Weekend Getaway from Mumbai- Nashik(Maharashtra) and Saputara(Gujrat).Sankar Thakur reports.

Another long weekend looms ahead and I am reminded of the last long weekend we had and how we used it up.
Post breakfast we left our home in Thane around 9 am in my car with my family. The 150 kilometers plus drive through the meandering western ghats , full of khais, beautiful bends,lush green foliage was covered in around 3 hours and we drove into the beautiful vineyards producing the white and red wines under the brand names of SULA.

The accommodation for visitors

The facilities at the Vineyards allow a visitor to stay overnight  and there are plenty of people preferring to take off from the hustle bustle of Mumbai life and recharging their tired souls in the tranquil environs of the the Dindori and Nashik Vineyards. These Vineyards boast of a Tasting room atop the winery where one can sample wines free of cost  and a greek styled amphitheater where special events are held.   The vineyard contains on their premises  32 room luxury resort where rooms are available around  INR 6500 per night.

We had a lovely lunch at the resort after satiating our senses on the wine  sampling spree and we were ready to hit for our destination Suputara- the only hill station in Dang district of Gujarat around 70 kms from Nasik. The road condition was not very good as we wove our way through Manora, Warvandi,Vani and Ghagbaari before reaching the hill station. It took us almost 2 hours to reach the Gujrat tourism hotel we were booked into. Lovely  fields of flowers being harvested at various points greeted our eyes making the drive soothing to the eyes. A relaxed 2 days stay there connecting and bonding with loved ones , getting rides on the ropeway, trekking taking camel cart rides and generally relaxing was rejuvenating for the soul and we came back to Mumbai promising ourselves more such trips.

Saputara Vistas