Monsoon is the best time to visit the Sahyadri mountains. During monsoon one must definitely visit Lonavala. Lonavala the best monsoon destination in India. The green misty hills give a mesmerizing view that nature lovers cannot simply refuse. The hill station near Pune in the western ghats offers you wonderful escape during mansoon. It is just 65 km away from Pune. As Lonavala is surrounded by forest, waterfalls, lakes, green valleys it makes Lonavala the best monsoon destination. There are many things to do in Lonavala like sightseeing, boating (lake points). One can also enjoy trekking, camping, and adventure activities, etc.
Places to visit
The Karla Caves
The base point is located at Karla near the Mumbai-Pune highway. Its just 10 km away from Lonavala. It is a complex of ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut caves at Karli near Lonavala. Carved into a rocky hillside, Karla caves are among the oldest Buddhist cave shrines in India.
Bhushi Dam
One of the famous tourist attractions on the Indrayani River, in Lonavala. It's the most popular places to visit in Lonavala in rainy season as Lonavala is the Best Mansoon Destination. As it rains continuously, you will see water in the path leading to the dam. You will find shops selling/renting slippers to the visitors and providing. Even locker rooms to store belongings as you have to cross knee deep waters to reach the dam.
Rajmachi Point
This hill station point is located on the way to Mumbai from Pune-Mumbai highway. From this point, you can have a beautiful bird's eye view of expressway, view of railway line in ghat section and valleys.
Lion Point
Among the must-visit tourist places and one of the popular hill station view-points in Lonavala which offers beautiful panoramic views of mountains range, forests, lush greenery, number of waterfalls and lakes also few food stalls are available which serve snacks, pakoda, corns, tea, etc. to the visitors.
Dukes Nose
Its a hill station point popular for Rappelling, Camping and Trekking. At a distance of 10 km from Lonavala Railway Station. Duke's Nose is one of the popular view points situated near INS Shivaji in Lonavala. It is a popular place for trekking in Maharashtra and also it is one of the top things to do in Lonavala.
Lohagad Fort
One of the beautiful hill forts in Maharashtra. Lohagad Fort has a long history with several dynasties occupying it at different periods of time. There are many places to see on the fort. The first entrance door is known as Ganesh Darwaja (Lord Ganesh entrance gate). Other entrance gates in the sequence are Narayan Darwaja, Hanuman Darwaja and last entrance gate is known as Maha-Darwaja. The highlight of the fort is Vinchukata (Scorpion’s tail), which was used for keeping a watch on the nearby area. Viewing from the fort this section looks like scorpion’s sting and hence it is called ‘Vinchukata’.
Bhaja Waterfall
In monsoon, you will find small streams almost at every corner of these hill stations. You will find people taking photos of themselves bathing in the falls. Bhaja waterfall is an average size waterfall which attracts lot of locals as wells as visitors. You will find many tourist there due to which will get hardly any space to stand and pose for a photo.
Wax Museum
Also known as Sunil's Wax Museum with best art pieces of Mr. Sunil. One must visit see his art work of all famous celebrities. It includes the statues of our Prime Minister - Narendra Modi, Albert Einstein, Prabhu Deva, Micheal Jackson and many others. If you are going to Lonavala you must visit Sunil’s Celebrity Wax Museum atleast once.
Travel Options to the best mansoon destination
By Air
The nearest domestic airport to Lonavala is Lohegaon Airport, Pune. Passengers can board flights till Pune from anywhere and then hire a local vehicle to reach Lonavala.
By Road
The best way to reach Lonavala is by road. State buses, private buses, taxis as well as tour operators have regular and frequent services to Lonavala. Cars or bikes can also be hire to travel to Lonavala by road. Mumbai Pune Expressway and old Mumbai Pune road NH4 used to reach Lonavala.
By Rail
Lonavala has its own railway station. Plenty of trains like Intercity Express as well as mail and passenger trains connect Lonavala with Mumbai and Pune. You can reach there by any of these railways.
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