Hi, It was this Diwali vacation when we 7 college friends decided to visit Matheran.We boarded Karjat train from kurla stn at around 6am in the morning and got down at Neral stn which is the nearest stn to matheran.Mini train had limited seats so we hired a cab which charged 50rs per head from neral stn.
It was so exciting to see mountains, tree, valleys through the cab.The taxi took around 20 mins to reach Dasturi which is the taxi stand.As we entered matheran gate a cool breeze made us so fresh that it made us crazy abt the place.
We went on weekend and all the hotel charges were more than 7000 for couple and also there were few taxes.Our guide guided us to Vakratund guest house which faced the Garbat valley and was situated on the Myra point.We were actually very happy to see the guest house where we actually enjoyed.Vakratund guest house charged us 400 rs per head including meals and there were no taxes.
The owner of the guest house guided us to see all the points so that we can complete maximum points in our tour.
As we reached we got freshed up in our rooms and hot tea was served with upma and kanda pova which was mindblowing.After that we went to see Pisarnath temple, charlott lake, lords point, echo point, honeymoon point, louisa point which were extremely beautiful.visiting these points through tall trees reaching the skies and the cool breeze we came back to the market and did some shopping and played video games and snooker.
After enjoying alot in the market we went back to our guest house where mouthwatering food was waiting for us.The food was so tasty that till today I feel like going to that guest house and have food.
In the evening we played antakshari facing the valley from our rooms.
In the night when it was almost dark we stared at the sky with number of beautiful stars peeping us. Next day we got up early morning to see sunrise from our room as we were lucky that our rooms were situated at the Myra point so there was no need to visit sunrise point.
It was our last day in matheran. We thanks our guesthouse owner for his lovely service and so importance guidance abt the place.
Next time im planning to visit the place with my family in month of may when the climate in mumbai is very hot.But one thing is sure that I will go to Vakratund guesthouse for its mouthwatering food and their loving service.Their phone number is 9869947122 and 02225040751 for booking and their charges are around 300 to 400 rp per head including meals.
The only thing I wud like to say is that I love matheran!
I advise to do advance booking as it can be full in holidays.