Queen Of The Hills - Mahabaleshwar

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If you want to find bliss in nature's arms, then pack your bags and get ready to drive to this hill station. This place can be easily accessed from Mumbai and Pune by road. Mahabaleshwar is the base of 5 lovely rivers and presents awesome sceneries that will lure you back to this place again and again. The charming peaks, marvelous streams and meandering cascades enchant you to feel young and happy. It is a tranquil holiday spot with a wonderful climate specifically from October to June.

Magical charm

This hill station is abundant with ethereal landscapes. A magical charm has changed this old sleepy hill station into a present day most sought after tourist destination. Its princely past is reflected in palatial buildings and Colonial Mansions. It was the summer capital of erstwhile Bombay Presidency during the British rule. The hill station lies in the huge mountain ranges of the Western Ghats in the Satara district of Maharashtra.

The hill station has many tourist sites that will enthrall you, one of them being the Rajpuri caves. These caves ...
... are surrounded by ponds, the water of which is considered to be holy. Many tourists visit these ancient caves and take a holy dip in the pond. The hill station has a number of points from where you can have an enchanting view of the streams below. One of them is the Babington Point which is at a height of about 1300 meters above the sea level. Walking towards this point can be a thrilling experience. Most of the Mahabaleshwar hotels provide free car or jeep transport to its customers to visit these wonderful sites.

There is a number of quality Hotels in Mahabaleshwar. The Citrus Chambers, The Fern Surya Resort, these 2 hotels are in the 3 star categories and will provide you with all modern amenities. You can stay at the bright land holiday village which is located in the mountains and in the vicinity of the Pratapadh Fortress. The other resort located in near vicinity is the Sherwood Resort. This resort provides room service 24 hours and also facilities for boat rides in the lake.