Drive up to Mahabaleshwar from your hometown and enjoy an evening of leisure
Start your journey to Mahabaleshwar from Mumbai or Pune in the afternoon. The journey to this quaint hill station is picturesque and full of amazing beautiful vistas. Upon your arrival at the hotel, check-in and retire to your room to unwind after the day’s journey. You could relax for a bit and then plan for the day ahead. Since the evening is at leisure, you could do whatever your heart pleases. Stay back at the hotel to check and experience what the property has to offer or head out to explore the town on your own. Once you are done, return to the hotel for overnight stay.

Set out to explore the hill station of Mahabaleshwar
The 2nd day will be all about seeing what Mahabaleshwar has to offer. After having breakfast, drive through the morning mist to the temples, lakes and enthralling viewpoints that the town is so famous for. As the sun starts to peek through the fog, you will visit the confluence of the five holy rivers – Krishna, Venna, Savitri, Koyna and Gayatri and the Panch Ganga Shiva Temple located here. You can offer puja here if you want. Next stop will be the pristine Venna Lake, which welcomes you with its beauty and boating activities to enjoy. A major inclusion of the day’s trip is Connaught Peak, which is the second-highest peak of Mahabaleshwar and offers a spectacular view of the entire town. Return to the hotel after this and enjoy overnight stay.

Enjoy driving through Panchgani and taking in the most of the historic hill station
You will not be staying in Panchgani, but it is too awesome a town to give it a complete miss. You will drive through Panchgani on your way to Lonavala on the 3rd day of the Matheran sightseeing package. If you think you have time, you can see the major attractions of the town like the volcanic plateau Tableland, lookouts like Sydney Point and Parsi Point and the historic Kamalgad Fort. Do not miss to taste ice creams, shakes, and strawberries in one of the many joints you will come across on the way. Arrive at Lonavala and you will get the evening to yourself to take rest and recharge yourself for the next day.

Visit the local attractions of Lonavala before heading towards Matheran
Day 4 is divided into two parts. The first part involves visiting the Karla-Bhaja Caves in Lonavala. They are not as famous as some other similar Buddhist cave-works in Maharashtra and not even half as commercialized, which makes them perfect serene destinations. Dating back to 2nd century BC, Karla is an impressive single cave, while Bhaja has multiple. You will see Lonavala Lake and some other points too before having lunch, grabbing your luggage and making your way to Matheran.

Explore the beauty of Matheran before leaving for home with memories
The main attractions of Matheran are mostly viewpoints. Louisa Point, Alexander Point and sunset from Porcupine Point are most attractive, and so is the crystal blue Charlotte Lake. You can do some souvenir-shopping if you want before departing for Mumbai. It will take a little more than 2 hours to drive to Mumbai from Matheran, over and above the toy train down to Neral.