Kashid is a beach town on the shores of Arabian Sea, in the North Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. It is located 30km from Alibag and 135km 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.
Getting There
For Mumbaikars – The route to Kashid is an extension of the drive from Alibag. Many might have crossed Kashid on way to Murud-Jinjira from Alibag. Take the Panvel-Pen route to Vadkal naka, bypass Alibag town and head straight towards Revadanda Bridge. At the Revadanda Police post, meet the State Highway#60 from Pune. However the crowd traveling to Murud-Jinjira directly from Mumbai might have missed Kashid if taken the alternate route on Goa Highway via Kolad, Roha and a left diversion just beyond Roha town through SH 92.
Alibag – Kashid : 37 Kms Kashid – Murud-Jinjira : 15 Kms Roha – Murud (SH92) : 48 Kms
For Punekars – If you wish, you can utilize the Express Highway to the maximum by take a longish route via Khopoli – Penn – Vadkal naka. Although, not only does the route turns out to be longer, what you miss is the beauty of Mulshi-Tamhini region True, the state highway does not offer the luxury of cruising speeds as the Express Highway, but the savings in time is more than offset by the longer route. After crossing the Tamhini Ghats on SH60 always keep an eye on the Kolad milestone and head towards the Goa Highway. Be careful not to take the Mangaon detour near Vile. Once you reach the Goa Highway T-section, turn right and head a KM to a left turn towards Roha at Kolad. This is the only break in stretch of SH60. From Roha, religiously follow SH60 again till you reach the Revadanda Bridge.
Milestones from Pune (Kothrud, Paud Road) :
Paud (25) – Junction near Vile (87) – Goa Highway,NH17 (108) – Left turn at Kolad (109) – Roha (122) – Vikram Ispat, Salav (156) – Police Post, Revadanda (157) – Kashid (170)
Best Season
There is no season-offseason as Kashid is protected by the hills. You would however do better to avoid peak summer, unless the govt. obliges you will excess power supply. Rather than non-AC, too much of candle light dinner might be boring.
Resources
Do not expect to walk into the roadside shop for your daily supplies. They still cater mostly to the villagers. Rather go with a fully loaded dickey (trunk) instead. One PCO/STD booth is however available. A couple of restaurants churn out popular delicacies, but you would most probably end up having food at your place of stay. Do not miss the tea and narielpani at the beach though.
Stay
Kashid Beach Resorts, Prakruti, Suman Resorts are the ones that give you urban comfort and simultaneously charge for that. Even if you have a fortune to blow away, consider staying in one of the many homely villas owned by the local people. You get enough homeliness, comfort and good food to make you stay memorable. With increasing discovery, Kashid is inviting weekenders and filmy crew with more rigor nowadays. It would make sense to make a prior booking.
Eat
While you are traveling in coastal Konkan, make it a point to sample culinary delights of the region – kurkuron bombeel (crispy fried Bombay duck), surmai / Pomfret fry, Kombadi-Wade with Chicken, sol-kadhi (a tangy smooth appetiser), kelyache panchamrut (a sweetish medley of bananas and vegetables), tisrya-che kavlan (clams in thick spicy masala), kelphoola-chi bhaji, (a Konkan favorite, made of banana flower), Jackfruit bhaji, Kaju Usal, Ambole (like Appam or thick sada Dosa). Especially ensure that you try Lord Ganesha’s favorite steamed delight, the Modak (made up of sugar / Jaggary and rice floor)!
Nearby Places to Visit
Murud-Janjira are situated near Kashid. Murud is an old fisherman town with a nice beach. Janjira is a famous fort in the middle of the sea near Murud. The tourists can also visit the Nawab’s palace, Ganapati Pule temple and the beautiful Birla temple nearby. About ten km from Kashid beach is the Phansad bird sanctuary.
excellent views
very interesting place.
AMAZING BEAUTY OF NATURE.
Very enchanting and inviting frequent trips. A heaven from the Mad Mad World.
Very refreshing photos
Excellent Place, Every one must visit.
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Never heard of this beautiful place before !
Are there any MAGICIANS There? Contact details if any please.
AMAIZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!
BEAUTIFUL PLACE. CAN WE GET BOARDING AT LOCAL RESIDENTS INSTEAD OF HOTELS??
FANTASTIC,EXTRA ORDINARY, AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL……………………………..
Cool Photographs
Raj
Very Cool Photographs.
wahh!! mashallah!!
very nice and beautiful beach….
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Fantastic places
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Sahil
ya really it is cool pics of nature. i like it & whwnever i wil get free time in my busy schedule i will visit there.
