Igatpuri is about 140 Kms from Mumbai. A small town at about 1900 ft above sea level, on the Mumbai - Nashik route.
Reaching there:
Road: Regular ST buses between Mumbai & Nashik. Driving-NH 3 via Shahpur and Kasra Ghats. Takes 3 hours.
Rail: Tapovan Express to Igatpuri. Or A Local train to Kasara from CST. And bus or taxi from Kasara to Igatpuri. About 2.5 hrs in train and about 30-40 minutes by road from Kasara to Igatpuri.
Accomodation: There are a couple of hotels. Manas Resorts and Ganak Motel over look the valley and the rivers. Hotel Ashwin is in the town. Golden Resort is about 5 kms from Igatpuri and is nestled between the hills. We stayed at Ganak Motel and had food at Manas and Ashwin.
What to do in Igatpuri: Walking. Climbing the hills. Falling. Rolling in the Valleys. Chasing the streams and waterfalls. Trekking to mountains.