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santoosh · 10-28-2009, 09:43 AM

Hi ,
I have about 9 days to spare and plan to cover maharashtra .
Need you guys to help me make a plan .

What are the places which are a must see in MH.
Did go through MG's thread , but thats northeren MH. need something to the south, west and central MH.

So pls list down places , not too keen on religious places.

Will be headin down fron Nov 14th to 22nd.

Hope to get some inputs from Pune/ Mumbai guys

Santa

MG · 10-28-2009, 09:58 AM

Topic Approved

By tonight I should be able to come up with a plan for you. Till then you can go through this thread of mine.

August end would have been excellent period to visit Maharashtra but nonetheless this season is also good.

santoosh · 10-28-2009, 10:14 AM

thx for that quick approval .
Going through your thread now .

appreciate your help Mg

niks_devil666 · 10-28-2009, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by santoosh

thx for that quick approval .
Going through your thread now .

appreciate your help Mg

its gonna be all dry by the time you come. Include two beaches atleast , add a couple of forts and mahabaleshwar + Lonavla + lavasa

Can you elaborate what's on your mind , you must have done some planning?

rachitkohli · 10-28-2009, 10:36 AM

This sites may give you an idea on places of interest in Maharashtra
Maharashtra Tourism --- The Offical website of the Maharashtra Tourism
Maharashtra - Places to Visit - India for Visitors

santoosh · 10-28-2009, 10:54 AM

Gonna be dry in november :-( awww

Day 1- Mahabaleshwar or Pune or Mumbai .
After that you guys gotta work it out for me.
Day 9- Hubli- Bangalore

I dont wanna keep riding and covering kms like a truckie , would want to spend some time at places

Mahabaleshwar
lavasa
Ganapatipule
Pune
Mumbai

These are the familiar places that iv seen you guys talk about , so hope to cover these atleast..

Since iv never been on an MH ride before, doing it without any expectation.

hrishi_from_pune · 10-28-2009, 11:34 AM

Hey Santoosh!
There is sooo much to see but few places you could plan probably are

North Maharashtra: Nashik, Trimabakeshwar
West Maharashtra: Pune(Sinhagad fort,Mulshi, Kaas, Chalkewadi, Bamnoli, Mahabaleshwar, Koyna) , Kolhapur(Panhala fort, Phonda Ghat, Amboli Ghat, Radhanagari Sanctuary)
Central Maharashtra: Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Daulatabad fort
Eastern Maharashtra: Wildlife parks such as Tadoba, Pench, Melghat, Nagzira
Coastal Mahashtra: Tarkarli beach, Vengurla beach, Ganpartipule beach, guhaghar beach, velneshwar beach..so many of them!

You can decide on the route and visit these places...there are soo many other places but then u need hell of time to visit!

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

MG · 10-29-2009, 08:56 AM

Here is what I have made for you. Sorry for not going into the details as office work is killing me these days. I haven't mentioned the distances also which I might do later.

Since you said that you will be spending 9 days on Maharashtra so I’m guessing that will skip the parts in between i.e North Karnatake and Goa. So this is what I have come up with.

Day 1: Bangalore – Belgaum – Amboli – Tarkarli (Beach)

Day 2: Tarkarli – Malvan (Sindhudurh Fort) – Devbagh Beach – Vijaydurg – Ganapatipule

Day 3: Ganapatipule – Chiplun – Koyna – Karad – Satara (Windmill Farms)

Day 4: Satara – Mahabaleshwar (You can take your bike in a boat: Refer PKM blog) – Poladpur – Mahad – Bhor – Nasrapur – Pune

Day 5: Pune – Narayangaon – Bhandardara – Jawahar – Trimbakeshwar – Nasik

Day 6: Nasik – Ellora – Lonar

Day 7: Lonar – Jalna – Aurangabad – Ahmednagar – Pune – Pirangut – Mulshi – Mhasla – Diveagar (Beach)

Day 8: Diveagar – Mahad – Chiplun – Ratnagiri – Kankavli – Margao

Day 9: Margao – Bangalore (Take the route you wish to take).

I have included everything be it beaches, ghat section, lakes, rivers, forts, heritage places and tried to keep a balance of all the flavours. If you follow the above plan then you will be crossing connecting sections of NH-17 to NH-4 five times and everytime section will be different from others.

niranjanvaidya · 10-29-2009, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MG_Biker1806

Here is what I have made for you. Sorry for not going into the details as office work is killing me these days. I haven't mentioned the distances also which I might do later.

