Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

Hotels & Resorts in Kolhapur

Hotel	Grade	Rate per couple	Plan
Hotel Raysons Regency	*******	Tariff	Room & Breakfast
Hotel Shalini Palace	*******	Tariff	Room only
Hotel Pearl	*******	Tariff	Room & Breakfast
Jivhala Holiday Resorts ( Gaganbawada )	**	Tariff	Room only

Kolhapur is famous for being a centre of Art, education, industry and sports, particularly wrestling. Here the wresling is called as Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India "Kusti" and wreslers are known as "Malla". This wrestling match is played in the square clay ground which is known as "Akhada".

Similar to "The Operation Flood" project in gujrat, in Kolhapur the "Warna Project" was started and till date is famous for huge amount of generation of milk and milk products which are transported to the whole of india.

Kolhapur comes under sugarcane belt and because of this people are very rich and live prosperous life.

Kolhapuri chappals are renowned for their durability and beauty of make.

Kolhapuri tobacco is also very famous.

It is an important centre of Marathi film industry. Kolhapur possesses historical as well as mythological importance. It is known as Dakshin kashi on account of its deity Mahalakshmi or Ambabai. The Ambabai temple was built by the Chalukya King Karnadeve in 634 AD.The Irwin Agricultural Museum of Kolhapur has some old Andhra coins. Bahubali, Jain Pilgrim centre, lies at a distance of 38 km from Kolhapur.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Area : sq. km.
Population : Approx. 4 lakh people
Altitude : mtrs. above sea level
Clothing : Summer - Cottons Winter - Woolens
Language : Marathi, Hindi and English
STD Code : 0231


PRIME ATTRACTIONS Mahalaxmi Temple The New Palace (Chhatrapati Sahu Museum) The Town Hall Museum The Old Palace/ Bhavani Mandap Binkhambi Ganesh Mandir Rankala Lake Shalini Palace Tryambuli Devi Shankracharya Math

EXCURSIONS

Panhala Fort
Vishalgad
Bhudargad
Paargad
Narasimha Wadi
Bahubali Of Kumbhojgiri
Khidrapur
Dajipur Bison Sanctuary
Amba
Amboli
Jotiba

HOW TO GET THERE

Air: It is a one-hour journey from Bombay to Kolhapur by air. The Ujalaiwadi airport is 10-km away from Kolhapur Main City. One can also travel from Kolhapur to the nearest Airport Pune , which is 238-Km away.

Rail: Kolhapur has a railway station and it's an 11-hour journey from Mumbai or Bangalore to Kolhapur.

Road: Kolhapur is about 450-km south of Mumbai and it's a ten to eleven hour journey from Mumbai or Banglore to Kolhapur by road. Maharashtra State Transport Corporation (MSTC) has regular service in this route with semi luxury and regular buses. Even private bus service is available to reach here from Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Solapur (also spelt as Sholapur) and Bangalore.

Local Transport:
Auto-rickshaws are the most common mode of transport along with the bus service run by the municipal corporation. Taxis are available too, but not that common.