Manori Islands with the Manori beach and the Gorai Beach is seperated from the mainland only by a small creek and cant be called an island in all its essense, still the place just 40 km from one of the busiest and most crowded cities in the world; Mumbai, has maintained a quaint rustic charm about itself and maintained itself as an island away from the all pervasive urbanization of its neighbours!
If your agenda for the weekend calls for nothing more than some sunbathing at a beach, Manori, located about 20 minutes away from Madh Island, is the place to hit. Manori roadside chapels and churches.
Pune to Manori 185
Mumbai to Manori 40
Kolhapur to Manori400
Nagpur to Manori 850
Ahm'bad to Manori 530
B'lore to Manori1000
The world's largest hollow stone masonry structure containing relics of the Buddha, the Vipassana Pagoda is also the world's largest stone dome built without any supporting pillars. Vipassana meditation courses are held free of charge at the meditation centre that is situated in the Global Vipassana Pagoda complex.
