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20 June 2013

A Day Trip to Vihigaon and Igatpuri

My hubby gets alternate half and full offs on Saturdays.  Last Saturday being a off for him, we planned for a day's trip to Vihigaon and Igatpuri, as we had other priorities for Sunday...
Igatpuri is a hill station in Nasik Dist of Maharashtra state. With the arrival of monsoon, this is the perfect time to visit this place... Our plan was to start with Vihigaon Waterfall, then Igatpuri and if time permitted wanted to cover Bhandardara.
We started at 9, took NH-3 Mumbai Agra road, the drive through this route was awesome with lush greens on both sides. We stopped at Vithal Kamath near Asangaon for breakfast..
NH-3

We headed to Vihigaon waterfall. A 7km drive after Kasara reaches you to a railway track, take the deviated route from the highway under the track. Another 4km drive on this route reaches you to Vihigaon village. Vihigaon is a very small village and one can experience the perfect rural sight... The lush green grass carpets and  small ponds here and there, refreshes you from the busy Metro life. Through the village you can reach the top of the waterfall.. The full view of the falls can be found from the Kodhala road...
Vihigaon Falls
View of Vihigaon Waterfall from Khodala Road

Vihigaon Falls

Vihigaon Falls
With just two weeks of rains, the fall was not full

Vihigaon Falls

Vihigaon Falls
Vihigaon Village
Vihigaon Falls
Road Connecting NH3 and Vihigaon
From Vihigaon, you will have to drive back to NH3 on the same route... Then starts the Thal Ghat, a 10km drive reaches you to Igatpuri. You can enjoy the panoramic view as you climb the Ghat.
NH-3
Drive through Thal Ghat
Next we headed to Dhammagiri(separate post on Dhammagiri) in Igatpuri.. By the time we were done with Dhamma Giri it was 4:30, so we planned for a return journey, cancelling our Bhandardara plan... Way back on highway, you come across so may waterfalls... Pit stopped at few of them to enjoy the beauty...
NH-3

NH-3
You can also connect this trip to Igatpuri with round trip of Mumbai-Malshej Ghat-Bhandardara-Igatpuri-Vihigaon-Jawhar-Mumbai for two days... 

Travel Tips:
  • Location: Vihigaon is 115 kms from Mumbai and 65km from Nasik
  • How to reach:
    • By Train: Nearest railway station is Kasara, you can take a local train from CST to Kasara.
    • Driving directions: Drive 110km on NH3, take a left turn after 7km from Kasara, another 5km drive reaches you to Vihigaon.
Linked to Thursday Challenge-Outdoors(Parks, Trails, Rivers, Playgrounds...), Nature Notes-216, Watery Wednesday, Skywatch Friday, Weekend Reflection.
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39 comments:

  1. Shiju Sugunan20 June 2013 at 08:06

    It just feels like the place is calling me. Fabulous pictures!

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  2. Meghana Hassan20 June 2013 at 08:18

    Thank you Shiju Sugunan....

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  3. Indrani20 June 2013 at 13:02

    Great captures from the place. Thanks for the directions.

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  4. Amazing wonders in my life20 June 2013 at 13:50

    cool.... wish we also join u guys.. :)

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  5. eileeninmd20 June 2013 at 14:29

    What a pretty place to visit, the waterfalls are beautiful. Great photos.

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  6. Meghana Hassan20 June 2013 at 16:00

    @Amazing Wonders in my life: will plan something soon....

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  7. Rambling Woods21 June 2013 at 05:35

    What a wonderful place to visit and what is more fun that playing in the water as we loved to do when we were children..and I wouldn't mind it now either. Thank you so much for linking into this week's Nature Notes... Michelle

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  8. Rajesh21 June 2013 at 08:16

    Beautiful and scenic journey. Love that waTERFALL.

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  9. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA21 June 2013 at 08:17

    Wow! The trees and waterfalls look amazing. Blessings!

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  10. NatureStop21 June 2013 at 09:24

    Looks like you all had a great trip...love the waterfalls...Thanks for sharing your trip.Have a great weekend!

    Shantana

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  11. Krishna/കൃഷ്ണ21 June 2013 at 10:49

    beautiful photos...

    thanks

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  12. Meghana Hassan21 June 2013 at 11:23

    Thank you all...

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  13. Anonymous21 June 2013 at 11:27

    What lovely shots of the falls!

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  14. Ercotravels21 June 2013 at 16:45

    Nice post to weekend tour. pictures looking attractive.

