Kashid

Kashid
Kashid
town
	Kashid Beach Kashid Beach
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Kashid is a beach town on the shores of Arabian Sea, in the North Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. It is located 30 km from Alibag and 135 km from Mumbai on the Alibag-Murud road.

Kashid is popular mainly because of its white sand, blue seas, green mountains, paddy fields, and rivulets. Kashid has a 3 km stretch of beach tucked in between two rocky hillocks with Casuarina groves all around the seashore. This is by far the best beach in this part of the Konkan region and though absolutely deserted on weekdays, the town can attract its fair share of week-end holiday makers. There are a few of small hotels in Kashid as the rest of the area is privately owned.

The waves here are unusually high and can be paradise for surfing. The waves can reach a height 5–6 feet even during the non-monsoon months. However it is dangerously high during the monsoons and surfing is not recommending during the months of June to September.

Getting there

While the train connectivity is not very good, the arrival of the Konkan Railway has ensured that this area is now more accessible.

The road access is very good:

160 km from Mumbai
135 km from Thane
110 km from Navi Mumbai (Vashi)
170 km from Pune (via Mulshi)
Around 170-180 km from Pune (via Khopoli - Mumbai Pune Expressway)

Buses:

Buses plying regularly between Mumbai central - Murud halts at Kashid
Buses plying regularly between Thane - Murud halts at Kashid
Frequent service are available for Alibaug from Mumbai, Thane. From there buses are available for Murud which halts at Kashid village

One more thing instead of staying in hotel better look for accommodation at some cottage's build by local people. They serve awesome konkan food.