Still Want Darshan Of Ganpati Bappa? Head Over To This Amazing Natural Caves Near To Murba

Ganpati Gadad! Gadad means caves. Yeah, you heard right, Caves. This place is very amazing and has breathtaking scenic views. It's 3 hours away from Mumbai and 2 hours from Kalyan. It is a bunch of caves with a Waterfall in front. I went there last weekend, on Sunday morning which was rainy. We were a group of 5 friends and started the journey from Kalyan bus depot. We took a bus for Tokawade and got down at a junction of Kasgaon. From there we got a taxi for Dhasai and from Dhasai we headed towards base village named Sonawale in a Tumtum {rickshaw}.

The trek started from Sonawale village taking the route according to Google Maps. It was about 2 and a half hour trek till the caves. We even got lost in between and took help of a local. The whole route had amazing natural beautiful scenarios. And after reaching caves, it was like heaven there. There's a Ganpati Temple in the biggest cave. All the caves are nice to spend a night. The local guy told us that this caves were made by the Pandavas in the time of their Vanvaas. Do visit there once.

The route is not at all marked over there so I will suggest you to go as per Google Maps. The route is there on Maps and follows only the Ganpati Gadad Trail. Sometimes the local villagers even misguide the visit. You can ask them too but for a safe side keep the Google Maps ready also! One more thing, we travelled a lot like Kalyan-Kasgaon-Dhasai-Sonawale, but there are direct buses for Sonawale from Murbad. So the travelling time can be saved by Kalyan-Murbad-Sonawale route.

Pack your lunch and snacks with you, and you can enjoy a group lunch at the caves. And even food may not be available in the base village. So it's good to take a packed lunch along.

Just enjoy the beautiful nature over there and don't spoil it with garbage. It would be really amazing if the place remains clean and green! Thank you and enjoy a lot.