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It’s about the trip to this quaint small town in Middle of hills. A Difficult one to find in today’s alloy world. Serene, tranquil & untouched by impurity; known as Chikhaldara.
A small town located in Amaravati district of Vidarbha region in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the only hill station in Vidarbha region that offers bounty of wildlife, view points, waterfalls & many other things to be explored. One can find information surfing through different websites about the population, electricity, township etc of Chikaldhara. But, the information which one can get from this article is that how can one’s experience be in Chilkadhara.
If you want to run away from Hustle – Bustle, looking for a peaceful place which has a typical hamlet kind of ambience then Chikhaldara is the right place to land up. The most earnest thing here is the hush - hush silence, clean air with the redolence of flora around & the unburdening atmosphere. The Best part about this place is that, it is completely away from the kind of populace, which is found in famous hill stations of the country. As this place is so and so, it is a little
away from today’s urbanization. It is also a budget back packing destination for the people residing in the near by cities. All these things could be known only, when one arrives in to Chikhaldara.
It was a short trip, just for one night but gave hundreds of memories to treasure. As we drove towards the hill station, the crisp climate could be felt with tender touch of the breeze. All over was the abode surrounded by wide open fields’, with small cattle grazing around & Wind mills making a typical tenor. Near the fields were small mud layouts, decorated with colorful flowers and wood fencing adding one more beauty spot to the native. As we entered, the only alley in this charming small town welcomed us.
The small town acquires a few places to sojourn the night. The lodging has basic amenities, but gives a homely feel. The places of interest are easily accessible by vehicles. The view points like Devi Point, Gavilgad, Hurricane Point gives a scenic view of the mountain strings. Tourist can also visit Melghat Tiger Project, Dhakana – Kolkaz National Park around Chikhaldara for a wildlife experience. The Melghat Tiger project has mainly tigers
and also houses other animals like panthers, sloth bear, deer’s etc. Narnala fort is another place for those, who would love to see a fort in a hill station, which is quiet unusual.
If all these places do not interest one, they can hire a bi cycle and go around the small town, just as I did. We reached Chikhaldara in the noon; the first task was to find a good place to stay and enjoy our holiday .The search came to an end when we found a hotel. The hotel had basic amenities yet gave a “homely feeling”. The owner of the hotel also resided in the hotel itself, the staff was courteous & well behaved. It had a garden restaurant where we had our lunch which was quiet delicious, the hotel also had a play area for children, sitting area and two playful & skilled dogs which were extremely friendly and felt like bringing them home. In the evening the hotel owner provided a tandem loaded bicycle & we were all set for our “ride down”. The climate was a little biting which turned to chilling post dusk as it was the month of November. It was an experience of existence to have a hot bowl of soup, in the super chilly clime with a candle lit on our table, as there was power cut, but had no problems with that, as all other good things were more than enough to fold over the Power cut Episode.
It was no moon night, making it pitch dark everywhere. The day had come to an end with this and was the time to go to bed. The next morning was check out time & we were all set to bid farewell to the beautiful small town. As we landed on the plains and looked at the mountain strings; the only thought which came into mind was “wish we could have stayed here for some more time”. But nevertheless we had to come back home & on the way, gifted ourselves with dozens of oranges, as it is one of the areas for supply of oranges in the state of Maharastra. With this, the lasting trip came to end, giving us a jillion memories.
Some more Information: Reaching There –
One can hire a local paid taxi from Amravati. Buses also run from Amravati & different points. Nearest railway station is Badnera around 110Kms. Nearest Airport is Nagpur at a distance of 231Kms.
Accommodation –
There are few hotels & resorts to stay & the facilities are very basic. As this is not so popular it is good to first arrive and book the hotel instead of pre booking it.
Food –
Chikhaldara does not have any typical kind of restaurants. But the hotels for overnight stay have their on restaurant which serves Indian food.
When to Go-
June – September: If one wants to enjoy the rains and wander in the mist.
October - February: To enjoy the cool winters.
December - January: The Temperature goes below 10 deg Celsius.
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tejal pasawala
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worth informative
very neetly described. Almost Felt i am in midst of nature enjoying myself.