Harishchandragad Fort
Malshej, Maharashtra, India
Nearby attractions
Malshej Ghat
Malshej, Maharashtra
The waterfall-curtained monsoon pass where flamingos summer on Pimpalgaon dam and clouds pour through cliff tunnels.
Naneghat (Reverse Waterfall Pass)
Junnar, Maharashtra
The 2,200-year-old Satavahana trade pass with Brahmi-inscribed caves and the famous monsoon wind that blows waterfalls back up the cliff.
Bhandardara (Arthur Lake & Randha Falls)
Bhandardara, Maharashtra
The Pravara valley's lake district — Wilson Dam's gardens, Randha's 45-m plunge, firefly camps and India's clearest star-gazing skies.
Ratangad & Amruteshwar Temple
Bhandardara, Maharashtra
The 'jewel fort' with its natural rock 'needle-eye' summit window above Bhandardara, and the 1,200-year Shilahara gem of Amruteshwar below.
Sandhan Valley (Valley of Shadows)
Bhandardara, Maharashtra
A 200-ft-deep, 2-km slot canyon where daylight barely reaches — Maharashtra's grand-canyon descent of boulders, rappels and star-slit camps.
Lenyadri Caves & Ozar (Ashtavinayak)
Junnar, Maharashtra
Girijatmaj — the only Ashtavinayak in a Buddhist cave, up 283 steps at Junnar, paired with Vighnahar of Ozar by the Kukadi river.
Shivneri Fort (Shivaji's Birthplace)
Junnar, Maharashtra
The seven-gated hill fort where Shivaji Maharaj was born in 1630 — Shivai Devi's shrine, the birth chamber and Junnar's cave-riddled hills around.
Kalsubai Peak
Bari, Maharashtra
Maharashtra's Everest at 1,646 m — ladder-assisted final climbs to the tiny Kalsubai shrine and a sea of Sahyadri summits.