Kashid Beach in Maharashtra

Kashid Beach

State: Maharashtra

Location: 29 km from Alibaug and 150 km from Mumbai on Alibaug - Murud Road

Famous for: beach

Serves as: one day picnic spot or weekend destination

About Kashid Beach near Alibaug:

Once you decide to explore the Konkan stretch then all you have to do is drive down the road from Alibaug, and you come across small hamlets of beach few unexplored and few very well known. One such beach is Kashid, very famous and popular among Mumbaikars. Kashid Beach is located around 29 km from Alibaug on the Alibaug - Murud Road. The best part about this beach is its white and dazzling sand, bluish sea water and surrounding beauty. Many consider Kashid to be the best beach out of all the other beaches on the Konkan Stretch. The beach is set on a 3 km stretch amidst rocky hills, but yet the water is safe to enter and swim. Surfing is a popular activity among visitors given the size of the waves, mostly 3 to 4 feet on any normal day. The best part about these beach is it is less frequented by visitors during weekdays, but weekends are quite crowded. Moreover this beach is undoubtedly clean, given the pathetic conditions found in most of the beaches in India, few are still clean and Kashid is one of them!

Best time to visit Kashid Beach:

As always the best time to visit Kashid Beach is usually from October to early March. Summers are too hot but a early morning swim in summers is just not a bad idea. However that should be tried only if you are visiting at 6:00 am in the morning, but it starts getting hotter by 9:00 am and then all you get is sun-burns. Please don't visit Kashid Beach in monsoons or even if you do don't try to swim or surf. As normally the waves are on higher side, imagine how things would be in monsoons, they go as high as 5 to 6 meters. So not safe enough to surf, highly dangerous.

What to do in Kashid:

Enjoy and explore the magical sand and the dazzling blue water

Swim and surf on those high tidal waves

Explore the beauty of one of the best beach on the Konkan stretch

Watch the amazing sunset

Taste the authentic coastal food

Indulge in water sports

Stay in the various accommodation facilities available near Kashid

How to reach Kashid Beach:

Kashid Beach is just 29 km from Alibaug and around 150 km from Mumbai. From Pune, Kashid is just 170 km so accessibility is good. There are many buses from Mumbai Central and Kurla Bus station that ply regularly to Kashid. The main stop for these buses is Murud and they halt at Kashid on the way. Also there are bus services from Thane and many other parts in Mumbai. Even from Pune the route is accessible via Mulshi or via Khopoli. The route from Pune to Kashid via Khopoli is:

Pune - Khopoli exit - Pen - Alibaug - Revdanda - Kashid

Where to stay in Kashid:

Kashid is one such place where accommodation is no problem. There are many stay options including MTDC Rresort, private hotels, local accommodation options and many others which come handy. Many such options are both affordable and comfortable, given the local people have also made sufficient arrangements for visitors like changing area as well as reasonable stay area. Few of the popular accommodation options include:

Kashid Beach Resort