With some awesome road trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to soak up all that Ratnagiri, 35 miles away, has to offer. Jaigad Fort ought to be at the top of your list here. Thiba Palace and Ratnagiri Lighthouse are awesome attractions too. Locals will also likely point you in the direction of Kolhapur, 40 miles away. If you can only see one attraction here, let it be Mahalakshmi Temple. (But we’d also recommend Jyotiba Temple and Rankala Lake.)