Dervan is about 12 km from Chiplun and 290 km from Mumbai on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra. The place has an average temperature of 33°C and rain fall of 85 inches. The village houses a great historic museum with a wide collection of paintings and sculptures illustrating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's life. Another attraction is Shiv Samartha Fort, which also contains the sculptures depicting different occasions related to Shivaji.

Nearest airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai and closest railhead is Chiplun Railway Station. The nearby village is Sawarde.