The natural world is an incredible place. There are soaring mountains and rolling sand dunes, spectacular beaches and shimmering lakes, steaming geysers and bubbling volcanoes—and so much more.

The Deccan Traps, stretching across Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar, are among the largest volcanic formations on Earth. Formed around 66 million years ago, these extensive basaltic lava flows are not ...