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A GREAT DESTINATION
ETERNAL
INDIA
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WEST
GUJARAT
19)
SAPUTARA (Alt)
1,000 m/3,280 ft.
Best time
: Through-
Out the year : Saputara means "abode of serpents". It is a
picturesque hill resort. It is situated on the second highest pla-
teau of the Sahyadri range. The plateau of Saputara overlooks a
picturesque lush valley. The tribal inhabitants of the valley have
a distinct heritage of folk dance & music.
Places of interest
: Nageshwar Temple Museum, Mahal
Baridipara forest wildlife sanctuary and Gira waterfalls.
Access:
Rail :
nearest rail - head Nasik;
Road
: connected to
Nasik
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20) MATHERAN (Alt)
808 m/2,652 ft.
Best time
: April-May
& Sept-Dee. : The wooded head or “Mother Forest” 105 kms
from Bombay, in the Sahyadri range. Discovered in 1850 A.D.
by Mr. H.P. Malet, (Collector Thane)
Places of interest
: Kanclala point, One tree hill, Echo point,
Honey moon point, Porcupine point, Monkey point.
Access
:
Air
: Santacruz (Bombay);
Rail
: 21 km, narrow gauge
line connected to Neral;
Road
: 11 km to Neral.
21)
KHANDALA (Alt)
610m/2,000 ft.
Best time
: April, June-
Oct. : A charming health resort situated right on the top of the
picturesque Bhor Ghat, one of India’s steepest mountain ghats,
commanding superb view overlooks the great ravine.
Places of interest :
Rajmachi Point, St. Xavier’s Mission
Walk & Duke’s Nose.
Access
:
Rail
: Victoria Terminus railway station (124 km)
Road
: connected to Pune (68km)
22)
LONAVALA
(Lonavli)
(Alt)
610 m/2,000 ft.
Best time
:
April, June-Oct. : Due to its excellent climate visitors come all
the year round except during monsoon.
Places of interest
: Rye Forest, Shivaji Park, Lonavala Lake,
Bhusir Lake, Tangerli Dam, Vulvan Lake, Shirota Lake, etc.,
Access
:
Air
: nearest airports are Pune & Santacruz
(Bombay);
Rail.
Lonavala is situated on Bombay - Pune main
railway line;
Road:
Connections to Bombay (via Khandala) and
Pune by all weather metalled ghat road.
23)
PANCHGANI (Alt)
406m/l,334 ft.
Best time
: March,
June-Oct.: Panchgani refers to five hills on which the town is
built and offers charming views. A picturesque little town under
the shady groves of casuarina and silver oak.
Places of interest
: Baby Point, Bhilau Tableland, Devils
Kitchen, Dhome, Grave’s Point, Rajpuri Caves, Parsi Point and
Menawali.
Access
:
Air
: Bombay ;
Road
- 19 km before Mahabaleshwar
on Pune-Mahabaleshwar Highway.
24) MAHABALESHWAR (Alt)
l,433m/4,700 ft.
Best time
:
March, June-Oct. : Highest hill-station in the western ghats of
Maharashtra. Its serene beauty attracts the tourists.
Places of interest
: Arthur Seat, Pratapgad, Lodwick Point,
Bombay Point, Highest Point, Yenna Falls, Kate’s Point and
Yenna Lake.
Access
:
Air
: Pune;
Rail
: nearest rail-head is Wather but the
most convenient rail - head is Pune;
Road
: linked with Satara,
Wather, Pune and Bombay.
CENTRAL
RAJASTHAN
25) MOUNT ABU (Alt)
l,158m/3,800 ft.
Best time
: March-
June& Oct. -Nov. : A year-round resort with its shaded woods,
sheltered temples and shrines. Nature has bestowed scenic
beauty lavishly on the town of Mount Abu and man has contrib-
uted a good deal to fill in the deficiency. Situated in the southern
extremity of the Aravallis, with its idyllic surroundings and
architectural master-pieces, it attracts the naturalists and the
admirers of architecture alike.
Places of interest
: Dilwara Jain Temples, Achaleshwar
Temple, The Nakki lake, Sunset Point and Gau Mukh.
Access
:
Air
- nearest airports Ahmedabad and Jaipur;
Rail
-
nearest rail-head is Abu Road on Delhi-Ahmedabad main
metre-gauge railway line;
Road -
There is a network of roads,
connecting Mount Abu with the important cities of India.