One of the remote beaches of Alibaug is the Revdanda Beach
which is located in the village of Revdanda. The beach unlike others does not
have creamy sands but has black sand which is something very rare to find.
The beach of Revdanda is one of those places where you would
love to spend time and wash away all the stress and worries of living in a
metropolitan city.Apart from the serene beach where you can enjoy the serene water and camp under the starlit sky, Datta Mandir is a popular temple in the Chaul area where you have to climb over 1500 steps. The temple was built by Shivaji mainly in order to watch over the enemies.
Revdanda is one of the most significant villages of Konkan in Maharashtra for the Jewish community of India. The entire village is full with coconut and beetle nut plantations. Apart from coconut and beetle nut plantation the main occupation of the locals is rice farming.
Starting from October till the summer heat hits, you can
comfortably visit Revdanda as the period boasts of the perfect weather with no
rains or scorching sun.
How to Reach
By Air: Mumbai is the closest Airport to
Alibaug.
By Rail: The nearby railway station to Alibaug
is Panvel situated 28 Kilometres from Alibaug. Trains are available from Mumbai
Dadar and Diva, Panvel.
By Road: Revdanda Beach is situated in the
village of Revdanda. Till few years back the road from south of Alibaug use to
ends at Revdanda. The new bridge is constructed from Revdanda which extends
till Murud Janjira. Mumbai to Alibaug is approx 78 Km NH-17 Mumbai – Goa
highway connects to alibaug, Pune to Revdanda is 160 Km. Hyderabad to Alibaug
is 698 Km, Nagpur to Alibaug is 907 Km, Bangalore to Alibaug is 982 Km. By road
it takes approx 3 to 4 hours to reach Revdanda from Pune.
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