| Kashid | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Kashid is a beach town on the shores of Arabian Sea, in the North Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. It is located 30 km from Alibag and 135 km from Mumbai on the Alibag-Murud road.
Kashid is popular mainly because of its white sand, blue seas, green mountains, paddy fields, and rivulets. Kashid has a 3 km stretch of beach tucked in between two rocky hillocks with Casuarina groves all around the seashore. This is by far the best beach in this part of the Konkan region and though absolutely deserted on weekdays, the town can attract its fair share of week-end holiday makers. There are a few of small hotels in Kashid as the rest of the area is privately owned.
The waves here are unusually high and can be paradise for surfing. The waves can reach a height 5–6 feet even during the non-monsoon months. However it is dangerously high during the monsoons and surfing is not recommending during the months of June to September.
While the train connectivity is not very good, the arrival of the Konkan Railway has ensured that this area is now more accessible.
The road access is very good:
Buses:
On Bike From Mumbai : - Panvel - NH4 - Don't Go To Pune Rd & Uran Rd - Only Rd Left Is Goa Road - Karnala B-Sanctuary - Don't Take Y Right Go Straight - Will Cross Small Strip Of Water - Will Cross Rly Track - Hurumujpur Station On The Right Hand Side - Very Close To Rly Track On Curve - Again Very Close To Rly Track On Curve - Don't Take Left Go Straight (Y-Right) - Cross Small Strip Of Water - Parallel To Rly Track - Pen Rly Stn - Go Straight (Y-Right) - Cross Rly Track - Boys Hostel On The Left Hand - Ramwadi Stn On The Right Hand - Very Close To Rly Track On The Left Hand - Small Lake On The Right Hand - This Is Vadkhal 3-Way - Go Straight Don't Take Left Where There Is Petrol Pump - Roads Curves To Left & Can See ISPAT Steel Factory On The Right Hand Side At A Distance - Cross Rly Track & Road Curves To Right - Go Parallel To Rly Track & Cross Small Strip Of Water - Road Curves Left Then Right Then Left - Pandavdevi Temple Bus Stop On The Right Hand - Jay Furniture On The Left Hand Side - Road Joins A Y-Junction Keep Going Straight - Road Acutely Curves To Left - 2-Way Junction - Don't Take The Right Go Straight - After Fews Steps Road Turns Acutely To Left - Zig Zag Passing Through Alibaug City - Hero Honda Showroom On The Left & Reliance Petrol Pump On Right - St. Mary's School On Right Hand & Hotel Nilima On The Left - Take Left At Y-Junction - Leave A Small Left Lane - Take Left & See Hotel Pataang On The Left - Jayshree Hospital On The Left - Water On The Right - Water Goes Far On The Right - Water Comes Back Near On The Right - Take Right At Y-Junction - Water On The Right - Cross Small Strip Of Water & Road Turns Left - Road Turns Left Again - Pass Through Nagaon - Temple & Small Pond On The Left - Venkatesh Temple On The Right - Rupesh Nagwekar Guest House On The Left - HP Petrol Pump On The Left - Varande Fata Don't Take Left Go Straight - Mukiya Mukari Ganapati On The Right - SBI ATM Chaul Naka - Don't Take Right Go Straight - Road Curves To Right - Road Curves Acute Left - At The End Road Takes Right - Revdanda Bus Stop On The Left - Acute Left - Cross Strip Of Water - T-Junction Take Right - (Thin Lane On The Right Goes To Korlai Beach) - Go Straight - Road Splits In Y-Junction Take Right - 3-Way Junction Take Right - Pass Through Greenery, Water On The Right - Road Takes Big U-Turn Can See Kashid Beach Starts On The Right - All Yours - Kashid Beach. Route from Pune:
The Mulshi route does not have the best of roads. If you go via Khopoli, the distance is more or less the same and you get to use the expressway for better part of the journey. The route goes like:
Pune -> Express way to Mumbai (ask them for Khopoli exit, as you will pay lesser toll money) -> Keep cruising along the expressway till the Ghats -> In the Ghats, locate the Khopoli exit (it comes after the second tunnel) -> Reach Khopoli and from there take the road to Pen (may be marked as Alibaug as well) -> Once in Pen, pass through the town to reach Mumbai - Goa highway -> Keep moving towards Alibaug -> around 1–2 km before Alibaug, take a left on the highway, to a road for Murud or Revdanda -> From there, keep following the road towards Murud at every intersection -> Around 35–37 km after Alibaug (approx 20 km before Murud) you will reach Kashid.
One more thing instead of staying in hotel better look for accommodation at some cottage's build by local people. They serve awesome konkan food.