existing tourists places in raigad district

375

EXISTING TOURISTS PLACES IN RAIGAD DISTRICT

Sr.No

Name of

the

Tourist

Place

Tahsil Distance from

Neraest Town

Nearest Rly

Station

Famous

for

Tourist

Seasons &

Festivals

Acc

om

modat

ion

Hote

ls /

Res

ort

s

Ban

k

AT

M

Nearest Tourists Places

1 Raigad Fort Mangaon Mahad - 27 Mahad Fort Oct. to March Yes Yes No No Pachad, Mahad, Shivthagal

2 Elephanta

Caves

Uran Uran - 6 by Boat CST Caves Nov. to March Yes Yes No No Dranagiri , Uran, Pirwadi Beach,

Elephanta

Festival

3 Karnala

Bird Sanctuary

& Fort

Panvel Panvel- 12 Panvel &

Pen

Bird

Sanctuary & Fort

Oct. to March Yes Yes No Yes Usuf Mehar Ali Centre, Ransai Dam,Prabal Fort,

Sankhi Fort, Shirdon, JNPT.

4 Matheran Karjat Karjat - 6 Neral Hill

Station

Oct. toMay Yes Yes Yes No Kondane caves, Peb fort, Saguna Farm House,

5

Janjira

Murud

Murud - 5 Pen

Fort

Oct. toMay

No

No

Yes

No

Kokhari Tomb, Kashid Beach,

Alibag - 48 Nawab Palace, Korlai Fort, Kasa Fort,

Fansad Sanctuary, Idhah,Salav Temple

6 Pali Sudhagad Nagothane - 10 Roha /

Khopoli

Religious

Place

All Seasons Yes Yes Yes No Sarasgad, Udhar Hot Spring

Khopoli - 20

7

Murud

Murud

Alibag - 51

Pen

Beach

Oct. toMay

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kokhari Tomb, Kashid Beach,

Nawab Palace, Korlai Fort, Kasa Fort,

Fansad Sanctuary, Idhah,Salav Temple

376

Sr.No Name of the

Tourist Place Tahsil

Distance from

Neraest Town

Nearest Rly

Station

Famous

for

Tourist Seasons

& Festivals

Acc

om

mod

atio

n

Ho

tels

/ R

eso

rts

Ban

k

Ban

k /

AT

M


8 Alibag Alibag Pen - 26 Pen Beach Oct. to May Yes Yes Yes Yes Kihim, Revas, Akshi, Revdanda, Sasavane,

Penvel - 60

Nagaon, Sagargad, Kunkeshwer, Chaul,

Roha - 40

Varsoli etc

9 Pandavkada Panvel Panvel -8 Kharghar Waterfall Rainy No No No No Elephanta caves, Gadeshwar dam, Panvel, Karnala Bird Sanctuary

CBD Belepur -4

Kharghar - 2

10 Madh Khalapur Khopoli-4 Khopoli Pilgrimage All Seasons Yes Yes No No Sajgaon, Pali, Matheran, Kondane caves,

Zenith Waterfall, Lonawala

Panvel-26

11 Pirwadi Darga Uran Uran-4 Panvel Pilgrimage All Seasons Yes No No No Pirwadi Beach, Sai Baba Temple-Kegaon,

Doolwadi-Uran, Elephanta caves, Chirner,

12 Harihareshwar Shrivardhan Shrivardhan-17 Mangaon

Pilgrimage

and Beach All Seasons Yes Yes Yes No

Shrivardhan, Diveagar, Aravi,

13 Shrivardhan Shrivardhan Diveagar-16 Mangaon Pilgrimage All Seasons Yes Yes Yes No Dighi Port, Harihareshwar, Shrivardhan,

