Places Near Mahabaleshwar

For tourist places near Mahabaleshwar you can visit Panchgani. This quaint hill station is 19 kms away and makes for a great day trip from Mahabaleshwar. It gets its name from “Panch” meaning five, and “Gani” meaning hills and is very popular with tourists owing to its proximity to Mahabaleshwar. Panchgani has resident boarding schools and for fruit lovers there are several strawberry and raspberry farms.

Other nearby place is Pratapgad that is situated 27 kms away from Mahabaleshwar - an imposing fortress wherein lie the grave of Mughal commander Afzal Khan, a statue of Shivaji and the temple of the patron deity of the Marathas, Bhavani Mata. A number of old temples are also part of the local attraction with the Panchganga Temple considered the source of five important rivers of the region.