Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani 3-Day Sightseeing Tour from Mumbai
Trip Overview
A private tour to Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar, a popular getaway from the city and one of the few evergreen forests in the Sayadhri mountain range in India,. Avail 850 kilometres of usage of a private car.
Highlights
- 3-day tour of Mahabaleshwar from Mumbai in a private cab.
- Take a tour of places like Mahabaleshwar Temple, Elphinstone Point, Arthur Seat Point, and many more during your two-day tour.
- Hassle-free touring at one of the best hill stations from Mumbai.
- Complimentary water bottles and newspapers.
Detailed overview
A little over 5 hours drive from Mumbai, Mahabaleshwar is a hill station in India's forested Western Ghats range. Mahabaleshwar is a must-see place. Mahabaleshwar offers pleasant weather all year round and various attractions such as forts, great viewing points, and waterfalls. Due to its high altitude, the town has cool weather. Mahabaleshwar is extremely famous for strawberries, accounting for 85% of the strawberry production in India. In this tour, visit the famous attractions around Mahabaleshwar and spend leisurely time in the Western Ghats.
Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani 3-Day Sightseeing Tour Suggested Itinerary
Day 1: Start the journey from Mumbai.
- The tour begins with the pick-up from the airport or the guest's hotel/residence in Mumbai city limits at the time selected during the booking.
- The drive to Mahabaleshwar is around 265 km from Mumbai and may take up to hours to reach.
- Panchgani is at the foothills of Mahabaleshwar; we recommend stopping by the famous Mapro Gardens for refreshments or a meal.
- In Mahabaleshwar, the following attractions are recommended for today's sightseeing; guests may choose to visit suggested places or add some places of their own choice:
- Elephant's Head Point and Kate's Point: The specialty of this point is that it has a structure that looks like the head and trunk of an elephant formed from rock.
- Mahabaleshwar Temple is an ideal example of Maratha heritage and is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
- Elphinstone Point: this gives a panoramic view of the valleys and is a must-visit attraction.
- Arthur Seat Point: This is called the queen of all the viewpoints, which has 6 viewpoints: echo point, hunter point, tiger spring point, window point, and malcom point.
- Venna Lake: This lake is surrounded by trees, and tourists can enjoy boating over there.
- Bombay/SSunset Point: People can witness an amazing sunset from this point.
- At the completion of the tour, the guests will be dropped back at the hotel/residence in Mahabaleshwar or Panchgani, as per their convenience.
Day 2: Local sightseeing
- The local sightseeing tour starts with the pick-up from the hotel/residence in Mahabaleshwar or Panchgani at the time communicated to the driver by the guests.
- For the second day of the tour, the following attractions are recommended:. The guests may choose to visit suggested places or add some places of their own choice.
- Wilson Point / Sunrise Point, also called Sindola Hill, provides a mesmerizing vista of Mahabaleshwar and the surrounding area.
- Parsi Point is a popular attraction with views of the Krishna Valley.
- Sydney Point is a mall spot at the top of high land, right at the start of Panchgani when you enter from Wai-side
- Devil's Kitchen: this is the place where Pandavas of Mahabharata stayed here for a while during their exile
- Table Land is the highest point in Panchgani.
- Rajpuri Caves: The main attraction of Rajpuri Caves is the Lord Kartikeya Temple, which is supposed to have been built with the sand taken from the caves
- The guests may break for lunch during the tour at their convenience.
- At the completion of the tour, the guests will be dropped off at the hotel/residence.
Day 3: Return journey to Mumbai
- The local sightseeing tour starts with the pick-up from the hotel/residence in Mahabaleshwar or Panchgani at the time communicated to the driver by the guests.
- For the last day of the tour, the following attractions are recommended:. The guests may choose to visit suggested places or add some places of their own choice.
- Panch Ganga Mandir Temple is constructed at the confluence of five rivers: Krishna, Veena, Savitri, Koyna, and Gayatri.
- Chinaman waterfall: The waterfall cascades down from a height of 500 feet into a deep valley
- Krishnabai Temple: This temple was supposed to be the source of the Krishna River.
- The journey to Mumbai may take up to 6 hours, so the guests are requested to start their return journey in time if they are required to reach Mumbai at a specific time.
- The tour ends on dropping the guests at the airport OR hotel/residence in Mumbai city limits.
Please note
- This is not a guided tour.
- This is a suggestive itinerary, guests may choose to skip or add any of the places.
Basic Details
Inclusions
- Hotel / residence pickup and drop (within Mumbai city limits)
- All transportation using private air-conditioned sedan car or SUV with the driver.
- Cab and fuel charges
- Driver's food & stay
- Driver's overnight charges
- Usage of cab for 900 kilometers
- (Extra kilometre charges will be applicable after the limit, please refer Important Information Section for details).
Exclusions
- Any Accommodation or meals for guests
- Any entrance fees or tickets of monuments
- Any Toll and Parking fees (To be paid on actual)
- Guest's personal expenses
- Any meals during the tour for the guests.
- Anything else not specified in the inclusions above.
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Important Information
- This is not a guided tour.
- Pick-up and drop off should be the same location. The pick-up & drop off location can be different but extra charges will apply as per distance from pick-up location and can be paid to the driver directly.
- The tour has a kilometer limit of 900 kilometers. Distance is calculated from the pick-up point till the drop point.
- After 900 kilometers, additional per kilometer charge will be applicable (to be paid directly to the driver).
- The guests may choose to skip or add any new attraction in the destination of the tour.
- Sedans (4-seater) models provided are Suzuki Dzire, Toyota Etios or similar.
- SUV (6-seater) models provided are Toyota Innova, Mahindra Xylo, Suzuki Ertiga or similar.
- Night charge of Rs. 300 is applicable if the cab service is used between 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.
- For Sedan (4-seater) - Rs. 12 per km (additional kilometer charge).
- For Ertiga (6-seater) - Rs. 15 per km (additional kilometre charge).
- For Innova Crysta (6-seater) - Rs. 20 per km (additional kilometre charge).
- The driver will know the local language, English speaking driver can be requested for during the booking in "Special Request" section, though the same cannot be promised
Meet-up Information/Reporting Point
- Airport OR Hotel/residence pick-up and drop (within city limits)
- The driver will pick you up directly from your hotel or specified pick up point. Please enter the full pick up address at the checkout page
- The driver and cab details will be shared with you 2 to 4 hours prior to the tour start time
$ 189.16 Per Vehicle
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