Khandala, endowed with breathtaking natural beauty, is one of the most charming hill stations of Maharastra. The place turns a paradise for all those who wish to escape the commotion of the metropolitans. One can enjoy the fabulous sight of deep valleys on one side and high hills on the other. Set amongst the slopes of Sahyadri mountain range one can feel the presence of nature in its entire splendour. Beautiful valleys, hills, milky waterfalls, lush greenery and pleasant cool winds surrounds the entire land, now say.............."Aati Kya Khandala"

Travel Attractions

Khandala has an array of tourists attractions

Rajmachi Park - This park is located on the way to Mumbai from Lonavala. This is a beautiful garden situated before the beginning of the ghat at Khandala. It offers a spectacular view of the surroundings.

Ryewood - Ryewood is a picturesque garden located near Lonavala. The park offers great scope of entertainment to the children and is enveloped with green tress. Ryewood also owns a beautiful Mahadeo temple.

Duke's Nose - It is an important tourist spot of Khandala which has been named after Duke Wellington. This place is very famous for rock climbing.

Shivaji Park - Earlier a playground Shivaji Park today is a wannabe tourist spot and holds a statue of Shri Shivaji Maharaj.

Kune Falls - Situated between Lonavala and Khandala, this waterfall falls from a height of more than 100 feet and proves to be a great source of recreation for the visitors.

Tiger's Leap - This is a special spot in Khandala. It is named Tiger's Leap because when you look carefully at the valley form this spot it appears as if a tiger is leaping into the valley.

Monkey Hill - This is an important picnic spot located in Khandala.

Khandala Adventure

Khandala is a paradise for adventure seekers. There are several Trekking and Hiking opportunities for the tourists in Khandala. Rock Climbing can be enjoyed by the visitors at Karla Hills and the popular Duke's Nose peak.

Shopping

Khandala is well known for its fast food like chikkis, jams, chiwda, wafers and various types of sevs.

Restaurants

Hotel Duke's Retreat has three multi cuisine restaurants that offer sumptuous Mughlai, Chinese and Continental food. The multi cuisine restaurant of Hotel La- Revival serves good Continental and Indian vegetarian cuisine.

Accommodation

• Dukes Retreat
• La-Revival
• Velvett Country
• Hotel Vallerina
• Girija Hotel
• Fun -N- Food

Climate

Khandala has a pleasing climate all throughout year. The hill resort experiences mild temperature during summers (April-June), while winters are cool (November-February). The summer temperature reaches 36 degree C and the winter temperature is around 12 degree C.