Maharashtra: From Maximum City Glamour to Sahyadri Sanctuaries
Maharashtra offers a sensory breadth found in few other places: the high-wattage buzz of Mumbai's financial and cinematic capital transitions effortlessly into misty Sahyadri valleys, boutique wine estates, and ancient architectural wonders.
In Mumbai, stay at the historic Taj Mahal Palace, looking out at the Gateway of India while dining at world-renowned restaurants like Wasabi by Morimoto. Hop on a chartered speedboat for a weekend of private villa luxury in Alibaug.
Head into the Sahyadri mountains where the monsoon turns Lonavala and Mahabaleshwar into verdant paradises of tumbling cascades and morning mists. Continue inland to Nashik for luxury vineyard stays overlooking peaceful dams.
In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, stand before the Kailash Temple at Ellora — an unfathomable engineering marvel carved top-down from a single basalt cliffside over a century of patient devotion.
"Maharashtra is a thrilling contrast: one moment you're sipping vintage Chenin Blanc in a sunlit vineyard, and the next you're standing before 2000-year-old painted caves."
— Architectural Digest Travel
