Kanheri Caves, Borivali National Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Kanheri caves lies in the heart of green lungs of Mumbai in Borivali or Sanjay Gandhi national park (SGNP). These are Buddhist caves comprising of 109 caves which is 7km inside of Borivali National Park main gates. The National park are closed on Mondays. Kanheri caves or Krishnagiri caves are 1st century old caves. Also these areas are highly leopard active zone. Drones are strictly prohibited due to Airforce area. Also these mountains are the source of Dahisar river and Kanheri river which flows through front of these caves is one of its tributary. Not advised to explore beyond caves limit and forest as it is highly leopard movement area.

Kanheri caves is not accessible from Yeoor Hills. But it shares the same forest and national park. One can see the satellite point from Yeoor and Kanheri caves is just beneath the satellite point.

Kanheri Caves Monsoon Video Documentary

Kanheri Caves Entry Ticket and Fees

Kanheri caves is inside Borivali national park. One has to take first the entry ticket to enter National park at the main gates.

Then either one can walk, cycle or take bus services or share taxis from the main gate to the Kanheri Caves gates which is around 7km from main National park gate.

There one has to take entry tickets again of Kanheri caves to enter the cave premises.

Buses ply every 30mins.

Buses 10INR/person

Taxis 50INR/person

Kanheri Entry Fee 15INR/person

Park Entry Fee: Same as that of Yeoor Entry Fee (Since park is same)

Timings are from 7:30in morning to 5:00 in evening.

MONDAYS NATIONAL PARK/KANHERI IS CLOSED

Yeoor Hills Rainbow

 Yeoor Hills Rainbow

 Yeoor Hills Rainbow

 Yeoor Hills Rainbow

 Yeoor Hills Rainbow

Photos of Yeoor Hills - Part 4

Photos of Yeoor Hills - Part 3

Yeoor Hills

Yeoor Hills Farming

Yeoor Hills Farming

Yeoor Hills Forests

 Yeoor Hills Farms

Photos of Yeoor Hills - Part 2

 Above photo is of summer season in Yeoor Hills

 Jungle walkways (Pagdandi) of Yeoor Hills

People for morning walks in Yeoor Hills

 Yeoor Hills from above

 Morning Mist at Yeoor Hills

Yeoor Hills Village

Yeoor hills compromise of total 6 villages. Most of the villages are small and some are big, where Yeoor itself being big. There is an airforce station in Yeoor village. The main Yeoor village is well connected by road with government buses in operation along with local rickshaws.

Most of the people is Yeoor village are of Warli tribe with farming being their main source of job. They have been there even before the place was declared as national park. The tradition and culture has been passed down to generations.

Yeoor Villages:

1) Bendipada

2) Patvanapada

3) Ronchapada

4) Kokanipada

5) Vanitapada

6) Narlepada

 Yeoor Hills Main Village

Yeoor Hills Lakes

Yeoor hills blooms in monsoon. The place has many lakes inside it but most of them are manmade which is formed by the old quarries. These quarries were formed when these mountain were used for its rocks many years back. The quarries now collect water during monsoon and lakes are formed. Some are shallow some are deep.

There are around 6 major lakes formed in the vicinity of yeoor hills. The most famous are the one near the airforce station also called khadani(Quarry in english) and other at the Manpada side which is barricaded and right at the entrance gates of Yeoor. This one is also the deepest of all the Yeoor lakes where once it had crocodiles in it. Also almost all the yeoor lakes have taken a toll on human life. 

Young kids usually try to venture deep and get drown in these lakes making the restrictions more stronger in visiting these lakes. All of the yeoor lakes are deep and dangerous where as the shallow ones might have slushy base where one can get stuck.

 Yeoor Hills Lake

Yeoor Hills Lake during Monsoon