Just an hours ferry ride away from Gate way of India is a series of beaches one after the other seperated by just a few minutes drive. Alibaug a very popular weekend destination and has lots to offer the tourists from the crowded cities. Fresh sea food prepared in the typical konkani style and a visit to the seaforts of Colaba or the Murud Janjira is the highlight of a vacation in Alibaug.
Alibaug Beaches
Though quite commercialized Alibaug still has a rustic charm going for it even now! Alibaug Beach is the main beach of Alibaug town and with horse rides, paragliding and road side vendors selling tender coconut and tadgolas .
Pune to Alibaug 140
Mumbai to Alibaug 110
Kolhapur to Alibaug 370
Nagpur to Alibaug 900
Ahm'bad to Alibaug 620
B'lore to Alibaug 1000
Colaba a sea fort, maintained by A.S.I less than a kilometer from the shores of Alibaug can be only accessed during low tide through a narrow strip of land. During high tides this strip goes under water. Within the fort you can see a few cannons in the 17 bastions and the 'Mahadarwaja'. Fort is open all through the year.
