Travel Diaries

Located in Indore, Patalpani is one of the most dangerous water falls in India which often explodes with flood during monsoon. The massive terrains stretch up to 150 feet underneath your shoes with gushing water. In summer, the waterfall dries completely looking like a huge crooked well. But lose not your hope, the dead end of water falls always got a shallow lake that lets you swim in the naturally preserved water.The Boulders that bring water bask in the sun shining smoothly until their sliding blanket closes upon them in monsoon.

The Adventurous part is here, there is no fixed path to reach the downhill where you could take a natural shower. One must climb down the terrain sneaking through bushes and shrubs with a good gripped foot or else the loose sands and stones might give you a jet ride to death. Despite all, once you reach down safely, its heaven. The picture traps us with the sweet hum of nature. It feels like stuck up in an empire of Mystic mountains and green water. The sea blue sky above seems to be farther than normal. The trek downhill keeps your every nerve at stake but once you stand down the seething waterfall hugged by

the beauty of natural vistas, you will be proud of your every single risky step. The best time to visit is from June to august when the rainfall is moderate and the chance of your death by flood is fairly low. Our team was very

lucky to have witnessed the dry dead climate of Indore when there was no trace of green or either water fall. It became clearer when the shop keeper looked at us like “What are you doing here in the first week of summer?” We couldn’t help but laugh at the empty boulders. But as said above there is always something to do here, we found the lake and swam with all our hearts. To the west a railway tunnel facing the Patalpani is another warm place to go on a walk with your friends after the swim. If you were lucky, you would be surprised with the train on the same track you walk and you have to do the Spidey pose on the wall till the train crosses you. The whole of the tunnel ricochets in the dark when the train passes through and finally light enters the tunnel once again. Before you visit make sure your stars are working or else you would find the shopkeeper staring at you weirdly.