advise needed alibaug

dheerpat

hi all .

we are a group of 8-10 guys from gujarat looking to spend fun time at alibaug...we intend to leave saturday night arrive there sunday morning and return back monday afternoon..
.pls guide on below

1)is the ferry service to alibaug still operaational?if so we can take overnight train to mumbai which arrives at 6 am in morning at mumbai central.at wht time first ferry leaves..or else we will have to take road..450 kms from here..

2) which is the best beach in reason, in particular,water volume wise..from the pics on the web, did not see much of water at beaches..should be at least chest deep water ,,and neat and clean

3) should we make alibaug as base and move around from beaches to beaches.

pls advise,,

sd1978

1. Alibaug is max 100 Kms from mumbai. If Goa is 530 Kms from Panvel how can alibaug be at 450 Kms. It take just 1hr 45mins to alibaug from Panvel.

3. You can make a base in Ali baug and vist Murud Janjira also. Good place to visit.

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dheerpat

distance from baroda to alibaug i meant,,,nyways...we have about 1 1/2 days with us..pls advise which of the beaches is must visit...
kashid/nagaon/kihim etc

anindya911

The ferry service from Gateway is the best way to reach Alibaug. Checkout the timings here,
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...4/limit/recent

The Alibaug beach is very shallow and not good enough to take a dip, for that head to Kashid, Nagaon or Kihim. You can make your base at Alibaug, Kashid or homestays at Nagaon and Kihim. Also try to visit Murud Janjira.

Have fun :-)

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snbhaumik

if you are looking for a good beach, then do not waste time at alibaugh and proceed to kashid

aviram

You can take a ferry from GWOI to Mandwa jetty...thats around an hours boat ride. From there it will take you another 1/2 hr to reach Alibaug.

You can visit the Kulaba fort at Alibaug..amongst beaches...Kihim beach is close to Alibaug...where as Kashid is a little further south...both are good beaches. You can als visit the fascinating Murud Janjira fort.

Distances: Bombay-Alibaug by road- 90 km
Alibaug-Kihim-17 km
Alibaug-Kashid-35 km
Alibaug-Murud Janjira-50km

You may also like to visit my blog http://vijh.blogspot.com for more details as I just did a bike trip in Konkan...which covered all this and more.

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yogeshg

Hi..
Alibaug is just not the greatest beach. You should visit the beach belt south of alibaug viz, revdanda, kashid, nandgaon. Instead of going to alibaug, you can go to murud by a state transport bus and then visit the Kashid beach and Janjira fort.

Regards,
Yogesh

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dheerpat

hi yogesh,,ny suggestions on availibility of liquor on beaches..i mean is it advisable to purchase them at alibaug and carry on beaches or they are available at beaces itsef..will it be costly there comparaatively?

yogeshg

Dheerpat, i dont have much idea about that.

anindya911

Ahh...the liquor question...

Buying it from Alibaug will be cheaper. However, if you fancy a cold beer, then better to get it from the local shop / restaurant.

Cheers

viksheku

There is a district called Raigad which is not to far from alibaug ...there u have good beaches ...the beach is 16 km from the Vikram Ispat industries and ....good place lot of people come there from mumbai..oi will these beaches are better than alibaug

Blitzen

Viksheku and others,

Do you have any idea how busy the beaches here will be in early November? The more I read about Goa, the more it comes to sound like "the Phuket of India" and not the type of place I want to be in at the start of the high season! I'm wondering if Raigad/Alibaug would be a better option.

Thanks for any advice.

genesis

Blitzen: If you are visiting India, please dont come all the way to go to Alibag! It is for a weekend getaway from Bombay. Extremely crowded

Goa despite a Phuket reputation has enough non mainstream beaches and things to do other than beaches if you want to. It still is an amazing place to go for the experience.


If you really want to do off the beaten track then you can work your way down the konkan coast and visit beaches like vengurla and tarkarli and work your way down the coast

Blitzen

Genesis, thanks very much for the advice; much appreciated. Apologies if this is too much of a hijack, but which Goan beaches would you recommend as likely to be least hectic in the first week of November? (I've read everything I've been able to google on this topic and found some very contradictory information- I have no idea what to expect from any of them at that time of year anymore!)

genesis

Arambol in North Goa, Palolem in South Goa...would be examples of slightly less happening beaches.

Yes you will find palefaces all over goa but if you stay away from the 'happening' calangute, anjuna, candolim areas you should be away from a Phuket experience.

You should be able to find more detailed answers in the Goa forum.

Happy Planning!