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Mahabaleshwar
Type:
Historical
Price from:
2000 INR /person
Phone:
912406451599
Fax:
912402340438
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer
Duration:
5 days
Location Start:
Pune
Location Finish:
Pune
We Speak:
English, Hindi, Marthi
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Last updated: 07/24/2007

Pune is Maharashtra second city, which lies close to the Western Ghat Mountains, on the edge of the Deccan plains as they stretch away to the east.

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Mahabaleshwar

Itinerary

Day 1

Pune
Arrival & Transfer to Hotel at Mahabaleshwar Over night at Hotel

Day 2

Mahabaleshwar
Visit Panchagani, Mahabaleshwar & back over night at Hotel.

Day 3

Mahabaleshwar Khandala
Drive Lonavala, Khandala, Karla & Bhaja Caves & back. Over night at Hotel.

Day 4

Lonavala Khandala - Matheran
Drive to Matheran S/S Over night at Hotel.

Day 5

Rest & Afternoon back to Pune & Dept./ Transfer.

Extra Information

Extras -
Mahabaleshwar is a very popular hill station at an altitude of 1372 mtrs. above sea level. When you feel like even fresher air, go there during winter (October to February)or when you want to flee from the heat of the plains, go there during summer (March to June) or during the damp Monsoon (June until September). Mahabaleshwar is also better known as Strawberry Country and is a true paradise for honeymoon couples. A good idea for a daytrip is a visit to the Pratapgadh Fort, some forty kilometres away from Mahabaleshwar.

Boating or fishing at the placid Venna Lake at Mahabaleshwar, you find the time and the environment to put your life and priorities in perspective. Mahabaleshwar was the summer capital of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency. A popular town with an air of unspoilt beauty, it meanders leisurely for 5kms at an altitude of 1372 metres. From here you journey 24 kms to Pratapgad Fort where Shivaji dramatically outwitted General Afzal Khan. On the way back to Mahableshwar, you stop to bathe at a gorgeously descending waterfall. Next day, you simply idle through the tiny lanes of the bazaar shopping for everything from tribal trinkets to luscious strawberries, blackberries, jams and jellies.
Mahableshwar's great between October and June. Temperatures vary from 13 ? C in winter to 29 ? C in summer with a yearly rainfall of 663 cms. Mahabaleshwar is fast becoming a popular hill resort during the monsoons too.

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