Maharashtra
: Panhala (2) - Ratnagiri/Ganapatipule (2) (Recommended Ex-Mumbai / Ex-Pune /
Ex-Kolhapur / Ex-Goa / Ex- Belgaum)
Features
: Panhala is a quaint hill station at 3000 ft above sea level at 25 kms from
Kolhapur on the Ratnagiri Highway. Ratnagiri/Ganapatipule are twin destinations
45 kms apart and both having serene and secluded coastline and Accessible on the
Konkan Rail route.
Typical
Itinerary
Day
1 : Reach Kolhapur (either by Train or by road NH 4 (Mumbai-Bangalore
Highway via Pune) and from there reach Panhala (25 kms). Day sightseeing
within Panhala covering Ambarkhana (fort), Sajja Kothi (1008 AD, Heritage Home),
Sambhaji Temple, Someshwar Tank
Day 2: Day sight-seeing to Kolhapur covering Mahalaxmi Temple, Rankala
lake, New Palace Museum, Town Hall and near by places such as Jotiba Temple, Radhanagri
Dam and Narshimawadi Datta Mandir.
Day 3: From
Panhala reach Ratnagiri(100 kms) or Ganapatipule (130 kms).
Day 4 : Sightseeing around Ganapatipule. Ganpatipule
Ganesh Temple, Light house, Birthplace of Lokmanya Tilak, Bhagwati Mandir, Mirkar
Wada
Day 5 : Leave Ratnagiri/Ganapatipule
Distances
Belagum
- Kolhapur - 120 kms
Panaji (Goa) - Kolhapur - 250 kms
Pune - Kolhapur
- 230 kms
Mumbai - Kolhapur - 400 kms
Kolhapur - Panhala - 25 kms
Panhala - Ratnagiri(100 kms) or Ganapatipule (130 kms)
Ratnagiri/Ganapatipule
- Panaji - 200 kms
Ratnagiri/Ganapatipule - Mumbai - 360 kms
Ratnagiri/Ganapatipule
- Pune - 320 kms
Ratnagiri/Ganapatipule - Belgaum - 220 kms
Accommodation
Options (Panhala)
Accommodation
Options (Ganapatipule / Ratnagiri)