Alibag (अलिबाग)

Alibag is a coastal town and a municipal council in Raigad District in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. It is headquarters of the Raigad district.Alibag was developed in 17th Century by Sarkhel Kanhoji Aangre the naval chief of King Shivaji's Kingdom. Alibag is also called as mini Goa of maharashtra. Lets have a look over this area and people which is my home town......

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Sagargad

Sagargad, near Alibag, really simplifies choices, especially if what you want is an easy, scenic monsoon trek. Trekkers can look forward to walks through beautiful dense Sahyadri vegetation and fabulous views of the Konkan thickets here.

Nagaon Beach

This village has beautiful gardens closed to sea beach, big and small wells and temples. The beach is 2 km away from village and is famous as "Satad Beach".

Kulaba Fort

Kulaba Fort ...

Kashid Beach

This beach is calm and quite having lots of cypress trees on shore. Soft and Golden sand, pleasant climate of this beach attracts tourist from various places

Alibag Beach

Fresh air, Sandy beach,sight of the Colaba fort are the major attractions. In addition to that you may enjoy Bhel-puri, Coconut water, Ice-cream, Sea Food, Alu Bonda etc.

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How to Reach Alibag??

By 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 and taking the right fork from Wadkal - the left fork being the road to Goa. The distance is approximately 108 km from Mumbai.

By Railway: The nearest rail way station is Pen. From Pen take S. T. Bus for Alibag.

By Boat: The nearest jetty is Mandwa From where launch services are available to Gateway of India, Mumbai. Another port in the vicinity is Rewas, from where a ferry service is available to Bhau cha Dhakka. 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 Rikshaw. Take the ferry from Gateway to Mandwa. Services available from 6:00am till 6:00pm. 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 Rikshaw to Alibag. Bus Journey time: 1 hour to reach Alibag.

Mumbai - Panvel - Pen- Wadkhal - Poynad- Alibag. 125 km,

Pune - Lonavala - Khopoli - Pen - Alibag. 150 km

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Atrractions in Alibag......Beaches!!!!!!

Alibag is a place good for all seasons like summer, winter and best of rainy as it has Beautiful greenery.....

Alibag Beach

Get down at Alibag bus stand...It is approximately 1.1 Km from that. (Near Raigad Zilla Parishad or Civil hospital). You may hire an auto.
Along side of the beach the sight cypress trees and bungalows which add beauty to the view of the beach. Alibag beach is totally pollution free. Trees move through and fro giving fresh air which a fresh feeling. Walking on the sandy beach is quite pheasant, the waves bring the water close to your feet and because of this one can't resist himself from entering the water.
Fresh air, Sandy beach,sight of the Colaba fort are the major attractions. In addition to that you may enjoy Bhel-puri, Coconut water, Ice-cream, Sea Food, Alu Bonda etc.
For a change you can travel in bullock-cart or Tanga. During March-April bullock-cart races and Tanga races are arranged on the beach.

Nagaon Beach

Do you remember "Sagar Kinare Dil Ye Pukare" from film Sagar ? That is Nagaon..approximately 7 Km from Alibag, on Alibag-Revdanda road. Famous place for Coconuts and betel-nuts. ... very calm and quite place.
This village has beautiful gardens closed to sea beach, big and small wells and temples. The beach is 2 km away from village and is famous as "Satad Beach".
State Transport buses , eight sitters, auto-rickshaws available for traveling to Nagaon. It takes approx.30 min. The village has facility of hotels, private bungalows, rent houses etc. Homemade( Konkani style) food facility is also available.

Mandwa Beach

Approximately 20 Kms from Alibag. You might have seen Mandwa in movies like Insaaf (Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia), Sagar (Rishi Kapur, Dimple Kapadia), Agnipath (Amitabh, Madhavi, Danny)etc. It is a nice place. You can see lot of baglows of Filmstars.
It is possible to reach village Mandwa by S.T. bus and upto Jetty by auto-rickshaw. This Jetty is very beautiful and calm. There are Coconut trees on the beach. The beach has beautiful scenery around it. Mumbai city can be seen on a clear day from this Jetty. Daily up-down of launches and catamarans available from Gateway of India to the Jetty. Tourists should not miss the opportunity of availing the experience of opportunity of cool and calm climate while traveling through the blue sea and 'L' shaped Jetty having natural beauty of its own is very different from others.

Kihim Beach

It is situated west of Kihim-Chondhi Chauk, approximately 9 Km from Alibag. Crowded with employess of Rashtriya Chemical Fertilizers(RCF, Thal).
It takes approximately half an hour to reach Kihim by auto-rickshaw or by bus. This beach is a very attractive halt for tourists. Because of its natural beauty, beach keeps you in a very pleasant mood. You can see soft and golden sand only on this beach. You can watch different types of birds here.
Do you know that the great ornithologist Salim Ali used to stay here?
You can stay in Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation(MTDC)'s resort. Also Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers LTD co. has built a huge Rest-House at Kihim for tourists. Besides these hotels, private bungalows and rented houses are also available in the village.

Kashid Beach

On Alibag-Murud Highway.... just 32 Km from Alibag... Place away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Although I never had been there, it is highly recommended by my friends.
This beach is calm and quite having lots of cypress trees on shore. Soft and Golden sand, pleasant climate of this beach attracts tourist from various places. S.T.bus and Private rickshaws are available to reach this beach

Akshi Beach

Akshi is a ever green village. Just 5 Km from Alibag ... Full of fishers... Generally not crowded...(That's the reason I love it).
One can travel by Alibag-Revdanda bus, eight sitter auto rickshaw or private vehicles to Akhshi. It takes approx.15 min. All houses in village are built in deep shadow of coconut, betel-nut trees.
One more important thing...Don't miss the epigraph prepared by Raja Keshidevaray in the year 1012. If you are studying Marathiliterature...you might be knowing that.
In this premises their is an epigraph prepared by Konkan Shiladar King Keshidevaray in Sanskrit and mix marathi language in Devanagari script is found dating to the year 1012. Also in this premises an Epigraph prepared by Devgiri Yadav King Ramchandra in Sanskrit and mixed Marathi Language in Devnagari script is found dating to the year 1291. An epigraph of Kashidevray is the first ever available epigraph.

What are you waiting for?? come and enjoy.........

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