Chikhaldara, Maharashtra, India

Splendours In Isolation

Chikhaldara is located in Amaravati district of Vidarbha region. The only hill station in the Vidarbha region offers you an abundance of wildlife, viewpoints, lakes and waterfalls. It is named after "Keechaka". This is the place where Bheema killed villainous Keechaka and threw him into the valley. It thus came to be known as "Keechakadara" - "Chikhaldara" is its corruption.

Chikhaldara is the sole hill resort in the Vidarbha region, situated at an altitude of 1,118 m and has the added distinction of being the only coffee-growing area in Maharashtra.

Chikhaldara is full of deep valleys, and these valleys are full of velvet mist and majestic trees. All this makes it a very popular summer retreat. With abundance of natural scenery, exciting wildlife, breathtaking waterfalls and a placid lake, the beauty of Chikhaldara is overwhelming. The climate is always breezy and walking on the clouds often becomes a reality.
Chikhaldara is a green and unspoilt hill station. The interesting excursions from here are Gavilgarh fort, Sakkar Talao, Bhim Kund, Shiva Shrine Van Udyan, Tribal Museum and Various Valley point LIKE, Devi, Monkey, Panchabal, long Hurricane and Prospect.

The Melghat tiger reserve in near the Chikhaldara hill station and is a wealth of wild animals like sloth bear , Hyena, wild dog, Gaur, Sambar, Nilgai, Barking deer, four horned Antelope, wild boar and of course the magnificent Tiger.

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[mercurieworld]

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[maverickroark]

Felt good to look at this .. after years years!

Thanks for sharing that ! :-)