Bal Bhavan

Bal Bhavan: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bal Bhavan

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Bal Bhavan — distance from nearby cities

• From Mumbai (MH): about 19 km by road (15 km straight line) · directions · more places near Mumbai
• From Thane (MH): about 43 km by road (34 km straight line) · directions · more places near Thane
• From Alibag (MH): about 44 km by road (35 km straight line) · directions · more places near Alibag
• From Lonavala (MH): about 82 km by road (66 km straight line) · directions · more places near Lonavala
• From Pune (MH): about 149 km by road (120 km straight line) · directions · more places near Pune

Coordinates: 18.95262, 72.81679. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bal Bhavan

• Marine Drive Beach · beach · Mumbai · ~1 km · Very popular · Must-see
• ISKCON Chowpatty (Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Mandir) · temple · Mumbai · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shree Babulnath Mandir · temple · Mumbai · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kamala Nehru Park · park · Mumbai · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hanging Garden · sanctuary · Mumbai · ~2 km · Very popular · Must-see
• August Kranti Maidan · park · Mumbai · ~2 km · Must-see
• Shri Mumba Devi · temple · Mumbai · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Juma Masjid · dargah · Mumbai · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Minara Masjid · dargah · Mumbai · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mughal Masjid · dargah · Mumbai · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Crawford Market · attraction · Mumbai · ~2 km · Must-see
• Dargah Haji Abdul Rahman Shah Baba · dargah · Mumbai · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Magen David Synagogue · attraction · Mumbai · ~3 km · Must-see
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus · attraction · Mumbai · ~3 km · Must-see
• Banganga Lake · lake · Mumbai · ~3 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Marine Drive · attraction · Mumbai · ~3 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Shri Walkeshwar Temple · temple · Mumbai · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Khada Parsi Statue · attraction · Mumbai · ~3 km · Well liked · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bal Bhavan

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bal Bhavan

• Hanging Garden · sanctuary · Mumbai · ~2 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Hutatma Chowk · sanctuary · Mumbai · ~3 km · Must-see
• Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo · sanctuary · Mumbai · ~4 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Maharashtra Nature Park · sanctuary · Mumbai · ~15 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Sanjay Gandhi National Park · sanctuary · Mumbai Suburban · ~39 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Karnala Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Raigarh · ~40 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Palghar · ~65 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Raigarh · ~75 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Tiger Point Lonavala · sanctuary · Pune · ~83 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Bhimashankar WLS · sanctuary · Thane · ~100 km · Must-see

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