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 Year after year tourist flock to Ganapatipule to enjoy the sunny beaches and verdant greenery all around the place. Another very important attraction of the place is the 400 year old temple that houses the Sawayambhu Ganapati shrine. The fantastic beach and the religious overtone that characterizes the place have made it a very popular tourist location.
There are also other interesting things in this place. At Malgund, you can visit the birthplace of Maharashtra's famous poet Keshavsoot. At Ratnagir, you can also visit the birthplace of firebrand nationalist leader Lokmanya Tilak. There is also the Thebaw Place where the deposed king of Burma was kept in confinement. Jaigad Fort too is worth a visit.
The ease with which the place is accessible has made it a big attraction among tourists. The nearest airport is Mumbai. The nearest rail station is at Ratnagiri which is 50 km away from here. From Mumbai this sea beach is at a distance of 375 km, from Pune it is 331 km and from Kolhapur it is 144 km. The place has enough hotels to make your tour comfortable and memorable.
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