Location : 110km East from Mumbai. 2,636ft above sea level.
Matheran is a small charming hill station located a hundred kilometers from Mumbai. The climate is pleasant throughout the year but it is magical during monsoon and very chilly during winters. Previously, trekkers used to make brave and adventurous trips to hill station atop after facing deep forests and occasionally leopards just to have the bewitching and magnificent view of lush plains, silver rivers and deep forests.
You can reach this hill station on a horse back or hand pulled carts or very joyous toy train. Walker’s paradise, this bewitching hill station is covered with ever green forest with about 38 lookout points to take your breath away. Forests keep it cool and makes it a perfect getaway point for every traveler. If you reside in Mumbai, take a week’s off and spend some time here praising nature’s beauty. Throng to the wonderful resplendent abode of Maharashtra and capture the enigmatic beauty of the Matheran hill station. Surrounded by exotic greens, Matheran is an precious gem of Maharastra state.
Places of Interest
King George Point: This is one of the finest waterfalls formed by overflowing water of Charlott Lake.
Panorama point Away from the Bazpeth, Panorama point gives a spectacular view of the Sahyadri ranges.
Charloot Lake: This is one of the only water source located at the top of Maretheran and provides water to entire Maretheran.
Hart Point and Monkey Point These undistributed and densely forested area are ideal for bird watchers.
Porcupine Point and Luisa Point Enjoy sunset here. Watch the ruins of Prabal Fort and grass topped hills.
Accessibility: Trains from Mumbai will drop you at Neral Station which is 21 km away from where you can catch the toy train. By road, the place can be accessed via Katraj and Neral. State Transport buses ply regularly from Bombay and Pune.