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LONAVALA & KHANDALA:

Situated smack in the middle of the busy Mumbai-Pune highway are the two charming hill stations of Lonavala & Khandala. Discovered in 1871, it is located at an altitude of 625 mts. They come into their own during the monsoons. When the clouds envelope the entire townships, the hills get covered by a lush of green carpet and the waterfalls castade down like pure silver streams.

Khandala (124 km from Mumbai, 70 km from Pune) is separated from Lonavala by 4.5 km and a valley on one hand and a lofty will on the other. The Duke's Nose dominates the skyline. While the Kune Falls at the head of the ravine look their best with the monsoons Other places of interest include Tungarli lake, Rajmachi Point, Walvan Dam, Tiger's Leap, Kaivaly adham Yoga Centre, Sunset Point, Bushy Dam and the Monsoon Lake. Lonavala is also good base for exploring the famous Karla and Bhaja caves and the , majestic forts atop the many hills.

KAIVALYADHAM : Set up by Swami Kuvalaynanda in 1924, the Kaivalyadham at Lonavala has been carrying out research and study on the Yogic disciplines. Located along the Mumbai - Pune highway, at 2kms. from the Lonavala railway station, Kaivalyadham offers Yogic thearapy treatment to various ailments. The complex also consists of the' G.S. Seksaria College of Yoga ' to offer training in Yogic physical culture and ' Smt. Amolak Devi Tirthashram Gupta Yogic Hospital' , the fIrst of it's kind in India to offer treatments of chronic functional disorders through yoga.