Here’s a list of active adventure spots on and near Mumbai:
- Kanheri Caves in the Borivali National Park are an active location for climbers in Mumbai.
- Artificial Climbing Wall at Nandadeep School in Goregaon east has an active community of climbers every evening.
- Gandhi Tekdi in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park has a smallish area where climbing practice is possible.
- Mumbra is to the Climbers on the Central railway line what Kanheri is to those on the Western line – a hub for climbers.
- Manori Beach is less active, being inconvenient to access by ferry from Marve Beach and then local transport. However, the climbing here is rather dramatic and fun for a change. Be careful of tides though, as the lower part of the face can get cut off during high tide.
- Hiranandani Climbing Wall – another hub for sport climbers
- Kondana Caves – Karjat – Lovely rappelling site, particularly in the monsoon, for waterfall rappelling.
- Tungarli dam – Lonavala – another nice rappelling site.
- Kolad , off the Mumbai Goa highway for whitewater rafting on the Kundalika
- Vile, 21km from Kolad, off the Mumbai Goa highway for kayaking on the Kundalika
Of course, there are many more locations – there are as many locations as there are directions, when it comes to this part of the world and the season right now? Any fort is fair game for monsoon hiking. For that matter, so are lakes, general green areas…. However, these are the ones many people opt for for quick getaways from Mumbai.
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