Beaches,

14 Diveagar Shrivardhan Harihareshwar-33 Mangoan Pilgrimage

and Beach All Seasons Yes Yes Yes No Harihareshwar, Shrivardhan, Beaches,

Aravi

15 Kashid Murud Murud- 18 Pen/ Roha Beach Oct. to May Yes Yes No No

Nandgaon, Murud, Janjira fort, Korlai fort,

Birla Temple

16 Nandgaon Murud Murud-8 Pen/ Roha Pilgrimage All Seasons Yes Yes Yes Yes

Kashid, Murud, Janjira fort, Korlai fort,

Birla Temple

17 Kihim Alibag Alibag -12 Pen Beach Oct. to May Yes Yes Yes No

Karmarkar Sculpture,Saswane beach,

Awas, Alibag,Kankeshwar

377

Sr.No

Name of

the

Tourist

Place

Tahsil Distance from

Neraest Town

Nearest Rly

Station

Famous

for

Tourist

Seasons &

Festivals

Acc

om

modat

ion

Hote

ls /

Res

ort

s

Ban

k

Ban

k /

AT

M


18 Choul Alibag Alibag-14 Pen Pilgrimage All Seasons Yes No Yes No

Revdanda, Birla Temple, Korlai Fort, Kashid

Beach

19 Unhere Sudhagad Pali-01 Nagothane Pilgrimage All Seasons Yes No No Yes Pali, Sarasgad, Thanle caves, Madh, Sajgaon.

20

Birla

Temple Murud Murud-29 Roha /Pen Pilgrimage All Seasons Yes No No No

Korlai fort, Choul, Kashid

21 Pandavkada Panvel Panvel- 12 Kharghar Waterfall Rainy No No No No Panvel, Gadeshwar Waterfall, JNPT, Uran

22 Zenith Khalapur Khopoli Khopoli Waterfall Rainy No No No No Madh, Sajgaon, Pali, Unhere

378

RAIGAD DISTRICT

EXISTING TOURIST PLACES

Map 4.2 Existing Tourist Places in Raigad Dsirtict

379

RAIGAD DISTRICT

POTENTIAL TOURISTS PLACES

Sr. No Type Name of the Tourist Places

1

Natural

Beach Akshi, Mandwa, Chaul, Saswane, Awas, Pirwadi, Aravi, Kondavli, Bagmandala,

Waterfall Shiddeshwer, Dhodane, Varsoli, Ashane - Koshane, Morzoth, Savatkada, Fansad

Hot Spring Sav

Sanctuary Fansad

2 Historical

Kulaba, Thal, Sagargad, Hirakot, Chanderi, Prabalgad, Manikgad, Peb Bikatgad, Irsalgad,

Kotligad, Rajmachi, Avchitgad, Ghosalgad, Birwadi fort, Surgad, Ratangad, Mangad, Lingana

Vishramgad, Chambhargad, Songad, Kawalagad, Sagargad, Surgad, Sarasgad, Bhorapgad,

Kangori, Mangalgad, Songiri, Taksai, Kasa, Madgad, Dhongad, Khanderi - Underi, Kasa,

Padmadurg, etc.

3 Cultural

Ramdharne, Kondane, Mandad, Kol, Pale gandhar, Khadsambale,

Thanale, Gomeshi, Kude, Agarkot, Karmarkar Mesueaum, Tungi,

Bhira, Pachad, Nana Fadnis Mamorial, Nawab Palace, Choudar tale

4 Religious Panbadevi, Paleshwer, Rameshwer, Shiddeshwer Ganpati, Dighambar, Sai Baba, Vagreshwar,

Kankeshwar, Amruteshwar, Idgah,Koli-Kopar,Chirner, Rasayani, Uran, Londhor, Mugawali,

Matwan, Sajgaon,etc.

380

RAIGAD DISTRICT

POTENTIAL TOURIST PLACES

Map 4.3 (a) Potential Tourist Places in Raigad Dsirtict

381

RAIGAD DISTRICT


Map 4.3 (b) Potential Tourist Places in Raigad Dsirtict

382

RAIGAD DISTRICT


Map 4.3 (c) Potential Tourist Places in Raigad Dsirtict

383

TOURISTS PACKAGES

One, two, three, and five day packages to visit various tourist

places in Raigad district. The Raigad district is accessible by road, rail

and waterways through different ways. Mumbai, Pune and rest of

Maharashtra tourists enter in Raigad district through the National

Highway No. 4 and 17 via Panvel or Khopoli. Tourists from Satara,

Sangli and Solapur district enter through Khopoli, Panvel and from Pune

to Mahad via Bhorghat and Mulshi ghat; Pune tourists may fallow this

route. Tourists those who come from Kolhapur enter in a district through

Ambaghat via Hatkamba (Ratnagiri), Chiplun then Mahad and through

via Pune also. Tourists from Mumbai, Thane and Ratnagiri district

tourists enter in a district through Panvel by road, railway (Konkan rail or

Harbor line) and waterways from Gateway of India, Bhaucha Dhakka to

Revas or Mandwa jetty and Veshvi (Ratnagiri) to Bagmandla. Tourists

from Goa and Sindhudurg enter through National Highway No. 17 via

Rajapur, Chiplun and Mahad or It should be prefer Konkan Railway.

