Places to Visit in Alibaug - Maharashtra

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 Places to Visit in Alibaug

Alibaug being one of the most popular tourist towns in Maharashtra has everything that one might need to unwind, relax, have fun and replenish the mind with vigour and excitement for many days to come.

It has natural beauty in the form of many beaches along the Arabian Sea coast for the sun and sand lovers, peace and quiet for the ones looking for a break from the routine hectic city life,  historical heritage forts to explore for the history and architectural buffs, innumerable number of adventure sports activities for the adrenaline junkie, quite a few temples for the religious tourist, nature treks, camping  and bird-watching for the nature enthusiasts, and varied cuisine ranging from the North Indian to the South with authentic local Konkani and Malwani fare along with the freshest of sea-food on offer. 

Kihim Beach

Here is a list of some of the major attractions not to be missed on a visit to Alibaug :-

  1. Alibaug Fort

  2. Alibaug Magnetic Observatory

  3. Akshi Beach*

  4. Kihim Beach**

  5. Nagaon beach***

  6. Varsoli beach

  7. Kolaba Fort

  8. Murud-Janjira fort

  9. Mandwa Beach

  10. Birla Mandir

  11. Temple of Kanakeshwar

  12. Angre Samadhi

  13. Jerusalem Gate

  14. Kanakeshwar temple

  15. Karmarkar Museum

  16. Kalbhairav Mandir

  17. Chamunda Temple

  18. Bhileshwar Temple

  19. Raiwadi beach

  20. Hirakot lake

  21. Khanderi Island

  22. Kulswami Temple

  23. Shankar Temple

  24. Korlai Fort

  25. Sagargad Fort

  26. Hanuman Mandir

  27. Khubladha Fort

  28. Underi Fort


*Akshi Beach is popular for One-day wander and Nature trails.


**Kihim Beach

  • It's a bird-watchers paradise with beautiful migratory and resident birds, butterflies and flowers.

  • Photography of Khanderi and Underi forts is an important feature.

  • Mysterious appearance of Shiv Ling in the month of Shravan that attracts thousands of Shiv devotees for darshan.

The Shiv Ling ( Swyambhu ) vanishes in a few days just as mysteriously as it appeared. 

  • Swimming not allowed due to rough sea and many rocky patches


***Nagaon Beach 

  • Popular for innumerable water and adventure sports.

  • Super tasty seafood shacks.

  • Central to many of the other beaches.




Apart from the tourist places to visit, Alibaug offers opportunity to participate in a few important festivals comprising of -

  • Nariyal Paani Musical festival in the month of January

  • Pola Maharashtrian festival in the first week of August

  • Nag Panchmi in the second week of August.


Picture source - wikipedia 

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