Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai
Location: Western Suburbs of Mumbai, India
Attractions: Sagar Vihar Garden, Rain Tree Marg, Pandavpada Waterfalls etc
Founded in: 1971
How to Reach: One can easily reach Navi Mumbai by taking buses, boarding trains or by hiring taxis from Mumbai.


Navi Mumbai, acclaimed to be the world's largest planned city, is the twin city of Mumbai. Formerly known as New Bombay, it is a beautiful city about 29 kms to the northeast of Mumbai. Travel and tourism is booming in this satellite township, which is separated from Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay) by the Arabian Sea. In 1971, Navi Mumbai was founded to share the pressure of Mumbai, though the plan has been successful only to some extent.

The city is located on the mainland of the eastern coastline of the Thane Creek and is connected with Mumbai, through bridges like Vashi and Airoli. Navi Mumbai has really good physical and social infrastructure to boast of. Nerul, Vashi, Airoli, Kalamboli and Taloja are major areas of the city. While visiting the parallel city, check out the Sagar Vihar Garden that presents a beautiful sight to behold, leaving you completely mesmerized by its beauty.

Rain Tree Marg at Belapur offers a panoramic view of Navi Mumbai amidst natural splendor. If you are touring during monsoons, pay a visit to Pandavpada Waterfalls in Kharghar and enjoy cascading waters. Kharghar Hills is another place from where you can glimpse the entire city. You can also go for trekking from Panvel to Karnala Fort (13 kms). To put succinctly, Navi Mumbai is a landscaped modern city that has all contemporary charms.

Accommodation
Navi Mumbai has many places which can offer nice accommodation to the tourists. You can here find guesthouses, deluxe hotels and budget hotels as well. Nearly all hotels are good and provide adequate facilities to keep their guests at ease. Days Inn on the Palm Beach Marg, Hotel Heritage Dakshin in Sai Chambers and the Park Hotel in Belapur are some of the classy hotels in the twin city of Mumbai.