Konkan Tours and Travels

Dear Beach Lovers,

Traveler's paradise "Konkan", coastal region of Maharashtra, India is being promoted worlwide through our proposed site www.konkantoursntravels.com .

Our new site is being launched on 26th January 2008, on our Independance Day that will provide all the information about Konkan. Search what you like;

. Beautiful untouched silver sand beaches
. Forts, temples
. Holiday resorts, Beach resorts
. Beach Home, beach tents, cottages, bunglows
. Beach Hotels
. Best of Konakani / Malvani cusine (Kombadi vade(chiken curry), Zinga fry, Fish Fry,
. Ideal vacation destination
. local fruits - Alphanso, Jackfruit, Konkan, Cashew

Your search for best tourist destination ends here. So please do visit our site www.konkantoursntravels.com to know more about various package tours we offer.

We are different. See the true Konkan with us.

We look forward to welcome you onboard very soon.

Cheers,
Konkan Tours n travels Team.

Sindhudurg Fort

Just 1 k.m. away from Malvan city; this fort is considered as a soul of Hindavi Swarajya (Hindu empire set up by Shri Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj). If we have to fight with British and Portuguese then we ought to have complete control over sea was realized by King Shivaji and hence he decided to build a fort. When he visited Kurte island he was convinced there’s no other place like this to build a fort. Today after seeing this fort on this island one must feel like offering a salute to this visionary king. On 25^th November 1664 after offering prayers to sea god the first stone of the fort was laid. The construction work got over by 29^th March 1667.

Fort set up over 48 acres of land of is a unique and one of it’s kind example architectural design. The approach to this fort is through ferry boats available at Malavan jetty. Fort wall is built in such a fashion that on first look it’s very difficult to find the main entrance gate. The idea was to hide the main door from enemies to protect it from direct fire from a long distance.

Inside the fort one can visit Jarimari Temple, Bhavani Temple, Mahadev Temple and Dudhbav, Dahibav and Sakharbav which are sweet water wells on the island. Inside Mahadev temple is a well which has secret tunnel. Wonder of the nature, a coconut tree with two branches is also very popular amongst the visitors. In one corner of the fort wall are the handprints of King Shivaji embossed in lime. Shivaji maharaj’s only temple in Maharashtra state “Shivrajeshwar” is also a part of this fort. King Shivaji’s statue without beard inside this temple is in a Navadi’s (sailor’s) get up. Rajaram Maharaj in year 1695 got this statue built in this temple.

The remains of the wrecked meeting room is a must see. The amazing sea view that one can see from here is just awesome. This fort is built 2 k.m. inside the sea and can be visited throughout the year except for rainy season (June – August).

Trakarli

Just 7 k.m. away from the Malvan city, this place is the most developed tourist destination in Sindhudurg District. Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has turned this place into a most popular tourist destination in Sindhudurg from an unknown village. Very clean-n-long beach and adjacent creek makes Trakarli a Picture perfect destination.

Trakarli beach has a Tent resort and also well furnished small-little individual bunglows built by MTDC amidst the Suru ban (Suru trees plantation). Sea is just 200 mtrs away from here and it’s a great pleasure to spend a night at this place by seaside. Tourists boats are available to take round in the creek. You can also request to take a tour at unmanned small islands approximately 10 kms from the beach. Dolphin sighting is one major attraction in this sea.

5 kms away from Trakarli is another tourist designation called “Devbaug”. Long beautiful beach, Fisherman’s community and Suru bans (Suru Trees) are the major attractions in this region. The place where Karli river meets sea is also absolutely stunning.

One can go to Devbaug by boat from Tarkarli. This journey is very pleasant. Fishermen catching fishes in shallow water, deep blue water, egrets waiting to catch a fish all this looks so lively and splendid.

Foreign tourists coming by Deccan Odessy travel to a place called Valaval via Tarkarli to enjoy the natural beauty of this place. They say that the scenic view one gets to see here is comparable to Switzerland.