Govinda Hill View Reasort- Igatpuri

The Govinda Hill view resort in Igatpuri is located near Manas resort. The resort is situation amidst the mountains but it is very rare that you get to see the mountains due to the fog seen in the resort. A resort equipped with all modern facilities is a place where serenity and peacefulness are at its best. 14 km from the famous bhansardhara dam this resort has club House, swimming pool and an amazing rubber flooring garden.

This resort is in the village called Gothi. These resorts have row houses which are given on rent at a cost of approximately 2500 per person with food. This resort also has some plots and row houses on sale.

The good here is average but the climate in the nearby vicinity makes this resort a worth living experience.

Kailash Parbat – Lonavla

Kailash Parbat – Lonavla

This hotel is situated near the market area. The hotel is not very great in terms of rooms; however, it has a nice water park. The food at the restaurant here is also good. The tariff of the hotel is not worth the room. The service of the staff is good. An average hotel to stay in Lonavala.

Lavasa - Sightseeing

Lavasa

This is the first man-made hill city in India which is located approximately 200 kms from Mumbai and about 50 kms from Pune. The moment you enter this city, you are bound to forget the hectic life of a busy city and will force yourself to enjoy the beauty of this under-construction city.

Best time to visit

 Monsoons - (June to August). It is a perfect time to enjoy its panoramic view.

Places to Visit

• This small city has a beautiful Promenade where you can sip a cup of coffee or have some onion pakoda and enjoy the beauty of the lake and the climate.
• Kids can enjoy in the beautifully constructed made garden nearby and also enjoy the tram ride and have a city tour with their parents.
• People who like adventure sports can enjoy some water sports at the lake side. However, there are chances that water sports may remain closed due to harsh climatic conditions. But one can try your luck there.
• Nature lovers can enjoy 10km stretched  'Nature Trail' near Ekant Resort.
• One can also visit Bamboosa (factory of bamboo products by localities).

Where to Stay

This small city currently has only four hotels to stay; Ekant Resort, Mercure Resort, Fortune Resort and Waterfront Resort. All these resorts except Ekant resort are situated within one km from the Promenade.

As the name suggests Ekant (isolated in Gujrati/Hindi), this resort is located around 5-6 kms away from the main Promenade. But this resort provides amazing view from its hotel rooms.

How to reach there

Car (Own vehicle) is best mode of transport. One can also take a Volvo/Deluxe bus to Pune and then hire a taxi from Pune to Lavasa.

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Lake

En route the  main city

Panoramic View

En route

 

Kanyakumari Sightseeing

Kanya- Kumari Sightseeing

This tip of India is worth visiting for its own historical reasons. After visiting this place, you can proudly say, ‘I visited tip of the country. ’ We checked in Hotel Sparsa, a hotel which has beautiful landscaping.

1. Swami Vivekanda Rock Memorial

This is must visit place if you are the tip of the country. A boat ride worth Rs 30 per person takes you to this rock memorial in the midst of the ocean. A place where Swami Vivekanda did his meditation is now an attractive tourist spot. Sri Lanka is just 2 hours away from this place via water ways. If you have good eyesight, you can surely see three oceans joining (Indian ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian sea)- Triveni Sangam. Look at the color difference.

2. Temple

Also, there is a temple to visit near the beach. A simple religious temple built centuries ago depicts the art and sculpture of the country.

3. Beach

Last but not the least, the beach is one of the tourist spot where you can see amazing sunrise. Do not miss the sunrise here. Otherwise, the beach is not that clean that you would like to sit and enjoy the nature. But yes, if you are a fan of first copy sunglasses, this is the place you will get one. Do bargain a lot. Also, a female shopper needs to be aware because at times plastic ball necklaces are sold by saying they are real pearls.

Hotel Sparsa - Kanyakumari

Hotel Sparsa - Kanyakumari

As we entered this hotel they welcomed us in a traditional way. The staff made us wore a beautiful neckpiece made of sea shells. She also did a traditional Tilak to us. It was a royal treatment. Featuring the marvellous landscape this hotel stands out as one of the best hotels in Kanyakumari at a reasonable rate. The service was good. The rooms were well decorated with the modern furniture. The restaurant had a limited choice of vegetarian food, but the food served was nice. We had breakfast included in our package; however, as our schedule was changed at the last moment and we had to leave the hotel at around 4:00 AM, they arranged for breakfast for us. It was appreciable.

Kovalam Sight Seeing

Kovalam Sightseeing

This is a city where you can relax yourselves at the beach in the evenings and also enjoy the culture of Kerala during the day time. Also do note the climate here in the afternoon is not very pleasant. It is hot during the day time.

1. Padmanaswami Temple

Our first tourist spot was Padmanaswami Temple. Recently, this temple was in news as tons of Gold was found here, so we were excited to visit this temple.

In this temple, the men are not allowed to wear pants and their shirts, they have to wear Lungi’s and remove their shirts. Even females need to cover themselves in a sari like cloth. Temple trust provides such things at minimal rent. Please do not take your mobile phones, glares, cameras etc while visiting this temple. You can drop such things with your driver. Temple trust people charge you separately depositing such things for example: camera Rs25, sunglasses Rs 10 etc so finally your bill will be too high.

Once you enter this temple, you will get the feeling as if you are at the set of some historic Hindi Movies. Soon you will recollect movies like Jodha Akbar. I must admit here that temples in South India are made in an amazing way. They are so big that you cannot see the person standing at the other end. I have noticed that South Indian temples always have four doors according to the direction and they also name them in the same manner. We did offer some Pooja at the temple and enjoyed the sculptures there. The temple is worth visiting.

2. Science Centre

After the temple we visited a Science Centre. Here we saw few basics of Physics, Biology. It was a very big centre and we did not have time to visit that completely. However, it was something similar to Nehru Planetarium in Mumbai. Here we also saw a 15 min movie in a 4D theater. It was fun. In 4D your seats start moving; you feel the water splash and also the bubbles. People going with kids to Kovalam must visit here. It is not very expensive also.

3. Poovar Island

To visit this beautiful island one needs to go via boat. The charges are approximately Rs 700- 800 per couple. There are various places from where one can start this boat ride; however, they offer similar rates. They will try their best to convince you to take a 2 hour boat ride, but one hour ride is enough. We took a one hour ride and it took us from the midst of the mangroves to an island. Here you can see the famous Poovar Island Resort and take some snaps in the soft sands of the island. Also do not forget to enjoy the scenic and most important thing out here; the meeting of ocean and lake. Yes there is a visible color difference and you can actually see the waters merging. 

4. Fishermen’s Routine  

Now this is no special tourist spot but we did see this activity right from our hotel. So if your hotel is at the beach side or you visit the beach early in the morning you might get a chance to check out the routine of fishermen. One gets to see how the fishes and other aquatic animals are auctioned.

Hotel Uday Samudra

Hotel Uday Samudra - Kumarkom

This hotel has more than 200 rooms. It has three swimming pools and a private beach. The unique thing in this hotel was that it is constructed in a way that all the rooms have a sea-facing balcony. We enjoyed a beautiful Sunset from our room. Here we had ordered a cake, it was in Orange color but it was just melting in the mouth. The huge restaurant served us delicious hot breakfast.