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.
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.
Getting to Nashik
- 01Nashik Airport
Nashik is 180 km (110 mi) from Mumbai (Bombay).
- 02Nashik New C B S Bus Stand
- 03Nasik Road CR
Worth seeing
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.
Things to do
Trek in the hills near to Nashik. Visit a Stone Age Site - several kilometres from Gangapur village.
- 01MFL's Zonkers Adventure Park
Opposite Beyond Resort by Sula, Gangapur-Savargaon Rd (near the backwaters of Gangapur Dam), zonkersadventurepark@gmail.com.
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.
- 01Agrawal Bros K Mithaiwala
63, Shalimar, Next to IMA (Shalimar Chowk),.
- 02Budha Halwai
"Keep Calm and eat Jelebi!" is their motto.
- 03Cafe Bliss
Serves 80 types of coffee and tea, and sandwiches, wraps, pizzas, burgers and desserts.
- 04Cafe
College Road (Opp BYK college),.
- 05Carnival
Getting around Nashik the local way
- 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. Last edited 2026-09.
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