About 260 kms away from Mumbai, Mahabaleshwar is one of the mesmerizing locations to have a super pleasant vacation. Mahabaleshwar is a hill station located in the Satara district. Guarded by Mountains and hills this place as a pleasant climate all throughout the year. History specifies that Mahabaleshwar was a summer destination for the Britishers to escape the scorching heat of the cities. The temperature falls up to 1oC in winters and shoots upto 30 C during summers. Mahabaleshwar is also known as The Mini Kashmir of Maharashtra, it’s the evergreen destination as it is covered with lush greens all round the clock. Nestled with fog, covered with unique blossoms, the fresh water springs and falls act as accessories enhancing the beauty of Mahabaleshwar.We happen to visit Mahabaleshwar in August, the ideal time to visit Mahabaleshwar is between September – October and April - May as these are the Strawberry season in the Land of Berries. Let me take you through 18 Must Visit places in Mahableshwar: The Mahabaleshwar Dev Temple in Old Mahabaleshwar his is the origin of Mahabaleshwar. Mahabaleshwar got its name after this Lord Shiv Temple. The water of the 4 rivers coincides and flows all across Mahabaleshwar from this temple.
2. Arthurs Point destination is at a distance of 13kms from the temple, you can complete this in one tour Sir George Arthur lost his wife and daughter as they got drowned in the Savitri River, since that day Sir Arthur made a seat for him at the top of the mountain from where he could directly see the river. Hence, this point is known as the Arthurs Seat Point. It’s a must visit spot as its covered with maximum fog even at 1pm in the afternoon. 3. You can visit the 10 observation points in the Arthurs Seat point belt Majorle Point Tiger Spring Point Echo Point Savitri Point Hunting Point Shooting point Arthurs seat Point – Queen of all points You can check all the points in this video 4. Bee Collection Center – Madhuban. Madhubhan is a Government Beehive center where they nuture bee keeping. You also get to see extraction of honey from honey combs. They show you the entire process of how the honey is cultivated.
5. Golf Course A property of THE CLUB located close by to the Mahabaleshwar Market area. The Golf Course is open to all Free of cost. A huge mass of land with Mountains guarding its beauty all around. If you love golf, please do visit this 11 hole Golf Course 6. Kates Point The view from Kates Point looks like a magnificent masterpiece painted by an artist. It offers a valley view with the glimmer of the Krishna River. This is my favorite. One cannot afford to miss this view.
7. Elephant Head Point. Kate point and Elephant head point are close to each other in the opposite direction. A rock structure which looks like an elephant head bathed with lush greens 8. Lingmala Water falls Lingmala Falls is one of the biggest falls in Mahabaleshwar. The entry to Lingmala is Rs. 20/- and has two sites one of the smaller fall and one for the main water fall. You can check all the points in this video 9. Bhilar Waterfalls Bhilar falls is located in between Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani Road. A breath taking view of the falls right in between the road. 10.Strawberry Farm As Mahabaleshwar is the Land of Strawberries, you can not only eat them but also pluck them yourselves from the farm. These farms also produce Mulberries, Cranberries, Cherries and Blueberries. 11. Easy Pedal Cycling Which is an environmental friendly mode of touring the scenic view. These cycles run on battery and give you a 500km ride on a hill to experience the mesmerizing view of the River from above.
12. Wax Museum This entire museum is built and run by the blind under the mentorship of Mr. Bhavesh Bhatia. This museum is located at Moleshwar. There is a free entry to this Wax museum 13. Mapro Garden Mapro Garden provides you with an auditorium to witness the history of the company Mapro. You can also see the factory process of how the jams and other products get manufactured. They also have sampling counters and a super mart to shop their products. 14. Boating at Venna Lake Try some adventure by enjoying the boat ride at Venna lake.15. Mahabaleshwar Market A typical market place to shop, eat, play, dine and conclude your street tour.Do try the Strawberry Cream from the Market area.
16. Church on a Hill. This is one of the oldest unexplored churches in Mahabaleshwar. This Church was built by Sir. John Malcolm the then Governor General of Mahabaleshwar. Visit this Church to experience the colonial architecture. This church is covered for the very first time on any social media in a video. 17. Pratapgarh Fort This fort is the symbol of the battle of Pratapgad. We were unable to see this as the road to Pratapgarh was under construction. 18. Nells Hotel If you are a hard core Non-vegetarian, have your meals at the Nells Hotel for mouth watering menu items like Chicken burger, chicken rolls, cheese rolls, Goan cuisine etc. It is located right in the Market area. More such content visit www.306090global.com