Incredible Malvan🌴

              🌊 PLACES TO VISIT IN MALVAN 🌊

Malvan is one of the best tourist locations in konkan region of Maharashtra. It is well known for its beaches, forts, temples in surrounding areas, seafood and pleasant weather as it is a part of the coastal belt. The beaches of malvan are the best spot for scuba diving and water sports. 

1. CHIVLA BEACH  


This is a beautiful stretch of clean sand and clear waters bordering Malvan town from the North West. It is a C shaped small beach, calm and serene. In the evening laze around the beach and watch the sun go down is an incredible experience. 

• THE TOP BUDGET HOTELS NEAR CHIVLA BEACH:

The distance from malvan bus stand to chivla beach is 2km. On reaching chivla beach you get to see the beautiful calm sea. There are lots of hotels near chivla beach like Mayekar holiday home, visava sea view, Savita niwas and so on.                  


MALVAN BUS STAND 

• ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON CHIVLA BEACH: Chivla beach is most popular for water sports like scuba diving, parasailing, snorkeling, speed boat ride, jetski. Various packages are available and different types of scuba diving packages are also available like deep diving and average scuba diving. 

• FOOD AND DRINK OPTIONS AT CHIVLA BEACH: Malvan is famous for seafood. Malvani dishes are very popular. All veg and non veg dishes are available in restaurants. Pomfret, crabs, Shellfish, shrimps etc are available. Mori masala or fish curry is popular along the konkan coast. Solkadi is made from coconut milk and kokam. It is usually served with chicken, fish and mutton. 

                    




2. SINDHUDURG FORT

Located on the Konkan coast, between Mumbai and Goa, Sindhudurg Fort is a mighty fort as it stands in the middle of the sea that can be approached only via the water route. Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj built many forts in and around Maharashtra, but this one probably is the most unique and no wonder the only place that has a temple dedicated to him.

               


There are things to see inside the fort. There are a few temples, but the biggest one is dedicated to the Maratha warrior and the most revered figure in Maharashtra Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj himself. Beautiful trees surround this simple but serene temple.

You can go in any direction from the main entrance and climb the thick walls with bastions that define the fort. The condition of the walls is not great, the steps are uneven and there are no safety features installed. No medical facilities seem to be available, so you need to be very careful while climbing. If you climb, you will see the view of the coastline with coconut trees forming the skyline. Colorful boats providing the vibrancy with their colors against the different blues of the ocean and the sky. Tarkarli beach is also visible from one side of the fort. Small shops inside sell cold drinks, Sharbats, and snacks.

              


Even today you can find Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj right hand and left foot impressions in one of the ramparts.There are three sweet water reservoirs in the fort ramparts. Even if the water in the nearby villages dries up in summer, these wells always contain water. There is a coconut tree which has branches and also gives fruit. The tree was struck by lightning a couple of years ago. 

The fort is open all days of the week from 10a.m. to 5:30p.m.  The entry to the fort is Rs.50 (per person) for the Indian tourists and Rs.200 (per person) for the foreign tourists.

                  


The best time to trek is in the winter months from November-February. Tourists can enjoy winter holidays trekking in this region.




                                    




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