Maximum express trains should be stopped at Panvel. Tourist from

Ratnagiri enters through National Highway No. 17 via Kashedi ghat and

through Bagmandala Jetty via ferry boat, but this flow of tourist is

comparatively low from this route because throughout the Konkan there

is no change any climate, nature and other tourists places. But from

Marathwada and Khandesh tourists as well as school tour also arrange

tour in Raigad district because of Raigad fort is the capital of Shivaji‟s

Kingdom, is the very heart of Maharashtra.

According to approaches of the tourists following tour packages

have recommended to visit tourist places of Raigad district The journey

timing in between two destinations; which is given in packages are

384

calculated by personally travelling through own car and sometimes

motorcycle with the speed of fifty kms / hour. Time for travelling is

depends on the nature of the roads. There are 7 packages for one day, 2

packages for two days, 1 package for three days and 1 package for five

days.

385

PACKAGE -1

ONE DAY PACKAGE KARNALA BIRD SANCTUARY AND SHIRDHON

Map 4.4 One Day Tour Package for Karnala and Shirdhon

Package -1 One Day Tour Package For Karnala Bird Sanctuary

and Shirdhon

From To

Distance

in Kms

Time For

Traveling Visit to Places

Mumbai Panvel 51 1.30 hrs Sai Baba Temple near S.T. Bus Stand

Panvel Shirdhon 10 20 min.

Karnala Bird Sanctary (Bird Watching)

Shirdhon Karnala 3 10 min.

Krantiveer Vasudev Balawant Phadke

Samadhi

Return to home town

PACKAGE -1

Shirdhon

Karnala

Bird

Sanctuary

and Fort

386

ONE DAY PACKAGE

FOR KARNALA AND AROUND (SEA ROUTE)

Map 4.5 One Day Tour Package for Karnala and Around

Package - 02

One Day Tour Package For Karnala and Around (Sea Route)

From To

Distance

in Kms

Time For


Ferry

Wharf Mora 12 45 min ---

Mora Uran 6 10 min. Pirwadi Beach and Doolwadi

Uran Chirner 15 25 min. Maha Ganpati

Chirner Kharpada 10 15 min. Shri Shankar Temple

Kharpada Karnala 4 10 min.

Karnala Bird Sanctary (Bird

Watching)

Karnala Fort

Return to home town via Panvel by road

Chirner

Karnal

a Bird

Sanct

uary

and

Fort

PACKAGE -2

387

ONE DAY PACKAGE FOR ALIBAG AND AROUND (BY RAOD)

Map 4.6 One Day Package for Alibag and Around

Package - 03

One Day Tour Package for Alibag (by Raod) (Alibag and Around Places)

From To

Distance in

Kms Time For Traveling Visit to Places

Mumbai Panvel 51 1.30 hrs. Shri Saba Baba

Panvel Alibag 57 1.45 hrs. Magnetic Observatory,Angre

wada,Beach, Fort

Alibag Varsoli 1 10 min Beach

Varsoli Kihim 10 15 min. Beach

Kihim Awas 2 10 min. Beach

Awas Saswane 2 10 min.

Karmarkar Museum

(Sculpture), Beach

Return to home town via Mandwa

PACKAGE -3

388

ONE DAY PACKAGE FOR GHARAPURI ISLAND AND URAN

Map 4.7 One Day Package for Gharapuri Island and Uran

Package- 04

One Day Tour Package for Gharapuri Island Uran ( By Sea)

From To

Distance

in Kms

Time For


Nasik CST,Mumbai 225 4.30 hrs. Gateway of India

Gateway

of India

Gharapuri

Island 12 45 min Trimurti, Cannons

Gharapuri

Island Mora 10 45 min Fish Market

Mora Uran 6 10 min Doolwadi (Temples- 8)

Uran Panvel 24 45 min

Temple of Sai Baba near ST

Stand

Return to Nashik via Panvel by Train

PACKAGE - 4

389

ONE DAY PACKAGE FOR ALIBAG, KASHID AND MURUD JANJIRA (BY ROAD)

Map 4.8 One Day Package for Alibag, Kashid and Murud - Janjira

PACKAGE - 5

390

Package - 06

One Day Tour Package for Alibag (by Road)

(Alibag , Kashid and Murud-Janjira )

