As part of our Monsoon trip in July 2011, we visited Matheran which is located at a distance of approx 100 km from Mumbai. It is the only town in India where motor vehicles are not allowed and it is 100% pollution free. One can enjoy the beauty of the Matheran more in the monsoon, which is covered by misty clouds on the top and green valleys in the bottom. One can reach Matheran by passing through Neral (Mumbai: 97 km, Pune: 73km), from there you can hire a shared taxi or by toy train. Toy train from Neral - Matheran is a worth traveling and takes almost 2 hrs for just 12 km passing through many beautiful view points of matheran. The name Matheran means either "forest on top" or "mother...