Things to do in Matheran, Maharashtra
Matheran is a partially automobile free hill station and a municipal council in the Karjat taluka of the Raigad district located in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
13 places to visit in and around Matheran, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
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- 1Prabalgad
Prabalgad is a fort located between Matheran and Panvel and comes under the Raigad District in the state of Maharashtra, India. The Prabalgad Fort stands at an elevation of 2,300 feet in the Western Ghats.
- 2Vikatgad
Vikatgad , also known as Peb Fort, is a fort located 19 km from Karjat, in Raigad district, of Maharashtra. This fort is in continuation with the Malang gad, Tauli Hill and Chanderi fort of the Matheran Hill Range.
- 3Malanggad
Malanggad is a hill fort located in the Matheran Hill Range, Thane District, Maharashtra, India.
- 4Irshalgad
Irshalgad is a fortress located between Matheran and Panvel in Maharashtra, India. It is a sister fort to Prabalgad.
- 5Karnala Bird Sanctuary
The Karnala Bird Sanctuary is located in Panvel Taluka of Raigad District, outside Mumbai, India near Matheran and Karjat.It is the first bird sanctuary in Maharashtra.
- 6Matheran Hill Railway
The Matheran Hill Railway is a 2 ft narrow-gauge heritage railway in Maharashtra, India, which is administered by the Central Railway zone. It covers a distance of 21 km, connecting Neral to Matheran in the Western Ghats.
- 7Saguna Baug
Saguna Baug is an agritourism centre and adventure park located in Neral, Raigarh, established in 1985. Saguna Baug Agri Tourism was given award for Rural Tourism on September 27, 2022 by Government of India on World Tourism Day .
- 8Kalavantin Durg
Kalavantin Durg is a 2,250 ft high summit located in the Western Ghats, near the Prabalgad fort in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India.
- 9Manikgad
Manikgad is a mountain fortress and temple in Gherakilla Manikgad, India. Located among rolling hills, the temple is a popular hiking spot.
- 10Pisharnath Mahadev Mandir
The Pisharnath Mahadev Mandir is a Shiva temple located in the hill-station of Matheran in Maharashtra, India. This temple is the oldest in Matheran and the deity Piśarnāth is the grama devata.
- 11Morbe Dam
Morbe Dam is a gravity dam on the Dhavari river near Khalapur, Raigad district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The Morbe lake is the main water source for the city of Navi Mumbai.
- 12Palasdari Dam
- 13Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Kanhor
Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj is known to most of the people in Maharashtra. He stayed most of his life at Shegaon in Buldhana district in Maharashtra and has taken "Samadhi" there.