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.
Here is a list of some of the major attractions not to be missed on a visit to Alibaug :-
Alibaug Fort
Alibaug Magnetic Observatory
Akshi Beach*
Kihim Beach**
Nagaon beach***
Varsoli beach
Kolaba Fort
Murud-Janjira fort
Mandwa Beach
Birla Mandir
Temple of Kanakeshwar
Angre Samadhi
Jerusalem Gate
Kanakeshwar temple
Karmarkar Museum
Kalbhairav Mandir
Chamunda Temple
Bhileshwar Temple
Raiwadi beach
Hirakot lake
Khanderi Island
Kulswami Temple
Shankar Temple
Korlai Fort
Sagargad Fort
Hanuman Mandir
Khubladha Fort
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.
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