5/5 Amjad S. 4 years ago on Google • 100 reviews
As
Saturday
was
a
holiday
for
many
working
people,
it
was
planned
to
leave
Friday
night..We
all
left
our
house
with
our
bags
packed..We
contributed
500
bucks
each
for
this
trip
and
we
decided
to
return
back
on
Sunday
evening,
We
all
stayed
in
the
same
colony
so
we
all
left
together..we
reached
bhandup
station
at
around
10.30
in
the
night..caught
a
train
from
bhandup
station
and
got
down
at
**NERAL
STATION**..To
my
surprise
after
reaching
NERAL
NO
ONE
HEADED
TO
BUY
TICKETS
FOR
TRAIN
OR
CABS..IT
WAS
LATER
BOUGHT
TO
MY
NOTICE
THAT
WE
WERE
GOING
WALKING
FROM
NERAL
TO
MATHERAN..it
seemed
a
joy-ride
as
we
were
all
excited..After
resting
for
sometime
at
NERAL
STATION
we
started
walking
at
around
2’o
clock
in
the
night..
On
asking
my
friends
as
to
how
far
is
this
matheran..he
told
me
just
keep
walking
for
sometime
with
ur
mouth-shut..i
was
very
naughty
at
that
point
of
time
:-)
We
started
walking
and
came
across
three
stations..i
just
remember
the
name
of
2
stations
that
we
came
across..one
was
jumma-patti
and
the
other
was
something
pipeline..
the
road
to
matheran
was
very
risky
and
dangerous
too..we
were
a
group
of
15-18
people
so
we
dint
face
much
problems
while
walking
and
going
matheran..just
it
was
too
tiring
as
it
was
a
3
hours
continous
walk..
we
took
halt
twice
in
between,
once
at
a
waterfall
where
we
all
took
a
light
shower..and
once
to
eat
something..It
was
a
great
trek
as
the
road
for
matheran
made
us
walk
round
and
round..and
at
that
time
also
there
were
cabs
which
reached
people
to
entrance
of
matheran..so
it
was
a
busy
road
and
nothing
to
be
scared
of..
It
was
pre-decided
that
we
would
stay
at
a
rented
place
and
we
ourselves
would
cook
food..so
it
was
a
cheap
deal
while
allowing
us
to
explore
matheran..We
reached
matheran
at
5
in
the
morning
and
the
entrance
to
matheran
would
start
from
6
pm..so
we
waited
for
an
hour..we
were
scared
as
there
were
many
wild
monkeys
around..We
paid
around
25
bucks
per
person
and
we
entered
**MATHERAN
meaning
PLACE
TOPPED
BY
JUNGLE**.
It
was
damn
cold
at
the
entrance
itself..
We
took
a
house
on
rent..it
was
around
2000
per
day
and
the
rooms
were
big
and
it
had
3
such
rooms..we
all
fitted
in
the
house..Few
people
started
making
tea
and
something
to
eat
whereas
some
slept
as
it
was
a
tiring
journey
***DAY1***
I
opted
to
be
awake
as
I
was
all
excited..entire
road
was
covered
by
**fog**
and
no
local
person
moves
out
of
their
house
before
9am..
We
saw
various
point
that
same
day..to
name
a
few..ONE
TREE
HILL..SUNSET
POINT..ECHO
POINT..
It
was
enough
for
the
day..day
1
was
a
great
experience
and
fun
but
was
all
tired
***DAY2***
Day
2
began
with
a
bang
as
we
all
guys
got
up
at
5
in
the
morning
as
we
had
lined
up
points
which
could
be
seen
early
in
the
morning..ie
SUNSET
POINT..We
all
left
early
in
the
morning..there
was
a
lot
of
fog
around
and
nothing
was
quite
visible..but
we
had
carried
torchs
with
us..
Day
2
was
even
more
fun
as
I
sat
on
a
horse
and
viewed
5
points
and
that
too
for
just
200
bucks..was
a
cheap
deal
and
enjoyed
as
my
legs
nearly
gave
up
:-)
These
two
days
were
the
best
days
of
my
life
and
I
will
never
ever
forget
this
experience..The
picnic
was
over
and
it
was
time
for
us
to
reach
matheran
station
as
the
departure
time
of
the
last
train
was
at
4:10
pm..
The
train
was
the
best
part
of
this
picnic..it
took
3
hours
for
us
to
reach
NERAL
from
MATHERAN..the
train
revolved
round
and
round
and
the
train
was
running
at
a
speed
of
15-25
Km/Hr..we
explored
many
different
things
during
the
train
journey..we
got
to
see
**RED
CRABS**..many
**GREEN
COLORED
SNAKES**..**great
view**..never
wanted
the
train
ride
to
end
ever..
***This
was
the
best
experience
ever
for
me..***
***What
time
of
year
did
I
travel?***
