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Vijaydurg is a beautiful sea-port 545 Km. from Bombay on India's West Coast. It boasts of a safe harbour with average depths in excess of 100ft. The beach facing the Arabian Sea has an historic fort (approx.800 years old) from which the town/ seaport derives its name. Every picture you take is a keep-sake! The entire region is surreal- offering a very panoramic view of the Creek and the Fort. Wildlife like Hyena, Fox and Barking Deer abound in addition to Sea Otter, Dolphins frolicking in high-tide, porpises, whale, kite fish and hammer-headed shark alongside flying fish are routinely spotted here. Water is crystal clear. A peace-loving cosmopolitan population. There is a historic temple, a Church & Mosque. Maratha Admiral Kanhoji Angre's Naval Base and Dry Dock. It has a vast Mango Research Institute that has developed hybrids like a Ratna {Cross between the Alphonso and Neelam variety}and Kesar. Home to the famed Alphonsos it also has a large number of Coconut palms in addition to Kokum (Cochina) to boot. Fishing is rewarding with prawns, lobster, catfish, king-fish, tuna aplenty. Since the mouth of the estuary opens into the Arabian Sea the water is clean due to inter-tidal flushing. It also has a Port Trust, Sea & Land Customs Outposts and a large State Transport Depot. Up until 1983 it was a port of call for the Konkan Steamer service which ran two ships Konkan Sevak and Konkan Shakti later sent to supply the IPKF (Indian Peace Keeping Forces) in Sri Lanka. Goa is a four hour drive from here. Simply take the Maharashtra Highway-04 to Talera 54 km away on the Bombay-Goa Road officially called National Highway-17.