Matheran: Matheran was discovered by Hugh Malet in 1850. The British developed Matheran as a popular tourist resort. At an elevation of around 800m (2,625 ft) above sea level Matheran is a hill station located about 100 km from Mumbai. Matheran literally means jungle on top. All vehicles (Except emergency vehicles) are banned here.The roads are not tarred and are made of red laterite earth.The only modes of transport are on Horseback, by man-pulled rickshaw, or on foot. Every one living in cities needs this sort of change once in a while. Old British-style architecture has been preserved in Matheran and most structures are now heritage structures. Matheran has been declared an eco sensitive region by the Union Environment Ministry (GoI).

How to Reach

Matheran is connected to neighboring cities by these public transport bus services. Many tourist deluxe buses from Mumbai and Pune to a nearest point of Matheran, nearly 3 km away, are available.

A narrow gauge train runs from Matheran to Neral, a town at the foot of the hill. Neral is well connected by rail with cities such as Mumbai and Pune.

The nearest airport to Matheran is the Mumbai Airport (Which handles both International and Domestic flights), which is about 100 km away. Another airport nearby is the Pune Airport which is about 120 km away.

Tourist attraction in Matheran:

• Mount Berry
• Luisa Point
• Echo Point
• Panorama Point (Sunrise Point)
• One tree Hill
• Garbut Point
• Chowk Point
• Olympia Racecourse
• Monkey Point
• Hart point
• Rambaug Point
• Charlotte Lake
• Alexandria Point
• Malet Spring