MOUNT ABU

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MOUNT ABU

Mount Abu is a well known hill-station in Rajasthan state of western India, located in Sirohi district, Being a popular holiday destination the place is well connected to rest of the country.

Mount Abu is home to a number of tourist attractions from natural beauty to historical and architectural places, The world famous tourist destination is known for its Delwara Jain temples and natural beauty world over, situated amidst lush green forested hills on the highest peak in the Aravali range is also the summer capital for the Indian state of Rajasthan.

The historical Achalgarh fort, built in the 14th century by Rana Kumbha of Mewar. It encloses several beautiful Jain temples, including the Achaleswar Mahadev Temple (1412) and the Kantinath Temple (1513).

Heart of the city Nakki Lake, is another popular visitor attraction of Mount Abu. There is the Toad Rock on a hill near the lake. Raghunath Temple and Maharaja Jaipur Palace are also on hills near Nakki Lake.

The mountain is also home to several Hindu temples, including the Adhar Devi Temple, carved out of solid rock; the Shri Raghunathji Temple; and a shrine and temple to Dattatreya built atop the Guru Shikhar peak.

 The world headquarters of the Brahma Kumari order of lady renunciates is also located here, as is the World Spiritual University of the same denomination.

There is also believed to be a footprint of Vishnu on top of Mount Abu. The Durga temple, Ambika Mata Temple lies in a cleft of rock in Jagat, just outside of Mount Abu.

The adventure activities in Mount Abu are trekking, rock climbing, rappelling, wildlife and bird watching. If you are a nature enthusiast then spend time in studying flora of Mount Abu as also tribal culture. Mount Abu has many wildlife observing paths and view points such as Trevor’s Tank, Devangan Valley, Salgaon Watch Tower, Tiger Path, Kodra Dam, Gaumukh, Cragis point etc.

Mt. Abu is a place, that can simply not be defined in words; it needs to be seen, felt, experienced.

By Rail

Abu Road is the nearest railway station just 28 KM from the main city, Which is very well connected by rail routes to New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Mumbai. From Abu Road you can opt for state transport service (usually every hour) or Taxis on both sharing and private basis.

By Air:

The nearest airport is Udaipur at a distance of 185 km, But Ahmedabad is having better connectivity and daily flights with other parts of the country and is just 221 KM from Mount Abu.
By Road

 Mount Abu is well connected by road with major cities of the country, Many government run (Rajasthan State Transport Corporation) buses operate from nearby cites to Mount Abu. In addition to a number of state transport buses, many private buses ply regularly to this hill station.