Hello Friends here's My Travel blog just few days ago when i visited Konkan .
I am pretty much sure you guys must have came across or read about Konkan Regions of West Maharashtra . Few Indian Ministers say we will transform Konkan into California , well its true it can become a California if proper development programs are undertaken . Konkan is really really
beautiful with its coastlines and Nature .
I will step by step try to give you information on how we explore the beautiful sites of This region.
Clean sea water , white sandy beaches, golden paddy fields , Red soil , Palm Trees Religious sites is what konkan is all about .
I would like to display a simple Road Map which covers west Maharashtra including Konkan region . Konkan region is comprise of regions of Raigad district , Ratnagiri district and sindhudurg district .
DAY 1-:
we started our journey from Mumbai and traveled along the beautiful coastline Road of srivardhan Harihareshwar and dapoli and first went to out first destination which is Ganpatipule in Ratnagiri district.
The Ganpati Temple of Lord Ganesha is one of the Famous sites where people all around Maharashtra like to visit . There is also one Museum Named ' Prachin Konkan' . Its a open Air Museum featuring Life sized displays & sculpture of ancient villages in Konkan , it will take around 2 to 3 Hours to see the full Museum.
Ganpatipule is also famous for its Beaches ,Ganpatipule Beach and nearby Aare Ware Beach. Jaigad Fort and a British Made Light House which is to the north of Ganpati pule .
Well we only visited Ganesh Temple , Prachin Konkan and Ganpatipule Beach.
Well there are lots of staying options in Ganpatipule ,there are lot of hotels which i have given in the link below .
we managed to stay at the Bapat's Guest House and its one of the cheapest stay in Ganpatipule .
DAY 2-:
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| Ganpatipule Temple |
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| Prachin Konkan Museum |
Beach near Ganpatipule
Then further the Next day we headed to another religious place Kunkeshwar which is Lord Shiva's Temple,
This temple is holy place in Konkan, and is also known as Konkan Kashi.
Kunkeshwar Mandir
In between we also saw the beautiful sightseeing of Kazir bhati Beach and beautiful bridge along both sides one could see the essence of Nature. Here's down the pictures of this beautiful site.
As the Road was passing i realized how beautiful konkan is and why there are so many songs ,movies and articals on Beauty of konkan . It is my moms Native place and i am visiting it for the first time in my Life a thought came in my mind why i did not visited such a beautiful place before .
Entering Sindhudurg District --:
we entered Sindhudurg district but i missed on the Vijaydurg fort back which i wanted to see , due to some reasons we couldn't manage to see . Next time surely i will visit it .As we were in Sindhudurg
the first big city we came across was Kankavli It is a cultural, educational and politically rich town.
we decided to have a evening tea break in Kankavli .
Finally we headed to our final Destination Kudal .Kudal is the fourth largest town in Sindhudurg after Sawantwadi,Malvan and Kankavli. My Uncle has a small Apartment in Kudal so we all were going to stay there . Beside that Apartment there is a Big Hotel Named Abhmanyu on Kudal -vengurla road which i found is Good and it also had a small restaurant where the food was delicious .
Hotel Abhimanyu
Kudal -Vengurla road
Day 3-: well we were bit tired so we started off the day little Late , we plan to go first have Lunch and the head straight to Mandkuli a very small but beautiful village in Kudal . Actually in mandkuli
there is my uncles very old house and Land so we went to see it and also enjoyed the rich nature filled with Palm trees , Mango trees , Jackfurit and many more .
Old Broken House in Mandkuli
Mandkuli
From there we also went to one of our old relatives ina small village called Zarrap . we were amazed to
see the Area and House , a very big area full of trees ,animals fruits . This was the most wonderful place i
visited in Konkan . My moom also started recollecting old memories from this village when she was small.
The House in Zarrap
The people over there were so nice and Kind , they greeted us so nicely and gave us fruits and other
wonderful things which we were just imagining . They were also very Happy as we remembered them and visited their house after very very long time .
I also meet my new friend Mr Puppy .