From To Distance

in Kms

Time For


Mumbai Panvel 51 1.30 hrs

Panvel Alibag 60 1..45 hrs. Magnetic Observatory

Alibag Beach

Alibag Chaul 16 25 min. Rameshwar Temple

Chaul Salav 8 15 min. Birla Temple

Salav Kashid 10 20 min. Beach

Kashid Murud 18 30 min. Murud Beach

Murud Janjira 5 10 min. Fort

Janjira Nandgaon 11 20 min. Shiddivinayak Ganesh Temple

Return to home town via Alibag by road or ferry service

391

ONE DAY PACKAGE FOR MADH, PALI AND MAHAD

MAP 4.9 One Day Package for Madh, Pali and Mahad

Package - 6 One Day Tour Package for Madh, Pali, Mahad

From To

Distance

in Kms

Time For


Pune Khopoli 69 1.45 hrs.

Khopoli Madh 7 10 min. Shri Varadvinayak Ganpati

Madh Sajgaon 10 20 min. Bomblya Vittobha Temple

Sajgaon Pali(Sudhagad) 35 45 min. Shri.Ballaleshwar Ganpati

Pali Unhere 1 15 min. Hot Spring

Unhere Mugawali 50 1 hrs. Shri.Ganesh Temple

Mugawali Mahad 35 45 min. Pale Caves, Choudar Tale

Mahad Shivtharghal 20 30 min. Shri. Ramdas Swami Samadhi

Return to Pune via Tamhani Ghat

Mugavali

PACKAGE - 6

392

ONE DAY PACKAGE FOR

MATHERAN HILL STATION

Map 4.10 One Day Package for Matheran Hill Station

Package - 06 One Day Tour Package for Matheran Hill Station

From To

Distance

in Kms

Time For


Mumbai Panvel 51 1.05 hrs. Sai Baba Temple

Panvel Matheran 43 1 hrs Visit to four to five

important tourists centers

at Matheran points

Return to home town via Karjat by Local Train

Matheran

PACKAGE - 7

393

TWO DAYS PACKAGE FOR

ALIBAG AND MURUD JANJIRA FORT (BY ROAD)

Map 4.11 Two Days Package for Alibag and Murud Janjira

PACKAGE - 1

1 Day

Hotel Big Splash, Asara, Ravikiran

394

Package-01

Two Days Tour Package For Alibag and Murud - Janjira Fort By Road

Day First From To Distance

in

Kms

Time For

Traveling

Visit to Places

Mumbai Panvel 51 1.30 hrs. Sai Baba Darshan

Panvel Gagode 25 45 min. Birth Place of Vinobha Bhave,

Gagode Pen 15 20 min. Ganesh Idols

Pen Saswane

Via Karle Khind

35 45 min. Karmarkar Mesueme, Beach

Saswane Kihim 4 15 min. Beach


Awas Varsoli 9 15 min. Beach

Varsoli Alibag 1 10 min. Beach, Angre wada, Shopping

Day Second

Alibag Chaul 14 20 min Rameshwar Temple

Chaul Salav 6 10 min. Birla Temple

Salav Korlai 4 5 min Korlai Fort

Korlai Kashid 10 15 min. Beach

Kashid Nandgaon 9 20 min. Shri Siddhivinayaka Temple

Nandgaon Murud 9 20 min. Beach

Murud Janjira 5 10 min. Fort

Janjira Khokari 5 10 min. Koka Tomb

Khokari Kude 23 1.00 hrs. Caves

Return to home via Roha

395

TWO DAYS PACKAGE FOR MADH, PALI, MAHAD AND RAIGAD FORT BY ROAD

Map 4.12 Two Days Package for Madh, Pali, Mahad and Raigad Fort

Mugavali

PACKAGE - 2

396

Package - 02

Two Days Tour Package For Madh Pali, Mahad , Raigad Fort (Day First)

From To Distance in

Kms Time For Traveling Visit to Places

Pune Khopoli 69 1.30 hrs.


