Matheran, when we heard this hill
station name we thought of pink-cold weather, honeymoon couples, fresh atmosphere,
monkeys and horse rides …
Yes, Matheran is wonderful weekend gateway, but not only for
couples this hill station town is becoming famous for friends one day out or
even stay picnic, family get together, relaxing time for married/unmarried
couples.
Britishers developed matheran as a popular resort to beat
the summer heat in that region. Matheran is only town where automobiles are not
allowed except municipal ambulance and no private vehicles are allowed inside
Matheran it also have large population of Monkeys so mind this WARNING!!! – Please
don’t bring plastic bags, water bottle not even any other thing in hand
otherwise monkeys will attack you to get that and they won’t fear you at all…!!!
Matheran
is red soil and pollution free town which makes it different than others and it’s
also famous for its Toy Train, you can book this in advance from IRCTC. To
reach Matheran some good options are to catch a train from CST – Karjat route and leave
at Neral station ( don’t confused with Nerul which is harbor railway station)
from Neral you have option of Toy train or Omani drive.
Toy train took almost two hours to reach at Matheran station
but in winter its worth going from toy train with beautiful view of green
valleys and other option is Omani drive towards Matheran town(which cost 75/-
per person)
Matheran is a Hill Station in municipal council of the
Raigad district Maharashtra, it cost 50/- rupee entry fees for each adult and
25/- for child.
If you are planning Matheran for one day then Mark for points to see and at least have detailed map of matheran then you can have ideas to reach
from one point to another.
There are around 38 designated look-out points in Matheran,
including the Panorama Point that provides a 360 degree view of the surrounding
area and also the Neral town. Sunset and sunrise points. The Louisa Point
offers crystal clear view of the Prabal Fort. The other points are the One Tree
Hill Point, Hart Point, Monkey Point, Porcupine Point, Rambagh Point, and more.
There is Charlotte Lake, which gives you best view and relaxed your mood.
If you are planning matheran for two days as weekend then
try booking in advance to get best resort and good view of room. You can book
resort from Neral station also.
When you are planning try to bring necessary
things with you like biscuits, oil, soaps etc. because each thing in matheran cost some more bugs/penny
as all export from outside will be carried on horses or by humans which
increases selling price.
There are lots of good options for resorts some are away from
main station but relaxing and some are nearer to town, try to reach in resort before
6 PM afterward it’s all blackout in Matheran.
Matheran is safe for single traveler also it have hospitals,
Police station and doctor on call in resorts.
Matheran have Union bank ATM in Town area.
In recent days, in some area of matheran they organized valley
crossing campaigned which is bit exciting.
There are lots of trekkers groups who start trekking in
night and reach matheran in early morning to see sunrise.
Right time to visit matheran is during winter season.
Please plan your trip in advance and have fun…..!!!
Wish you happy Travel !! Enjoy .. :) :)
