Punet

oMahabal
eshwarTr
ip
ThedistancebetweenPunetoMahabal eshwaris121km
andrequiredti
mei s2hrs.Ahi
llt
owni ntheWest er
nGhats,
otherthanit
sstrawber
ri
es,Mahabaleshwarisli
kewise
wellknownf ori
tsnumerousri
vers,
unexpectedcascades,
andmaj esti
cpeaks.
Oncey oudepar tatthebackoft her ecklesssitev isi
torsof
Pune, theexper iencet oMahabal eshwarCabSer vicesis
awe- i
nspiri
ng.Thest unni ngwetgr eenhi l
lsandt hecool
breezet hruy ourt axiwi ndowonNHf ourandNH48wi l
l
toolsyouupf ortheappr oachi ngadv entureinandar ound
yourdest i
nat ion.CabRent alsgivesy out hefir
st -
ratePune
toMahabal eshwart axi ser vi
cespr ovi
deratt hef i
ne
charges.Ony ourwayt oMahabal eshwar ,youwi l
lhav elot
s
ofalternati
v esf oreat eries.Somecol lecti
onofi nnscl ose
toKhedShi vapur , McDonal ds,andAmr utaGardenar ea
numberoft heni ceplacest owillhav ey ourmeal .
Mahabal eshwari saser enehi l
lst ati
onandaf amous
weekendget awayf r
om PuneandMumbai .The
destinati
oni sf ulloflushi nexperiencedmount ainpeaks
andext raordinar ywat erfalls.Theexcel lentti
met ogot o
Mahabal eshwari swithint hewetseasoni nwhi chy oucan
savoraspl ashi nt hewat erfall
s.
Youmi ghtalsochoosePunet oMahabaleshwarTaxi
Serv
ices,rail
wayst at
ionorairport
.Youcanbookat axi
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on, honeymoon, ownf amil
ytimeout,pil
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mage
andsof orth.Youcant akealookatt het
axi f
areand
envi
sionedcabcostforPunetoMahabal
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Themet ropoli
sofMahabal eshwari sat opofgr eener y ,
boast i
ngoneoft hesimplestevergreenf orest
si nt he
gl
obal .Thepanor amaaboundswi thlushhi ll
s,valleysand
l
ookoutpoi nt
swhi chconsistofLodwi ckPoi nt,Arthur s
Seat,andBabi ngtonPoint,all
ofwhi chgi veexqui site
perspectives.Trotal
ongsideonhor sebackf oradel i
ghtful
4-l
eggedexcur si
onofanappr opr i
ateVennaLakepl ace,
andr eli
shjuicylocalstr
awberries,mulber r
ies,andcor n.
Mahabal eshwari sahi llstationplacedwi thintheWest er
n
Ghats, i
nSat aradistri
ctofMahar asht ra.Knownf orits
fasci
nat i
ngspl endorandt hel ovelyst rawber r
yfar ms,the
towni ncludesanci enttempl es, boar di
ngschool s,
mani curedandhi ghpr icedi nexper ienceddensewooded
l
ocat i
on, waterfal
ls,hil
ls,valleys.Themet r
opol i
sis
actuall
yaf ewoft hemostwel l-
knownweekendget aways
from Mumbai .Char mingper spectives, at
tracti
vev all
eys,
serenelakesandar efreshingdel ightf oryourf l
av orbuds-
thequal i
tymannert osummar i
zet hisnatur e'
sgift.
Thisquit
ehil
l stati
onisof t
enreferr
edbecauseoft he
queenofhill
st ati
onsinMahar ashtra.I
tgivesthe
panoramicviewoft hepl ai
nswiththeimpl ementing
sl
oppypeaksandsur r
oundingwoods.Mahabal eshwar
consti
tut
esthr eevil
lages-Malcolm Peth,Old
Mahabaleshwarandaf ewpart
soft heShi ndol
av il
l
age.
Art
hur'sSeat,LingmalaWat er
fall
,andPr atapgadFor tar
e
manyoft hemustencompassl ocati
onst oyour
Mahabal
eshwarexcur
sionappl
i
cat
ions.
PresentdayMahabal eshwarhascomei ntol if
estylesin
the12mont hs1829- 30, whil
ei tbecamet hesummer t
ime
capitalofBombaypr esi dencyf ort hedur ationoft he
Brit
ishRaj.Earli
er,itbecamecal ledMal colm Pet handt he
primaryhistori
cment ionofMahabal eshwardat esbackt o
1215CEwhent heKi ngSi nghanofDev girivisi
tedOl d
Mahabal eshwar .Heconst r
uctedasmal ltempl eandwat er
tankont hesour ceoft her i
verKr ishna.Int hesi xt
eenth
century,t
heMar athaf ami lyofChandar aor uledov erthe
met ropol
is.Later,i
nt he17t hcent ury,Jaol iand
Mahabal eshwarwer et akenov ert hroughShi vajiMahar aj
,
whoconst r
uctedt hePr atapgarhFor tin1656CE.Thet own
alsowi t
nessedt hei mpr intsoft heBr it
ish, whopr otected
thev acat
ionspoti nt het erri
toryoft heRaj aofSat arain
1819.
Mahabal eshwari sthesour ceoftheKr i
shnaRi vert
hat
fl
owst hroughoutMahar ashtra,
Kar nataka, Telanganaand
Andhr aPradesh.Mahabal eshwardr awshor desoft our
ist
s
foritscuteper specti
ves,lovabl
elandscapes, andf ir
st-
rat
e
temper at
ur es.Therearemanyt ravelerat t
r act
ionsin
Mahabal eshwarl ikefort
s,temples,lakes, andl otsof
extras.Fourdi ff
erentri
versalsogowi ththef l
owf r
om
here,earl
iert hantheymer geint
ot heKr ishna; thoseare
Koyana, Vienna( Veni)
,Sav i
tr
iandGay atri
.
Mahabaleshwardr awshor desofvacati
onersforit
scut
e
perspect
ives,lovelylandscapes,
andf i
rst
-class
temperat
ur es.Ther earemanyt r
avelerat
tracti
onsin
Mahabaleshwarl ikef or
ts,t
emples,l
akes,andlotsof
great er.Pratapgar hFort,VennaLake, Mahabal eshwar
Templ e,Krishnabai Templ e,Lingamal aFal ls,Tapola,
Panchgani areaf ewv it
alvacat i
onerspot sin
Mahabal eshwar .Therearenumer ousv iewpoi ntswhich
mi ghtbest rategical
lypositi
onedt ocapt urethepanor amic
viewscr eatedv iathemaj esticSahy adriMount ainsand
deepv alleys.Arthur'
sSeat ,Wi l
sonPoi nt, Kate'sPoint
,
ElephantheadPoi nt
,ConnaughtPeakandBombayPoi nt
aref amousv i
ewpoi nts.Mahabal eshwari swel l
-knownf or
thecul tivat
ionofst r
awber ri
esandmul ber r
ies.

Pl
acest ogot oinMahabaleshwar
Therearepl entyofexci
tingpl
acesinMahabal
eshwar
whichfascinatesthepeopleandvisi
torl
i
ke:
•Mahabal eshwarHi l
lStati
on
•Mapr oGar den
•El
ephant '
sHeadPoi nt
•Arthur'
sSeat
•ViennaLake