Scuba Diving Trip to Malvan

Malvan is one of the popular destinations for Scuba Diving and other water sports in India. With beautiful and clean beaches, boat ride through the sea, Scuba Diving and  Snorkeling, awesome food,  gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, Malvan offers a great weekend destination.

2nd October:
Started off at around  9.30 PM from Mumbai by a private bus towards Malvan.

Day 1: 3rd October:

Reached Malvan at around 11.00 AM. Our  stay was arranged in a resort which was situated in a good location with mountain on one side and a river flowing at the back side of the resort.  When we arrived at the resort, we received the warmest welcome from the resort management as we walked up to the resort.  After a welcome tea, I felt at home.  Soon we were allotted rooms.  

The property has a five appointed villas with 2 bath attached rooms each, a guest house with kitchen and dining hall with breath taking view of garden all around. They have a beautifully paved path for you to walk around the property and flowers on both the side of the path.

By afternoon, we decided to visit Kunkeshwar Temple and Beach. Kunkeshwar Temple is an ancient Shiva Temple  located in Kunkeshwar village. This beautiful temple near the beach has South Indian style of temple architecture.

A clean beach with a very long stretch of seashore adds to the beauty of temple surroundings. The view of Kunkeshwar Beach from Temple was amazing. I could see a fisherman casts his net for an evening catch as the sun sets at Kunkeshwar Beach. 

After a good round of photography and fun filled activities, we  headed back to our resort.  After having a yummy Konkani food, we had some fun filled activities before going to a well deserved sleep.

Day 2: 4th October:

We woke up early and moved to the days first activity ie Scuba diving. The actual diving takes place near the Sindhudurg Fort, located in the middle of the Arabian Sea. A 15 minute boat ride takes you near the fort.

SNORKELING

The preparation for the Scuba Diving begins with instructions from dive instructors. First they will take you for Snorkeling.

SCUBA DIVING

Next activity is much awaited Scuba Diving. The instructors teach you how to breathe through your mouth to take in the oxygen through the oxygen pipe and hand signals  to communicate underwater, simple “up” and “ok” signals. Then I slowly scuba dive onto a splendid underwater scenery. The instructor holds your hand and down, down you go. It was a great experience to dive deep to see the corals and the fishes.  Then I slowly emerge at the surface of the water where our dive master and others took me to the boat. This was my first underwater experience.

EXPLORING SINDHUDURG FORT

After that we headed back for lunch. Our next destination was Sindhudurg fort. This fort is situated inside the sea. We took a ferry boat to reach there.

Sindhudurg fort

Built over a period of three years, the sea fort is spread over 48 acres with a two-mile rampart, and walls that are 30 feet high and 12 feet thick.  The main entrance is concealed in such a way that no one can pinpoint it from outside.

Main entrance to Sindhudurg fort

Shivaji’s temple is the main temple in the fort. It is only one of its type in the country.

Shivaji’s temple

This building has a tunnel which was used by Shivaji Maharaj to escape in case of an enemy attack

There are sweet water wells even though the fort is in mid sea. This shows that rain water harvesting system was implemented even decades ago. The rocks inside the fort are of a different type with a shining yellow color to it.  The view is absolutely breathtaking and the fort takes you back to the days of history.

Sindhudurg fort

BEAUTIFUL CHIVLA BEACH

Evening was to Chivla Beach. It is a ‘C’ shaped small beach with clean waters.  This beach is awesome for people wanting to play in the ocean. Although it was a hot day,  we had several “wow” moments. We further walked around the beach until the sun melted into the horizon. The beach was remarkably clean, safe to walk around and had some spectacular viewpoints to sit. The end of the beach is rocky stretches.

Chivla Beach

Day 03: 5th October:

Our actual plan plan was Dolphin safari. But due to problem with the vehicle , we gave up our plan and decided to take rest at Resort till our evening bus to Mumbai. Had nothing to do, no specific plan, just roam around the resort and clicked some photos.


HEADING HOME

By evening we started our return journey to Mumbai with unforgettable experiences.