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  15. MyMaracas22 June 2013 at 01:11

    What a spectacular set of snapshots. The red umbrella adds its own spice, too.

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  16. Anonymous22 June 2013 at 12:26

    The Village looks quite serene....

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  17. The Mukhtiars22 June 2013 at 12:54

    beautiful clicks

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  18. Anonymous22 June 2013 at 14:17

    absolutely beautiful photographs !!

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  19. Easwar Arumugam22 June 2013 at 14:22

    Like the wonderful snaps. Nice write.

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  20. Anonymous25 June 2013 at 08:53

    lovely clicks Meghana. I love the frangipanis against the mirror. Beautiful

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  21. Meghana Hassan25 June 2013 at 13:07

    Thank you all..
    Sonia, there were lot of frangipani trees... I picked as many i could...

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  22. magiceye26 June 2013 at 09:48

    Beautiful captures all!!

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  23. Meghana Hassan26 June 2013 at 16:33

    Thank you Magiceye...

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  24. Noel Morata7 August 2013 at 07:50

    beautiful, do you know what that flowered tree is, I think we also have that here but I don't know the name of it.

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  25. Meghana Hassan8 August 2013 at 21:00

    Thank you Noel, those orange flowers are called May flowers here in India, as they bloom in the month of May.... Not sure of the scientific name...

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  26. Vaibhav4 October 2013 at 13:43

    Great Place

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  27. iLeaf Ritz Banquets27 October 2014 at 13:20

    An important topic-I'm so happy to see it addressed.Igatpuri is a hill station in Nasik Dist of Maharashtra state. With the arrival of monsoon, this is the perfect time to visit this place. Igatpuri hill station is one of the popular hill stations in Maharashtra & best time to visit in Monsoons

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  28. Unknown26 November 2014 at 13:09

    Good post. Igatpuri is famous hill station and perfect weekend destination in Maharashtra. If you are looking for Maharashtra weekend getaways then visit maharashtraplanet.com. You will get list of weekend gateways in Maharashtra.

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  29. Unknown18 March 2015 at 18:43

    Beautiful waterfall near Mumbai location. I had visited to this place.

    Resorts in Bhimtal

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  30. Fredrick Savio Fernandes11 June 2015 at 14:05

    lovely place visited it though on two wheels in august 2014

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  31. Unknown21 June 2015 at 20:01

    We are 08-10 pax planning to visit vihigaon waterfall in the month of july for 1N/2D but unable to find any farmhouse or hotel near for stay.
    Can u please share some details for stay, if any?

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    1. Meghana Hassan21 June 2015 at 23:57

      Rupali, Vihigaon is just 2hrs drive from Mumbai, can easily be covered in a day, if you just want to visit the falls. If you are looking for stay option, you can look for hotels in Igatpuri which is around 15km from Vihigaon..

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    2. Saniya Binal22 June 2016 at 17:32

      Hi Rupali, The distance between Mumbai to Vihigaon is 115 KM. There are many Hotel near Vihigaon Waterfall. Hotels in Vihigaon are : Manas Resort, Mystic Valley Spa Resort, Hotel Ashwin. You can choose your hotel which is best for you.

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  32. Acharya Mithilesh27 June 2015 at 21:34

    बहुत ही अच्छा वर्णन आपने दिया है । मैं कल 26.6.2015 को जाकर आया हूँ। बहुत ही अच्छा लगा । इस समय झरना भी अच्छी रफ़्तार पर है । अन्य जगहों के बारे में लिखते रहिये ।

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  33. Unknown13 April 2016 at 12:15

    Nice post on Igatpuri and Vihigaon trip. Igatpuri is known as queen of hill stations and Igatpuri tourism is more famous among trekkers and hikers.

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  34. Unknown14 June 2016 at 00:08

    Dear Meghna we are planning for a two wheeler long drive with friends to vihigaon..
    So i would like to know is there any praking facility or any safe location to leave our vehicle near the spot

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    1. Meghana Hassan14 June 2016 at 08:02

      You can drive almost till the edge of the falls at Vihigaon, and safely leave your vehicle.

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    2. Unknown15 June 2016 at 19:33

      Thanks a lot

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  35. Saniya Binal22 June 2016 at 17:25

    Very beautiful place, waterfalls are very beautiful, glad to read such a great kind of article here. Both places the full of natural beauty. The distance between Vihigaon and Igatpuri is 13 KM.

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