Rakmoddin's Travel Blog: Hill Station

Arthur Seat, Echo, Kates and Malcolm point of Mahabaleshwar

Arthur’s Seat is popularly known as the Queen of all the points in Mahabaleshwar; it is named after Sir Arthur Malet who lost his wife and daughter in a disastrous ferry accident in the Savitri River. After that, he used to sit here staring at the river and wish for their coming back to life. The point is perched at the height of 1470m above the sea level and 600 m above Konkan coastal strip.

Arthur's Seat Point, Mahabaleshwar

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Sydney Point – A scenic viewpoint of Panchgani Hill Station

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Mahabaleshwar is a fabulous hill station settled in the lap of magnificent Western Ghats of Maharashtra. Often referred as the queen of hill stations in Maharashtra, this pristine hill station is graced with charming view of hills, mystical landscapes, flourishing plantations, scenic waterfalls, lush green forests and exotic wildlife.

Sydney Point –A scenic viewpoint of Panchgani Hill Station

Our Group at Sydney Point, Panchgani

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Venna Lake - A Gem of Mahabaleshwar & Foodie's Delight, Mapro Garden

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Venna Lake is one of the most attractive and popular tourist spot of Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra state in India. The lake was constructed by Shri Appasaheb Maharaj, who was the king of Satara in the year 1842. Venna Lake is around 2 km from Mahabaleshwar city market and ST Bus stand; you can either take auto or make a nice walk during the day.

Venna Lake popular tourist spot of Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India

Venna Lake, Mahabaleshwar

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Day Trip to Lingmala Falls in Mahabaleshwar

Ghats Around Pune

Mahabaleshwar is one of the must visit weekend gateway near Pune, which has multiple options like Fort (Purandar fort), Valley (Tapola- ‘The Mini Kashmir’), Lake (Venna Lake) and Waterfall (Lingmala waterfall).

One Day Trip To Lingmala Waterfalls near Mahabaleshwar

Scenic Lingmala Waterfall

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Dudhsagar Waterfalls Trek - One of India's Tallest Waterfalls

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Dudhsagar waterfalls – A place for nature lover and enthusiasts like us, it is the place situated in the middle of a forest on the Goa-Karnataka border. Dudhsagar railway station (upper part) can be access by train directly or trekking from Castle Rock or Kulem railway track. And the lower part of waterfall can be accessible through the Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary, where forest department runs a SUV vehicle service through the sanctuary up to the foot of the Dudhsagar waterfalls. This service is closed during monsoon.

Dudhsagar Waterfalls

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Kundalika Valley - A Mystic Mountain near Tamhini Ghat

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Tamhini Ghat and Mulshi Dam region is one the place which comes alive during monsoon. Almost everyone in Pune plan to visit it in monsoon. Kundalika valley came into my mind after searching for Andharban Trek (The Dark Forest) and I was told as it is a strange place with two huge mountain walls separated by a narrow valley.

Kundalika valley

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Bike ride to Dhom dam near Wai

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Wai village, a place which is most of the time ignore by all the casual traveler who travel to Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar from Pune. Menavali Ghat and Dhom Dam/Lake is the most interesting place nearby Wai village. This is one of the favorite locations for Bollywood movies. Some of the movies which are shot here includes Swades, Chennai Express, Rab ne bana de Jodi, Singham, Dabangg.

Amazing view of Dhom Dam, Wai

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Slope of Hell - Kamshet, Pune

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The Slopes of Hell near Kamshet is the popular spot for most of bike rider in Pune. As the name suggest this place is really dangerous is Monsoon but one can travel and trek to this place in summer and winter.

Top of Slope of Hell

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Himalayan Wildlife Zoo in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh

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On our trip to North India, we visited to Himalayan Wild Life Zoo in Kufri also known as Himalayan Nature Park or Kufri Zoo. It is situated around 18Km from Shimla (on Shimla-Kufri-Chail road) and spread over 90 Hectares which forms a natural habitat for many wild animals of the Western Himalaya.

Himalayan Wildlife Zoo in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh India

Leopard- Main attraction of Kufri Zoo

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Timber Trail a beautiful resort in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh

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Timber Trail Resort is one of the ideal place for an holiday destination in India, it is the place to be for those who want to spend their days in the beauty of nature.

Timber Trail a beautiful resort in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh

Timber Trail Resort, Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh

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Tuesday Photo: House

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Today I just thought to start a trend to share a photo as “Tuesday Photo” to make sure that I post something on this blog at least once a week. Simply sharing a photo is not enough right? So I will be sharing a photo with the name of the place where it was shot. And I would love, if you add the words, phrases and your imagination immediately in the comment section.

For now, my Tuesday Photo is of the house in Matheran Hill Station in Maharashtra, India.

Matheran hill station

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Bhaja Caves of Malavali village near Lonavala

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Bhaja caves is one of the oldest Buddhist religious caves in Malavali village near Lonavala. It is the best tourist place near Pune which is well maintained as compared to many other tourist attractions in Pune.

Bhaja Caves of Malavali village near Lonavala

Bhaja caves in Malavali village

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Bike Ride to Lohagad fort near Lonavala

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Lohagad fort is one of the more popular fort for trekking near Lonavala to visit from Pune. It is a beautiful fort around Pune which can be easily trek, also it has good road till the base of the fort.

Lohagad fort main entrance

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Kas Pathar - Flowers valley in Maharashtra

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Kas Pathar or Kaas Plateau is one of the scenic plateau of flowers in Maharashtra, which have numerous variety of wild flowers that come into view post monsoon season in the month of September to October.

Kas Pathar - Flowers valley in Maharashtra

Kaas Plateau

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Charlotte Lake - A scenic lake in Matheran Hill Station

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Charlotte Lake is one of the scenic Lake on the top of the Matheran Hill Station, which have scenic view in monsoon and it form a waterfall at Cecil point which attract most of the tourist to this place.

Charlotte lake in Matheran

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Matheran - A Picturesque Hill Station of Maharashtra

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Hill Station post monsoon are always scenic so we all planned for the group trek to Matheran Hill Station which is only 120 Km from Pune and take around 2.5 hrs to reach via NH4 or Mumbai Pune Expressway.

Matheran Hill Station is one of the scenic and huge hill station which give a breathtaking nature views and scenic greenery post monsoon.

Matheran - A Picturesque Hill Station of Maharashtra

Matheran Toy Train Station

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Echo Point in Matheran Hill Station

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Echo point is the finest nature view point which attracts most of the tourist in Matheran Hill Station. It have a scenic views of valley and Morbe Dam.

Echo point in Matheran Hill Station

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Cecil Point - Picturesque Valley View of Matheran Hill Station

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Cecil Point is one of the scenic valley view point in Matheran Hill Station, which have a scenic view of Malang Point which is around 4 Km away from Matheran Bazaar Peth.

This point is the famous tourist point in Monsoon when water from Charlotte Lake flow all over the point to form a waterfall.

Cecil Point - Picturesque Valley View of Matheran Hill Station

Cecil Point in Matheran Hill Station

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King George Point in Matheran Hill Station

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King George point is the famous tourist point in Matheran Hill Station, which have a scenic views of valley and waterfall of Cecil point.

King George Point in Matheran

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Lord Point - A Scenic Point in Matheran Hill Station

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Lord point is one of the famous tourist attraction in Matheran Hill Station which have a scenic valley view and waterfall in Matheran.

This is the must visit place in Matheran for the scenic view of Morbe Dam.