Lonavala


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Who would not love to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city life? Lonavala is an ideal location for a weekend getaway. The beautiful and nature rich hill station is the first option for a getaway. Lonavala is blessed with beautiful mountains and greenery. There are many resorts, restaurants and cottages available. The place is serene and has a cooling and soothing effect on the tired souls. This hill resort is around 128 km from Mumbai and 64 Km from Pune. This place was first discovered in 1871 by Sir Elphinston, then the Governor of Mumbai province.

Lonavala can be reached by road and rail. There are private as well as state transport available from Mumbai and pune to this nature bounty hill station. Tourism with a DifferenceA trip to the Lonavala holiday resorts can be combined with the sight seeing of Karla, Bhaja and Bedsa Caves. There are ayurvedic health centres that provide stress relieving massages and treatments. Lonavala provides a tourism with a difference. Indian Navy has its training center in Lonavala: INS Shivaji. The Lonavala lake or the monsoon Dam is an ideal place for jogging and brisk walking. This lake is a vast expanse of shallow water body , that disappears by the end of February. TATA Electric Company built this. During the monsoon, the water of this dam is used to generate electricity. There are many educational institutions in Lonavala. Some of the popular boarding schools are Don Bosco School, Auxilium Convent school and so on.

Forms Of Tourist Attraction In LonavalaLonavala is known as the jewel of the Sahyadri. This place is known for its milky water falls , lush greenery and cool breeze. Lonavala is famous for its hard candies known as chikkis. Many hotels and resorts in Lonavala provide guided sight seeing . Some hotels also provide trekking facilities for the trekkers. The places of interest include the Rajmachi point , Valvan Dam, Tiger’s leap, Lohgad fort, Rye-wood park. For health freaks, the yoga institute of Kaivalyadhama imparts yoga lessons . There is a hospital run by this institute which cures diseases through yoga.

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