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.

Places to visit in Dandeli

Dandeli is the entrance to the dense forest area, the area is house to beautiful landscapes, national parks and adventure camps. Explore the awsome places hidden inside the dense forest at Dandeli.

1. Syntheri Rocks

Posted by Dandeli tourism on Friday, July 8, 2016

This place rocks, It is a 300-ft tall monolith granite. To the side of the rock is a small waterfall, which adds to the beauty of this place. You need to ride on the muddy road for around 2 km from highway to reach this place. Along the steps different stones with their names are displayed, very informative.

Weekend trip - Bangalore to Yellapur | Weekend Getaway

What is more relaxing than a two day trip to the land of forest and water falls? Yellapur is a place in Uttara Kannada district which has beautiful waterfalls within a span of 100 km. You need to walk amidst of jungle to reach some of these falls! Don't panic, the trek is not long.

I guess this is the best weekend getaway from your hectic life at Bangalore.

With no more wasting of time, first let's see the places to visit near Yellapur and then the best travel plans.

Places to visit near Yellapur:

1. Sathodi Falls

Sathodi Falls (Image Source: ShrinivasN)

Mawlynnong - The cleanest village in Asia

Do you know which is the cleanest village of Asia? Can you imagine Indian village holding this title? One of the Indian village known as Mawlynnong holds this glorious title. This magical paradise is at a distance of 100 km from Shillong, Meghalaya, India.

    Image Courtesy: Ashwin Kumar

Image: A street in the Mawlynnong village.