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Village in Maharashtra, India
Photo: Amod Bhagwat, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Bhandardara is a beautiful yet lesser known hill station near Mumbai in North Maharashtra state.
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This dam was built in 1910 on the Pravara river. The Umbrella fall is just below the dam but the waterfall can be seen during monsoon or whenever the gates of the dam are opened.
These falls are a great sight to see! The water falls from 45 m producing a marvellous scene. It is 10 km from Shendi Village.
Amruteshwar Temple is an intricately carved Shiva temple in Ratanwadi. It is over 1200 years old and was built by the rulers of Shilahara dynasty in the 9th century CE. This is one of twelve Shiva temples built by King Jhanjha.
Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji's favorite fort. Trekkers' delight.
1646 m
Kalsubai temple is situated atop mount Kalsubai which is the tallest peak in Maharashtra. A great place for trekking enthusiasts.
A small restaurant popular among the tourists for its typical local dishes.
Hotel Yashanjali offers both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food with local flavor. The restaurant is equipped with water purification plant and you get safe drinking water in this hotel, though packaged water is also available.
This is the cleanest hotel in Bhandardara. It offers Gujrati Thali only. During off-peak season, you have to order in advance on the phone and you may have to wait up to an hour for your Thali.
Shedi chowk
MTDC resort gives you the best view of Bhandardara lake. There are various lodging options available. There are six cottages above the lake. Each cottage has a bedroom and a living room. In the living room, a mini fridge and a television set is available. Tariff per night is ₹3000.00 (₹2400.00 in off-peak season) for a cottage. There are 10 deluxe rooms which are really big. Tariff per night is ₹1600.00 (₹1300.00 in off-peak season) for a room. MTDC resort has 9 special rooms which are also specious. Tariff per night is ₹1500.00 (₹1200.00 in off-peak season) for a special room. If you are on a tight budget, then go for standard room. Tariff ₹800.00 (₹700.00 in off-peak season) a night. There are 2 group accommodations also. 12 beded accommodation is available for ₹2000.00 (₹1600.00 in off-peak season) per night and 20 beded for ₹3300.00 (₹2600.00 in off-peak season) per night. Group accommodations have 3 bathrooms and 2 lavatories each. All the rooms are equipped with specious attached bathrooms with hot water facility. Tax at 10% is levied on the tariffs mentioned above. Please note that MTDC resort does not have air conditioning in the rooms.
If you want to splurge, then Anandvan resort is the right place for you.
Free parking, free Wi-Fi (common area), bicycle hire, nightclub, car rental onsite, shuttle accessibility. Dogs allowed, cats allowed. Private bathrooms with shower. Restaurant.
By train
The nearest railway station is Igatpuri which is 45 km from Bhandardara. Igatpuri is situated on Mumbai-Nashik rail route.
By road
Bhandardara is easily accessible from all parts of Maharashtra by road. State highway 44 (SH# 44) goes through this town.
Maharashtra state transport buses ply around the nearby villages and towns. There are private taxis also running regularly but these are always overloaded.
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