There are trends of kokan festival throughout the year, some are for Konkan homemade food, konkan mango festival, and now the Turtle festival aka Kasav Jatra at Velas, Anjarle beaches. Anjarle Beach Turtle Festival 2022 कासव जत्रा Sindhudurg Konkan
So I keep on updating the information from years on this single page, so that you know when the festival has began and visit these places. All these villages now has home stay facilities and villagers are now trained to show you how hatching happens. Turtle festival Dates are decided and declared based on the egg hatching period.
Turtle Festival is arranged by Forest Department, Village Panchayat, Kasav Mitramandal
Read more about places near Velas here
Also read my detailed report on velas turtle festival information
Anjarle Beach Turtle Festival 2022 dates
Turtle festival in Velas 2022 organised by “Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra”-Chiplun and Velas village Gram Panchayat
See the newly born sea olive ridley turtles hatching while they crawl towards the sea
14th 15th March 2022 [tentative dates]
21rd 22th March 2022 [tentative dates]
28th 29th March 2022 [tentative dates]
4th 5th April 2022 [tentative dates]
11th 12th April 2022 [tentative dates]
Season may extend after 15th April, but all these dates are approximate / indicative, Remember Turtles can’t get conceived only on weekends !! Last time when I went nothing happened on Saturday and Sunday 🙁
You may like to call and verify probable dates, before planning trip, check contact numbers
Legal Note : The Olive Ridleys, are protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act- 1972
Velas homestay contact numbers
Kindly contact the following homestay providers for more details
| Name | Contact No. (Velas STD Code: 02350) |
| Mrs. Kavita Bagkar | 220682 |
| Ms. Priyanka Bhole | 220689 |
| Mr. Swapnil Dhareepkar | 220562 |
| Mr. Prakash Joshi | 220570 (only veg food served) |
| Mr. Santosh Joshi | 220511 (only veg food served) |
| Mr. Abhijit Kulabkar | 220694 (M) 8975939484 |
| Mr. Sham Kulabkar | 220594 |
| Mr. Siddhesh Kulabkar | 220695/8446848540 |
| Mr. Omkar Nijasure | 220329 / 28 / 25
83083 60387 |
| Mr. Milind Nijsure | 220629/9421188487 |
| Mr. Sameer Padlekar | 220693/8652541817 |
| Mr. Mandar Palshetkar | 220674 |
| Ms. Namrata Palshetkar | 220674/9702400085/
8655891918 |
| Mr. Nandkishor Patil | 220561 |
| Mr. Surendra Patil | 220351/9225144816/
8805483264 |
| Mr. Subodh Saldurkar | 8975633185/7743830532 |
| Mr. Amol soman | 220279/9403574183 (only veg food served) |
| Mr. Ameya Srivardhankar | 220543/673468839/9922534184/7350414759 |
| Mr. Mohan Upadhye | 220304/8975622778/
8983767388 (only veg food served) |
| Mr. Avinash Yadav | 220545 |
Velas ST Bus timings
Bus |
Starts from |
at |
Reaches |
at |
| Pune – Velas | Pimpri | 09.30 | Velas | 17.30 |
| Velas – Pune | Velas | 06.45 | Swargate (Pune) | 13.30 |
| Mumbai – Velas | Mumbai | 12.30 | Velas | 20.00 |
| Velas – Mumbai | Velas | 06.30 | Mumbai | 12.30 |
| Mumbai – Velas | Mumbai | 00.30 | Velas | 06.30 |
| Velas – Mumbai | Velas | 09.00 | Mumbai | 15.00 |
| Ratnagiri – Velas | Ratnagiri | 16.15 | Velas | 22.30 |
| Velas – Ratnagiri | Velas | 05.00 | Ratnagiri | 11.00 |
| Dapoli – Velas | Dapoli | 14.50 | Velas | 17.30 |
| Velas – Dapoli | Velas | 07.30 | Dapoli | 10.30 |
| Mandangad – Velas | Mandangad | 08.10 | Velas | 09.15 |
| 10.10 | 11.30 | |||
| 14.30 | 15.30 | |||
| Velas – Mandangad | Velas | 09.30 | Mandangad | 10.30 |
| 11.55 | 12.55 | |||
| 16.15 | 17.15 |
Turtle festival Tambaldeg (Mithbav seashore) – Sindhudurg
सिंधुदुर्ग जिल्ह्यातील देवगड तालुक्यातील मिठबाव किनारपट्टीवर MTDC चे थ्री स्टार रीसॉर्ट व water sports कार्यान्वित होत आहे. शासनाच्या या महत्त्वाकांक्षी पर्यटन उपक्रमाला चालना देण्यासाठी तांबळडेग ग्रामस्थांनी २२,२३ मार्चला 🐢कासव जत्रा 🐢आयोजित केली आहे आपणही भेट देऊन याचा आनंद लुटावा.
