Mahabaleshwar :
Mahabaleshwar is a nice hillstation which is situated in the Sahayadri mountain range in Maharashtra’s Satara district. It is popular due to its pleasant atmosphere and enchanting view which will surely mesmerize you. Whether it’s natural waterfalls, mountain passes or valleys everything here is so dazzling. You will be spellbound by the beauty here.
Mahabaleshwar is known for its numerous sightseeing points each one providing you with a different angle of this majestic hilly range.
While visiting Mahabaleshwar , one tends to visit Panchagani also which is just 16 km away from Mahabaleshwar. You can have your stay either in Mahabaleshwar, Panchagani or Mahabaleshwar-Panchagani Road. As the name suggests, Panchagani is situated in the middle of five hills – one side of this place there are coatal plains while River Krishna flows on the other side. Panchagani is also called as Switzerland of India. The Table Land here is Asia’s second highest mountain plateau.
Places that should be of your interest in Mahabaleshwar-Panchagani include Mahabaleshwar Temple, Panchganga Temple, Arthur’s Seat, Elphistone’s Point, Lodwick point, Sunset point, Elephant’s Head point, Venna Lake, Pratapgad, Sydney Point, Wilson Point, Table Land Plateau, Dhom Dam, Lingamala Waterfalls
Also worth visiting are the Mapro Gardens – it is a gardent with abundant strawberry plantations. It also has a chocolate factory, children’s play area, nursery and an eatery join. You can definitely try some fresh strawberry ice creams, shakes – it will just be wow.
On shopping point of view, Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani is known for fresh strawberries and raspberries. You can definitely buy Jellies, Jams, Sharbats i.e juices – syrups. Also you can shop for handicrafts items, kolhapuri footwear, leather goods etc.