TAPOLA - Mini Kashmir of Maharashtra | Food, Resorts, Hotels GUIDE | Hindi | तापोळा महाबळेश्वर

Tapola near Mahabaleshwar is also known as Mini Kashmir of Maharashtra is an upcoming weekend destination gaining popularity due to breathtaking landscapes and beautiful scenery of hills and valleys. Situated on the banks of Shivsagar Lake, which itself is a huge lake covering long 90 km water body, which is actually a reservoir of the Koyna Dam.

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Also there is one more reason to be famous is presence of fort Vasota, which is popular among trekkers across Maharashtra.

So if you wish to enjoy serene nature and adventure together village Tapola will provide you rustic charm and fascinating views of Koyna and Solshi rivers.

Just to tell you that Best time to visit Tapola is almost year around, and you get Hotels & resorts costing as low as 750 Rs per person to 3000 Rs per person (budget to luxury)

I visited Tapola after Covid19 lockdown to enjoy the nature, tasting local food and water sports. This time I did not do the famous Vasota trek since I have done that many times in past.

TAPOLA – Mini KASHMIR of MAHARASHTRA is a perfect weekend destination from Pune and Mumbai.

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1) How to reach Tapola from Pune and Mumbai?
2) Best time to visit Tapola
3) Things to do at Tapola
4) Local cuisine
5) Things To Carry
6) Entry fees (no entry fees applicable for Tapola)
7) Boating fees
8) Best hotels and resorts in Tapola

Things To Carry - Camera, Cap, Goggles, shoes, ID Proof

Things to do - kayaking, lake view, bbq, campfire, trekking

Pune to Tapoa distance is 147 kms
Mumbai to Tapola distance is 276 kms

Pune to Tapola time required is 4 hours
Mumbai to Tapola time required is 7.5 hours via express way

Best time to visit Tapola is Post monsoon Aug-Sept to January - misty and waterfalls around

Things to do includes adventure trek to Fort Vasota and water sports ..

As TrekBook India have tradition to help people (show blog pages with phone nos and photos) same tradition continued in my Vlog
So this Vlog is comprehensive review of all resorts showing you lake view from resort, rooms, ambiance of resort, owner interviews, customer interviews and finally my own assessment on that resort including food.

Generally we select resort based on the google photos .. u see water from room .. good view .. but in reality it can be different .. so best way is to Gemba . go and see urself before booking .. which is not possible for every person .. so here I am Mahesh from TrekBook India to help you out choosing right resort as per your need in Tapola - Mini Kashmir of Maharashtra

So if you want to enjoy budget camping, authentic homestay or luxury resort .. Tapola is ALL IN ONE PACKAGE a right place for everyone.

- Approach road from Mahabaleshwar is in GOOD condition
- Better to carry cash since Mobile payment will not work due to network as well as credit card may give an issue (BSNL also do not work many times)

Saw peacock at River Orchid + u can see fish in water while you do pedal boating (take KANIK with you as fish feed)
Catching fish at Palavi Agro tours + surprise birthday celebration + cook on your own if you wish

- All resorts are extremely clean (I have not seen this in any other city visited so far)
- In general people in Tapola are kind and helpful .. all staff is good .. so as the food quality
- Mini Kashmir .. pin drop silence at night (After 11 pm when most of the DJs stop) ... you can see millions of stars at night (no light and noise pollution) ... no mobile network (so must down load google maps in advance or get BSNL card)
- Special thanks to Palavi for celebrating my wedding anniversary (surprise arrangements) and special fishing trip and fresh fish fry ... their hospitality is the best
- Special thanks to River Orchid resort for entertaining me at midnight 12 AM !!!! Mr. Sitaram karande and staff was so helpful. I think this is one of the reason that I have listed their resort as NUMBER 1 in my top 10 resort list in Tapola

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