Igatpuri Hill Station - A Hill Station Near Mumbai, Heaven For Nature Lovers

Introduction: Igatpuri is one of the hill stations in Maharashtra situated at an altitude of 600 meters above sea level. Igatpuri is a town and one of the major railway station on Central Line in the state of Maharashtra. Igatpuri is located on the Sahyadari Hills in the Western Ghats. Igatpuri is home for Vipassana International Center. Many people come here to learn Vipassana, where Vipassana is an ancient form of meditation. It is most ideal place for relaxed vacation. Igatpuri is most popular weekend getaways from Mumbai. Igatpuri is surrounded by thick forests and mountains can be explore its scenic natural beauty. Many Bollywood movie songs and outdoor scenes are shot here. During the Monsoons beauty of this place increases when waterfalls flow downs with full capacity and forests becomes dense greener. Igatpuri is heaven for the activities like trekking, mountain biking, rock climbing and rappelling.

Best Time To Visit

Mid October to November is best time to visit

Other Information

Altitude:       336 meters

Location:       West Bengal, India

Temperature:  32 in summer and 16 in winter

Language Spoken:  Hindi, Bengali & English

Internet Availability:  yes

Food Availability: yes

Major Festivals: Raksha Bandhan

Best time to visit: If you want to explore true lush greenery bea

1. june to september and november to feb
2. october to march

Altitude: 586 m to 600m above sea level.

Temp: summer: 23 - 37 'c
          winter: 12 - 30'c

Places to visit: [Places to visit Completed]

1. Buddhist Pagoda for Meditation centre called Vipassana at Dhammagiri village (Igatpuri Vipassana Center)
2. Bhatsa River Valley
3. Camel Valley
4. Mount Kalsubai -> 25 km near Bhandardara
5. Amruteshwar temple
6. Bhandardara region
7. Five Waterfalls
8. Ghatandevi Temple
9. Trinaglawadi Fort
10. Trinaglawadi Lake
11. Vaitarna Dam
12. Konkankada Valley
13. Randha Falls --> Near Bhandardara
14. Talegaon Lake
15. Wilson Dam --> Near Bhandardara
16. Trimbakeshwar Temple
17. Agasti Rishi Ashram --> Near Bhandardara
18. Ratangad Fort --> Near Bhandardara
19. Davebandh Ganesh Temple
20. Dhanushya Tirth (Rainbow) waterfalls --> 8 kms
21. Darna Dam --> 30 km
22. Talegaon Dam & Waterfalls --> 2 km
23. Municipal and Railway Lake (two lakes) --> 3kms

How to Reach Igatpuri:

Igatpuri By Road: MSRTC state buses are well connected by Igatpuri to other cities and towns in Maharashtra.

Mumbai to Igatpuri --> 120 kms

Pune to Igatpuri --> 240 kms

Nashik to Igatpuri --> 46 kms

Surat to Igatpuri --> 277 kms

Shirdi to Igatpuri --> 121 kms

Aurangabad to Igatpuri --> 225 kms

Igatpuri By Rail: Igatpuri have its own railway station and is very well connected by other cities in India via regular intervals of trains. Igatpuri is situated on the Delhi - Mumbai line and linked with Mumbai, Delhi, Nagpur, Bangalore, Pune. 

Igatpuri By Air:  Nashik is the nearest airport 54 kms for Igatpuri but no commercial flight started from Nashik Airport.

Mumbai International airport is also one of the nearest airport 120 kms from Igatpuri.

Language Spoken: Hindi, Marathi, English

What To Buy In Igatpuri: Nashik grapes,

What To Carry: DSLR camera, Hat, Keep heavy jacket (windcheater) during monsoon instead of umbrella.

Where to stay (Accommodation): Many hotels and resorts are available with depending on budgets.

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