Matheran is all about views. Easily accessible via scenic rail from mumbai, this refuge in the sahyadri hills is blissuflly free of motor vehicles and affrods nearly three dozen lookouts over the western Ghats and the region’s village-dotted plains. Porcupine Point is anything but prickly-rather, it’s an ideal spot for gorgeous sunsets, especially at the aptly named Panorama Point. Avis hikers hit the densely forested and wildlife-rich route to the ruins of prabalgd Fort.