Places to Visit in Lonavala

Places to Visit in Lonavala – an easy reference guide …

One of the primary question that a lot of people ask me (specially if they are coming to Maharashtra/Mumbai for the first time) is that they have heard of a lovely hill station called Lonavala and want to go there for a few days but don’t know exactly what places to visit in Lonavala.

Just to make life easier for you if you fit into this category or if you are just looking for more recommended destinations for your next Lonavala holiday here’s a Places to visit in Lonavala guide that I happen to come across whilst surfing. It pretty much covers most of my recommendations as well so I thought it would be easier if I just gave you a reference to it.

Keep this with you for your next Lonavala Travel and you can keep checking the items off one by one.

Here’s a list of Places to visit in Lonavala at a glance:

• Koli Temple (Aai Ekvira Temple)
• Karla Caves
• Valvan Lake
• Ryewood Park
• Lonavla Lake (Monsoon Lake)
• Nagphani (Duke's Nose)
• Bhaja Caves
• Visapur Fort
• Bushy Dam
• Scorpion's Sting (Vinchu Kata)
• Lohagad Fort
• Morvi Dongar
• Tung Fort
• Pawna Lake
• Tikona Fort
• Koregad Fort
• Sausage Hills
• Tungarli Lake
• Fishing

I will be covering each of these areas in detail at a later point where I will be posting about the easiest way to get there, what to do there, pictures and other facts about these places. For now you can just download this guide from http://www.scribd.com/doc/40297987/Lonavala-Travel-Guide

Cheers!

Pls. don’t forget to leave me your comments and or like this post to let me know weather you like this post on Places to Visit in Lonavala

Also, just wanted to thank a dear friend Sonali for the lovely Photo that you see at the top of the post. She’s a dear friend, Lonavala enthusiast and excellent blogger.

Lonavala Resorts – The Ultimate Holiday Guide

Lonavala Resorts – all you need to know for a great holiday

“Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.” - William Pollard

It was really a surprise for me to see the top 10 results that came up in Google when  I searched for the phrase ‘Lonavala resorts’. ‘Why’ you ask. Well, here’s the thing, they are all pointing to websites which just believe in listing down standard data that is available to them and think that it is helpful to the all the visitors who come by because they all have the same needs.

But, is it the case? probably not … Well, not in my case at least.

Thus, as all great things have their humble beginnings as a solution to some or the other problems, this page also intends to follow suit and provide answers to some of your questions related to choosing the best resort and hotel for your next Lonavala holiday.

Personally, I would prefer a completely customised solution that best fits my needs and not to forget my wallet but, as this would be impossible to do for each and every visitor to this site I am planning on arranging the information on this page based on generic needs of individual, business, family, friends and couple travellers to Lonavala.

Now, as reviewing each and every resort personally is going to take some time and effort, for a start I am listing down a handful of resorts & hotels that I personally like in Lonavala with information on what I like about them along with a link to their official website.

But, in the future as I review more resorts and hotels in Lonavala and provide significantly more details, what you will see on this page is links to my review page for that particular resort along with a snippet describing the same.

On a general note most of the ‘Lonavala resorts’ today are quite good and provide high quality and world class amenities & facilities such as all day dining restaurants offering scrumptious and elaborate buffets with a range of Indian, Asian and Continental delights, classy looking outdoor swimming pools with attached Baby pools along with a host of other facilities for both indoor and outdoor games.

Also, amenities such as Daily Maid Service, Kitchen/ Kitchenette, Mini-Bar, Telephone, Refrigerator, Cable/ Satellite Television, Child Care, Hair Stylist, Car Rental, Currency Exchange, Gift Shop, Laundry Service, Multi-lingual Staff, Room Service & Business Centre have become a norm. Other facilities including Game Room, Health Club & Spa, Hot Tub, Swimming Pool (Children's Pool, Indoor Pool), internet, 24 hour coffee shop, In house restaurant, doctor on call, discotheque are also becoming a norm.

To end for this note for now, basically the resort in Lonavala today are designed to accommodate and achieve all your business, family and romantic fantasies provided you know where to go.

Some of my current favourite lonavala resorts are:

• Fariyas Resort, Lonavla – pretty much the most luxurious resort that I have stayed in as far as Lonavala is concerned. Ideal setting for business conferences. Great buffet meals.
• Kumar Resort Lonavala – could not really find their website but their USP clearly is Water Park, video games arcade and amusement park. Complete entertainment for the kids.
• Biji's Hill Retreat Hotel – Again, could not find their official website but if you don’t want to strain your wallet this is a good option. Biji’s offers you most of the amenities that you would need for pleasure or business trips.
• Treasure Island Resorts, Lonavala – If your a fan of the apartment style living and have an RCI membership this would be your place to go. They have a nice pool as well.
• The Machan – If you are looking for something truly unique and memorable and don’t mind staying in a tree house and enjoying the pleasures of the wild then Machan is for you. BTW, I was just kidding about the pleasures of the wild, this place offers some really cool stuff. The views are to kill for.

Lonavala & Big Boss Season 4 …

Hi Gang,

It’s that time of the year when we get to see what happens when 13 individuals who don’t particularly know each other are thrown into a one house and have to spend the whole day together for 90 days. Yes, I am talking about Big Boss.

And, it goes without saying that Lonavala is in the limelight again thanks to this news season of the Big Boss.

BTW, are you guys watching it?

Myself, I have watched it the last couple of days and it seems to be getting pretty interesting. Interesting mix of contestants as well, former dacoits, thieves, lairs … oops I mean lawyers, MMS experts, etc. Controversy seems be the central theme to the participant matrix.

As for the house itself, I kind of liked the house this time, no separate dorms was a surprise, but it also shows that this time around they are targeting more of the metro audience who might be ok with the idea. The weather in Lonavala seems fantastic on television and is really pushing me to make a trip there on this weekend.

On a separate note, I was there last month and really had a blast; in fact I was so busy enjoying that I forgot to click any pictures or blog about it either. Well, as they say it’s probably never too late to start, so lemme just try and put in some more lovely information around Lonavala and the wonderful sights, sounds and smells that it has to offer.

Stay tuned…cheers!

This weekend will be at Kala Ghoda Festival not Lonavala…

Hi Gang,
This is Nitesh here, firstly a big Hello to all Lonavala Holiday fans and friends. Hope all is well.
I just wanted to share something important with you. As some of you may already be aware one of our favourite art festivals “Kala Ghoda Arts Festival” is starting on Feb 06, 2010. This year for the benefit of those who cannot make it physically to Kala Ghoda Mumbai we have started a new website called Kala Ghoda Festival Now.