ALibag
Alibag basically contain different spots such as alibag beach,kulaba fort,birla mandir,Nagav beach,aakshi beach,kashid beach...
KULABA FORT
Colaba fort, major water fort in Konkan... Shivaji Maharaj built this fort in 1680 to keep Portuguese under predominant.... At that time, this place was used for building huge/magnificent ships. Afterwards this fort became the main place and was used for building huge/magnificent ships. Afterwards, this fort became the main place of Maratha's Armada in North Konkan.
This seafort is the center of valour of Sarkhel Kanhoji Angre. It is in the sea, ½ Kms away from Alibag seashore. Fort is very beautifully built up of huge stones and situated on the island of length 267 meters to 297 meters through South-North direction and 109 meters wide on East-West direction. Colaba means Cape.
The 'Mahadarwaja' to the east is a specail thing... decorated with idols of tigers, elephant, peacock etc. The temple of Ganesh, godess with eighteen hands ,Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva together makes "Ganesh Panchayatam"
This seafort is the center of valour of Sarkhel Kanhoji Angre. It is in the sea, ½ Kms away from Alibag seashore. Fort is very beautifully built up of huge stones and situated on the island of length 267 meters to 297 meters through South-North direction and 109 meters wide on East-West direction. Colaba means Cape. Chhatrapati Shivaji built this fort in 1680 to keep Portuguese under predominant. At that time, this place was used for building huge/magnificent ships. Afterwards this fort became the main place and was used for building huge/magnificent ships. Afterwards, this fort became the main place of Maratha's Armada in North Konkan.
Better to visit here only during the low tide. Here is a time table for tide according to the tithis
Tithi Time to Visit
Pratipada 4.00 to 6.30
Dwitiya 5.00 to 7.00
Trutiya 5.30 to 8.00
Chaturthi 6.00 to 9.00
Panchami 7.00 to 9.30
Shashthi 8.00 to 10.00
Saptami 8.30 to 11.00
Ashtami 9.00 to 12.00
Navmi 10.00 to 12.30
Dashmi 11.00 to 1.00
Ekadashi 11.30 to 2.00
Dwadashi 12.00 to 3.00
Trayodashi 1.00 to 4.00
Chaturdashi 1.00 to 4.00
Pournima/Amawasya 2.30 to 5.00
Other Important Forts in Alibag
Fort Brief Description
Agarkot Near Revdanda, Approx. 18 Km away from Alibag
Khanderi-Underi Small Sea forts, 5 km. away from Alibag
Sagargad Near Tinvira - Approx. 10 km away from east Alibag..
HOW TO GO ALIBAG:
By Air : Mumbai and Pune are the nearest airport service from Alibag. Mumbai is 108 km and Pune is 138 km by road.
By Rail: Nearest railway station from Alibag is Panvel and Pen (Konkan Railways) Panvel is 60 km and Pen is just 28 km by road.
By Road : Alibag is best connected to Mumbai, Borivali, Pune, Thane, Kalyan, Kolhapur, Nashik etc.by road. Maharashtra state transport (S.T.) Semi-luxury, luxury and ordinary buses are daily available for Alibag. In additional to these, private taxis, luxury and semi luxury buses are also available.
By Sea :
Alibag is well connected to Mumbai by sea route also. Launches, catamaran service are available throughout the year except mansoon. Mumbai-Revas Jetty launches leave Ferry Wharf by appox. one hour duration. The journey takes one and half hour. The timetable of the launches depends upon the high and low tides. The same timetable is displayed at the Ferry Wharf for next eight days. The S.T. Stand is quite near to the Revas Jetty. Auto rickshaws are also available. The distance between Revas-Alibag takes another forty five minutes.
Speed boats and catamaran service are also available from Gateway of India to Mandwa Jetty. Interharbour Catamarans Ferry Ltd., Maldar Catamarans & Ajantha Launches provides this service. To reach Mandwa these takes thirty five minutes to one hour depending on the type of boats. From Mandwa all these three companies carry passengers to Alibag
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in their own luxury buses. This bus journey takes another thirty five minutes to reach Alibag.
The timetables given here have been borrowed from Alibag Darshak by Mr. G. N. Pardeshi.
By Boat
There are boats and hovercrafts leaving from the Gateway of India on a daily basis from 0600 hrs to 1800 hrs except during monsoons. Journey time is 45 minutes to Mandwa and approximately 45 min. onwards by bus to Alibag. The fare is around Rs: 100.
