Day 1:
From Pune reach Malgund. You can visit Ganpatipule temple, stroll the beach in the evening and stay over night at Malgund. Or in the evening, you can take a drive to Jaigad Lighthouse and Karhateshwar Temple. The drive to Jaigad is along the coast and very beautiful. These two beautifully serene places are not very crowded. The view atop Jaigad lighthouse is breathtaking, specially around sunset. They allow you to go inside and climb the actual lighthouse but only during 4 PM to 5 PM. The road just next to Jindal steel factory entrance leads here.
Jaigad Lighthouse
The Karhateshwar temple is a very old temple of God Shiva. If you are seeking some quiet time, this serene and peaceful place is perfect. The only sound you hear is of the sea roaring high along with beautiful rhythm of trees dancing in a cool breeze.
Karhateshwar Temple
Day 2:
Morning, post breakfast leave for coastal drives along with 2 ferries. Enjoy scenic drive along the way. Drive down to Jaigad – Tawsal Ferry Boat station and take a ferry to Tawsal. It is a 20 minutes ferry drive. The ferry are at regular intervals and operate throughout year except monsoon.
Coastal drive
On reaching Tawsal, driving along Hedavi, Velneshwar, Guhagar and Anjanwel – reach the Dhopave Jetty. From here take the Dhopave to Dabhol ferry. This is around 15 minutes long. From Dabhol drive down to Dapoli for an overnight stay.
Day 3:
You can visit numerous beaches around Dapoli. We visited the Ladghar beach. There is small Shree Datta Temple near the beach. You can drive up to the temple. This spot makes up for an awesome sunset point over the ladghar beach.
Ladghar beach and Shree Datta Mandir
You could visit the Harnai Fish market to witness the fish auction. The fresh catch in varied shapes and colors will amaze you, although the stink will leave you gasping for fresh air.[In case you dont eat\cook fish]. Timings are morning 8am -10.30 am and in evenings 4pm-6.30 pm.
Harnai Fish Market
Another must visit place in Dapoli is the KeshavRaj Temple in Asud. The temple is up a hillock and requires a short trek up the stairs to lead to the temple. There is a small stream at the bottom, with refreshing cool waters. The entire area is full of beetle-nut trees , coconut trees and all kinds of trees. There are also small homestays and outlets at the start where one can purchase different kokan products or have kokani vegetarian meals.
Keshavraj Temple
From Dapoli we drove back home. In case you have time, you can continue ahead by taking the Adhkhal-Anjarle Ferry Boat, and then continuing further from Anjarle.
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Duration: 3 Days 2 Nights
Stay at Malgund : Malgund has various stay options, we stayed at “Sagar Darshan Beach Resort“, which is not great but good enough for a nights stay. It is right on the beach.
Stay at Dapoli: We stayed at Mangalati Homestay, which a bunglow with let out rooms. Good homely food with a nice garden surrounding.
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