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Maharashtra (/mɑːhəˈrɑːʃtrə/; Marathi: [məharaːʂʈrə] ( listen), abbr. MH) is a state in the western region of India and is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area. Spread over 307,713 km (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west and the Indian states of Karnataka, Telangana, Goa, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population of approximately 18 million. Nagpur is Maharashtra's second capital as well as its winter capitalp
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1. Reality Tours and Travel
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5.0 based on 2,612 reviews
Reality Tours and Travel is a responsible tour operator providing fun and authentic experiences around India. We invest 80% of our profits back into the communities we visit through our NGO Reality Gives. We are especially well known for our educational Dharavi Slum Tour that shows visitors the industrial and residential areas of one of Asia’s largest slums, located in the heart of Mumbai. We also offer city, village, multi-day and customized tours and we recently expanded to New Delhi and the Sanjay Colony Slum. Our tours educate visitors about the issues as well as opportunities in slums and hopes to encourage them to understand underprivileged communities better. We use 80% of the tour profits and 100% of merchandise profits to fund our sister-NGO Reality Gives that runs and supports a variety of programs in Dharavi and Sanjay Colony. Our goal is to provide authentic and though-provoking local experiences through our tours and to use the profits to create change in our communities. Our vision is a world where all tourism promotes cross-cultural understanding and local development. Our NGO, Reality Gives, provides young people in the local community with high quality education and experiences to help them maximize their potential. We do this by focusing on English, Computer and Life Skills classes as well as a series of activities and workshop in expressive art and sport. We run these program out of three community centres around Dharavi.
2. Visapur Fort
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4.5 based on 93 reviews
Reviewed By gvinita46 - Pune, India
We had left the car before the bhaja caves nd walked up tking the short cuts with our son. Most of them including youngsters went up using vehicles right up to the fork , one goes towards visapur fort and the other towards Lohgadh fort. Climbing up the rocks was enjoyable. Only youngsters were climbing up the rocks.
3. Tadoba Andhari National Park
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4.5 based on 588 reviews
Reviewed By Sunshine767199
We all have a bucket list of things we'd like to do and see in our lives. Sometimes, we are lucky enough to accomplish some of them. For years, I thought of visiting Incredible India, especially going on a safari, in an open jeep and seeing tigers and leopards in the wild. After 30 years, I can now check this amazing experience off my bucket list. After some research,I found two of the best reserves to see these amazing wild cats: Rathambore and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve. If you have alot of time and you're willing to go on 8-10 safaris then Rathambore might be best for you to see tigers. Just realize that you are randomly placed in only one zone to visit. if you don't get the right zone, your chances of seeing tigers are cut down to 20% With Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve and a limited amount of time available to you,the ratio of your seeing these magnificent feline increases to 80% because you are free to roam rather than be locked into a specific zone.Also ,there are over 100 tigers on this reserve. My wife and I stayed at the Bamboo Forest Safari Lodge which is a mere 10 minutes from a great zone of the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve. The staff at this luxurious lodge were warm, friendly and very accommodating. Akshay and Ramya run the lodge and go above and beyond to help meet your needs. You will feel calm and relaxed as soon as you step foot in this lodge. My wife and I were at this lodge for 3 nights, went on 4 safaris and saw a black panther, a leopard and two tigers.A beautiful tiger walked right by my wife's side of our open jeep. A naturalist from the lodge goes with you and you pick up a guide at the gate of the reserve.They are able to see what our eyes tend to miss. If you decide to visit India and go on safaris for a brief 2 to 3 days, stay at the Bamboo Forest Safari Lodge in Tadoba and let the natural wild world of the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve envelop you and pull you into its magic. You won't be disappointed and you'll love this beautiful, serene, friendly lodge as well. Noel Mouldovan
4. Karnala Fort
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4.5 based on 122 reviews
Reviewed By nilesh_pp
Karnala fort is through the Karnala bird santuary. We did this in Oct-18 during the Diwali vacation and certainly was great fun. Travelled with extended family and that included a few senior citizens and few kids as well. We reached late at the base enterance. There is pay and park available and you will be charged around 50 (if i remember is right). For enterance as well there is a fee. Once done your bags will be checked for plastic bags. As you enter there a very good tree cover and this extends all along, after some 20 mins you will reach the zoo, there is the last place where you will get bottled water, after that you are on your own. Plan to conserve you water so that you dont struggle. As we reached late, we had our lunch (lunch box) and then proceeded withe the trek. you can either have lunch at the place near the zoo or you can have it somewhere mid way, there are hutments/ shades created for this. Beware of monkeys, there's a lot of them. After the lunch and the limited water we had most of us started the trek, there are quite a few difficult spots so those who have concerns should determine based on appitite, out gang of senior citizens travelled with us through most of the difficult part but later didn't want to push luck too much and they halted mid way. Did the complete trek and since it was in the noon that we did this , it certainly became intensive and ofcourse we were a little low on water. The last leg is very interesting and exciting as you take support of the railing and complete the trek. By this time you will be out of water (we were), luckly there is a small water tank / cave where you can get water. This saved the day for us, bottle it and we were good to go. All in all, very nice exicting trek Tips: 1. Plan to reach earlier 2. Carry sufficient water 3. Good footware and comfortable wear is a must
5. Lonar Crater
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4.5 based on 116 reviews
Reviewed By thenikhilmohite
The Lonar Lake a.k.a. Lonar Crater was created by a meteor impact and is believed to be around 500,000 years old. It was initially belived to have been formed due to volcano. The lake is about 500ft deep and is majorly saline with few sections of fresh water. There are such 4 craters on our planet which were formed due to either comet or asteroid impact, 3 of them are in Brazil and this one's in the heart of Maharashtra. A short trek down through the forest takes you to the sarovar (lake). It is located in Buldhana district around 150kms from Aurnagabad and the roads are in a brilliant condition. A must visit place for geological enthusiastics.
