HILL STATION

                                    

                                                            MAHABALESHWAR


Mahabaleshwar is a city in Satara district in Maharashtra.

It is around 285 km from Mumbai.

It is only a five-hour drive from Mumbai through western express highway.

It is a hill station located in the Western Ghats range.

Mahabaleshwar is the source of the Krishna River that flows across Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Mahabaleshwar is known for the honey and strawberries produced here.

One can visit strawberry farms to enjoy the real flavour of the fruit.

The Venna lake is one of the major tourist attractions of Mahabaleshwar.

The lake is surrounded by trees on all sides.

Tourists can enjoy a boat ride over the lake or a horse ride next to the lake.

Another popular and scenic hill resort Panchgani is very close to Mahabaleswar. Tourists often visit both places together.

Mahabaleshwar is known for its "points", from which a person can stand and enjoy the entire scenery.

Some of the points are Kates point, Hunting Point, Savitri Point,MonkeyPoint, Elephants head point, Bombay point etc.



Other attractions are Morarji castle, Pratapgarh fort, Rajpuri caves, Lingmala falls,
etc.