Since you said that you will be spending 9 days on Maharashtra so I’m guessing that will skip the parts in between i.e North Karnatake and Goa. So this is what I have come up with.

Day 1: Bangalore – Belgaum – Amboli – Tarkarli (Beach)

Day 2: Tarkarli – Malvan (Sindhudurh Fort) – Devbagh Beach – Vijaydurg – Ganapatipule

Day 3: Ganapatipule – Chiplun – Koyna – Karad – Satara (Windmill Farms)

Day 4: Satara – Mahabaleshwar (You can take your bike in a boat: Refer PKM blog) – Poladpur – Mahad – Bhor – Nasrapur – Pune

Day 5: Pune – Narayangaon – Bhandardara – Jawahar – Trimbakeshwar – Nasik

Day 6: Nasik – Ellora – Lonar

Day 7: Lonar – Jalna – Aurangabad – Ahmednagar – Pune – Pirangut – Mulshi – Mhasla – Diveagar (Beach)

Day 8: Diveagar – Mahad – Chiplun – Ratnagiri – Kankavli – Margao

Day 9: Margao – Bangalore (Take the route you wish to take).

I have included everything be it beaches, ghat section, lakes, rivers, forts, heritage places and tried to keep a balance of all the flavours. If you follow the above plan then you will be crossing connecting sections of NH-17 to NH-4 five times and everytime section will be different from others.

^^ WOW...this is as elaborate as one can get.

@santoosh: Man, you got your itinerary from the person who tours the most

.
Do drop me a line once you are here in Pune, we can meet up. Check your inbox, have sent you my contact details.

ketan_r15 · 10-29-2009, 11:31 AM

Wish you all the best for your Ride Santoosh... Welcome to Maharashtra in Advance..! If you need any sort of help while you'll be in Mumbai and around, you can contact me. I'll try my best to help you through it.

Will PM you my contact details later.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MG_Biker1806

Here is what I have made for you. Sorry for not going into the details as office work is killing me these days. I haven't mentioned the distances also which I might do later.

Since you said that you will be spending 9 days on Maharashtra so I’m guessing that will skip the parts in between i.e North Karnatake and Goa. So this is what I have come up with.

Day 1: Bangalore – Belgaum – Amboli – Tarkarli (Beach)

Day 2: Tarkarli – Malvan (Sindhudurh Fort) – Devbagh Beach – Vijaydurg – Ganapatipule

Day 3: Ganapatipule – Chiplun – Koyna – Karad – Satara (Windmill Farms)

Day 4: Satara – Mahabaleshwar (You can take your bike in a boat: Refer PKM blog) – Poladpur – Mahad – Bhor – Nasrapur – Pune

Day 5: Pune – Narayangaon – Bhandardara – Jawahar – Trimbakeshwar – Nasik

Day 6: Nasik – Ellora – Lonar

Day 7: Lonar – Jalna – Aurangabad – Ahmednagar – Pune – Pirangut – Mulshi – Mhasla – Diveagar (Beach)

Day 8: Diveagar – Mahad – Chiplun – Ratnagiri – Kankavli – Margao

Day 9: Margao – Bangalore (Take the route you wish to take).

I have included everything be it beaches, ghat section, lakes, rivers, forts, heritage places and tried to keep a balance of all the flavours. If you follow the above plan then you will be crossing connecting sections of NH-17 to NH-4 five times and everytime section will be different from others.

That's a fantastic plan MG.. Very elaborate and covers quite a lot of places in Maharashtra. But it'll be too much of travelling for him.. that's just what I feel.. no offense.. Am saying this just cause as santoosh said..

Quote:

Originally Posted by santoosh

I dont wanna keep riding and covering kms like a truckie , would want to spend some time at places

Anyways, good luck for your trip.. Would like to meet you when you are here..

Ciao..!

