Vacation In The Unspoiled Terrains Of Matheran

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Matheran is a beautiful and charming little hill station located amidst the Sahyadri hill range in Raigad, lying in close proximity to the mega city of Mumbai, thus also making for the perfect weekend getaway destination. Sitting at an altitude of 803 m above sea level, Matheran offers tourists some spectacular views of the local surrounding and the low lying areas which can be enjoyed from the various vantage points present across the various parts of the region.

Matheran endowed with rich natural beauty like dense forests, lush greenery, etc it is the perfect holiday destination for wildlife enthusiast, bird lovers and nature lovers as the region is home to rare species of birds and animals like the whistling schoolboy, Malabar Trogon, The Malabar Whistling Thrust, Pied Hornbills, crested serpent eagles and leopards along with the usual like the Bonnet Maccaques, Hanuman Langurs, Palm Squirrels and Parakeets.

Matheran also belongs to the elite group of destinations in the world wherein all vehicles are completely banned giving the entire a region a unique and extremely rare fresh and pollution free look, thus ...
... making the region the most idealistic pollution free holiday destination that will not burn a hole in your pocket and would also keep you in touch of civilization as opposed to the various island vacation.

Helping people to indulge and adorn the rich natural surroundings of the region are the various Matheran Hotels and resorts that are present across all budget range from the high end luxury hotels to the more modest budget hotels catering to every holiday need. The region enjoying substantial popularity among tourist circle hosts thousands of tourists every year particularly from the neighboring region of Mumbai and for the entertainment of these many tourists the region offers several interesting tourist attractions like Lake Charlotte, Panorama Point, Heart Point, Monkey Point, Malang Point, Luisa Point, Honeymoon Hill, Echo Point, One Tree Hill and many other such vantage points.

Being a vehicle free zone, the only way to reach Matheran is by means of the local train or the toy trains. All Karjat bound local trains can be availed off to reach Matheran, catch a train from Karjat and alight at Neral a short 15 mins ride, from Neral board a toy train to reach Matheran, although the entire journey appears to be very tedious but it is enjoyable nonetheless and also a short price to pay for a pure and spoiled holiday destination.

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