If you love the monsoon and figure high on the adventure barometer, white water river-rafting is a must try!

The Western Ghats are full of short and swift flowing rivers. However due to uneven terrain, there are not many river rafting location in Maharashtra. However Kundalika river which lies hardly 100 kms from Mumbai and Pune provides excellent opportunity for river rafting. It is preferred one day weekend getaway adventure destination near Mumbai and Pune.

River Kundalika is fed by waters released from Mulshi Dam and Bhira dam and provides 9 km …

With the monsoons starting off with a bang.. any plan for a marina in the city is questionable. The Gateway to India is not even close to ready for opening up its gates to the ‘marina lifestyle’.. a much awaited trend and the next big thing to look out for in the city.
There’s much more that goes into constructing a marina than just pontoons built for berthing and mooring yachts. A Marina is all about providing a complete infrastructure that facilitates a lifestyle of leisure and luxury.
Such a …

Road trips are passe! Pack your bags and hop onto a boat as we take you on an escapade along the coastline of Maharashtra!Alibag is surrounded by sea from three sides is known as Goa of Maharastra. Alibag is located in an area of approximately 4 sq KM and is sourended by green belt of coconut and betelnuts trees. Alibag beach is located at a distance of 1.5 Km from the bus stand and is connected by road from Mandwa beach. The best way to reach Alibag is to go …

The Elephanta Caves are a great tourist attraction in the vicinity of the large Mumbai meteropolis. The Elephanta island is located 10 km away from the Gateway of India at Mumbai. These caves house rock cut temples dating back to the 5th century CE.The Elephanta island was so named by the Portuguese, after the statue of an elephant near the landing area of the island. These rock cut temples dedicated to Shiva Mahadeva are rich in sculptural content. Motorboats take passengers from Appollo Bunder near the Gateway of India.An epitome …

Besides its magnificent beaches, the picturesque Konkan coast from Mumbai to Goa is studded with forts which have survived in their solid majesty for more than three centuries. The forts and fortresses on the coast of western India built between the 14th and 17th century are testimony to the raging battles between the Sultans and the Hindu Kingdoms. Later, these forts were also the sites of wars with foreign powers that had reached Indian shores – first the Portuguese and later the British and the French.The Fort of Janjira on …

Dreaming about owning a yacht?? Well, this is something that most of us well-heeled Indians would be doing nowadays !
What’s next?!…’What do I do with my yacht?’? Most of us would just not want our precious water-ladies to be sitting pretty in the harbor and getting ’sun-tanned’.

Most yacht-owners would want to take their yachts for a regular spin with their friends or associates…some would take it one step ahead and get thrilled with watersports at the back of their boat.
BUT one of the most sought after ‘things-to-do’ for owners …

Just 20 minutes off the Mumbai coastline and you land at one of the many spectacular fishing villages. These are untouched by industrialists and are dominated by the ‘Kolis’ fishermen! What’s astonishing are their Big boats. They house entire families and come at a whooping cost of 20 lakhs. In Marathi, Koli means the originally heterogeneous marginal tribe-castes that took late in history to agriculture. The same word also means spider and fisherman, presumably because the fisherman makes and uses a net to catch his prey as a spider his …

Yachting in Bombay is probably the next biggest thing that could happen to India in terms of the ultimate luxury market! Its closeness to the sea and the economic growth makes all the rich people want to indulge in everything possible to enjoy their wealth through yachting.
Bombay has one of the world’s biggest natural harbors… and its coast runs throughout the entire length of the city! There are fantastic opportunities for sailing and a whole array of watersports that is not possible in the best of the cities …