Alibag - Kashid

Alibag is a coastal town in the Raigad District of the Konkan region of Maharashtra. It is known for its beaches and is one of the famous tourist places.




It is about 150 kms from Pune (Chandni Chowk) via the old highway. If you are travelling in the rainy season or winter, the old highway is just a great pleasure drive. You can however cover this distance through the Mumbai-Pune expressway.

How to get there :

By road : Pune- Khopli - Pen - Poinad - Alibag
OR
Pune - Tamhini - Kolad - [Roha - Ashtami - Revdanda - Nagoan - Alibag] or [ Nagothane - Poinad - Alibag ]

Alibag is not one of the cleanest beaches. So you hence want to visit either Kashid or nagaon bech instead. If you directly plan to reach kashid, you can take the tamini route. If you wish to stay at Alibag and reach there first, you can take the Pen route. The Pen route is the very good.



Distance: Alibag via Pen route is about 150 kms from Pune.
Time: 3 hrs
Tolls : 3-4
Old highway - Dehu road , Khusgaon (you can get a combined toll at Dehu road for Rs 45/-) , Pen [ around 18/-], somewhere near Poinad [around 15/-]

Route :

Pune - Chandni Chowk - Dehu Road / Shivaji Nagar - Pimpri-Chinchwad - Old Mumbai Highway [NH4] - Lonavla -Khandala - Mumbai-Pune Expressway - Khopoli Exit - take the first left from the first chowk - Toll - When you are just about to enter Pen there is a bypass road (Directions marked are to Panjim or Alibag) - take right here - after 2-3 kms you reach the Mumbai-Goa highway - take Left - henceforth keep going straight - At Wadhkal take right at the fork - Poinad - Toll - there is a huge factory on left(probably ISPAT) -keep going stright over the bridge - after going through a few villages - Alibag

You can take the new Pune-Mumbai expressway till the Khopli exit and follow the route hencforth.

Via Tamini ghat, the road is not so good in a few pathches. Also there are may ghats on the way and hence may take more time through this road.

Kashid Beach: It is about 40 kms from Alibag on the Alibag-Murud highway. This beach is possibly one of the cleanest and most beautiful white sand beaches in the region.

There are not many Lunch options here, however Anda-Pav etc is readily available.
Go ahead toward Murud to find some Bhojanalays. Its a nice place to play and spend time at the beach.


Nagaon beach: It is situated about 10-12 km from Alibag and is famous for coconuts and betel nuts.You can find some good eating options here. Some hotels are good for seafood.


*Photos clicked by Bhanu Bejugam.

Have a wonderful holiday and a safe journey.
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