Best places to visit near mumbai

smartor192

Since I can not go to Goa, Any nice beaches near Mumbay?

aadil

Try the Nagaon and Murud beaches near Alibag which is just a one hour ferry ride away from the Gateway of India to Mandwa from where you will get a free bus to Alibag and then you can take another bus or shared rickshaw to Nagaon or Murud. These beaches are really nice and clean and compared to the dirty beaches of Mumbai city definitely better option for a couple of days out from the polluted city!!! There is the lovely Murud Janjira fort in the middle of the sea near Murud which is also a must see sight. There is a sailboat that takes you to the fort from the Murud jetty at the Rajapur village.

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snonymous

You can also try Bordi beach, its a long stretch of [hopefully] clean beach near Dahanu, about 2 hrs drive North from Mumbai [NH8 to Charoti fata and left turn all the way to Bordi via Dahanu] or you can take the train to Gholwad from Bombay Central, or the shuttle from Borivli / Virar. There are hotels and resorts there at all budgets.
If going by road, you cannot miss the unusual needle shaped Mahalaxmi mountain visible from Charoti fata onwards, there is a temple up there and a road going most of the way up.
The Asavli dam is also near Bordi and worth a visit.
If you take a right turn at NH8 from Charoti fata towards Jawhar, within about 4km you will come across the huge Kavdas lake on the left. It is very scenic and you will see the unusually humped Gambirghad mountain on the opposite side of the lake. Go further still and you will pass by the Dhamani dam, you may not be allowed in but go further still and cut through the light forest for a perfect quiet scenic picnic spot. But I digress, you wanted to know about beaches.

Deep-pression

Igatpuri is very common and very near...
try this also
http://www.mtdcindia.com/Bhandardara/index.htm
its a good place....
recommended...also try mtdcindia.com site..
you'll find some good locations of maharashtra..
hope it helped you...

puchoo

Tarkali is a solid option as well...

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snonymous

Hello Puchoo

How is the MTDC at Tarkarli, have you stayed there? Always wanted to go but its quite a long drive from Mumbai.
Are there good seafood places there? Thanks

shahronakm

MTDC Tarkarli is the best resort (rather the only resort) in Tarkarli, it's right on the beach. But if you want value for money then opt for Gajanan Guest house (2 mins. walk to the beach) which comes before MTDC. Rate there is Rs. 620 per room. I have stayed at both in Jan 08.

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puchoo

Yes i have , last year infact... no complaints whatsoever in terms of the property and services but what was a big put off (think i have mentioned this some place else as well) was that if you happen to be there one the day the Deccan Odyssey stops there then be prepared to be ignored by the staff for a good 3-4 hours....the entire restaurant was reserved for them and the residents were made to sit in a corner ... in addition a lot of stuff for example alcohol which is not allowed for residents was allowed for them , they got the best china etc etc..

amarshah

For best beach options close to Mumbai, Aadil suggestion would be the best bet !

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snonymous

Todays Times of India reports that the Middle Vaitarna civil works commences as of today. This means that the contractors will start chopping the beautiful trees of the densely forested valley abutting Vihigaon. Such a pity.

I wish they would make rain water harvesting compulsory instead, which would then not require so many forests to be destroyed for mega dam projects.