This is Matheran. A paradise village near Pune and nearer to Mumbai. Matheran is 95 km from Mumbai and 120 km from Pune. We got down at Neral, matheran is 9 km from Neral. There are three choices to reach matheran from Neral 1. toy train 2. shared cabs (Rs 50/head) 3. Trek, we went for middle one since toy train services had been stopped for monsoon. The road to matheran is well maintained but it requires some exceptional driving skills to get up there, the turns are too steep. We reached matheran in 20 mins As we entered matheran, the fresh air and nature welcomed us with rain showers. Its a no vehicle zone. All the vehicles go till Dastoori Naka, from there either people walk or hire a horse. Horse ride is itself an adventure, potentially there are no roads in Matheran, the natural red soiled roads are spilled all over matheran.
After we had our lunch in the hotel, we were all set to explore the thick woods of Sahayadri. We wanted to buy the rain coats, so we headed for market. You will find many "Y" shaped roads and initially it was hard for us to decide which road to take to get to the market, with scarce population its hard to find human trace to get right directions. But somehow we reached the market from our hotel.
The market place is quite good with lots of horses available, also one should buy sleepers(ladies) and Chocolate fudge. Two specialities of Matheran
The points one should not miss are : Charlotte Lake, Lousia Point, Lord's Point. While exploring these points one can see clear water streams downhill, lot of natural beauty which mesmerizes one's heart.
How to Reach By Pune ?
By road one can go towards mumbai and take turn from Neral. From neral one has to climb 9km uphill to Dastoori Naka(vehicles can go but at times its very steep and may test driving skills). Dastoori Naka is the last destination. From there one has to walk.
By train, Mumbai-kohlapur sahyadri express leaves pune around 7:30 am and reaches neral jn by 10:15 am. From there one can get Toy train or private shared cabs (rs 50/head) to dastoori naka.
Its a worth going place. Especially in light monsoons. Enjoy guys.
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