Friday 15 February 2013

Itinerary for 5 Nights 6 days.


Day 1: Arrive before or after lunch, we serve nice and cold local sharabat (juice) made from kokam fruit or row mango juice in season. Have lunch, relax after long and bumpy drive. 
At 4 have cup of tea with the host Herself  Medha or her mother Vasudha. And head for the lovely beach near Atithi Parinay. Aare-ware Beach is one of the pristine beaches in Ratnagiri District. 

                                                                                   


You can also enjoy water sports at Aare beach. 
Come back From breeze of ocean  to the beautiful home-stay, Atithi Parinay. where maharashrian bramhini food is waiting for you. Play game of carom or card along with your loved ones.







Day 2: Morning Breakfast @ 8.30 local cuisine like Poha, Amboli tea and head to the swayanbhu Tempale of lord Ganesha. Dip your feet in the see and take darshan of lord Ganesh, 1.5 kms of round to the god from the hill is an experience itself. 











                                                                                                                            Visit “ancient Konkan” trail to know about the region. Small shops on top of the trail is for look out.have lunch at “swad Restaurant” in Malgund and  Head to the beautiful temple of karhyteshwer. 

Spend your evening in the ancient temple, return to Atithi Parinay for dinner.



Day 3: Wake up to the call of birds. and  a beautiful  trail around the Atithi Parinay Please your tummies to a yummy breakfast and about the traditional architecture. Want to be on your own?  explore nearby areas Visit cashew factory and local house in area. 














Depart to Ratnagiri history at the Ratnadurga fort & light house also a Thebew palace which was built by last king of Burma. Relive a delectable lunch and a wholesome treat for sea-food lovers.  And head Purnagad naval fort strategically built on a mountain, with a grand view of the creeks and the sea. Spend the evening exploring the unexplored Ganeshgule beach. Return to the Atithi Parinay for dinner.






Day 4: start early,  2 hours from Atithi parinay, its a beautiful drive along the cost. have packed breakfast on the way. stooping at beautiful beach. boat can be arranged to see its beauty from the sea also. entire fort can be seen in 2-4 hours. locale guides are well trained and passionate about their heritage and their king. have lunch in one of the locale houses. and head back to Homestay enjoy sunsets on the way. early dinner and good night sleep. 



The oldest fort on coast constructed in the regime of Raja Bhoj of Shilahar Dynasty in 1205 (construction period 1193-1205). The fort was earlier known as "Gheria" as it is situated in the village "Girye". Shivaji  won this fort from Adilshaha of Bijapur in 1653 and renamed it as “Vijay Durg” as Vijay means Victory.

This is only one of the two forts of the Maratha kingdom, where King Shivaji personally hoisted the saffron flag.  The other fort is "Torana". 
 This fort was also known as "Eastern Gibraltar" as this fort was impregnable for a long time like the fort “Gibraltar” inEurope. This impregnable fort has some location advantages.  One such advantage is 40 km long 

Even today one can see lots of empty cannon balls lying inside the fort in front of the secret meeting room , just after crossing the main door.

Vijaydurg was truly a complete fort in all senses. It had huge meeting rooms , courts , stables , soldier quarters , even a naval dock , which was used to build and repair Maratha warships. Maratha Battleships gained its name under the leadership of Kanhoji Angre and Vijaydurg became one of the strongest naval forts in those days.



One of the architectural marvels in Vijaydurg is its underground passages . Few of them are still usable and to feel the uniqueness of these underground passages , one has to visit them.

 Day 5: have lazy morning and breakfast at Atithi Parinay. Head to sangameshwar 41 Kms This temple was built 1600 years ago by Karna of Kolhapur. This is situated 4 km away from Sangameshwar and is one of the important places in Sangameshwar taluka. The statues and carvings of many Hindu Gods can be seen on the walls of Karneshwar temple.  








The great Maratha King Sambhaji Raje son of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was trapped by Aurangazeb at village Kasba. And complete the divine experience of visiting Konkan.                                                                                                                                                          










Head to devarukh for lunch and proceed to marleshwar temple which is surrounded by thick forest and water fall every were. a beautiful trek by steps will take to a lord shiva temple. wch is situated in a cave. Marleshwar waterfall is also the best place to visit

back to homestay and good night sleep. 

Day 6: enjoy a  stress-free start to the day. post breakfast, depart for Mumbai/Pune. complete the divine Konkan cost experience. 










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