Alibag  is a coastal town which is located at a distance of around 35Km south of Mumbai. Alibag is an ideal popular weekend gateway from the fast paced life of Mumbai for the citizens of Mumbai. Alibag provides nature beauty with lush green trees, beautiful beaches, mango orchads & paddy fields. Alibag is also a popular center for business conferences during the working days. A large number of tourists attracts towards alibag during the monsoons. On most of the days the weather is pleasant in alibag due to high density of trees all around. Ferries & Catamarans are not operational from mid-jun to late-sep due to heavy monsoons. Alibag is an ideal tourist spot because it is a place where a person can get peace of mind from the busy routine schedule & can also enjoy rain,greenery & direct signal for cell phones. Alibag & Kihim have become the favourite destinations for the weekend among the Mumbai”s affluent residents. Most of them owned farms & bungalows in alibag which are often a few hundred meters from the sea shore. Alibag had a population of 19,491, Male constitute 52% & female 48% of the population.Alibag has an average literacy rate of 79%.Being a tourist center, tourism is one of the main industries of the town. Many industrial units are set up in & around alibag which has created employment for thousand of villagers in alibag. Alibag is famed for its fresh air, clean water & clean sands. Tourists can reach here by ferry service from Gateway India in South Mumbai. The trip just take 45 min. The alternative option is by road which takes about 3 hr from the city. Alibag has many beaches in & around it. Alibag is always a hotspot for beach lovers.  Alibag beach is the main beach of the town, one can see the kolaba Fort from here . Akshi Beach is situated 5 km away from alibag . Nagaon Beach is situated 7km from alibag & it is famous for coconut & betel nuts.  Kihim Beach  is a secluded place at a distance of 12 km from Alibag . It is famous for dense cover of coconut trees & woods.Among other beaches there is a Awas Beach which  is situated about 17 km from alibag , Saswane is situated about 18 km away from alibag & Rewas is about 24 km from alibag. Chaul  Revdanda is situated about 25 km from alibag. Mandawa is situated about 20 km north of alibag. The Catamaran & ferry services are available from Mumbai to the Mandawa jetty. On the alibag-Murud highway there is a Kashid beach which is 30 km away from alibag . There is also a Kolaba Fort which is at a distance 1-2 km from alibag shores . kanakeshwar Temple is situated  on a hill near Mapgoan village which is about 12 km away from alibag & falls on the way to Mandawa .Vikram Vinayak Temple or Birla Temple is situated about 20 km from alibag.  Uma –Maheshwar Temple, Balaji Temple are the other temples near to alibag.