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Recreational Centers of Maharashtra

Tired of tight work schedules and busy lives people try to find peace and contentment in doing something out of the daily routine. The rising ambitions have lead people to earn more and hence work more. This has lead to a rapid decrease of leisure in their lives when they can spend some quality time with their near and dear ones. Such life styles have resulted into a craving for recreational centers all over the world. Maharashtra provides many vents for refreshment in terms of recreational centers.

The most famous ones are the Mumbai Zoo, Fantasy Land, Essel World, and Water Kingdom.

With rich variety of flora and fauna, Veermata Jijabai Bhonsle Udyan is better known as the Mumbai Zoo. The zoo hosts many rare and endangered species of animals and birds.

The state of Maharashtra is filled with fun parks. The most popular ones are Fantasy Land, Essel World, and Water Kingdom in Mumbai. There are arrays of international games and rides in these fun parks and are perfect destinations for visitors of all age. Water Kingdom is Asia’s largest theme water park and is located next to Essel World in Gorai, Mumbai. There are food stalls of mouth watering delicacies inside these fun parks.

Hanging Gardens is named such due to its location on the slope of a hill. This garden also known as Ferozshah Mehta Garden, is located atop Malabar Hills.

The Kamala Nehru Park is named after Jawaharlal Nehru’s wife, Kamala Nehru. Situated near Bal Gangadhar Kher Road, this park has a childrens play ground. The view of Chowpatty Beach, Back bay and the city from this park is magnificent.

Getting there:
Nearest airport are in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Aurangabad.

Buses, Private cars and taxis, are all available. Frequent train services are available from Aurangabad and Mumbai and also other cities of Maharashtra. Package tours to these Jyotirlingas are also available.

For more detailed information and timings of these recreation centers visit the following links:

  • Mumbai Zoo
  • Fantasy Land
  • Essel World
  • Water Kingdom
  • Kamala Nehru Park
  • Hanging Gardens
  • Nishiland and Water Park
  • Tikuji-Ni-Wadi
  • Suraj Water Park


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