🐢🦀🦐🦞🐟🐠🐬🦈🐳🐋
Dates 22 and 23 March 2021 (new dates for 2021 to be declared)
| 22 March 2021 (२२ मार्च) | 9 AM – उद्घाटन |
| 10 AM चहा/नाश्ता | |
| 11 AM कांदळवन सफारी | |
| 1 PM जेवण | |
| 3 PM कांदळवन सफारी | |
| 5 PM पतंग महोत्सव व ईतर खेळ | |
| 7 PM वाळूशिल्प | |
| सांस्कृतीक कार्यक्रम व भोजन | |
| 23 March 2021 (२३ मार्च) | 6 PM समुद्र किनारा सफर |
| Swimming, Fishing | |
| चहा/नाश्ता | |
| 12 NOON जेवण | |
| 5 PM कासवाची माहिती व अंड्यातून कासवाची पिल्ले बाहेर येताना अनुभव | |
| 8 PM भोजन |
Ticket Price
1000 Rs per person (मूल्य १०००/-)
Below Facilities at extra Charges
ATV Ride, Horse Ride, JetSki, Banana, Bumper Ride, Spped Boat, Dolphin Watch. Snorkelling.
Contact persons (संपर्क)
Shri Nana Mondkar श्री नाना मोंडकर 9405217838 / 9820923909
Shri Jagdish Maladkar श्री जगदीश मालडकर 9404171658
Shri Anil Rajam श्री अनिल राजम 9867347296
Shri Sagar Maladkar श्री सागर मालडकर 9423513627
Shri Anand Hule श्री आनंद हुले ०२२२५२२९९२४ ( [email protected] )
Anjarle Beach Kasav Mahotsav 2021
कासव महोत्सव
olive ridley turtles hatching season
14 th March 2021 Onwards [Tentative dates]
Time [Please note in 2021 timings are changed as below]
Morning 7 am
Evening 6 pm
Arihant Krushi Paryatan, Sukhondi
आंजर्ले येथे ग्रामपंचायत आंजर्ले, कासव मित्र मंडळ आंजर्ले
Anjarle turtle festival
पर्यटकांनी अधिक माहितीसाठी संपर्क करावा
श्री. तृशांत भाटकर – 9404 765 477 / 7038 425 793,
श्री. अभिनय केळस्कर – 9637 654 327 / 9404 765 675 [email protected]
श्री. मोहन उपाध्ये – 8975 622 778 [email protected]
Do read my latest blog post for complete update on
Velas Turtle Festival and schedule of festival
Turtle festival at Velas, just 180 kms from Pune
The female Olive Ridley turtles are laying eggs for centuries over here and remains protected for 55 to 60 days by the locals till the hatch. This is known to be rate species and it is a must visit for all of you.
Tortoise Festival, Konkan, Maharashtra
Kasav Jatra (कासव जत्रा, कोकण महाराष्ट्र)
Dates : 30 Jan To 1 Feb 2015
Location : At Wayangani sea beach
(please refer to Google map below, distance from Pune is ~400 kms and from Mumbai ~550kms, alternatively you can fly to
Vasco da Gama, Goa, you can drive down in 100 kms)
Contact person :
Shashank 9689903379 / 94220079489
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