Mapro Garden
Welcome to Mapro Gardens - Mahabaleshwar's most beloved strawberry paradise! Among Mahabaleshwar's top tourist spots, this sprawling park includes a chocolate factory, restaurant, nursery play area, retail outlet selling Mapro products and its famed strawberry plantation which promises delicious shakes, ice creams, salads made with these mouthwatering fruits! And don't miss the annual Strawberry Festival on Easter weekend where local farms showcase their farms with free samples of their unconventional strawberry-based products as well as folk performances from local performers while offering samples of jams, marmalades and syrups made exclusively here at Mapro Gardens! Come experience its magic for yourself!
Manghar Honey Village
Madhache Gaav or Manghar Honey Village can be found 7.5 km from Main Mahabaleshwar market! Explore India's first "Village of Honey" just outside Satara District! Nearly every family in Manghar is involved with beekeeping, producing an astounding annual yield of 4,000 kg of pure honey! Manghar has been identified by Maharashtra Government Khadi Gram Udyog Bee Keeping Training Institute as having great potential, so tourism programs have been initiated there in order to boost rural employment while supporting beekeeping business and promote the ecosystem in hills while supporting rural employment and beekeeping business as well as promote pure honey business while supporting ecosystem in hills. Take a guided tour at Manghar's Bee Breeding Centre while learning all about honey, bees and their significance before experiencing Manghar! Don't miss the sweet magic of Manghar!
Madhusagar Honey Factory
Experience factory tour at Madhusagar Honey Factory, a government-approved honey collection centre just five minutes from Mahabaleshwar Market. Visitors can also buy products directly from their counter area. There are three special varieties of honey available here - Organic Honey, Jambhul Honey and Gela Honey each providing unique health benefits, along with other high-quality honey products like jams, juice, crush & syrup jelly gulkand chocolate pickle and chutney! Madhusagar Honey Factory stands at the core of honey tourism both here and Panchgani; welcoming thousands of tourists and locals every year since decades!
Imperial Store
As you meander through Mahabaleshwar's busy market via its Chowk entrance, the stately brick walls of Imperial Stores catch your eye, inviting you in. Discover its treasures within. Within its walls are a pharmacy, wine cellar and Country Corner cafe; all rich with history and tradition. This cafe has an illustrious past, stretching back to when it provided provisions to the British Army as a contractor for East India Company; even providing rations to their British garrison! Retaining its old-world charm, the cafe now serves a range of delicious treats such as the ever-popular keema-pao (lamb meat pie), cutlets, bun maska (steamed bun) and fast food like burgers and pizza to appeal to modern diners.
