Travel to Maharashtra

Welcome to Maharashtra. A land untouched, unsullied, unlimited.

If you want to see the paintings on the cave walls as old as 2000 years, enormous rock hewn temples, that too sculpted no less than 1500 years ago, you have to come to Maharashtra. United Nations has declared Ajanta and Ellora as world heritage sites.

Apart from the world heritage sites, cosmopolitan cities, picturesque beaches and hill stations , cave Temples and - Maharashtra presents enough reasons to visit.

The Maharastrian's love for Art and Culture are quite evident in their intense interest in drama. Their approach to music and dance are rather lusty. Mahasivaratri, Gokulashtami, Holi and Ganesh Chaturti are the main festivals of this fun loving state.

Major Tourist Attractions in Maharashtra:

Historical Places:
Ajanta and Ellora , Aurangabad - This city is Famous for being the gateway to the Ajanta and Elorra Caves.

The major forts located in the state include Bassein, Sinhgarh, Janjira, and Pratapgarh. Satara, Pune and Mumbai have served at various points of time as the administrative headquarters of Maharashtra. These places have many historical palaces and other relics of their past glory.

Beaches :
The state is flanked by the 'Arabian Sea' in the west. The beaches of Maharashtra include Juhu, Choupatty, and Marve in Mumbai, and Manori and Aksa in the outskirts of the city. The other notable sea beaches are at Alibag, Ganapatipule, Dahanu Bordi, and Murud Janjira.

Besides these tourist attractions, the State is also known to possess many hill stations like Panchgani, Toranmal, Jawhar, Lonavla and Khandala, Sawantwadi, Malshejghat, Bhandardara, Amboli, Matheran and Chikaldhara are some of the famous hill stations housed in Maharashtra. These hill stations, located across the length and breadth of the state, draw a large number of tourists from the different parts of the world.