Mahabaleshwar

State – Maharastra
Best To Travel – June to September
STD Code - 02168
Main Attraction – Malcom Point and the Sunset Point
Climate - Summer:  29 degree C, Winter:  13 degree C   

Want all the hill station experience as per your anticipation? If yes, then you have landed at the perfect place as Mahabaleshwar is one of the most spectacular and the largest of all the hill stations of Maharastra. Away from the noise and pollution of the city, this hill resort offers solace to all the weary souls. Mahabaleshwar is located at an altitude of 1372 metres and provides uncountable picturesque sights. It proves to be a paradise for all the nature explorers and peace lovers. It earlier used to be the summer capital of the erstwhile Mumbai Presidency.
Prime Draws of Mahabaleshwar
There is no dearth of beautiful sights in Mahabaleshwar. If you go out for one, you will come across many.

Mount Malcom – It used to be the residence of Sir John Malcom, the founder of this hill station of Mahabaleshwar. It was built in 1829 with great architectural skills.

Wilson Point – This is also known as the sunrise point and is said to be Mahabaleshwar's highest point, which offers a spectacular view of the sunrise.

Sir BD Petit Library – This library holds a good and precious collection of books and an excellent billiards table. This library is a must see for the travellers.

Morarji Castle – This castle once served as a temporary home for Mahatma Gandhi in 1945.

Venna Lake – Lake Venna is considered an ideal place for an evening outing and is a favourite hangout spot for most of the tourists. The lake is about 2.5 km long. Boating, fishing and horse riding are the extra attractions near the lake. The place is also famous for its luscious strawberries.

Lingmala & Chinaman's Waterfalls – The Lingmala & Chinaman's falls offers picturesque sights and turn to their very best during and after monsoon when the water level rises.

Kate's Point - Call it Kate's Point or an 'echo point' – its beauty is gonna remain unchanged. You can also relish the surrounding beauty of the place from this point. You can see the ribbon-like Krishna river as it winds its way through green fields. Apart from the Kate's Point , Mahabaleshwar is home to several other points of great beauty like - Helen's Point, Babington Point , Hunter Point and Bombay Point etc.

Mahabaleshwar Temple – It is one of the important landmarks of this hill resort. The temple is dedicated to Lord Mahabaleshwar and so the name of the hill station is on him.

Pratapgad Fort – This fort was built in 1656 and till today it survives in a good shape. Some 450 steps lead up to the top. This fort is built in three levels. There are four observation towers at strategic corners, from where one can see the neighbouring districts of Raigad, Satara and Ratnagiri.
Accommodation
 Mahabaleshwar offers a sense of ease to all the travellers who are worried about their stay at the place. There are many staying options here in Mahabaleshwar that suit every budget. Some of the hotels are -

• Hotel Lake View
• Fountain Hotel
• Strawberry Country Resort
• Panorama Resort
• MTDC Holiday Resort
• Hotel Rajesh

Delicious Food
All the food lovers just get set to offer a great and unique taste to your tongues by relishing several kinds of cuisine in Mahabaleshwar. From Chinese to Continental and from Indian to Mexican- everything is available at the service of the tourists. Some of the famous restaurants serving mouth watering food are -

• Aman restaurant
• Hotel Meghdoot
• Imperial Stores
• Poonam Restaurant
• Grapewine

Check IN- in Mahabaleshwar
By Air : The airport in Pune is the nearest to the hill resort of Mahabaleshwar.
By Rail : Pune makes a convenient railhead, 120 km away. Though the railhead nearest to Mahabaleshwar is that of Wathar at a distance of 62 km.
By Road : Maharashtra State Road Transport which lies opposite to the Bombay Central Station, plies Buses to all important places in Maharashtra .