LONAVALA

Hello dear viewers!! Hope y'all are fine! If you are interested in exploring a beautiful heavenly place, then congratulations! you are on the right site coz you would get to know a lot about Lonavala like:

• Distance from major hubs of the country
• How could you reach there
• Best time to visit 
• Essentials to carry 
• Precautions

LONAVALA IS A HILL STATION SITUATED 64 KM WEST OF PUNE AND 96 KM EAST OF MUMBAI. IT IS LOCATED IN PUNE DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA WITH A WEATHER: HOT AND HUMID. THE NAME LONAVALA IS DERIVED FROM THE WORDS 'LENI' WHICH MEANS CAVES AND 'AVALI' WHICH MEANS SERIES OF CAVES WHICH IS REFERENCE TO MANY CAVES LIKE KARLA CAVES, BHAJA CAVES AND BEDASA THAT ARE CLOSE TO LONAVALA. TOURISM PEAKS IN THE MONSOON SEASON.

1. DISTANCE  AND TIME TAKEN FROM MAJOR HUBS

A] DISTANCE FROM DELHI: 

        By road -1325.5 km approx. 21 hr. 40 mins in light traffic

        By flight-1.5 to 2 hours in flight from Delhi to Mumbai airport then by road to Lonavala

        By railway- 18 hr. approx. up to CST station

B] DISTANCE FROM BANGLORE:   

       By road-898 km 14 hr. approx. in light traffic

        By flight-1 hr. 45min to Mumbai airport

        By railway- 22hr. 40min up to CST station

C] DISTANCE FROM CHENNAI

       By road- 1317km approx. 20hr. 36 mins in light traffic 

        By flight- 1 hr. 55 mins to Mumbi airport

        By railway-25 hr. 26mins to CST station

D] DISTANCE FROM KOLKATA 

       By road-1880 km, 38hr. 17 min in light traffic

        By flight- 2hr. 45min to Mumbai airport

        By railway-32 hr. 22min to CST station

 2] TOP PLACES TO VISIT IN LONAVALA

1) TIGER POINT/ TIGER'S LEAP

2) DUKE'S NOSE 

3) BHUSHI DAM

4) RAJMACHI FORT

5) KARLA CAVES

6) LONAVALA LAKE 

7) WAX MUSEUM

8) LOHAGAD FORT

    

3] BEST TIME TO VISIT 

Situated in Pune, Lonavala is a must visit place if you are planning to explore Maharashtra. Lonavala is already beautiful in its own way, but the beauty is at its peak in the monsoon season.

Monsoon season in Maharashtra generally starts in the 1st - 2nd week of June. So, once it rains up to 15 to 20 days, most of the angelic waterfalls and sleeping beauty seasonal streams start to wake up from a long deep sleep and attain ultimate beauty attired in beautiful white, ever flowing gowns. The floating skies decor the head of waterfalls like a tiara adding to its eternal beauty. the site is heavenly to behold and yes, I think you must visit its waterfalls for sure... And not to forget about Lonavala's Chikki {a sweet snack} ofc!

Therefore, I would recommend you visit the place in the 1st or 2nd week of July. But you should also know the fact that, this is the peak time of tourism so, be ready with your prior hotel bookings to avoid on the spot booking stress.  if you visit in the later days there are very high chances of landslides and when it's about safety, never to compromise.

4] ESSENTIALLS TO CARRY 

AS YOU WOULD MOST PROBABLY BE VISITING LONAVALA IN MONSOON SEASON, DO NOT FORGET THE FOLLOING ITEMS:

• RAINCOATS, UMBRELLAS, AND TOWELS
• EXTRA CLOTHINGS SPECIALLY FOR KIDS
• GOOD QUALITY SPIKED SHOES (AS YOU WOULD HAVE TO TREK AT CERTAIN PLACES)

THAT'S IT. OTHER THINGS ARE JUST TRAVELS ITEMS THAT YOU CARRY AT ANY ITHER TRIP.

5]PRECAUTIONS 

• Do carry first aid kit as you may never know when you'll get hurt by some slippery and sharp rock of the waterfall.
• Be careful as Lonavala is a hill station and very prone to landslides in the later days of heavy rainfall.
• Keep the phone numbers of rescue team, police and locals just in case.
• If you are prone to viral infections like influenza, do carry a medicine with you. Otherwise, you can find it in pharma/chemist shops as well but in an unknown place that would be little difficult.

So, wish you all a very happy and safe travels!!! Keep exploring, keep learning!!!!