That they wanted to put Devgad on the tourist map prodded the Mumbai-based Joil family to launch a zip lining adventure outfit in the taluka of Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, famed for its hapus mango. The Konkan Kanya Express left late night from the city, dropping us off at Kankavli early morning, with Devgad barely an hour’s drive away. To not let the overhead sun ruin our plans, we dropped off our luggage at Vedaa Holiday Resort (Rs 2,500 per night), where  rooms offer a clear view of the expansive Devgad beach. The zip lining station was barely 200 metres away (a walk of five minutes). 

The start was tough as anxiety grips your insides, but once we were in our safety gear and taking the plunge, it was hands free flying! From a height of 280 metres, we were offered a bird’s eye view of the shoreline skirted by lush green. The outfit’s co-founder Vaishnavi Joil suggested we do the Superman, a pose also known as Flying Fox, where both your hands and feet are hung to the cable, and you go down head first. Priceless, we think. So, try it.