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Malvan

Post lockdown trip to Malvan

Day 1

Train to Kudal station. Major station connecting Malvan and other near by areas of Kokan.

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Day 2

Miss our bus to Malvan depot, had to take auto

Stay for 3 days Affordable, clean and family friendly. Near to chivla beach

Near to the sea, this garden is best to view sunset. Good place to spend few hours.

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Ferry from Malvan beach to the fort. 150rs ferry rates as of Dec 2020. Quite a huge fort in between the sea. 2-3 hours can be spent here.

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Day 3

Auto Rickshaw

Early morning auto ride to Devbagh beach for watersports and swimming. 300rs charged by driver. 1 hour ride quite scenic route

Sight Seeing

We hired a small boat and went for hour sailing in the sea, spotted Dolphins and other beaches which is accessible by boat. Our guide then left us on the Tsunami island for water sports

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Water Sports

Here you can indulge in different water sport. There are packages available. Jetski, parasailing, bumper boat ride, banana ride etc. You can chill out at this small island

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After water sport activity we came to the main beach and then went into the clean waters and okayed frisbee. Later on we had lunch at a beach side hut.

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Day 4

Market

We went in the morning to the market to buy some local Malvani masala and dried fish. The fish market is huge and you will find cheap deals. There are many local masala wholesalers you can directly buy from them.

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One of the best place in Malvan for authentic Kokani Fish Thali. They have multiple options from Surmai thaki to Crabs thali, even veg thali is available. Tip : Come early as possible to avoid waiting

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After waiting for an hour, we finally got MSRTC bus to Kudal. It's one and half hour journey. Fare is 45rs.

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Return journey begins. Covid situation in Malvan was pretty much under control. Kudal is the only major station connecting Kokan areas of Maharashtra. We had a overnight train journey back to Mumbai.

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