Popular beach town Alibaug is 120 kms away from Pune and it is a 3 and a half hours journey. It is 100 kms from capital city Mumbai. It is located in Raigad district. Alibaug is a well-known beautiful long beach in the Konkan region of Maharashtra.
You can go around the and have site of historic forts, and clean water beaches. From the Alibaug main beach you can have glance of the Kolaba fort. The sand here has a hard texture and is a shade of black. This beach offers various water sports and boat ride also.
This is located nearly 20 kms away from the town. It is one more famous beach of Alibaug. If you are lucky you will get a chance to see movie shooting over here. Speed boats are also available from Mandwa to Mumbai with in only 10–15 minutes.
Kolaba fort or Alibaug fort It is placed 2 kms away from town. It is protected monument. It is built in 1680. The fort attracts tourist for its historic importance. During the reign of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, as it was the chief naval base. There is Siddhivinayak Temple on this Fort built by Rangoji Angre. There is a Dargah of Haji Kamaluddin Shah on the fort. Next to the northern wall of the fort you can see two English Cannons mounted on wheels
There are few more places isolated and away from crowd. There you can just set back and relax.
• Kashid beach
• Akshi beach
• Nagaon beach
• Varsoli beach
• Khihim beach.
Alibaug is perfect place for hang out with friends on weekends. If want to have adventures holiday, then here you will find multiple choices of water sports.
Ideal time to visit Alibaug is July to November. Even winter is also best time as temperature is also low.
For staying in here you need not to worry much, there are good numbers of hotels and resorts are available at Alibaug. You can book according to your budget and choice.