About Kokan
The western coastline of Maharashtra also known as “Kokan” is about 720-kms long. It extends from Dahanu in the north up to Sindhudurg in south. Kokan is well known for its natural beauty and is fast growing as a tourist destination. The greenery, coconut trees, beautiful virgin beaches, waterfalls, mountains are great attractions for the tourists. Tourists from Maharashtra now prefer to visit Kokan as it is in close vicinity, easy accessibility and overall lower costs for visiting and this is an added attraction.
Kokan Districts
Raigad
Ratnagiri
Thane
Sindhudurg
Culture and people
This region is a naturally gifted area of the state. The people are literate and generally well off. They are a generally peace loving people who are helpful and friendly towards Tourists. They depend mainly upon fishing and farming for their livelihood and nowadays some are making their living with the help of growing Tourism in the area. The areas of Devgad, Dapoli and Ratnagiri are famous for its Alphonso mangoes and also a lot of fish is exported from Ratnagiri port.
The Kokani People are a hearty and festive people by nature. Their love for celebration is deeply rooted in their culture and it finds its expression through the various festivals celebrated throughout the year.
Languages
Marathi and Kokani are main languages spoken here besides Hindi, Urdu & English
Climate
Maximum temperature of 37 degrees and Minimum temperature is about 15 degrees. Rainfall is from 300 mm up to 900 mm in the monsoon.
Best time to visit Kokan
The whole region is Humid and there is heavy Rainfall from June to September. The best period to visit Kokan is from November to February as the temperatures are a bit milder with less Humid conditions. But many local people who work outside Kokan do visit in the summer vacations.
