By road
~540-576 km from Mumbai, ~147 km from Goa
West India · Maharashtra
Tarkarli, Maharashtra
Konkan's clearest water and creek-side calm · ~540-576 km from Mumbai, ~147 km from Goa
Getting there
By rail
Kudal or Sindhudurg, both ~30-32 km, on the Konkan Railway
By air
Sindhudurg (Chipi) Airport, ~21-31 km, with flights to Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad; Dabolim, Goa (~147 km) is a well-established alternative
Best time to visit
November to March — flat seas for snorkeling
Don't miss
Sindhudurg Fort at sea
Tarkarli Beach
Devbagh sangam point
Things to do
Scuba and snorkeling near Sindhudurg
Backwater boating
Dolphin trips
Where to eat
What to pack
Swimwear, reef-safe sunscreen, appetite for Malvani fish
A quieter corner
Tsunami Island sandbar in the Karli creek
About Tarkarli
- Coastal
Where it is
Tarkarli is a beach village in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, on the Konkan coast of the Arabian Sea near Malvan, where the Karli river meets the sea.
History
This coast belonged to the Maratha kingdom of Chhatrapati Shivaji, who built the sea fort of Sindhudurg on an island off Malvan in the 1660s to guard it. Tarkarli long remained a quiet fishing village, and its clear water and long beach now draw visitors.
People
Tarkarli's people speak Malvani and Marathi, and fishing has long been the village's main livelihood. Malvani cooking, rich with coconut, kokum and fresh fish, is famous across Maharashtra.
Known for
- Sindhudurg sea fort
- Snorkelling and scuba diving
- Houseboats on the Karli backwaters
- Malvani seafood
- The Devbagh backwaters
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