Wai Hill Station Maharashtra

Wai is a town of Satara district in Maharashtra which is situated on the River Krishna. Planning a trip to the hill stations in Maharashtra is incomplete without visiting the most popular hill station near Mumbai named the Wai Hill Station. It attracts many tourists owing to its natural beauty and ambience and is also a religiously important place. It is popularly known as the ‘Dakshin Kashi’ of Maharashtra as it has more than 100 temples to be visited. The place has good connectivity to all the means of transportation.

There are a number of places to see in the town and, thus is a perfect weekend getaway for the tourists. The Wai caves which is a combination of nine Buddhist caves which are of the must visit places in the town Wai. There is also a Shiva temple in the caves and one can also see various artifacts on the walls of the caves. Then there is the Dholya Ganpati Mandir located along the Krishna River which is a holy place for the pilgrims. The Dhom and Balakwadi dams about 19km away from Wai is also an attractive part of this tourism. Near the Dhom dam there are temples named Narashima and Dhomeshwar where a huge crowd is seen during festive occasions.

There are six forts surrounding the Wai town which are the Kindergad, Kamalgad, Pandavgad, Varaitgad and the Vandan-Cahndan forts. One can have a panorama view from these forts of the hills and valleys and experience an awesome nature sightseeing from here. The tourist activities here include taking part in the trekking sports organized near the forts. Travelling for about 3kms from Wai one reaches the Menavli Ghat where there are two temples, one dedicated to Lord Shiva and the other to Lord Vishnu. A visit to these temples makes the tour a sacred one and imparts peace in the minds of the tourists.

Another tourist spot to be visited here is the ‘wada’ in Nana Phadnavis whose interiors are beautifully decorated with teak wood and there many paintings of Lord Shiva, Vishnu and Ganesha on the walls of the room. A grand celebration takes place along the seven ghats of Wai which is organized in the honor of Goddess Krishnabai. This town has also served a shooting spot for many films for a long time.