Ambivali Pandav caves — Attraction in Maharashtra

In 2022: In this scorching heat atmosphere, the caves offers peaceful environment due to the cleanliness, a nice water cistern beside and some grown up trees. Though it is a must visit place in monsoon, we enjoyed the summer time here as well. One can see the Tungi peak and Padargad fort if the skies are clear. The river has some waters but in monsoon it should be flooding. Gram Panchayat has taken efforts to provide a well built road and parking nearby.

16th June 2024: To come upto here, there is a good motorable road from Neral railway station. No need to go to Karjat railway station for us Mumbaikars/Dombivlikars. The common point is Kashele village for commuters traveling from Neral, Karjat and Murbad. From Kashele, the road to Ambivali goes via Kothimbe. You will have to travel straight (toward Jamrukh) from the Hotel Kothaligad stop which is the beginning spot for the Peth trek. A good tar road moves toward the left till the Vihar. Parking is available for both 2...

The Ambivali Caves, or Ambivali Leni, or Pandav Leni are a group of Buddhist caves near Neral, Raigad district, Maharashtra, 8km southeast of Kalyan. The caves are cut in the low hill located on the concave portion of a river. They consist in 12 viharas cells with verandah and several water cisterns. There is one inscription in Brahmi script on a...

It's quite famous for people in Karjat and the place that we stayed at was quite close to it.

Actually summer would not be the right time to visit these caves as the heat will kill you but monsoon would be an ideal one for sure.

The view 🔥

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