Easy transportation from Guhaghar to Ratnagiri was the main aim while Suvarnadurga Shipping & Marine Services Pvt. Ltd. started this ferry service. Due to this Ferry, Guhagar became easily accessible from Ratnagiri (Kolhapur region) as well as from Pune and Mumbai. Ever since then, Guhaghar has flourished as a great tourists destination. Even educational organizations have been showing interest in Guhaghar. Recently, well equipped Engineering College was also started in Velaneshwar.
Guhaghar is a lovely location along with amazing clean beaches & temples. It is also known for ENRON Power Project. Famous 'Gopal Gad' fort is located at Hedvi, near Guhaghar. Velneshwar is one of favourite destinations you may visit. Hedvi beach, Vyadeshwar Mandir, Durga Devi Mandir are the main attractions. 'GanpatiPule', Ratnagiri is mere 66 kilometers from Guhaghar. Dhopave is fourteen kilometers from Guhagar for the Ferry destination. Guhagar is easily approachable from Poona :270 kms, Mumbai: 270kms, Kolhapur: 180kms, Satara: 150kms, Karad :100kms, Sangali-130kms.
Another miracle took place because of this service was that; because of this ferry service, fishing business proliferated by leaps and bounds due to very easy transportation of fish containers. Reachability to Ratnagiri from Guhaghar and vice versa was possible within very short time span as compared to previous methods of transportation. From Ratnagiri, fish can be transported further to Goa or Mangalore (Kerala) for further sale or processing.
District place like Ratnagiri became easily accessible from Guhagar and Dabhol as well because of the the ferry service.
Ratnagiri, has quite a number of tourists places and the city is also being developed very fast. Places like famous Ganpati Pule Mandir, Thiba Palace, Bahte beach, Pawas are one of the most sought after destinations by tourists who visit Ratnagiri.
Visiting such destinations through ferry is really a very lovely experience. Saved time, fuel and money is added bonus..!!
Location: This route is located at Dabhol ( Tal. Dapoli ) & Dhopave ( Tal. Guhagar)
The very first site started by Suvarnadurga shipping & Marine Services Pvt. Ltd. Since 21st October 2003, this ferryboat service is constantly busy and has continued its service irrespective of adverse weather conditions.
Dabhol is twenty seven kilometers away from Dapoli. Both these destinations have great places to visit and marvelous tourist spots. Dapoli, also called as Mini – Mahabaleshwar because of its cool & soothing environment. Fresh Seafood is Dapoli's specialty.
Dapoli is also famous for 'Kokan Krishi Vidyapeeth' an Agricultural University. Dapoli Homeopathic Medical College, Agril. Engineering College and some other educational institutes have made Dapoli a greatest educational hub. Stay at Dapoli will be convenient as there is a great choice amongst luxury hotels, resorts, bunglows and second homes.
As far as road distance is concerned, approximate distance from following locations to Dapoli is as Mumbai-220km , Poona-220km, Kolhapur-220km, Satara- 150km, Sangali -180 km, Mahabalshwar – 100km.
Guhaghar is a lovely location along with amazing clean beaches & temples. It is also known for ENRON Power Project. Famous 'Gopal Gad' fort is located at Hedvi, near Guhaghar. Velneshwar is one of favourite destinations you may visit. 'GanpatiPule' , Ratnagiri is mere 66 kilometers from Guhaghar. Dhopave is fourteen kilometers from Guhagar for the Ferry destination. Guhagar is easily approachable from Poona :270 kms, Mumbai: 270kms, Kolhapur: 180kms, Satara: 150kms, Karad :100kms, Sangali-130kms.
There are many resorts , lake resorts, hotels, bunglows & second homes also in Guhagar which take complete care of your stay. Home stay with home food is one the concepts you may try at Guhagar.
Dapoli & Guhaghar were not easily accessible before ferry boat service. Now, it is very convenient to travel from Dapoli to Guhagar or vice versa through road and ferry combination.
Dapoli tour can be managed within one or two days depending on the tourists spots you want to visit. Similarly, Guhagar visit may take one or two days 1-2 days. A sweet & short Holiday Package with nice seafood & konkani food thus can be arranged for these locations & this has became possible due to ferry service.
Ferrys are connected with each other too. You have choice of Dabhol- Dhopave Ferry for Ratnagiri visit, Ferry service at Tawsal -Jaigad (Guhagar –Ratnagiri). Shriwardhan, Harihareshwar, Dive-Agar can be visited through Veshvi – Bagmandale (Mandangad-Dapoli – Raigad ). You may extend your route upto Alibaug, Murud janjeera through Rohini- Agardanda Ferry boat Service (Shrivardhan – Murud,Raigad).
Thus, his ferry service proves to be miraculously useful to connect the dots through your destination routes ..!
Thank you,
Republic Of Travelers.
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Special thanks to Navinya Ambre, Tejas Ambre, Kishore Yadav, Aniket Ghag, Amol Parab, Siddhesh Chavan.
