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A popular weekend getaway for people from mumabi. Matheran is a very nice & quiet hill station for trekking. It has many point around 30-40. It is very good place for athletes. Very close to Mumbai and ideal stress buster. Matheran is one the best weekend destination in Maharashtra. The weather is pleasantly cold through out the year. Thousands of visitors visit the place every week. No cars!! No traffic, no noise, no pollution, Matheran is what a hill station should be. Board a train from Mumbai CST (Karjat or Khopoli local) to nerel about 2hrs. of journey. From nerel either toy train or shuttle cab.cab will take 20 minutes.

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Alibaug is a nice place to visit specially the fort in a deep sea,

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Saguna Baug is a Farm of Shekhr Bhadsavle. The farm offers many activities such as Boating in Pond, Nature Walks, Traditional Walks, Botanical Visits, Bird- Watching, Star Gazing with telescope Campfire, Traditional tribal dance. They provide good accommodation such as Dormitories , Cottages and Pond- House.

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one of the most beautiful places on the planet ..its perfect for everything from a family holiday to a romantic trip or an adventure expedition....neslted in Himalayas, Sikkim has a gr8 view form evry spot..

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The Veneto FAM trip was organized by ENIT (Italian State Tourist Board) and courtesy AlItalia. An amazing and a beautiful experience when I experienced the snowfall and witnessed the world famous Venetian Carnival, one of its kind for the first time, where temperatures were at -2 & - 3 degrees Celsius in the most romantic city. Wow!!!!!!! I can still feel the chill!!!!!!!!... We stayed at Veneto for 3 nights. Veneto is famous for the vineyards where you visit the wine cellars, vineyards and can experience wine tasting sessions.. Delicious!! You can also shop different kinds of wines at their outlets at competitive prices. If you are in Veneto, you cant ignore the villas.. they are so beautiful, rich in history and tradition and preserved so very well, with landscaped gardens and tapestries. There are villas and vineyards everywhere.. It looks like experiencing a film & shooting in reality. On the last day, we took the train to Venice (the ICE train).. again the 1st time for me to get to the Eurail. On arrival we took a " Vaparetto" (water taxi) to San Marco. It was freezing colddddddd but we all were very excited. Everyone was dressed in their favourite outfits. It was like a fancy dress competition. And not to forget the lovely and creative " masks", which is the most important feature of the carnival. The locals were getting their face painted.. so we decided to get adventurous and get our faces painted or get some tattoos done. A cool experience. It was a "happy" atmosphere. The excitement was building as we were waiting for the "Carnival Parade" and then it happened. everyone dancing, singing and cheering on the streets. I danced and paraded down the street with them. It was an amazing experience. Out of this world. I just loved every moment about it. A very well organized trip.

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Lonavala is one of the most popular weekend destinations from Mumbai. For me, Lonavala is a one of the most beautiful place in Maharashtra. It is surrounded by green hills of Sahyadris valleys, waterfalls and pleasant cool winds. From Mumbai to Lonavala it will take 3 hrs to reach.

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i ENJOYED ROHTANG PASS AND THE SNOW!!!!! IT FELT SO CLOSE TO THE ULTIMATE

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Mahableshwar is a great holiday destination & hill station.

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Kolhapur is a city located in state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur, the town of goddess Mahalakshmi is gifted with an incredible archeological & cultural heritage, magnificent temples, monuments, forts, lakes and gardens. Kolhapur is world famous for Kolhapuri Chappals. Another field that Kolhapur prides itself of is films. In certain circles, Kolhapur was and is still considered the capital of the Marathi film industry. Legendary personalities like Bhalaji Pendharkar, Baburao Painter and V. Shantaram started their careers from Kolhapur. It has been credited as the place where Raja Harishchandra, the first feature film ever produced in India was conceptualised. Kolhapur still plays host to many film festivals and provides location for shooting. A popular location for filming has been the Rankala Lake, Banks of the river Panchganga, Panhala Fort, local farms, Mahalakshmi temple. The most recent award-winning Marathi film Natrang and many others are shot in Kolhapur. 1. Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum (New Palace): Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum, Kolhapur is a museum in Kolhapur town in Indian state of Maharashtra. The museum is housed in the new palace building completed in 1881.The costumes, weapons, games, jewellery, embroidery and paraphernalia such as silver elephant saddles and the interesting collections from the possessions of Maharaja Shahaji Chhatrapati like guns, trophies and clothes are housed in the museum. 2. The Shri Mahalakshmi Temple of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India, is one of the Shakti Peethas listed in various puranas of Hinduism. According to these writings, a Shakti Peetha is a place associated with Shakti, the goddess of power. The Kolhapur Shakti Peetha is of special religious significance being one of the six places where it is believed that one can either obtain salvation from desires or have them fulfilled. The temple takes its name from Mahalakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, and it is believed that the divine couple reside in the area. 3. Panhala Fort a hill station with fascinating and fresh landscapes. This charming place, of both historical and religious significance, is located at a distance of 18 kms from Kolhapur. The Teen Darwaza-Three Door gate meant successive doors could only be approached at an awkward angle, trapping troops in the inner courtyard and making it impossible to charge. A well in the corner was used to send word to allies; lemons with incised message were dropped into the water, and would float to a lake outside. A double story building, known as Sajja Kothi, is situated in the northeast corner of the building. It is the same place where Shivaji had imprisoned his wayward son, Sambhaji. Samadhi of Ramachandra Amatya, the author of Ajnapatra, an important work on statecraft, is also located inside the fort. Panhala Fort served as the capital of Shilahara King Bhoja II during, from 1178 to 1209. Thereafter, it went under the rule of Yadava and Bahamani Kings. Adil Shahi dynasty took over the fort in the year 1489. Their occupation continued till 1659, when Chhatrapati Shivaji took over its control by defeating the Shahis. Infact, it was from Panhala Fort only that Shivaji escaped to Vishalgarh, when he was attacked by the forces of Siddi Johar. After this, the fort remained mainly under the control of Marathas, except for the time when Mughal rulers took over it (however, their rule did not last). Till the time India attained independence, Panhala Fort remained with the Kolhapur State. Whenever you visit the Kolhapur city of Maharashtra, make sure to visit Panhala Fort and experience the royal past of the state.