ONE DAY EXCURSION AROUND

Pune Nasik road

Pune Panvel
road

Pune
Khopoli
Alibag
road

Pune Mumbai road upto

Khandala

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Distance in kms
from Pune /
Pimpri

Famous for

1.

Bedsa Caves

@ 50/ 30

Carvings in the cave @ 2000

years old.
Beautiful nature in the
surrounding

2.

Dukes Nose

@70/50

Nature,
Pots in stone on the hilltop

3.

Lohagad

3.

Tigers Leap

Nature/Fort
@70/50

Nature,
Deep valley
Wide sea beach famous for
soft sand

Kihim

5.

Karnala Bird
Sanctuary

@100/ 80

Fort
Bird Sanctuary(150 varieties)
Binocular essential
Beware of honeybees on the
cliff.

6.

BheemaShankar

@125/110

Places:
Bombay point, Hanuman
Lake,Nagphani (like Duke's
nose) Bheema river
waterfall,Sanctuary9 Shekru
squirrel, Fluoroscent moss

7.

NaneGhat

8.

Malshej Ghat

9.

Kotul

One can see 100 sq km area

right from Kalasubai to
BheemaShankar from one of
the cliff .
Historical OCTROI point.
@125/110

Beautiful nature, lot many

waterfalls, misty atmosphere.

Inverted conical columns of

natural salts (Calcium
carbonates)

Pune
Pune Solapur road

Pune Nagar Road

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from Pune /
Pimpri

Famous for

10.

Takahari

ShriBhavani Temple.

11.

Akole

ShriSiddheshwar Temple built

in 8th century. Found in 1780.

12.

Pemgiri

Banyan tree having about

spread in about 4 acres / 1.5
hectars
Age few centuries.

13.

Morachi Chincholi

@82/112

Lot of Peacocks during

morning and evening.
They come closer to persons
wearing dirty white clothes like
local people.

14.

Nighoj

@87/117

Potholes in the river.

Biggest in Asia.
(Moonland in Pune?)

15.

Vadgaon

Inverted conical salt columns

16.

Takali
Dhokeshwar

Cave temple built in 5th / 6th

century.
Lot of sculptures in temple

17.

Ramdara

@25/45

18.

Bhuleshwar

@45/65

19.

Rehekuri

@140/165

20.

Neeranarasinhpur

Surrounding consists of
Trees , coconut trees, lake &
birds
Shiva Temple built in 13th
century.
Lot of sculptures in temple.

Antelope sanctuary

Shri Laxmi Narasinh temple on

the banks of Bhima & Neera

Pune Sol
Pune Satra road

Pune Bhor road

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from Pune /
Pimpri

Famous for

21.

Velapur

Temple built in 12th century

Standing position of Shiva
Parvati
1.15 m in height x o.65 min
width

22.

Baneshwar

@30/50

23.

Raireshwar

80/100

24.

Varandha Ghat

@90/110

25.

Shivthar Ghal

@90/110

Big waterfall in monsoon

26.

ShriVardhan

@120/140

Original place of Peshwas,

sea beach

27.

Harihareshwar

@132/152

Beautiful nature

28.

Dive Agar

@144/164

RoopNarayan,
Golden Ganesh

30.

Panchgani

@110/130

Table Land,
Various types of flowers in
different time period in
monsoon
Smythia Drosera flowers

31.

Tapola

@160/180

Boat rideKoyana Sanctuary - 5 hours,

Triveni Sangam - 2 hours.
Vasota fort - 4 hours,
Koyana dam - 10 hours

32.

Mahabaleshwar

33.

Thoseghar

WaterTemple
Lake
Waterfall
Smythia wild flowers on
natural lawns
Hilly area
Landscapes & Nature
Many waterfalls in monsoon
Wild flowers

Venna lake
Heavy rains
Thick forest
Satara thoseghar
25 km

Waterfall

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Pune Sinhgad
road

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from Pune /
Pimpri

Famous for

34.

KasLake &
Yavateshwar

Satara
Yavateshwar@10
km,
Yavateshwar Kas
-@ 15 km

Waterfall, Lake
Wild colour ful flowers in
September. Duration 15 days.

36.

Pashan Lake

@15/15

Migrating birds

37.

Sinhgad

@27/50

38.

Panshet
Varasgaon

@50/70

Hilly area
Private garden having
attractive birds
Dam

ON AROUND
ONE DAY
PUNE
EXCURSION AROUND

Pune Panvel
road

Pune
Khopoli
Alibag
road

Pune Mumbai road upto

Khandala

Group

Special Information

How to go

For photography visit in the

morning for proper direction of
light

8 10 km in
South(Left) before
Kamshet on pune
Lonavala road
Via Khandala.
Near Malwali station
Via Lonavala / INS
Shivaji

Dr. Salim Alis place, MTDC tent

are available

For reservation of
accommodation contact :
Forest Officer Karnala
Post Panvel Dist : Raigad.

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Visit after Diwali when the roads

are dry.

Pune Nasik road

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13 kms from Panvel

One of the 12 JYOTIRLINGAs of @ 50 km from

Lord Shiva
Manchar via
Rainfall 3000mm annualy
RajguruNagar(khed)

Visit during monsoon.

Have binicolar

Rating

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Visit Dongarwadi 2
km before Ghat to
see Flamingoes in
August

These four places

can be visited
together.

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Pune Nagar Road

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How to go

Also see Gangadhareshwar

temple

On the road of
Sangamner to
Bhandardara

22 kms from Shirur on Shirur

Rajgurunagar road.

May be covered
together.

Due to the swirling motion of

water stone s start rotating ,thus
wearing out the bottom of the
river. Some times neighboring
potholes may open in each other
creating patterns worth seeing.

5-7 km from
LoniKalbhor

Pune Solapur road

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Beware of monkeys.

8-10 kms from Yavat

Turn to right just 2
km before Yavat on
pune Solapur road.

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Heavy charges (Rs. 500/-) for

SLR camera.
Do not swim. It is dangerous .

Rating

Pune Indapur Neera

Narasinhpur

Pune Sol

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Special Information

DASBODH written SAMRTH

RAMDAS SWAMY- Political
GURU of SHIVAJI
Laxmi Narayan temple
The idol made in 11th century in
the style of Hoyasala's
During low tide PRADAKSHINA
can be made
During high tide heavy tides are
worth seeing

Check road
condotion in
Varandha ghat.
Neera Devghar is
being filled for the
first time this year.
Some roads are
going under water

Very near to each

other.
Can be collectively
visited.

The idol brought here in 11th

century
Tooth brush orchid in August end Visit Cave restaurant
& early September.
of Mr Bodas ( Retd
from indian Navy)
Different variety of flowers, every
15 days.

Pune Satra road

Rating

One of the beautiful sculpture in

Maharashtra.

Do not swim. It is dangerous .

Pune Bhor road

How to go

No residential accomodation in
Tapola .
Mahabaleshwar Tapola distance
-@ 28 km
Lingmala waterfall-(@500 feet)
in October. On the way from
Pune to Mahabaleshwar
Only in late monsoon

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Pune Sinhgad
road

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August/ Sept?

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