Kashid Beach
The Kashid beach is one of the beaches located on Arabian Sea and to its coastline and northern to the Konkan region of Maharashtra.The beach is situated on the AlibagMurud road with a distance of 30 Km from Alibag and 160 Km away from Mumbai.This is one of the best beaches among all the beaches located in Konkan region.
A Kashid beach is popular due to the color of sand as white,blue color water, splashingwater streams, lakes and mountains with greenery surrounding it.The surrounding of beach is almost 3 km and it lies in middle of rocky hills.The beaches are surrounded by casuarinas groves.
The wave of 5-6 feet in height makesit an ideal sporting place for surfer.The waves are higher in monsoon month of June to September making it dangerous for surfer and hence surfing is not allowed in these months.
The Kashidtownhas many popular historical and tourist places in and around it.Janjira fort is a one of the popular fort that is strategically placed right in the center of the sea and it holds historical importance.The Nawab’s Palace is again one of the popularattractionsthat hold great display of architectural work.Other popular placesin temples include Birla and Ganapatiand they are most popular religions temple in the area of beach.
Murud can be visited by the tourist visiting kashid beach as it is short distance away from the beach. It is old town that is mainly inhabited by the fishermen and it also has a clean beach.There is a Revdanda Beach Fort just 8 km from the townbut in ruin state. There is a DattaMandir at the hilltop of Murud.
The Phansad wildlife sanctuary is 10 km away from the Kashid beach and it is famous habitat for different types of species of birds, snakes and butterflies along withSambar, barkingdear and Leopard that makes it one of the popular and famous tourist attractions.
Location: Kashid(dist-Raigad).
How to reach: While the train connectivity is not very good, the arrival of the Konkan Railway has ensured that this area is now more accessible.
The road access is very good:
160 km from Mumbai
135 km from Thane
110 km from Navi Mumbai (Vashi)
170 km from Pune (via Mulshi)
Around 170-180 km from Pune (via Khopoli – Mumbai Pune Expressway)
Buses:
Buses plying regularly between Mumbai central – Murud halts at Kashid
Buses plying regularly between Thane – Murud halts at Kashid
Frequent service are available for Alibaug from Mumbai, Thane. From there buses are available for Murud which halts at Kashid village.
Accomodation: The kashid beach accommodation can limit your stay due to less number of hotels and resorts. There are few luxurious to economichotels and resorts in kashid.These hotels and resorts are located nearby to the seashore and they provide exhilarating overview of scenic beaches.The kashid beach accommodation in luxury and semi-luxury hotels is designed in such a fashion to take care of the need and requirement of their guest.The budget hotels situated near the shopping center, tourist sites, public transport terminals are well equipped with modern facilities and they offer comfy and cozy accommodation for their guests.Most of these hotels have in-house restaurants offering authentic Konkanicuisine.It is advisable to plan and book hotel and resort rooms in advance to have a pleasant and hassle free stays there can be lack of rooms due to heavy rush of tourist round the year except monsoon season.
Sahara Guest House
Address: At Chikani, Post Kashid, Tal: Murud-Janjira, India.
Kashid Beach Resort
Address: Kashid, Murud-Janjira, Kashid Beach 402406, India.
Prakruti Resorts
Address: Kashid Village, PO Nandgaon, Murad-Janjira Road, Kashid Beach 402401, India.
Sarve Huts
Address: Sarve Village, AlibagMurud Road, Post Kashid, Tal Murud 402401, Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra.
Karnik Farm
Address: At Chikani, Post Kashid, Tal. Murud-Janjira – 402401, Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra India.
