Friday, April 24, 2009

WHERE TO STAY

Most resorts in the Devbagh-Tarkarli Area are small, some being even family run resorts.
Some of the popular Resorts are

  1. MTDC Beach Resort Tarkarli : Most people stay here, due to its proximity to the Tarkarli Beach and the various attractions.
  2. Saagar Darshan, Tarkarli
  3. Saagar Kinaara, Devbagh : This resort is situated on the banks of the Karli river, it provides a very good view of the Backwaters. The devbagh beach is walking distance from this resort.
  4. Siddhivinayak Beach Resort, Devbagh : Owned by the Khobrekar brothers, Siddhivinayak beach resort is located to the Devbagh beach. Rooms are clean and food served here is authentic Malvani.
  5. Rosary Paradise, Devbagh : Again Rosary Paradise is located on the Devbagh beach. Mostly frequented by foreigners, Rooms are all self contained with a kitchen refrigerator etc. You even have a small volleyball arena outside the resort on the beach. Not sure about the food here though.

Most of these are priced from 700-2500 per room per day, depending on facilities like Airconditioning, Beach View etc.

I stayed at the Siddhivinayak Beach Resort, Devbagh. Rooms were Non A/C and priced at 700 bucks. The resort is located on the beach , so you can rest in the shack within the resort and go for a dip in the sea, whenever you like.

Contact Information.

1. MTDC Beach Resort Tarkarli

MTDC Mumbai Opp. LIC Building, Nariman Point. Tel No : +91-22-22845678

2. Siddhivinayak Beach Resort, Devbagh

Manoj Khobrekar : +91-9923081863

3. Rosary Paradise.

A/P Devbagh-Tarkarli, Tal. Malvan, Dist. Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. Phone : 91-23-65248442, Mobile : 9421263529, 9823855022.

HOW TO GET THERE


By Rail

You can reach Devbagh, either by Road or Rail
Best way to get to Devbagh from Mumbai is by Rail. Nearest station to Devbagh is Kudal

Down

Mumbai-Madgaon-KonkanKanya Express, Starting 23:05 hrs from CST Mumbai, Arrives Kudal at 08:00 hrs.

From Kudal, you can take an Auto-Rickshaw to Devbagh, the charge is Rs 300. It would be lesser if you are going to Tarkarli. Watch out for private car transporation, these guys generally try to rip you off. There are also State Transport Busses that go to Malvan from Kudal Rs 10 a ticket. From Malvan you can reach Devbagh by another State Transport Bus or by private Jeeps again Rs 10.

Up

Madgaon-Mumbai-Mandovi Express, Departure 11:30 hrs from Kudal, Arrives CST Mumbai at 22:00 hrs.

For pricing and ticket availability you can lookup the Railways website http://www.irctc.co.in/