Matheran

Matheran is a wonderful hilly region located near Pune. Your joy will know no bound when you will make your journey through the shady trees and fresh air, especially when it is for 2 hours in a toy train. The narrow gauge toy train from Neral offers the tourists a view that keeps them spellbound. There will be for you food and drink vendors. Cliffs in Matheran near Pune are really astonishing. You will forget all the stress in your life and found yourself lost in the land of fantasy.

The principal market here brings you a variety of articles especially those made of cane and leather like hats, chappals and the special sweet, the Chikki. Vehicles are totally prohibited in Matheran, and that is why it is so quiet and peaceful a place.

Matheron is at an elevation of 800 meters above sea level. The languages spoken by the people over here are Marathi, Hindi and English. The best time to visit this lovely hill resort is during the months of April to May.

You can go to Matheran by the following ways:

• The nearest airport is Mumbai, about 100 km away.
• From Mumbai, you will get a local train to Neral, where you will find a tiny toy train awaiting for the tourists to Matheran. Mumbai to Neral takes about 2 hours, and the toy-train journey takes one and a half hours.

Some of the interesting places that area must-see in Matheran are:

• Chouk
• Panorama
• Garbut Point
• Louisa
• Echo