Thursday, March 13, 2014

Tarkarli Beach

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Tarkarli Beach:

Tarkarli is one of the best and most safe beach of coastal Maharashtra, also called Kokan. The beach has flat table land which can accommodate 5-6 football grounds ! Very safe to swim and play group water games. Tarkarli is a small beach side village in Taluka Malvan, Sindhudurg Destrict. You will find that almost every alternate local home has started lodging and boarding facilities.

 Tarkarli is one of the most amazing beaches in the Konkan region. A beautiful beach to spend time with both friends & family surrounded with plenty of hotels & home stays.  The majestic Sindhudurg fort can be sighted from this fabulous beach. Overall, this beach is gorgeous. It's secluded, sunny and perfect for an entire day of just lazing around, playing frisbee, drinking cold and soul-wrenchingly good solkadhi, and a good game of frisbee. Tarkarli is 8 km south of Malvan and 546 km from Mumbai on the west coast of India, at the confluence of the Karli River and the Arabian Sea.

How to reach at Tarkarli Beach:


•         By Air: 

Nearest airport is Dabolim Airport in Goa.
•         By Rail: Following options exist:
•         Sindhudurg, but all trains don't stop there and also connectivity by means of bus and rickshaw are not very good.
•         Kudal on the Konkan Railway. This is around 1 hour 15 minutes by road from Malvan. Buses are available from and to Malvan after every 30 minutes. Frequency is slow in the evening. If you want to go to tarkali directly, taxis and rickshaws are available from kudal station east, 700rs for taxi after a bit of bargaining. (November rate 2012) Takes you directly to tarkali beach road where you can find accommodation by asking the cab driver to stop for couple of minutes
.•         Kankavli on the Konkan Railway. This is around 1 hour 30 minutes by road from Malvan. Buses are available from and to Malvan after every 30 minutes. Frequency is slow in the evening.


•         By Road: 

Tarkarli is easily accessible from Malvan by bus and rickshaw. Tarkarli is 475 KM (Panvel Kochi Road, NH 17) and 576 KM (Mumbai Kohlapur Road NH 4) away from Mumbai. Daily private, luxury and State Transport bus service available from various parts of Goa, Mumbai, Pune to Malvan.

Places to Visit near Tarkarli Beach:


  1. Sindhudurg Fort 
  2. Malvan Market
  3. Sangam
  4. Nivati Beach
  5. Golden Rock
  6. Rock Garden at Malwan
  7. Malvan Plateau

 Adventure Sports on Tarkarli Beach:

 1.    Snorkeling ( to see corals and fishes )
2.    Scuba diving
3.    Scuba Diving and Snorkeling
4.    Boating
5.    white water rafting

You can hire an entire boat. It will take you for dolphin seeing, golden rocks, tsunami island (for water sports) and snorkelling if you wish even if you don't know how to swim, they have floats.






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