Our trip to MALVAN

After 2.5yrs of Covid Pandemic struggle thru' lockdowns & fear of infections etc, was mentally drained out & wanted to breakfree... it was 26th of feb 2022 when we just planned to drive down to Malvan..... Had a rough plan for our visit there ... We booked our stay at MTDC IISDA resort at Malvan a day prior , of our leaving from Mumbai..We started around 6am in the morning  via the Mum- Pune Expressway and henceon , Satara- kolhapur Expressway... Malvan is approximately 12 hrs drive from Mumbai.... It was Google map that guided us hence on from kolhapur  but it also takes shortcuts & put people driving into some difficulties😀...We reached kolhapur around lunch time & after a sumptuous kolhapur thalli we took onto Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary as we headed for Malvan....

By the time we reached Malvan it was almost Sundown time ....Just loved to click some beautiful  sunset pics from the private  beach of IISDA, MTDC resort before we checked in to our hotel room . Soon it was clear to us that MTDC have a facility of training, certification aswell Diving in high Sea here & my husband was very enthusiastic about attempting is first ever Deep Sea dive ....So after a cup of tea we finally decided that its my husband to try out the basic diving course here and we spoke to the instructors and finalized it all .... We were though very tired after 12 hrs drive off but still we had to sit late in the classroom , after dinner to watch a short film on diving & all instructions to follow during the diving ...then forms & bonds to be signed and were told that next morning by 7am each one should be there at their pool( India's deepest  swimming  pool) were each one will get practical training & instructions for Deep Sea Diving before taken to the high Sea for the Dive..... With lots of excitement in heart we both returned to our room for a good night sleep ....

swimming  training pool at IISDA

During the practice session at IISDA POOL.

 After an hour long training  in the IISDA pool , it was time to get mentally prepared to hit the high sea waters after breakfast  at the resort... The food at the restaurant was good & we tried amboli chutney ( a type of soft dosha) ...it was yummy ; Then all the participants were taken to the jetty nearby to board the catamaran ( MTDC owned) to ferry to the high Sea 40kms away from were the dive will take place.

catamaran that takes to the high seas.

The view of the resort from the pool of IISDA.

The jetty at Karli river bank from were the Catamaran is boarded by the participants. 

       Now its a wonderful  undersea experience to follow , ......

After all those  wonderful  moments  by 1pm they all reach back to hotel rooms.....After freshing up we thought to drive down to MTDC TARKARLI RESORT  to have lunch & enjoy that property too which is some 2/3 kms away....

The resort  too is very beautiful & location is too good ... 

Beautiful Tarkarli beach, Malvan.

     After an awesome Malvani non veg thalli  there we pushed off to visit the Rock Gardens  of malvan , bit shopping  near Malvan beach& jetty.

Rock Gardens at Malvan.

After  that we though to drive back to Devbaug  Sangam Beach to enjoy the sunset before we return back to our hotel room for some rest ....as its again12hrs drive back via Old Goa- Mumbai highway .... it had been quite refreshing trip to Malvan.