If you are looking for a secluded spot away for a long weekend and yet stay close to tourist spots, your answer is Hedvi. A small cove of black sand beach Hedvi is practically away from every thing, even mobile phone coverage yet is very close to the popular destinations like Ganpatipule Velneshwar and Guhagar !!
Thanks to Ratnadurga Shipping Corporatiion Ganpatipule is just an hours drive away from Hedvi. The ferry which will also take your four wheeler across the creek will drop you at Jaigad 15 Kms from Ganpatipule. The ferry point is at Tavsal 10 Kms from Hedvi.
Pune to Hedvi 275
Mumbai to Hedvi 300
Kolhapur to Hedvi 200
Nagpur to Hedvi 1000
Ahm'bad to Hedvi 850
B'lore to Hedvi 800
This ‘Laxmi – Ganesh Temple’ is not only ancient but also rare. Carved in white stone beleived to be from the Kashmir region the idol is 3 feet high with ten hands, hence the name 'Dashabhuja Ganapati'. A grand ceremony along with a procession of in a chariot is held between Shukla Chaturthi to Shashthi in Magh every year.
