ALIBAUG
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ALIBAUG
MAHARASHTRA | INDIA
Weather: 31°C
Ideal duration: 1-2 days
Best time: Nov-Mar
Nearest Airport: Mumbai
State Rank: 19 out of 50 places to visit in
Maharashtra
ALIBAUG TOURISM
A little coastal town tucked away in the Konkan
region on Maharashtra, Alibaug is a very popular
weekend getaway holiday destination and has
earned itself the name of "mini-Goa", owing to the
high tourist footfall all year round. Steeped in
colonial history, Alibaug is a quaint little town
located about 110 kms from Mumbai, and about 150
kms from Pune, and is replete with sandy beaches,
clean unpolluted air and plenty op forts and
temples, ensuring that despite being a small town,
you never run out of activities to do.
Alibaug has numerous beaches, and all the
beaches are only a few minutes drive away from
each other, so you won't have to worry about which
beach to visit and which one to leave out. The most
visited in the beach in Alibaug is, of course,
Alibaug beach, which offers a spectacular of view
of not only the sunrise and sunset but of the Colaba
fort as well, which you can take a short boat ride to.
The Colaba fort was once the cornerstone of the
Maratha Empire, and most of the fort is still in good
shape. Other popular beaches in the area include
Kihim Beach, and Nagaon Beach, with Kihim beach
being a photographer's paradise.
Alibaug is home to Mandwa Beach, a beach
famously known for the innumerable number of
movie shootings that take place here. The beach
offers a stunning view of the Gateway of India from
its bay, and you can sit and sip on a cool drink on
the sand under the orchard of coconut trees lining
the beach, and while away o lazy afternoon or two.