6. Rajgad Fort
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4.5 based on 232 reviews
Reviewed By Prasad_wildindia - Pune, India
It is aptly named as Raj-Gad, literaly meaning a King-Fort. Among all the forts conquered, built and reinstated by the great maratha warrior king Shivaji, this one was his Capital. Difficulty level - average/ medium Reach/ accessibility: easy by private transport best time to visit - any time of the year, avoid peak summers of course.
7. Anjneri Hill
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4.5 based on 135 reviews
Reviewed By Departure710435 - Nashik District, India
Ideally this is the best place to visit in Nashik after Brahmagiri trek in Trimbakeshwar. The administration should have repaired this place during Kumbh Mela. Tourists would have come in droves. Park your car at the Bottom and walk up the trail up. It is slippery, so wear good shoes. In the rainy season it is awesome for the selfie crazy crowd. But I love the winters. It is cold and the best season to visit. Carry lots of water. Because of the broken trail, I will not suggest small kids doing the trek. It takes 4 hours to up and come down.
8. Brahmagiri Hill
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4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By sumoysen
Recently in during the Christmas (Dec 2018) we had visited Brahmagiri hill near Trimbakeswar and the trip was excellent. Though people say that those hill areas are good during or after the monsoon due to their greenish views but visiting this time in winter will give you another side of the image. The hills will look quite dry but you will be able to notice the wall like rocks along the Brahmagiri or Sahayadri ranges. We went to this place from Trimbakeswar. If you have your own car and if it is small hatchback and of you are quite confident in driving along the narrow ghat roads then you can go of your own. But I suggest you take the rental autos from Trimbakeswar who will charge you between 400-600 for to and fro trips as that you give you some relaxation due to not driving but viewing the beauty of the nature. Once you reach Brahmagiri (some 10-12 kms which will take 45 mins) you will be de-boarded from your vehicle at the entrance of the ghat. Then you have to take a rough muddy road for about 1 kms and then the stairs start. There are lots of Palki (palanquin) services available for aged and/or physically challenged people (and also for kids to have fun) - they take some 800-1000 for taking you in those palkis. A single adult or 2-3 kids can sit on one Palki. There are around 180-200 steps to reach Ganda Dwar or Ganga Mandir which is the origin of river Godavari (The river Godavari is called Dakshin Ganga or the Ganges of the Southern India and hence the names Ganga Dwar or Ganga Mandir. There is another route to reach Brahmagiri or Ganga Dwar which is from Trimbakeswar State highway and in that case you have to climb around 750 steps. Suggestable is this route where you can go through vehicle and then climb for 150-200 steps. Once you reach Ganga Dwar then you can view the Kund (well) to witness the origin of river Godavari. The same hill hosts many other tourist places like 108 Shiva lingam caves (bit narrow and you have to be very careful while walking along the route) and other caves like Rishi Goutam and Rishi Gorakh. But once you reach and visit there then you will be able to witness a different feeling by realizing how those sages did their tapasyas in those caves thousands of years ago. Atop the hill there are many other caves and Shiva lingams but to reach there you have to cross some 1500 steps from the down State highway. But visiting Ganga Dwar or Ganga Mandir and other nearby caves in of great worth considering the rough routes and those 200-300 steps climbing. Also you will find water bottles, sugarcane juice and some biting food stalls. You can hire bamboo sticks as well (hardly 10-15 Rs per stick) if you need a support while climbing up. Overall it's quite a good place to visit with family and kids (ensuring the parents take care of their kids safety). Considering travel time of nearly 2 hours to and fro Trimbakeswar it is worth staying there for another 2-3 hours.
9. Tung Fort
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4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By jeetk85 - Pune, India
It is by far the best Lonavala has to offer for trek.treking level is in between easy to medium. Must visit during monsoons.. even though post monsoon were also great. At top resides goddess tungi ..which I believe is the tutelary deity of this area. Beautiful place a must with friends and family..
10. Kothaligad (Peth) Fort
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4.5 based on 46 reviews
Reviewed By MaryPathros
We were staying at JenJon Villa in Karjat and the helpful staff guided us to this place. Its a wonderful experience of trekking. We started early morning and the entire trek lasted abut 4 hours. For first time trekkers we faced a bit problem during trek but still its really recommended place for adventure seekers. If your are a first time trekker then you must ensure that you carry a lot of water with you and take some snacks too. Ensure the place is not littered. Ensure that you remain safe during the climb & journey. Do it slowly. Be in group & don't try any heroics. Our JenJon guides helped us have a safe climb At the top of the hill of fort it is beautiful.
