Places to see in Maharashtra

Things to see in Maharashtra

Beach resorts

Coastal Maharashtra (Konkan) has some of very beautiful beaches. With a 720 km coast line, there are beautiful beach destinations almost every 50-100 kms, starting from Dahanu in the Northern part of the State to Sindhudurg, at the Southern tip.

Some popular beaches are:

Dahanu-Bordi
Gorai-Madh
Juhu
Alibag
Kashid
Murud-Janjira
Harihareshwar
Ganpatipule
Tarkarli
Vengurla
Terekhol
While the beaches in Bordi, Gorai, Juhu, Alibag, Kashid and Murud-Janjira are well-developed, with multiple accommodation choices, the rest remain still off the tourist circuit. The primary reason is lack of good accommodation choices. At most of the other beaches, the only decent stay options are properties owne and managed by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), a govt. organisation. These MTDC resorts have amazing location with great views, but being govt. run, these are not among the best in service, activities and food.

Hill Stations

Popular hill stations in Maharashtra are -

Matheran
Mahabaleshwar
Panchgani

Other sites

National Parks
Meteor Crater
Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai