a bike trip from thane

smande · Aug 21st, 2005, 16:50

Hi!
Iam planning to go on a bike trip of three days with 3 of my lady friends sometime in the next fortnight. I am starting out from Thane[close to Mumbai]

I need some suggestions on which places to visit.
They should be in a radius of 200 kms. So Travelling time will be minimum.
Someplace not very commercial and close to nature.
Thx.

SHIMLA · Aug 21st, 2005, 17:35

Go to Igatpuri and Bhandardara.

himalayas_beckon · Aug 21st, 2005, 19:39

i am from pune and will be headin to malshej ghats next sunday
actually i will be doin one every sunday from now on..
malshej ghats is also a nice place (specially the drive)

smande · Aug 22nd, 2005, 13:48

thx
I think Bhandardhara is a nice option.
I have been to Malshej Ghats and i think its a bit unwise in the monsoons.
You will have to be prepared for setbacks.
Though the weather now in Mahableshwar is simply glorious.
I was there last weekend and its superb for a ride.
Have fun.

amyl · Aug 22nd, 2005, 16:04

well Bhandardara would be biked up in just one day.what about the remaining 2 days u girls are planning? and limiting only to 200 KM radius!!! guess u will have to actually make a circle of radius 200 Kms to keep urself occupied with Bike for these three days

well given a chance to me for three days i would love to go to Daman and also manage Silvassa in the same trip. Daman is a nice peaceful portuguese colony and Silvassa in the same orientation a nice(am heard) Hill Station. have not been to Silvassa but i feel it wud be good in this season. give it a try.

gs_uppal · Aug 22nd, 2005, 16:22

Rather than limiting yourself in 200km radius, take a train and go to Goa,
rent Bikes there and enjoy Goa for 2 days and come back to Thane

himalayas_beckon · Aug 22nd, 2005, 16:41

gs : that would be a total of more than 4 days = not feasable. and i guess, it rainin cats and dogs in goa

gs_uppal · Aug 22nd, 2005, 16:59

go by night train, reach there by 12 in the afternoon, stay there for 2 nights and return by evening 4.30 train and reach thane by 6am.

i just did that this extended weekend (rakshabandhan), no rain on the 2 days we went around the city. the day we were returning it did rain a bit in the morning but it was all clear by 9.00am.

stayed on colva beach (longuinhos beach resort), white sand, beautiful sea front rooms, great place. as this was my first trip to goa i was a bit worried if i had chosen the right place to stay at the south tip, but after seeing the beaches of north goa (aguada, vagator, calangute) i felt i did the right choice by staying in colva.

choce the resort using indiamike's hotel listing - had 2 options star beach resort and longuinhos, and got a great offer from longuinhos @ 3400/- (for a couple) for 2 nights in Std AC room with pickup and drop from Margao stn, 1 full day sight seing, breakfast and dinner, nice swimming pool, and was lucky that the resort fellows upgraded me to a Super Dlx AC Room.

Would love to return back to Goa soon.

Even if you go anywhere else close to Mumbai it'll rain during these days.

himalayas_beckon · Aug 22nd, 2005, 20:12

1)ignatpuri,in western ghats,45kms befroe nashik. take the nh-3 to ignatpuri over the kasara ghats via shahapur.
to do : bhatsa river valley and camel valley,waterfalls,fort

2)khodala : off the road to nashik. nh3 to jawahar phata via bhiwandi,shahapur,kasara.state road to khodala via karegaon.
to do : mountain range wild camp,temple

3)jawhar. in central thane district. 168kms from mumbai

to do : jai vilas palace,hanuman point,shirpamal,warli art of jawhar,sunset pt

4)bhandardara : by the pravara river in ahmednagar district, 180kms from mumbai
to do : lake,randha falls,angling,trekkin.

ps : did u check ur PM

Aug 21st, 2005, 16:50	#1
smande Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: God's own earth Posts: 15	a bike trip from thane Hi! Iam planning to go on a bike trip of three days with 3 of my lady friends sometime in the next fortnight. I am starting out from Thane[close to Mumbai] I need some suggestions on which places to visit. They should be in a radius of 200 kms. So Travelling time will be minimum. Someplace not very commercial and close to nature. Thx.

Aug 21st, 2005, 17:35	#2
SHIMLA Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR Posts: 4,129	Go to Igatpuri and Bhandardara. __________________ Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop !

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himalayas_beckon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the himalayan country Posts: 109	i am from pune and will be headin to malshej ghats next sunday actually i will be doin one every sunday from now on.. malshej ghats is also a nice place (specially the drive)

Aug 22nd, 2005, 13:48	#4
smande Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: God's own earth Posts: 15	thx I think Bhandardhara is a nice option. I have been to Malshej Ghats and i think its a bit unwise in the monsoons. You will have to be prepared for setbacks. Though the weather now in Mahableshwar is simply glorious. I was there last weekend and its superb for a ride. Have fun.

Aug 22nd, 2005, 16:04	#5
amyl 21st Century Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapura.......in Babenhausen, DE for a while Posts: 1,850	well Bhandardara would be biked up in just one day.what about the remaining 2 days u girls are planning? and limiting only to 200 KM radius!!! guess u will have to actually make a circle of radius 200 Kms to keep urself occupied with Bike for these three days well given a chance to me for three days i would love to go to Daman and also manage Silvassa in the same trip. Daman is a nice peaceful portuguese colony and Silvassa in the same orientation a nice(am heard) Hill Station. have not been to Silvassa but i feel it wud be good in this season. give it a try.

Aug 22nd, 2005, 16:22	#6
gs_uppal Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 392	Rather than limiting yourself in 200km radius, take a train and go to Goa, rent Bikes there and enjoy Goa for 2 days and come back to Thane

Aug 22nd, 2005, 16:41	#7
himalayas_beckon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the himalayan country Posts: 109	gs : that would be a total of more than 4 days = not feasable. and i guess, it rainin cats and dogs in goa

Aug 22nd, 2005, 16:59	#8
gs_uppal Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 392	go by night train, reach there by 12 in the afternoon, stay there for 2 nights and return by evening 4.30 train and reach thane by 6am. i just did that this extended weekend (rakshabandhan), no rain on the 2 days we went around the city. the day we were returning it did rain a bit in the morning but it was all clear by 9.00am. stayed on colva beach (longuinhos beach resort), white sand, beautiful sea front rooms, great place. as this was my first trip to goa i was a bit worried if i had chosen the right place to stay at the south tip, but after seeing the beaches of north goa (aguada, vagator, calangute) i felt i did the right choice by staying in colva. choce the resort using indiamike's hotel listing - had 2 options star beach resort and longuinhos, and got a great offer from longuinhos @ 3400/- (for a couple) for 2 nights in Std AC room with pickup and drop from Margao stn, 1 full day sight seing, breakfast and dinner, nice swimming pool, and was lucky that the resort fellows upgraded me to a Super Dlx AC Room. Would love to return back to Goa soon. Even if you go anywhere else close to Mumbai it'll rain during these days.

Aug 22nd, 2005, 20:12	#9
himalayas_beckon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the himalayan country Posts: 109	1)ignatpuri,in western ghats,45kms befroe nashik. take the nh-3 to ignatpuri over the kasara ghats via shahapur. to do : bhatsa river valley and camel valley,waterfalls,fort 2)khodala : off the road to nashik. nh3 to jawahar phata via bhiwandi,shahapur,kasara.state road to khodala via karegaon. to do : mountain range wild camp,temple 3)jawhar. in central thane district. 168kms from mumbai to do : jai vilas palace,hanuman point,shirpamal,warli art of jawhar,sunset pt 4)bhandardara : by the pravara river in ahmednagar district, 180kms from mumbai to do : lake,randha falls,angling,trekkin. ps : did u check ur PM

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