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very good place and its photographs,worth visiting
Kashid!!! i’ve been to this place..
the most awesum beach i’ve evr seen.. wanna go once more!! 😉
FULL OF NATURAL BEAUTY
Its really breathtaking & eyecatching!
this interesting place which i visited38 years back i could see the photographs aplace of interst for natural lovers one go can from ratnagiri also
very much impressed for the photographs
pantula
beautiful.
This is awe!!!Cool place.Amazing gifts of Mother Nature!!!I luv 2 vist!!! =p =p =p 🙂 ;D
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fabulous, its very nice looking place like my farex
natural thing are always beautiful and look nice.the glow of its beauty will always remain for long time……..
its amazing
very nice
awesome beach yar!! gonna buy a land n build a small house!!
very peaceful and soothing site
Went to Kashid beach in early May 2008… the perfect weekend getaway…even for a Delhite like me! Caught a Friday night flight to Bombay… and back in delhi monday morning… beach is awesome… ppl are so friendly… and the hammocks dotting the beach side are inviting! only thing to look out for… carry your own alcohol… otherwise you may be left high and dry! (without the high that is!) … nearest outlet would be 7 kms away!
gr8 place. One must visit to experience the beautiful place.
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very beautiful.
good presentation.
beautifull….yar……verry beautiful…..
im lovin it just…
It is the konkani food..
It is very beautiful place
A place for Natural sight scenery, in anotherword’s a paradise in Maharashtra.
Thanks for the floating sensations on the chill, blue waters…
kashid beach is having any water sports activites? is kashid beach is safe for water sports like parasailing etc. pls reply.
Lovely seen & realastic.
i like murud janjira this is my town
What are the best restaurants near Kashid? Konkani food
Second Heaven on the Earth
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i had been to alibaugh-murud janjira in this rainy season kokan was nice to see in this season but i do not like kashid
beach.although beaches from alibaugh like warsoli,alibagh are nice to see they are silent peaceful.
Best part about Kashid beach is that it’s still less crowded than other popular beaches like Diveagar or Alibagh. You can enjoy clear water, serene environment, Konkan dishes (Sea Food) etc. I was lucky enough to see dolphins too when i hired a boat and woke up in early morning.
Kashid Beach!!! its a 32 km from Alibaug… & nearly 118km from Mumbai.. Beauty of beach is its clean & blue water… its one of the beautiful & Clean beach i have ever seen… Virtually the beach is pretty wraped with its natural surrounding beauty… the enroute jorney frm Alibaug to Kashid is enjoyable.. i wonder this kind of beach we can see it in Our India… Its a Must visit place by everyone!!!! 🙂
this interesting place which i visited 5 years back bcoz that is only place in world matching with my surname.its very nice
& gr8 place. everyOne must visit to experience the beautiful place
Can we have a bonfire on kashid beach ?? If not, can any other nearby beautiful beach allows to make a bonfire…..
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this very interesting place in Raigad.i visited 15 years back because this is very nice, interesting, clean, attractive beach in Raigad.. superrrrrrrrrrrr………
A must visit for tourers. Awesome place with a beautiful beach and hell lot of accommodation options. Excellent place for weekend outing freaks to refresh from the busy cities. If any of u on a bike trip, a must halt for a day… Cheers…
…rather lonely,but beatiful beach.gives feeling as if the entire sea is yours.
really nic place ……………..
I visited Kashid enroute Murud Janjira. It is excellent beach. Hotels are costly there so it is advisable to stay at Murud, which is more quiet and cheap and enjoy Kashid in return. I stayed kashid in return for whole day.
If u r from Mumbai it is advisable to take a cab so you can enjoy the entire area. I took tata indic and my driver quershi was expert in local area. So I visited many unexplored places.
28 TH APRIL 2012.
I LIKE & LOVE BEACH. SO IT’S VERY VERY LOVELY & EXCELLENT. SPECIALLY I LOVE KASHID BEACH. BEC’Z CLEAR WATER & LOSTS OF WAVES. I ENJOY D ENTIRE AREA.
IT’S VERY NICE & BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
I LIKE & LOVE BEACH. I VISITED KASHID BEACH (29 /04/2012) AT 3.40 PM TO 6.50 PM I M THERE. BEC’Z I M VERY MUCH 2 ENJOY . IT’S VERY CLEAR WATER LOST OF WAVES. IT’S VERY EXCELLENT.
IT’S VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
Hi Rupa,
Are you still there??
my sweet beach i love kisid beach
its awesame to visit the beach……..hoo…….
nice picnic spottttttttt….. EnJoY…………….
lovely place to visit………. charminig place………….