Small passenger service boats ply frequently between Mumbai and Mandwa or Rewas. They are cheap but take more than 90 min
Launch Time Table
Actually timing depends upon high-tide, low-tide
Place
Timing
Mumbai / Bombay - Baucha Dhakka to Revas
6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 13:00, 14:00, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30
Revas to Mumbai / Bombay - Baucha Dhakka
7:45, 8:15, 8:45, 10:15, 11:15, 12:15,13:15, 14:45, 15:15, 16:15, 17:15, 18:15, 19:15
Maaldar Catamaran Service
Phone : (02141) 24316
Bus - (Alibaug to Mandwa)
Catamaran from Mandwa
Catamaran from Mumbai (Gate Way of India)
8:00
8:45
7:45
11:15
12:30
11:30
14:45
15:30
14:30
17:45
18:30
17:30
Suman Inter-Harbour Catamaran Service
Phone : (02141) 25404 / 25403
* means Monday to Friday
Bus - (Alibaug to Mandwa)
Catamaran from Mandwa
Catamaran from Mumbai (Gate Way of India)
6:30
7:10
8:10
8:10
9:00
10:10
10:10
11:00
12:10 *
12:10
13:00 *
14:10 *
14:10
15:00 *
16:10
16:10
17:00
18:10
18:10
19:00
20:10
Ajantha Launch Service
Phone : (02141) 24437
Bus - (Alibaug to Mandwa)
Catamaran from Mandwa
Catamaran from Mumbai (Gate Way of India)
7:05
7:45
6:30
8:00
8:45
7:30
9:30
10:15
9:00
11:10
12:00 *
11:00 *
15:10
16:00
15:00
By Road
There are a number of buses plying round the clock from Mumbai, Parel, Dadar, Boriwali and Thane. Alibag is on the Mumbai-Goa route (not exactly - from Vadkhal - there is a diversion) and is also accessible by Konkan Railway. Get down at Panvel and you can catch a bus.
Alibag S. T. Buses Timetable
Place
Timing
Mumbai (Bombay)
1.00, 5.00, 6.00(D), 6.30, 7.00(*), 7.05, 7.15, 8.00 (D), 10.00, 11.00, 13.00, 13.30 (D), 14.00, 14.30, 15.00, 15.30, 16.30 (*), 17.00, 17.30, 18.05, 19.00, 19.30, 20.15, 21.30
Thane
6.00(*), 7.00(*), 7.45, 8.15, 10.30, 11.00 (*), 12.15, 14.30 (*), 15.30, 16.30, 17.45 (*), 18.00, 18.30
Kalyan
6.30,10:30, 13:00, 15:00, 17.15, 19.00
Borivali
8.05, 9:30, 15:00, 16:00, 16:30
Pune
10:30, 12:15, 13:30 (*), 14:30
Nashik (Nasik)
14:00
Kolhapur
6.30,19.00(*)
Solapur
7:30
Miraj
8:30
Aurangabaad
9:30
Palghar
8:00, 13:30
Uran
7:00, 11:45, 18:00
Ratnagiri
7:45
Poladpur
17:45
Shreevardhan
18:00
Diveaagar
15:00
Nagothane
10:30
Pali
7:30, 13:00, 18:30
Narayanpur
5:00 (Every Thursday)
Shirdi
7:30
Murud
1:15, 4:45, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, 10:30, 11:30, 12:15, 13:30, 14:00, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 18:00, 19:00, 20:15
Roha
5:00, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 7:45, 9:00, 9:45, 10:30, 11:30, 13:00, 13:30, 13:45, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 17:45, 18:00, 18:30, 19:30
Rewas (Revas)
6:00, 6:30, 7.15, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:15, 10:20, 10:45, 11:00, 11:15, 11:45, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:30, 18:00, 18:30, 19:30, 20:20, 21:30
Solapur
7:30
*(Nim-Aaram)
D - Delux
By Rail
Only two options - Get down at Panvel (65 Km) or Pen (Only Konkan Railway - Get down at Ramawadi Station - 23 Km). You can catch a bus. I will not recommend this option.
By Air
Mumbai is the nearest airport. (Approx - 110 Km). Pune is another one.(140 Km). Getting off at Pune is not a good choice. You don't get frequent buses and journey is horrible. Mumbai is always a better choice.