Panchgani

Panchgani is a famous hill station in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. Panchgani is also a popular honeymoon destination.  Paragliding and amusement parks are some other major attractions of Panchgani.

Mapro strawberry festival 

Panchgani holds the Mapro strawberry festival every year. The festival is conducted in summers, and is aimed at promoting strawberries, encouraging overall fruit consumption and thereby boosting tourism in Mahableshwar and Panchgani. The Festival runs for 4 days, the event also includes free strawberry farm visits, Mapro Food Park visits, and other cultural and entertainment activities. 

Information:

Mapro is a garden and also a manufacturing unit on Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani road.
Website: http://www.mapro.com/mapro_events.html

Table Land

View from Table Land (Image Source: Vikas Rana)

Table Land is Asia’s second longest mountain Plateau, the area just looks like someone has cut off the land with a blade. Guess what? Many Bollywood movies have been shot here; Taare Zameen par and Agent Vinod are some to mention. The Table land offers breathtaking views of  Rajpuri caves and Devil's kitchen. The place is stormed by horse jockeys you can ride one or just walk; as per your convenience. 

Travel Tip: Make sure you wear a Raincoat during Monsoon season because the Horizontal Rains and strong wind will easily deform your umbrella.

Sydney Point

Located at a distance of 2 km from Panchgani bustand is Sydney point. The road to reach here is pretty narrow with lot's of S curves and is too steep. The place offers a beautiful scenic view. One can relax here watching Mountains, river and the sunset. The fog adds to the beauty of this place. Must visit place in Panchgani.

Harrison's Folly - Paragliding
Harrison's Folly is a large flat land near Panchagani, which is the best sight seeing spot. From Harrison's folly one can have a view of Pachagani, Wai and some other small villages.This place is also one of the paragliding locations in India.

Travel Tips: 

1) After the end of Monsoon i.e, from November to February is the best time for paragliding. Temperature will range from 19 °C  to 28 °C.

2) The wind changes course towards the West in the evening

Parsi Point

The point is on the Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar road. The Parsi point offers view of the dam and the valley bellow. The river takes a hair pin bend around the hill proving it to be a Vantage Point. The place has a small garden for kids to play around.

Dhom Lake(Dam)
A hidden gem and the place is not famous as compared to other places of Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar. The lake is surrounded by hills making it a perfect place for Nature lover. The Lake also offers boating facilities from Wai town 12 km from the Dam. Remember the last scene in Bajiroa Mastani? It has been shot here.

Travel Tips to Dhom lake: 
1) Rainy season is the best time to visit(Jun - Sep) but Oct - Feb is also good time for those who don't like to travel in rain.
2) Wear raincoat
3) There is no entry from the gate of dam office, you need to drive  5 km ahead on the same road and on the right hand side there are small roads leading directly to the beautiful backwater.
4) Public transport is not reliable drive your own vehicle.
5) You can drive your vehicle very near to water but the road is muddy. But don't drive very close to the water unless you have 4x4 SUV. 

Sherbaug
Sherbaug is a amusement and theme park in Panchgani with a artificial falls and a horror room. The place is expensive and has not been maintained well.

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