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Malvan Experience
Four things that make up a stay here. No packages and no bookable add-ons, just what's actually around you.
The last of the light on the water.
The coast faces west, which is the whole point. The sand holds the light after the sun has gone, and the walk back up the road happens in it. It is the same view every evening and it is never quite the same.
Still water, mangrove channels.
Where the Karli river meets the sea the water goes flat and green between low mangrove banks. Boats work off the jetties, and mornings out there barely make a sound.
A burst of local flavours.
Coconut, kokum and red chilli, and fish landed that morning. A thali is pomfret, curry, rice, chapati, solkadhi and papad. Both homes have their own kitchen, but this is the one thing worth going out for.
Lawns, old trees, open sky.
Most of the day happens on the coast. The first hour of it doesn't, there is lawn, a mature tree with a seat built round it, benches, and a playground for anyone travelling with children.
Sindhudurg Fort stands offshore to the north-west, and Malvan town and its fish market lie north. The Coast page describes each of them, with directions rather than travel times.
Explore The Coast