Guhagar is a pristine beach which has just started featuring in the tourist map of popular destinations in Maharashtra. Guhagar is the first beach amongst the long stretch of Konkan beaches with white sand true to its texture unlike beaches north of Vashishti river. Guhagar beach is a very long beach and extends for almost six kilometers between two hillocks. Velneshwar and Hedvi well known for its temples are two other popular destinations within Guhagar taluka just a few kms from Guhagar town.

Guhagar has many beautiful temples within the small town; with many outstanding temples in and around, Guhagar is a temple town in all regards. Temples committed to various forms of Lord Shiva like Vyadeshwar, Talkeshwar, Udaleshwar, Velneshwar, Balkeshwar and a temple of Ufrata Ganapati Guhagar truely lives upto its reputation. Durga Vyadeshwari Devi temple complex is another prominent temple in Guhagar. If temples in Guhagar werent enough a ferry ride at Jaigad gets you to Ganpatipule!

Guhagar albeit being a small town is a prosperous taluka of Ratnagiri district. The temple especially the 'Vyadeshwar mandir' located right in the centre of the town was the major reason why people visited the beach town. Owing to the beautiful white sand beach Guhagar is slowly converting itself into a popular tourist destination more than a pilgrim center. The newly opened Baug beach forms the northern end of Guhagar and Asgoli marked by Valukeshwar mandir forms the southern end of the Guhagar beach town.