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Nashik

Nashik, formerly Nasik, is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra situated on the banks of the river Godavari, about 165 km (103 mi) northeast of the state capital Mumbai.

Nashik
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The place

Nashik, formerly Nasik, is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra situated on the banks of the river Godavari, about 165 km (103 mi) northeast of the state capital Mumbai. The city lies in the Nashik Metropolitan Region. It is the administrative headquarters of Nashik district. Nashik is the 4th largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, and the largest city in Northern Maharashtra. It is also one of the fastest developing Tier-2 cities in India.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Nashik

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Nasik Caves

    The Trirashmi Caves, or Nashik Caves or Pandavleni is a holy Buddhist and Jain site located about 8 km south of the centre of Nashik, Maharashtra, India. Most of the caves are viharas except for Cave 18 which is a chaitya of the 1st century BCE. The style of some of the elaborate pillars or columns, for example in caves 3 and 10, is an important example of the development of the form.

    7.6 km · ancient Buddhist cave complex in Nashik, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Kalaram Temple

    Kalaram Temple, is a Hindu temple in Nashik of Nashik district in Maharashtra, dedicated to the deity Rama. It is a temple situated in Panchavati area of the Nashik.

    1.2 km · Hindu temple in Maharashtra, India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

    Maharashtra University of Health Sciences is a higher Medical education institution in Nashik, Maharashtra, India.

    9.1 km · state public university in Nashik, Maharashtra, India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Gajpanth

    Gajpanth is a Digambar Jain pilgrimage site located in Mhasrul village, in the Nashik district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is managed and maintained by Registered Trust No.

    7.3 km · digambar Jain pilgrimage site in Maharashtra · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Muktidham

    Muktidham is a marble temple complex honouring various Hindu gods. It is a popular tourist attraction situated in the Nashik Road suburb of the city of Nashik in the State of Maharashtra in India.

    7 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    KTHM College

    The K.R.T. Arts, B.H. Commerce & A.M. Science College, Nashik, popularly known as KTHM College, Nashik was established in 1969 and is affiliated to University of Pune. The college is situated on a campus on the bank of river Godavari.

    1.8 km · college in Nashik , Maharashtra · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Hutatma Anant Kanhere Maidan

    Anant Kanhere Maidan is a cricket ground in Nashik, Maharashtra, India. Formerly the stadium was known as Golf Club Ground.

    1.6 km · cricket ground in Maharashtra, India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

Anjaneri Parvat. Located near Trambakeshwar, it is well known for waterfalls during monsoon season. Nashik Flower Park. Deolali Camp Cantonment Board. Artillery centre - Deolali camp's, Lahawit market is for shopping, Deolali South has Khandoba temple hill, golf course, sun rise & set point as well.

From Wikivoyage: Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

Trek in the hills near to Nashik. Visit a Stone Age Site - several kilometres from Gangapur village.

  1. 01
    MFL's Zonkers Adventure Park

    Opposite Beyond Resort by Sula, Gangapur-Savargaon Rd (near the backwaters of Gangapur Dam), zonkersadventurepark@gmail.com.

From Wikivoyage: Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

There are good restaurants all over the city. Coffee Shops/Cafes on College Road: Bliss Juice Bar, Cafe Bollywood, 12 to 12, Friendship, Cafe Coffee Day. 12 to 12 is good restaurant for western cuisines. The most amazing dining experiences at Nashik are at Emerald Park Hotel.

  1. 01
    Agrawal Bros K Mithaiwala

    63, Shalimar, Next to IMA (Shalimar Chowk),.

  2. 02
    Budha Halwai

    "Keep Calm and eat Jelebi!" is their motto.

  3. 03
    Cafe Bliss

    Serves 80 types of coffee and tea, and sandwiches, wraps, pizzas, burgers and desserts.

  4. 04
    Cafe

    College Road (Opp BYK college),.

  5. 05
    Carnival

From Wikivoyage: Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Nashik

Airports
Nashik (ISK), 19 km · Shirdi (SAG), 70 km · Navi Mumbai (NMI), 136 km
Stations
Nasik Road railway station, 7.8 km · Gandhinagar Airport, 4.2 km
  • Kakadi → Nashik
    808 km · quickest by road, 14h 53m · ₹6,200–7,750
  • Navi Mumbai → Nashik
    134 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · ₹1,070–1,330
  • Mumbai → Nashik
    140 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · ₹1,090–1,360
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Nashik

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Nashik. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inThere are sufficiently frequent services of buses, auto-rickshaws, shared-taxis etc.
  • Get aroundYou can also take cheap and good auto rickshaws.

From Wikivoyage: Nashik, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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