in Tarkarli, make sure to visit the konkan's favorite food restaurant for the delectable cuisine and experience something unusual-staying in MTDC's inviting tents
Getting thereBy Air : Nearest airport is Mumbai.By Rail : Nearest railhead is Kudal, 45 kms, on Konkan Railway. By Road : Mumbai-Tarkarli, 546 kms.Kolhapur-Tarkarli, 160 kms. Malvan-Tarkarli,7 kms. State Transport buses ply from Mumbai, Kolhapur, Pune to Malvan and from Malvan to Tarkarli. Rickshaws are also available from Malvan. Places to see near by Tarkarli - Malvan-6 k.m,Devbag- 5 kms

Devbag Beach :

Aachara Beach :

Shiroda Beach (19 k.m. from Vengurla) :
Featuring natural beauty,privacy,sparking blue waters, long stretch of silver sands,cool sea breeze whispering through towering Cajurina plantations on the beach, amenities and salt depots around the village Shiroda is feast for the eyes of the visitors.In 1930 salt satyagraha took place in Shiroda with the order of Rastrapita Mahatma Gandhi. Police arrested hundred's of protectors ( Swayamsevaks) trying to rob salt by breaking the fence, nut they couldn't stop Swayamsevaks from looting the salt. This conflict continued till Ghandhiji had talks of equality with general Erwin. Shiroda is also said to be the land of inspiration for eminent novelist V.S.Khandekar.

Velagar Beach :
Sagartirth is a long stretch of golden beach at Velgar, whose sands are literally untouched and undisturbed.

Nivati Beach:
Offers peace and serenity to independent travellers. Fishermen seen launching their traditional boats and nets daily into the sea is an interesting feature to watch on this beach. Adjoining the beach is a twin village Kochra, which offers wonderful view of small tropical oasis on Nivati's shore.

Bhogwe Beach(29 k.m. from Kudal & 36 k.m. from Vengurla) :
Exquisitely secluded on Exotic western shores of Sindhudurg. This beach offers to the tourist wonderful view of Karli's estuary which mingles secretly with sea waters from behind Devbaug's Famous Mobar Point. The beach lures to the tourists by its stunning white sand and beautiful blue water lagoon, thus an idealist spot for swimming , sunbathing and pick nicking. Flock of local sea birds add to the beauty of serene surroundings by playing with the sea waters. You can explore much more here. A hill in the back drop offers panoramic view of Arabian sea and light house situated on the rocky island. Sunset is the peak time to watch this natures expression.

Redi Beach :

Khavane Beach :

Bagayat Beach :

Kunkeshwar Beach (19 k.m. from Deogad ) :

Mithbav Beach :

Walaval Creek(Kudal Taluka)
Offers Truly spell binding view Tarkarli creek (Estury) situated between majestic mountains that slopes down to meet its stream; but to see this view the visitor has to trek from mauli Temple to one huge rock situated towards west on the top of the hill. Here visitors turnout in large numbers in summer season. Walawal is also known for Laxmi Narayan temple. The natures amazing pecularity here is that one full moon day Lord Laxminarayan sees reflected images of both Sun and Moon in the river. That means on the full moon day when the sun is sinking towards west coincidently moon also rises in the east.

Nerurpar( Kudal Taluka )

Katwan( Deogad Taluka )

Kolamb( Malvan Taluka )

1 comment:

Ranjan Padhi said...

Tarkarli beach is my favorite place in Malvan. Less crowd, clean beach, water sports. even the hotels in malvan provide budget accomodation with delicious malvani cuisine in their restaurants.