Slightly off the road at the base of Talegad fort is the Tale village where you can see the interesting historic Kuda caves from the king Shilahara's times. Vehicles can go up to Kuda caves
To reach Harihareshwar from Mumbai its a straigt forward route. You need to take the Panvel - Goa highway till Mangaon and take the deviation to Harihareshwar at Mangaon. You can either take the route via Chandni Chowk through Tamahini ghats or the the route from Bhor ghat through Mahad to reach Harihareshwar from Pune.
Best Route from Kolhapur to Guhagar
Kolhapur - Karad - Satara - Bhor - Mahad - Mhasala - Harihareshwar
Best Route from Pune to Harihareshwar
Pune => Mulshi => Tamhini Ghats => Mangao => Morba => Harihareshwar
Best Route from Mumbai to Harihareshwar
Mumbai => Pen => Kolad => Mangao => Morba => Harihareshwar
Kalcha jivana is the fishing port in Shrivardhan and the fish auctions happens every evening here. Though much smaller than Harnai Kalcha Jivana is worth a visit!
Dapoli and its numerous beaches are just across the Savitri river. There are regular ferries from Bagmandala which will take you across the river in less than 15 minutes along with your four wheelers.
How to Reach Harihareshwar..
Distance from Major cities..
Kolhapur to Harihareshwar