10-28-2009, 09:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
santoosh toure- r15 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,002	Help me make a plan for a Maharashtra ride Hi , I have about 9 days to spare and plan to cover maharashtra . Need you guys to help me make a plan . What are the places which are a must see in MH. Did go through MG's thread , but thats northeren MH. need something to the south, west and central MH. So pls list down places , not too keen on religious places. Will be headin down fron Nov 14th to 22nd. Hope to get some inputs from Pune/ Mumbai guys Santa __________________ 00 Kinetic Style 04 Pulsar 180 V1 06 Hyosung Comet GT 250 07 HH ZMA-R 08 Yamaha YZF-R15 10 Suzuki Access 12 Hyosung GT-650

10-28-2009, 10:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
santoosh toure- r15 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,002	thx for that quick approval . Going through your thread now . appreciate your help Mg __________________ 00 Kinetic Style 04 Pulsar 180 V1 06 Hyosung Comet GT 250 07 HH ZMA-R 08 Yamaha YZF-R15 10 Suzuki Access 12 Hyosung GT-650

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rachitkohli HardRider Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Mumbai Posts: 2,009	This sites may give you an idea on places of interest in Maharashtra Maharashtra Tourism --- The Offical website of the Maharashtra Tourism Maharashtra - Places to Visit - India for Visitors __________________ ..»».. I will rather ride my Bike thinking about God, then sitting in a Temple thinking about my Bike.. »».. Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai June '09 :On xBHP: Ride With me to Leh Blog : Mumbai - Leh - Mumbai : 21 Days, 6500kms. Journey to Heaven..June'09 GreatIndianRide - West India on a 110cc for over a month 2nd, Mumbai-Leh-Mumbai : July'11 (blog coming soon)

10-28-2009, 10:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
santoosh toure- r15 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,002	Gonna be dry in november :-( awww Day 1- Mahabaleshwar or Pune or Mumbai . After that you guys gotta work it out for me. Day 9- Hubli- Bangalore I dont wanna keep riding and covering kms like a truckie , would want to spend some time at places Mahabaleshwar lavasa Ganapatipule Pune Mumbai These are the familiar places that iv seen you guys talk about , so hope to cover these atleast.. Since iv never been on an MH ride before, doing it without any expectation. __________________ 00 Kinetic Style 04 Pulsar 180 V1 06 Hyosung Comet GT 250 07 HH ZMA-R 08 Yamaha YZF-R15 10 Suzuki Access 12 Hyosung GT-650

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10-28-2009, 09:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
MG Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maharashtra,India Posts: 5,901	Topic Approved By tonight I should be able to come up with a plan for you. Till then you can go through this thread of mine. August end would have been excellent period to visit Maharashtra but nonetheless this season is also good.

10-28-2009, 11:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
hrishi_from_pune Tourer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 98	Hey Santoosh! There is sooo much to see but few places you could plan probably are North Maharashtra: Nashik, Trimabakeshwar West Maharashtra: Pune(Sinhagad fort,Mulshi, Kaas, Chalkewadi, Bamnoli, Mahabaleshwar, Koyna) , Kolhapur(Panhala fort, Phonda Ghat, Amboli Ghat, Radhanagari Sanctuary) Central Maharashtra: Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Daulatabad fort Eastern Maharashtra: Wildlife parks such as Tadoba, Pench, Melghat, Nagzira Coastal Mahashtra: Tarkarli beach, Vengurla beach, Ganpartipule beach, guhaghar beach, velneshwar beach..so many of them! You can decide on the route and visit these places...there are soo many other places but then u need hell of time to visit! Hope this helps. Cheers!

10-29-2009, 08:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
MG Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maharashtra,India Posts: 5,901	Here is what I have made for you. Sorry for not going into the details as office work is killing me these days. I haven't mentioned the distances also which I might do later. Since you said that you will be spending 9 days on Maharashtra so I’m guessing that will skip the parts in between i.e North Karnatake and Goa. So this is what I have come up with. Day 1: Bangalore – Belgaum – Amboli – Tarkarli (Beach) Day 2: Tarkarli – Malvan (Sindhudurh Fort) – Devbagh Beach – Vijaydurg – Ganapatipule Day 3: Ganapatipule – Chiplun – Koyna – Karad – Satara (Windmill Farms) Day 4: Satara – Mahabaleshwar (You can take your bike in a boat: Refer PKM blog) – Poladpur – Mahad – Bhor – Nasrapur – Pune Day 5: Pune – Narayangaon – Bhandardara – Jawahar – Trimbakeshwar – Nasik Day 6: Nasik – Ellora – Lonar Day 7: Lonar – Jalna – Aurangabad – Ahmednagar – Pune – Pirangut – Mulshi – Mhasla – Diveagar (Beach) Day 8: Diveagar – Mahad – Chiplun – Ratnagiri – Kankavli – Margao Day 9: Margao – Bangalore (Take the route you wish to take). I have included everything be it beaches, ghat section, lakes, rivers, forts, heritage places and tried to keep a balance of all the flavours. If you follow the above plan then you will be crossing connecting sections of NH-17 to NH-4 five times and everytime section will be different from others.

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