Be it road trips, treks, or backpack trips, Maharashtra; India, my new home; gives numerous options that emerge from the combination of a long coastline and the Sahyadri hills running parallel to it. Maharashtra is blessed with few of the finest beaches one could find in the country.And to my delight I found out that some of these beaches are a backpackers dream come true,long stretches of secluded beaches ideal for camping and amiable people. couple of times we managed to go fishing with the local fishermen in the early hours which happened to be the highlight of the entire road trip which i call the Konkan Escapade!!
* alibaug
* Dapoli
* Diveghar
* Ganapatiphule
* Harihareshwar
* Kashid
* Nagao
* Srivardhan
* Dahanu
* Anjarle
* Dabhol
* Guhagar
* Manori
* Harnai
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Alibag Beach
Alibag is a small beach town few hours drive away from Pune on the Konkan coast with a long stretch of beach from Rewas to Revdanda. read more about alibag beaches
Dapoli Beach
Dapoli is one of the most untouched and unspoiled beaches near Pune on the konkan stretch and are amongst the cleanest ones on the entire west cost of India. Read more about Dapoli beaches
Diveghar Beach
Diveghar, is a marvelous beach around 15 km from Shrivardhan and Harihareshwar. Diveghar is popular for its stunning secluded beaches. Read more about Diveghar beaches
Ganapatiphule beach
Travelling to Ganapatipule by road is a vacation in itself. The entire ‘konkan’ region is picture-perfect: narrow roads, red soil, roofed houses, clean courtyards, innumerable fruit bearing trees and casuarinas lining the coast are a common sight. read more on Ganapatiphule beaches
Harihareshwar Beach
Harihareshwar is considered one of the holiest places in India. The town is surrounded by four hills named after Lords Harihareshwar, Harshinachal, Bramhadri and Pushpadri. Read more about Harihareshwar beaches
Kashid Beach
Kashid is a beautiful seaside weekend retreat on the Konkan stretch and arguably one of the best beaches around Pune.Kashid is popular mainly because of its white sand, blue seas, green mountains, and paddy fields. Read more about Kashid Beaches
Nagao Beach
Nagao is a beautiful destination from Pune. Its a hamlet set close to the beach on the same stretch as Alibag. A secluded beach; with fewer visitors than Alibag, makes it more attractive to the traveler looking to just relax and laze around. Read more on Nagao beaches
Srivardhan Beach
Srivardhan is a nice beach around Pune with sun kissed sands on a spectacular beach. Srivardhan has a nice atmosphere with unpolluted air and a blue sea. Read more on Srivardhan Beaches
Dahanu Beach
Dahanu is located about 240 Kms from Pune. Its a quite seaside town with an unspoilt beach. the entire stretch of the beach is lined by caseuarina trees.read more on Dahanu beaches
Anjarle
Anjarle is one of the finest places in Konkan. It is just 26 km from Dapoli. It is famous for the ‘Kadyawarcha Ganpati’ (Ganesh temple situated on a cliff). You can get a magnificent view of the thick plantation of coconut trees..read more on Anjarle beaches
Dabhol
Dabhol town is located on the south-west border of Dapoli taluka. Vashishthi River flowing from Chiplun merges into the sea at Dabhol and is called as Dabhol creek.Read more on Dabhol Beaches
Guhagar
Guhagar, is a temple town in Ratnagiri district and in all regards with many outstanding temples in and around. Temples committed to various forms of Lord Shiva Read more on Guhagar beaches
A note of caution to start with don’t confuse this Murud-Harnai with that Murud-Janjira near Alibag. Though the name is same, they are located at least 100 Kms apart. Read more on Harnai Beaches
Manori
Manori beach is about two kms long and fringed with palm trees and rows of seafront hotels. Both Gorai and Manori are safe beaches linked by a rocky headland and accessed across a small creek.Read more on Manori Islands
