Around Pune
We are the people who love to explore the places around Pune. Below is the list of places around Pune with their distance from the city, so you can plan and go explore the places or you can call us and we will guide you (no consultancy charges) and provide you a detail itinerary for the places given below......... We shall also add more tourist spots as we explore.
Pune is the second largest city in Maharashtra. This city is known as Education and Industrial hub for India. Pune is also renowned for being the cultural capital of Maharashtra. Pune is also known for its natural beauty and that is the primary reason for its fame among tourists. Also known as the “Queen of Deccan”, this hilly city has a royal history, having been a part of the Rashtrakuta dynasty and then being a vital city during the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Besides the boom in Industrial and IT zones within the city, the last few decades have seen a rapid growth in the sector of tourism. Pune attracts travellers for its historic monuments, culture, traditions, and natural beauty offered by small hill tops, gardens and parks.
A general vacation guide to Pune contains a special mention of the renowned Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav, which is an Indian classical music festival staged during the month of December every year. Ardent classical music enthusiasts arrange visits during this time of the year to enjoy a mix of the city’s fashionable life and the century’s recent musical heritage. Being home to the prestigious Pune University, otherwise known as the “Oxford of the East”, Pune is the ideal higher education destination for many students. Short vacations or admission months are the ideal times to visit, along with your family, some of Pune’s popular tourist places such as the Chaturshringi temple of Goddess Jogeswari temple, Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Ambedkar museum, Parvati temple, Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Dagaduseth Halwai Ganpati temple, rock carved Pataleshwar temple, Aga Khan Palace (where Mahatma Gandhi was kept under house arrest) and the famous Shaniwar Wada, which was built during the time of Bajirao Peshwa- I. The outskirts of Pune also have some attractive tourist places like the Shinde Chatri memorial (A palace of Maratha general Mahadaji Shinde) and the Empress garden, popular for its lovely floral diversity. To seek out mental refreshment, we can visit weekend spots like Osho International Meditation Centre at Koregaon Park, and forts exhibiting during Diwali inspiring Maratha architecture.
A tour of Pune city is incomplete without pampering one’s taste buds with the Maharashtrian delicacies such as Puran Poli, Misal Pav and Mastani milkshake among many others. The city is fairly close to famous weekend getaways like the Hill Stations of Lonavala-Khandala, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Matheran; Beaches like Dapoli, Divyagarh, Alibaug; famous pilgrim places like Nashik, Shirdi; and world heritage sites Karla, Bhaja, Ajanta and Ellora caves.
A general vacation guide to Pune contains a special mention of the renowned Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav, which is an Indian classical music festival staged during the month of December every year. Ardent classical music enthusiasts arrange visits during this time of the year to enjoy a mix of the city’s fashionable life and the century’s recent musical heritage. Being home to the prestigious Pune University, otherwise known as the “Oxford of the East”, Pune is the ideal higher education destination for many students. Short vacations or admission months are the ideal times to visit, along with your family, some of Pune’s popular tourist places such as the Chaturshringi temple of Goddess Jogeswari temple, Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Ambedkar museum, Parvati temple, Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Dagaduseth Halwai Ganpati temple, rock carved Pataleshwar temple, Aga Khan Palace (where Mahatma Gandhi was kept under house arrest) and the famous Shaniwar Wada, which was built during the time of Bajirao Peshwa- I. The outskirts of Pune also have some attractive tourist places like the Shinde Chatri memorial (A palace of Maratha general Mahadaji Shinde) and the Empress garden, popular for its lovely floral diversity. To seek out mental refreshment, we can visit weekend spots like Osho International Meditation Centre at Koregaon Park, and forts exhibiting during Diwali inspiring Maratha architecture.
A tour of Pune city is incomplete without pampering one’s taste buds with the Maharashtrian delicacies such as Puran Poli, Misal Pav and Mastani milkshake among many others. The city is fairly close to famous weekend getaways like the Hill Stations of Lonavala-Khandala, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Matheran; Beaches like Dapoli, Divyagarh, Alibaug; famous pilgrim places like Nashik, Shirdi; and world heritage sites Karla, Bhaja, Ajanta and Ellora caves.
