Things to do in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
Mahabaleshwar is a small town and a municipal council in Satara district, Maharashtra, India. It is a place of pilgrimage because the Krishna River, which considered sacred by Hindus, has its origin here along with five of its tributaries.
10 places to visit in and around Mahabaleshwar, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
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- 1Pratapgad
Pratapgad is a mountain fort located in Satara district, in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort is situated 24 kilometres from the Mahabaleshwar hill station.
- 2Kamalgad
Kamalgad, also called Bhelanja or Kattalgad is a square hill fort in Wai Taluka in Maharashtra, India.
- 3Venna Lake
Venna Lake is one of the tourist attractions of Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra state in India. The lake was constructed in 1842 by Shahaji, the last raja of the Satara princely state.
- 4Makrandgad
Makrandgad Fort is a fort near Pratapgad Fort. It is located 156km from Pune, in Satara district, of Maharashtra.
- 5Chandragad Fort
Chandragad Fort / Dhavalgad Fort is a fort located 182 km from Mumbai, in raigad district, of Maharashtra. This fort was an important fort in raigad district as a watch over for the Varandha Ghattrade routes from Bhor to kokan.
- 6Mohangad
Mohangad Fort is a ruined hill fort in Pune district, Maharashtra, India, also known as Jaslodgad. It is located at Shirgaon, near Hirdoshi village, on the road between Bhor and Mahad.
- 7Mahipatgad
Mahipatgad is a hill fort situated on the east of the Khed. It is one of the largest forts in Maharashtra, with an area of 120 acres.
- 8Mangalgad
Mangalgad, also known as Kangori, is a fort in Maharashtra near the village of Gogawalewadi. Kangori, or Mangalgad Fort, is in the Mahad sub-division about eleven miles east by south from Mahad town.
- 9Dhom Dam
Dhom Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Krishna River near Wai in state of Maharashtra in India.
- 10Savatri Dam
Savitri Dam, is a gravity dam on Savitri River near Poladpur, Raigad district in state of Maharashtra in India.