This document provides information about popular tourist destinations in and around Mahabaleshwar, India. It discusses Vienna Lake, an artificial lake 3km from Mahabaleshwar known for boating. It then describes Pratapgad Fort, a historic fort 20km from Mahabaleshwar situated at 1080m altitude. Finally, it mentions Mahabaleshwar Temple, a 16th century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located 6km from Mahabaleshwar.

1. PunetoMahabaleshwarMonsoonTrip
PlacestoVisitatMahabaleshwar
ViennaDam/Lake
Atadistanceof3kmfromMahabaleshwarBusStand,Vienna
Lakeisanartificiallakeandisoneofthetoplocationstovisitin
Mahabaleshwartown.
Thislakechangedintobuilt-in1842withtheaidofSriAppaSaheb
Maharaja,whobecomestherulerofSatara.Surroundedwiththe
aidoftheusageoflushgreenery,ViennaLakehastheareaof
about28acreshavingtheouteredgearound7-8kmandisfedby
wayofusingrepeatedsprings.Itmaybeverypopularspotamong
honeymoonersaswellashouseholds.PratapSinghGardenis
situatedatthebanksofViennaLake.
Onceyougoawayinthebackoftherecklesswebsitetrafficof
Pune,theexperiencePunetoMahabaleshwarCabBookingisawe

2. -inspiring.Touristscanrevelinaboatexperienceinthelakeora
horseexperiencesubsequenttothelake.OnlyRowboatsareto
behadforthetravelers.Apartfromboatingandhorsedriving,fun
fairvideogamesliketoyeducate,merry-pass-roundarefamous
withchildren.Anumberofsmalleaterieslinethebanksofthe
lake.
PRATAPGADFORT/PRATAPGARHFORT
Atadistanceof20kmfromMahabaleshwar,140kmfromPune&
221kmfromMumbai,Pratapgad,additionallyreferredtoas
Pratapgarh,isalargehillfortpositionedinSataradistrictof
Maharashtra.Thefortliesatanaltitudeof1080mandis
constructedonaspurwhichoverlooksthestreetmostofthe
villagesofParandKinesvar.Youmayadditionallyadditionally
selectoutPunetoMahabaleshwarTaxiBooking,railwaystation
orairport.ItisamongstmostscenicplacesinMahabaleshwar
andoneofthehigh-qualityfortsnearPune.Itisalsooneofthe
satisfactoryheritagelocationstovisitclosetoMumbaiand
anotherpopularenchantmentnownottomissina
MahabaleshwarTourbundle.

3. Todaythiscastlehasendedupafamousvacationerspotnear
PunetoMahabaleshwarRoundTripasitisneverthelessinthe
fairlytruesituation.Thereisamotorableavenueasmuchasthe
doorwayofthecastle.Visitorshavetoexplorethecitadelthrough
walk/trek(around1km).Insidetheforts,therearesmalleateries
forfoodandarelaxationresidenceavailablefortravelers.The
excellenttimetovisitPratapgadFortisfromJunetoOctober.A
triptoPratapgadFortmaybeplantedanytimeoftheyrbutat
somepointofmonsoons,thesplendoroftheplaceismagnified
further.
MAHABALESHWARMANDIR
Atadistanceof6kmfromMahabaleshwarBusStand,
MahabaleshwarTempleisahistoricHindutemplelocatedinside

4. theOldMahabaleshwarinSataradistrictofMaharashtra.Itisone
ofthefamousMahabaleshwartravelerlocations.
MahabaleshwarTempleisdedicatedtoLordShivaandisoneof
thecrucialpilgrimagewebsitesforHindus.Thetemplewas
constructedbywayofChandaraoMoreinthe16thcenturyandis
amodeloftheHemadantarchitecturalfashionofSouthIndia.
TheMahabaleshwarhillshavebeennamedafterLordMahabali,
whosenamestandsasymbolofpower.
Thetempleisenclosedbyafiveftwallandissplitintoareas,
innerroom,andouterroom.ThesanctumsanctorumhasShiva
lingamanufacturedfromblackstone,whichis500yearsantique
swayambhulingam.Thisself-originatedlingamisintheshapeof
RudrakshaandisreferredtoasMahalingam.

5. VAJRAFALLS
Atadistanceof6kmfromKasPathar,28kmfromSatara,41km
fromMahabaleshwar,53kmfromPanchgani,a144kmfrom
Pune&299kmfromMumbai,VajraiFallsisapicturesque
waterfallpositionednearKasFlowerValleyinSataradistrictof
Maharashtra.Thisisonethemaximumincrediblewaterfallsin
Maharashtraandalsooneofthetopmonsoonvisitorplacesnear
Pune.
VajraiFallsisathree-tierwaterfallcascadingdownfromapeak
ofaround853toes(260m).Thisisaperennialwaterfallbutcould
beverysuperballthroughmonsoons.Peoplefromunique
elementsofMaharashtraflocktothisfallforthedurationofthe
monsoonstolookatthelovelyflowofthecirculation.The
birthplaceofUrmodiRiverisassumedtobeginfromtheVajrai
Waterfalls.TherearemanysmallcavesclosetoVajraiFallswhich
canbevisitedalongsidethefalls.

6. ThewaterfallislocatednearBhambavalivillageinSataradistrict.
Onecanattainthefallsbywayofusingthepersonalvehicleor
AlawadiBusfromSataraBusStand.The500mlengthytrek
courseleadingtothebaseofthewaterfallisprettyadventurous
butvolatileinmonsoon.Thisregionisinhabitedthruahuge
varietyofleeches.Swimmingonthewaterfallisunlawfulbecause
ofdeepponds.
Panchgani
Atadistanceof18kmfromMahabaleshwar,forty-8kmfrom
Satara,104kmfromPuneand254kmfromMumbai,Panchgani
wasadditionallyknownasPanchganiisafamoushillstationand
amunicipalcouncilinSataradistrictofMaharashtra.Itisoneof
thepinnaclehillhotelsnearPune&manyoftheexceptional
locationstogotoclosetoMumbai.Panchganiisoneofthe
famousTouristlocationsinMaharashtraandanumberofthe
mustencompasslocationstoyourMaharashtratourprograms.

7. Panchganihasseveralbeautifultravelersights.TableLand,Parsi
Point,KamalgadhFort,DevilsKitchen,RajpuriCaves,Sydney
Point,MaproGardens,Dhomdamandsoforth.Aresomeofthe
importantsightseeingoptionsinPanchgani.Panchganiisdotted
withBritishstylevintagebungalowsandParsihouses.Italso
appearsforplentyofresidentialacademicestablishmentsanda
preferredvacationspotforfitnessmotels.