Top 10 Places To Visit Near Mumbai in Monsoon

Monsoon or the rainy season is called the season of beauty as there is greenery everywhere in this season. Where in India the monsoon is from June to September. There are many best places to visit near Mumbai in monsoon. Where people from Mumbai as well as nearby cities search and visit many places for an one day trip to enjoy with their family and friends near. There are many forts, hill stations, dams and waterfalls to visit for a one day trip.

Here are the Top 10 Best Places To Visit Near Mumbai In Monsoon :

1. KARNALA BIRD SANCTUARY

Karnala Bird Sanctuary is a one of the beautiful places to visit near Mumbai in monsoon. It is a bird Sanctuary as well as Karnala fort built by the great Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. This place makes a combination of nature as well as trekking experience in the monsoon, where you can enjoy the monsoon in Mumbai for one day with your friends and family. It is one of the nearest places from Mumbai for one day trekking in monsoon. You can see many birds spotted here in the forest of Karnala.

2. MATHERAN :

Matheran is a hill station, near Mumbai, in the west Indian state of Maharashtra. It’s known for its mild climate and well-preserved colonial architecture. Motor vehicles are banned and many visitors arrive by narrow-gauge railway on the 1907 Neral to Matheran Toy Train. The Panorama Point lookout offers views across the mountains of the Western Ghats. Louisa Point has views of waterfalls and the ancient Prabal Fort. It is one of the nearest hill stations to visit near Mumbai. One can just visit this hill station in a one day trip but to Explore all points of Matheran. You need to stay here and make it a two day trip. It is located in Raigad district near Panvel. If you want to stay at Matheran there are many hotels as well as MTDC Matheran resort.

3. MARINE DRIVE :

Marine drive is a 3.6 km arc shaped drive road located just beside the arabain sea in south Mumbai near to the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai. This is the major monsoon destination for the Mumbaikar where most of the people come here to enjoy the high tides during the monsoon. It is one of the top most places to visit near Mumbai in monsoon. Marine drive at night looks like a queen’s necklace watched from the top of the Malabar hill in the night due to its lightning around the Marin drive. It starts from the Nariman point and ends at Girgaum Chowpatty, popularly known as Chowpatty beach. This is one of the most visited monsoon destinations in Mumbai.

4. LONAVALA :

Lonavala is a hill station surrounded by green valleys in western India near Mumbai. Lonavala Khandala are two twin hill stations situated beside each other. The Karla Caves and the Bhaja Caves are ancient Buddhist shrines carved out of the rock. They feature massive pillars and intricate relief sculptures. South of the Bhaja Caves sits the imposing Lohagad Fort, with its 4 gates. West of here is Bhushi Dam, where water overflows onto a set of steps during the rainy season. This is one of the most visited Tourist attraction and one of the popular places to visit near Mumbai in monsoon.

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