Mahd Sajgaon 10 15 min. Bomblya Vittobha Temple

Sajgaon Pali 35 45 min. Shri.Ballaleshwar Ganpati


Unhere Nenavali 15 25 min. Caves

Nenavali Mugawali 65 1.20 hrs.. Shri.Ganesh Temple

Mugawali Mahad 35 45 min. Pale Caves, Choudar Tale

(Day Second)

Mahad Shivtharghal 20 30 min. Shri. Ramdas Swami Samadhi

Shivtharghal Pachad 45 1 hrs. Jijabai Tomb

Pachad Raigad Fort 20 30 min. Raigad Fort

Return to Pune Via Tahmani Ghat

397

THREE DAYS PACKAGE FOR

PALI, HARIHARESHWAR, MURUD AND ALIBAG

Map 4.13 Three Days Package for Pali, Harihareshwar, Murud and Alibag

1 Day Gaurav Baba Bhojnalaya , Parijat, Apeksha

2 Day

Patil Khanawal,

MTDC Resort, and

Other Hotels

PACKAGE - 1

398

Package - 01 Three Days Tour Package - Pali, Harihareshwar,

Murud and Alibag (Day First)

From To Distance in Km

Time For Traveling

Visit to Places


Madh Sajgaon 10 15 min. Bomblya Vittobha Temple

Sajgaon Pali 35 45 min. Shri.Ballaleshwar Ganpati


Unhere Harihareshwar 100 2.30 hrs. Suvarna Ganpati, Roop Narayan Temple

Harihareshwar Shrivardhan 17 25 min. Beach ,Ganesh Temple, Peshwa

Smarak

Shrivardhan Diveagar 18 25 min. Harihareshwar Temple,Beach, Landforms

Day Second

Diveagar Kude via Mhasla 48 1. 4 hrs. Fort , Market

Kude via Mhasla Kokhari 12 20 min. Janjira Fort

Rajpuri Kude 25 25 min. Caves

kokhari Idgah 5 10 min. Caves

Idgah Fansad 19 30 min. Tomb

Fansad Idgah 5 10 min. Idgah

Idgah Fansad 19 25min. Sanctuary

Third Day

Murud Nandgaon 9 15min. Shri Siddeshwar Ganpati

Nandgaon Kashid 9 15 min. Beach

Kashid Korlai 10 15 min. Fort

Korlai Salav 4 10 min. Birla Temple

Salav Choul 6 10 min. Rameshwar Temple

Choul Akshi 9 15 min. Beach

Akshi Alibag 5 15 min. Beach , Magnetic Observatory

Alibag Kihim 12 20 min. Beach

Kihim Saswane 4 10 min. Karmarkar Meuseum

Return to Pune Via Karle Khind , Pen, Khopoli

399

FIVE DAYS PACKAGE FOR

ALIBAG, MURUD, PALI AND MATHERAN

Map 4.14 Five Days Package for Alibag, Murud, Pali and Matheran

1

2

3

4

PACKAGE - 1

400

Package - 01 Five Days Tour Package - Alibag, Murud and Matheran

(Day First)

From To Distance

in Km

Time

For

Traveling

Visit to Places

Panvel Shirdhon 10 15 min. Krantiveer V.B.Phadke

Shirdhon Karnala 3 10 min. Bird Sanctaury

Karnala Gagode 12 20 min. Making of Ganesh Idols

Gagode Pen 15 20 min. Gagode - Vishnudas Bhave

Pen Saswane 40 1 hrs. Karmarkar Mesueum

Saswane Kihim 4 15 min. Beach


Awas Alibag 14 20 min. Magnetic Observatory,Angre wada,Beach

Day Second

Alibag Akshi 5 10 min. Beach

Akshi Choul 9 15 min. Rameshawar Temple

Choul Salav 6 10 min. Birla Temple

Salav Korlai 4 10 min. Korlai Fort

Korlai Kashid 10 15 min. Beach

Kashid Nandgaon 9 15 min. Shri Siddeshwar Ganpati

Nandgaon Fansad 5 10 min. Sanctuary

Fansad Rajpuri 18 30 min. Janjira Fort

Rajpuri Murud 5 10 min. Beach

Third Day

Murud

Roha via

Bhalgaon 45 1.20 hrs. Dhavir Maharaj Temple

Roha Kolad 12 20 min. Ghanekar Meuseum

Kolad Mangaon 22 40 min. Marketing

Mangaon Mahad 31 1 hrs. Pale Caves,Choudar Tale

Mahad Shivtharghal 30 1 hrs. Shri Ramdas Swmi Tomb

Shitharghal Raigad Fort 31 1 min. Raigad Fort

Fourth Day

Raigad

Fort

Mahad 39 1.10 min. Vireshwar Temple

Mahad Unhere 76 2.45 hrs. Hot Spring

Unhere Pali 1 10 min. Shri Ballaleshwar Ganpati


Madh Karjat- Kondane 41 1 hrs. Kondane Caves

Fifth Day

Neral Matheran 10 15 min. Visit to main Points

Return to home town By Train or Return to home town via Panvel by road

existing tourists places in raigad district

Documents