Arthur's Seat

Arthur's seat is considered as the queen of all points in hillstation Of Mahabaleshwar. This seat is often reffered to the "Great Outdoors in India" and is startification is compared to the Great Grand Canyon that is found in the US.It is facinating for this reason that the lush green Shallow valley is surrounded by the greenery on both sides and in particular the arrangement of rocks on the southern side of the Arthur seat is he distinguishing point that links this startification to the that of the Grand Canyon. The place is named after the Arthur Mallet who was the first man to come to this place and set up a small house.



This place also is also the geographical marking point that distinguishes both the Deccan and the Konkan region.The spring located across the steps often referred as Tiger Spring is said to be the statrting point of the River Savtri. Arthur Seat also offers a panaromic view and awe inspiring view of the Krishna Valley and the waters of the Dhom Dam. Another point should be visited is located to the southern most part of the Seat also refered to as Echo Point.