General Information :

Altitude : 750 meters

 

Best time to visit : Marathi , Hindi ,English

 

Population : 5,500

 

Languages : Marathi, Hindi and English.

 

Temprature : 16’C in winter to 32’C in summer.

Introduction , Matheran

Matheran, Maharashtra is a popular hill resort destination for a weekend getaway. Founded in 1850, Matheran, Maharashtra is a peaceful and relaxing place to spend your holidays. Matheran in Maharshtra is a small paradise for the nature lovers. Maharashtra Matheran is full of lush green landscapes and beautiful hills. The atmosphere here is pure & fresh. The reason behind its freshness is that no motor vehicles are permitted into the town. One of the major highlights of this place is the trip up from Neral on the Miniature train and the great vistas on the way up. The red soil is everywhere at Matheran. Matheran is a endless poem of shady, thickly wooded paths of red mud and velvet moss, stretching continuously.


History of Matheran

Centuries have passed since an Englishman Hugh Mallet discovered Matheran in 1850 but little has changed in Matheran. As the common mode of transport in this tiny hill station is rickshaws and buggy

Accessibility

By Air : Nearest airport is the Mumbai at 100-km.

 

By Rail : Nearest railway station is Neral at 21-km.

 

By Bus : State Transport buses regularly ply from Mumbai and Pune to Matheran.

Places to Visit

Alexander Point, Matheran
It is on the Madhavji Road which is just about 1 km. from the Post Office. From here one can see Garbut Point, Towers of Bhivpuri Power House, Karjat Palasdari Lake, Borgaon Village, Rambaug Point and Chowk Point.

Panorama Point, Matheran
The view from Panorama Point is magnificent. This place is most suitable for picnic. This point commands one of the widest view of the hill, both of Matheran and other side of it.

Echo Point, Matheran
It is about 2 kms from the Post Office. This one place mostly visited by love buds, who express their feeling not by flower or by cards but they but they shout it out at top of their voice. The sight of water fall from here will be a delight to watch.

Charlotte Lake, Matheran
Charlotte Lake is about 2 kms from the Post Office has beautiful scenery and greenery. On the left is Pisarnath Temple, Echo Point, Louisa Point are on the right side of it. Its from here that city gets its drinking water. One can stand atop these peaks and survey the wild ravishing landscape, and the reddish brown mountain ranges.