The beach is one of the cleanliest i have ever seen.The MTDC resort location is amazing - it is right on the beach.The resort is old but clean.It is not luxurious but satisfactory in terms of rooms,toilets & other facilities. The food is delicious.Pl try prawns fry, pomfret tikhal(Local malvani dish).Even veg food is tasty at the resort.However, the service... more

We had read a lot about the ambitious "Houseboat" project of MTDC and went eagerly to spend a night on their houseboat which has a viewing balcony (the other one doesn't have one). The houseboats had just started operation 2 days ago and there were few problems like improper stable access to the boat, toilet flush not functioning, inadequate water... more

From Pune, negotiating a way to Tarkali can be difficult and bruising. We took the State transport Bus to Malvan, 11 hours, the only bus that took us anywhere near. The only other option would have been taking a volvo towards Goa and getting dropped off around 30 km short of Malvan or the slightly more complicated option of a... more

There was nothing on Tripadvisor about Tarkali when we were doing our research, so will try to give a reasonably comprehensive outline of the place to help others in future. MTDC stands for Maharashtra Tourist Development Corporation, but we think that the D really stands for Destruction – this place could be perfect, but is badly run. Location: The resort... more