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Discover a trail on your walk up the hill
Escadora7 Says: Buy a backpack. Tuck in a flashlight, some sandwiches and water, a pair of binoculars, ur windcheater / raincoat, and climb climb climb. There's trails all over, some not as prominent. You decide which one you would like to climb. The one I found started behind an old...
General: A place to lay my head
Escadora7 Says: A multitude of hotels are available in Khandala to suit every budget and pocket size. The MTDC resort is located at Karla (a few kms away) but savvy travellers to Lonavala and Khandala stay in hotels in Khandala as it offers beautiful views, is the quieter of the two and has...
Escadora7 Says: Try taking the quaint auto rickshaw while touring around in the city. Better still if you would prefer a little exercise, hire a bicycle at a very nominal fee and peddle ur way around the market. Be careful while on the narrow streets. Jeeps, cars and auto rickshaws all add...
Escadora7 Says: Khandala does not have airports so one has to fly to Bombay or to Pune. The nearest international airport is Bombay (~105 km) and domestic airport is Pune (~66km).
Escadora7 Says: Khandala is a little bit to the south-east of Mumbai.All trains from Mumbai to Pune, (or further South), stop at Lonavla, which is 5 kms from Khandala. These include the Shatabdi Express, the Deccan Queen, the Indrayani Express, the Udayan Express, and the Sahayadri Express....
A pleasant roadtrip - by car / cab
Escadora7 Says: Khandala is connected to Mumbai and Pune by road winding uphill with scenic views as you drive along. It takes about 1.5 hours to get to Mumbai from Khandala (just over 100 kms), depending on the speed you are at and a little under 1 hour to Pune which is about 65 kms away....
Escadora7 Says: State Transport runs S.T. buses, Asiad, Deluxe and A/C Deluxe buses from Dadar T.T. in Bombay to Pune at regular interval of 15 minutes. The S.T. buses might not be recommended if u don't wanna get down to rough living. The shock absorbers are non-existant, so the ride could...
Plan a Khandala vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Khandala locals
Khandala does not have airports so one has to fly to Bombay or to Pune. The nearest international airport is Bombay (~105 km) and domestic airport is Pune...
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Khandala - A walk in the clouds
Khandala is a charming little hill station on the western slope of the Sahyadri range of mountains, straddling the Mumbai-Pune highway, at an altitude of 625m. Its a perfect getaway town for the...
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