Places to visit in Maharashtra

14 destinations in Maharashtra, each with a full day-by-day itinerary, estimated cost and realistic travel time from wherever you're starting.

• Ajanta & Ellora Caves

  Rock-cut cave temples carved over a thousand years

  3 days · ₹8,000+

  Culture · Photography

• Alibaug

  Mumbai's weekend beach escape, reachable by ferry

  2 days · ₹7,000+

  Beaches · Relaxation

• Amboli

  A rainforest hill station on the Western Ghats escarpment

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Mountains · Wildlife · Adventure

• Bhandardara

  A monsoon-green lake and waterfall escape near Nashik

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Mountains · Relaxation · Adventure

• Jawhar

  A tribal hill town known as the 'Mahabaleshwar of Thane'

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Mountains · Culture · Relaxation

• Kaas Plateau

  A UNESCO wildflower plateau, in bloom for a few weeks a year

  2 days · ₹5,000+

  Wildlife · Photography · Adventure

• Lonavala & Khandala

  Monsoon waterfalls and Deccan forts on the Mumbai-Pune ghat

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Mountains · Relaxation · Adventure

• Mahabaleshwar

  Strawberry farms and viewpoints in the Sahyadris

  3 days · ₹8,000+

  Mountains · Relaxation · Food

• Matheran

  India's only car-free hill station

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Mountains · Relaxation · Photography

• Mumbai

  The City of Dreams — colonial landmarks, street food and island caves

  3 days · ₹10,000+

  Culture · Food · Photography

• Nashik

  Temple ghats on the Godavari, and India's wine capital

  2 days · ₹6,000+

  Food · Culture · Relaxation

• Ratnagiri

  The Konkan coast town famous for Alphonso mangoes

  2 days · ₹7,000+

  Beaches · Food · Relaxation

• Tamhini Ghat

  A monsoon waterfall drive through the Sahyadris near Pune

  1 day · ₹3,000+

  Mountains · Road Trip · Photography

• Tarkarli & Sindhudurg

  Clear-water scuba diving on the Konkan coast

  4 days · ₹14,000+

  Beaches · Adventure · Food