DAY 4-:
It started very well we decided to see the site seeings of Malvan and other Beaches around . we first
went to Bhogave beach which is one of the famous beach in Malvan but as we went there it was getting
to Hot and humid as we reached there in the Afternoon. we spend few time over there and decided to go
to tarkarli beach which is famous for water sports .
while we were on the way to Tarkarli from Bhogave we saw the ongoing construction of new Airport in
Sindhudurg district named as Sindhudurg green field Airport . so now in future we can also vist konkan
by Air which is a very good development for tourism .
Sindhudurg Green field Airport ( chipi)
Bhogave Beach
Near Tarkarli Beach there is my uncles Beach resort , we went over there to just hang around and meet him
but he was not available there .
well the Rooms in these resort are premium so its no a cheap deal . The per day cost of living here can go up
to 5000 Rs a day excluding food , but its worth to spend time
konkan breeze sea beach resort
konkan breeze sea beach resort
we finally arrived at tarkarli beach and the beach was so clean and beautiful , we rent a boat and went to a samll island where all water sports activity are done . we did couple of rides like banana ride and speed boat
etc .
The boat guy will charge you Rs 500 to take you to the the island and over there its up to you what games you
want to play and all games are in the range of approx 300 to 400 rs per ride, well if you want to ride the jet ski
alone then you have to pay 100 bucks extra.
The boat and the island
On the island
water sports activity near the island .
Back to the beach from the island
After it was all done we called the day off and as we were tired we decided to go back to our flat in Kudal .
But in between we saw amazing Market of malvan and couldn't resist to stop fro a shop . we did lot of
shopping stuffs like cashew , kokam , chikki ,kaza and many more .
On The way back it was Very Dark and I got a very amazing experience to drive on the dark road surrounded
by dense trees with a slight moon light . It was one of the thrilling experience .
we reached back Home around 9 pm and had dinner in the same Abhimanyu hotel .
woow what a day it was full of fun and thrill .
DAY 5 -:
Woow today was the most exciting day because today i was going to visit My Mooms Native Village in Konkan . My Grandfather old house with beautiful trees and weather , we were going to visit Ajgaon which is located down south of konkan close to sawantwadi , Its almost Goa Border Ajgaon is famous of Vetoba Temple .
South Konkan Area
We reached Ajgaon at about 11:30 am and it was Raining Heavily . I was very excited to see the
beautiful Nature and peoples living over there. At first we went in the Ravalnath Temple ,The temple
is huge with Varanda outside . Vetoba temple is just 5 minutes away from Ravalnath temple . He is usually depicted carrying a sword and holding a skull bowl.Vetoba is popularly known as Betal in Goa.
Approaching Ajgaon
Ravalnath Temple ( Ajgaon )
Lord Ravalnath
Lord Vetoba
After Darshan we went inside of the Village , My moom started remembering all the old stories of her childhood
we reached the lane inside where our old House was located , we went walking inside and we meet one old relative over there . we then went outside the house to see Garden area and other locations .
It was a true feeling of being in real konkan with that forest and red Mud .
Ajgaon
Ajgaon House
On Top of the House
We spend some time there and then further went to see the Tiracol Fort which is at Goa Border which is just
2 Km from Ajgaon . As we crossed the check post we were in Goa.
Tiracol is actually a fort and is converted in to Hotel . As we entered the Main Door we saw a Church which
was white with old Architectur, we managed to go to the back side of the church and could see the Beach and tiracol river .
Fort Tiracol entrance
Church at Tircol Fort
View from Tericol Fort
On the way back we managed to see Vengurla Dock . Its just a commercial place with few tourist . Vengurla is famous not for the site seeing but for its shopping , Market places and unique Malvani Food .
Kombdi Vada , Amboli , Sol kadhi , Crab Masala, Fish Gravy are the famous Malvani dishes .
Vengurla Bandar
Famous Kombdi vade plate from Vengurla
Well That was it . We headed back to Kudal which was our Base and we want to reach early because
we wanted to pack our bags and get ready for the next day , well Next day means Going Back to Mumbai .The Trip is over all fun is over But this was the most Amazing and memorable trip one could ever enjoy
because we covered almost Full konkan except few Places . We managed to go to all the Main Cities of
Konkan Area and explored .
For Me its Big Thumbs Up ,I will Love to Come Back to Konkan Again and Again . It was way beautiful
than i imagined . Best season to vist konkan is May-june or then from September to December .
