Tondavli beach

The village Tondavli in Malvan tehsil is situated between Kalaval creek at east and Arabian seas at west. The Tondavli Beach is considered as one of the famous beaches near Malvan, located on the Konkan Coast. Tondavli is 22 Kms. from Malvan and 45 Kms from kankawli. Tondavli beach is the true manifestation of an untouched beach. The Beach is virgin clean & long stretch beach. This Beach is famous for dolphin watching and swimming and it is generally deserted but the soft sea breeze blows continuously and giving it a refreshing touch.
       Tondavli has two main temples worth visiting. Shri Vagheshwar temple, a village-deity temple and Shri Datta Mandir. Talashil has Shri Gopal-krishna Temple with beautiful carvings. The beach is surrounded by water on three sides with a amezing view of the river merging in the Arabian offering you just the purest sanctity. Tondavli beach has many water-sports options such as Sailing in the creek, riding water-scooter, Banana-ride etc. also here you can do 'Dolphin-sighting' without going far into sea.
       The main occupation of Tondavli villagers is fishing and one can test variety of local fish like. Bangada, surmai, Paplet, Kolambi, Tarli. Beyond The Kalaval bridge in Revadi village, Famous as late Macchindra Kambli (great name In Marathi theatre's) Village. Bhadrakali temple is worth visiting and you can visit this temple by boat from Talashil. At a few kilometres from this beach is the Achara Beach which is the paradise for the dolphin watchers. Achara beach is considered especially for anglers, swimmers and for sunbathing. It is situated at a distance of 36 kms from Kankavali and 22 kms away from Malvan. This beach also offers you some fishing activities. Achara beach is an ideal place to chill vacations with the sea waves.
      Achara beach is one of the prime tourists attraction and it offers many recreational activities too. After visiting this beach you will find many marvelous attractions. There is an old library (around 115 year old) which is situated in the vicinity of Achara beach. The best time to visit this Beach is between Octobers to February. Because In these months, numerous birds migrate, such as peacocks can be seen at the sides of this beach. also a wide number of dolphins are seen dancing. Achara beach is the nearest location of tondavli beach in Malvan region. Also, there are some other regions which lie in between the distance from Tondavli beach to Malvan are Revandi, Vayangani, Khanjanwadi and Bhagawantgad.
      The native language of Tondavali is Marathi and most of the village people speak in Marathi. Tondavali's people use Marathi language in their daily communication.

Hotel near tondavli beach
Kesari Beach Holiday Resort, Tondavali.

How to rich Tondavli beach

By Air
Dabolim, Goa is the nearest airport. (118 km)
By Train
Nearest railway station is Kankavli or kudal. (37 km)
By Road
Nearest Bus Stand is Malvan
Buses available from Mumbai to Tondavli (494 km).

Places to see near Tondavli beach :
Sindhudurg Fort, Tarkarli beach, Rameshwar temple and Jayganesh Temple, vagheshwar Temple.