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Hill Station - Panchgani |
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 Panchgani
is an idyllic mountain
retreat in the Krishna
valley. Tucked away in
the Satara district of
Maharashtra, Panchgani
is a well-known hill station
of Maharashtra on the
highway to Mahabaleshwar
from Pune. This eternally
beautiful hill station
is perched at an altitude
of 1334 meter. It derives
its name from the five
hills that surround it;
it is far from the noise
of Pune and the endless
hustle-bustle and pollution
of Mumbai metropolis.
It is the first hill town
one reaches from Mahabaleshwar
on the Pune road. The
walk ways are thickly
canopied by lush trees
and vegetation. Offering
heart-stopping views of
the River Krishna on one
side and the coastal plains
on the other. The Krishna
meanders through tiny
hamlets, farms and ravines,
hundreds of meters below.
In nearby
Panchgani which you set
out to visit some old
British and Parsi homes
can be seen. Table Land,
a flat mountain peak majestically
overlooks the coastal
plains. Panchgani with
its pristine natural beauty
and rejuvenating oxygen
levels boasts of a TB
Sanatorium. Patients are
known to get better faster
at Panchgani owing to
the pure environs offered
at Panchgani. Panchgani
has a pleasant, bracing
climate throughout the
year.
Tourist
attractions in Panchgani
We recommend
following Popular Sightseeing
spots in Panchgani:
Sydney
Point : This
point is situated on a
small hillock facing the
Krishna Valley. Sydney
Point treats its visitors
to some fantastic views
of the Dhom Dam and the
hills of Pandavgarh and
Mandardevi.
Table Land : Located
on the eastern side of
Panchgani, the Table Land
stands at an impressive
height of 60 meters. This
flat large expanse of
laterite rock is the second
longest mountain plateau
in Asia. There are some
spacious caves that can
be seen from here.
Devil's Kitchen
: A cave located
on the southern side of
the famous Tableland,
Devil's Kitchen is said
to be the place where
the Pandavas of Mahabharata
fame once cooked their
food.
Lingmala Falls
: The Lingmala
Falls in Mahabaleshwar
can be reached by road.
It lies on the Mahabaleshwar-Poona
road.
Parsi Point :
This windy road
situated on the way to
Mahabaleshwar overlooks
the Krishna valley and
the blue mirror like waters
of the Dhom Dam.
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