Weekend Getaways in Maharashtra
36 places in Maharashtra under weekend getaways. Short trips that fit into two days.
Explore with dates- Ajanta CavesChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · CavesBuddhist murals from the 2nd c. BCE onward, in a horseshoe gorge above the Waghora river.
- Amboli Ghat & Sadhu FallsSindhudurg, Maharashtra · WaterfallsOne of India's wettest spots and a biodiversity hotspot, a herping and waterfall paradise.
- BhandardaraAhilyanagar, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsLakeside camping under Maharashtra’s highest peak, with dark skies and fireflies.
- Chikhaldara & GawilgarhAmravati, Maharashtra · FortsVidarbha's only hill station, on the edge of Melghat Tiger Reserve, with a huge ruined fort.
- Daulatabad (Devgiri)Chh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · FortsA conical rock fortress with a moat, a pitch-dark spiral tunnel and 750 steps, never taken by force.
- Ellora CavesChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · Caves34 caves across three faiths, Kailasa is the largest monolithic rock excavation on earth.
- GanpatipuleRatnagiri, Maharashtra · Temples & ShrinesA swayambhu Ganesh with one of Konkan’s best beaches right behind it.
- HarihareshwarRaigad, Maharashtra · Temples & Shrines“Dakshin Kashi”, a Shiva temple with a pradakshina across tidal rock.
- Kaas PlateauSatara, Maharashtra · Flower PlateausA UNESCO-listed plateau that turns into a shifting carpet of endemic flowers for about a month.
- Kamshet ParaglidingPune, Maharashtra · AdventureIndia’s best-known paragliding site, on the ridges above Pawna lake.
- Khadakwasla & PanshetPune, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsPune’s nearest lakes, and its default monsoon evening drive.
- Kolad: Kundalika RaftingRaigad, Maharashtra · River RaftingMaharashtra’s only reliable year-round white water, on scheduled dam releases.
- Lingmala FallsSatara, Maharashtra · WaterfallsMahabaleshwar's big one, 600 ft of the Venna river dropping off the plateau edge.
- LohagadPune, Maharashtra · FortsThe Vinchu Kata "scorpion tail" ridge, reachable by local train, perfect for first-timers.
- Lonar Crater LakeBuldhana, Maharashtra · Valleys & CanyonsA 50,000-year-old meteorite crater, the only one in basalt rock on Earth, now a Ramsar site.
- MahabaleshwarSatara, Maharashtra · Hill StationsMaharashtra’s largest hill station, and the source of the Krishna.
- Malshej GhatPune, Maharashtra · Hill StationsA monsoon ghat where waterfalls land on the road, and flamingos come inland.
- Matheran TrailsRaigad, Maharashtra · Flower PlateausAsia's only vehicle-free hill station, 38 viewpoints connected by red-earth forest paths.
- Morachi ChincholiPune, Maharashtra · Villages & Hidden GemsA village where peacocks have lived alongside people for generations.
- Mulshi LakePune, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA reservoir an hour from Pune, spectacular in the monsoon.
- Murud-JanjiraRaigad, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsThe island fort no one ever conquered, 22 bastions rising straight out of the Arabian Sea.
- Nighoj Potholes (Ranjankhalge)Pune, Maharashtra · Villages & Hidden GemsThe Kukadi river has drilled hundreds of deep basalt potholes into its own bed.
- Panchgani & Table LandSatara, Maharashtra · Hill StationsA colonial hill town under one of Asia’s largest laterite plateaus.
- Panhala FortKolhapur, Maharashtra · FortsThe largest fort in the Deccan, and the start of the legendary escape to Vishalgad.
- Pawna LakePune, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsMaharashtra’s best-known lakeside camping spot, ringed by three forts.
- RajmachiPune, Maharashtra · FortsTwin forts across a grassland plateau, May fireflies, monsoon mist, winter starfields.
- Shaniwar WadaPune, Maharashtra · Palaces & HavelisThe Peshwas’ seat, burnt out in 1828, the walls and the great gate survive.
- Sindhudurg FortSindhudurg, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsShivaji's island stronghold at Malvan, with his handprint set in lime mortar in a small shrine.
- SinhagadPune, Maharashtra · FortsPune's home fort, Tanaji's last stand, and the best pithla-bhakri on any summit in India.
- Tamhini GhatPune, Maharashtra · Hill StationsThe classic Pune monsoon drive, waterfalls one side, the Konkan the other.
- Tapola: Shivsagar BackwatersSatara, Maharashtra · Lakes & Dams“Mini Kashmir” on the Koyna backwaters, and the boat launch for Vasota.
- Thoseghar FallsSatara, Maharashtra · WaterfallsA 500-ft drop with a proper viewing gallery, next to the Chalkewadi windmill farm.
- Toranmal PlateauNandurbar, Maharashtra · Flower PlateausThe highest point of the Maharashtra Satpuda, a cool tribal plateau with lakes and gorges.
- Vasai Fort (Bassein)Palghar, Maharashtra · Coastal DestinationsA vast Portuguese fortified city north of Mumbai, its cathedrals now roofless and overgrown.
- Venna Lake, MahabaleshwarSatara, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsMahabaleshwar’s boating lake, ringed by strawberry and corn stalls.
- Vetal Tekdi & Pune HillsPune, Maharashtra · Peak TreksThe highest point in Pune, and the city’s daily morning walk.
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