Monday, October 22, 2012

Murud-Janjira: A place to escape from Mumbai Madness

A small request to all: Enjoy nature, enjoy your travel but please don’t spoil MOTHER NATURE. Refill bottles, don’t throw plastic in water bodies or roads. Dispose your garbage at proper place. Cheers!

There is lot of information on internet about Murud and about Janjira fort. It is easy to decide the destination Murud and even easier for people to reach by car or for local Mumbaikars to take the sea route.

But this post is aimed for all those who don't know the shortest, scenic and cheapest way to reach Murud from Mumbai.

There are 3 legs in this route, which I will describe here.
1st : Mumbai to Mandwa(sea route)
2nd : Mandwa to Alibag (Bus: Included in ferry ticket)
3rd: Alibag to Murud (Bus)

In Mumbai, first thing you need to do is reach Gateway of India. On the left of it is the place from where you can board a ferry to Mandwa. There are 3 service providers: Ajanta (75Rs ticket), PNP Maritime services(120Rs) and Maldar(100Rs Upper deck)

Once you reach Mandwa, just sit in a bus and relax for 30 minutes. And from Alibag, take another bus which will take you through Kashid beach, get down at Murud. I stayed at Tavsalkar's hotel in Murud (in sea facing peaceful cottage). I really enjoyed the sea food, the high tides at night, swimming in sea during day(I was surprised to see the sea shrinking like anything), a ferry to Janjira fort, having a few beers and sleeping a lot.

So what are you waiting for, be there at Murud and enjoy getting away from Mumbai madness.
Cheers!

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11 comments:

  1. IrascribbleOctober 30, 2013 at 10:58 PM

    can it be done in a day?

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  2. AnonymousOctober 15, 2014 at 5:20 AM

    How can we take 2 wheeler with us till Mandwa for Murud ?

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  3. UnknownFebruary 2, 2015 at 11:27 PM

    Hi..It was great to read your blog. I've never heard of Murud and Janjira fort, would love to explore this place. However, as fas as tourist attractions in Mumbai are concerned, there are number places to visit in Mumbai. Keep blogging.

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  4. Rudolph.Andrew.FurtadoMay 9, 2015 at 8:09 PM

    Thanks for the simple and excellent blog on getting to Janjira.Should visit the place before the Monsoons.

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  5. UnknownMay 24, 2015 at 10:46 PM

    can u tell me
    how to reach from alibaugh to murud??

    which is better
    alibaugh or kashid??

    and what ws the hotel rent u stayed in?

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    1. puneetMay 25, 2015 at 5:59 PM

      Hi,
      You can get a local bus from Alibaugh bus stand for Murud. Get an express bus and it is faster.
      Kashid is better, Alibaugh is commercialized and costly.
      I stayed in Tavsalkar's hotel in Murud.
      Cheers and all the best.

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  6. NearFox MumbaiMay 1, 2016 at 11:22 PM

    Murud and kashid are awesome places, calm and relaxing, a sort of rehab for me from the jungle of concrete.

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  7. UnknownJanuary 4, 2017 at 1:49 AM

    i am planed to go murud on 26th Jan 2017 from surat to mumbai by trail and then sea route. let me know is local bus service available from alibaug? and let me know what are the other sightseeing we can cover in our travel route and how?

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  8. Perviz SurtiSeptember 28, 2017 at 12:24 AM

    The town of Murud has a strong influence of the Siddis reign which can be felt all around. The Siddi palace stands even today on the outskirts of the village. http://www.fredtravels.com/blog/momentous-murud/

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