This book, "MATHERAN – A Practical Guide" is a sincere effort on our part, so that the lovely and enchanting Matheran is opened up to you in a much better and friendlier way.

This book will help you to successfully plan and execute your trip to Matheran, enabling you to distribute your time between the sight seeing, travel, shopping at the market, eating and resting. So that you make the most of your stay in Matheran.

Thus you go content and satisfied with what you have seen and experienced and plan to come back again to explore the yet unseen.

What will you find in this book?
1. Various scenic points and their colour pictures with description.
2. Colour route map of all the important points you can visit in Matheran.
3. Blow-up detailed colour map of Matheran divided in 3 zones to help you navigate.
4. Perfect geographical map of Matheran – well researched by our team of experts by GPS (GARMIN).
5. Feature article on what is available in the Matheran market so that you can plan your shopping.
6. Time-table of the Mini-train, ST bus and connecting local trains that bring you to or take you from Neral.
7. Complete list of Hotels and their contact numbers.
8. Discovery and History of Matheran with mention of latest developments that Matheran has gone through. 9. List of Insects, Butterflies, Moths, Reptiles, Snakes, with their colour pictures for identification.
10. List of birds with their colour pictures.
11. List of the flora of Matheran complete with family and scientific names & colour pictures.
    (An attractive reference for the amateurs and a very good check list for the already initiated)
12. List of mammals and their colour pictures.
13. List of useful places like Library, Hospital, Police station etc. with their phone numbers.
14. List of various trekking approach routes to Matheran.
16. Technical data – height above sea level, latitude-longitude, rainfall and temperature variations.