Excursions - Around Pune http://www.sonker.com/sagar/excursion/Pune/ Excursions Around Pune Group Sr. No Selected Destination Distance in kms from Famous for Special Information How to go Rating Pune / Pimpri 1. Bedsa Caves @ 50/ 30 Carvings in the cave @ 2000 years For photography visit in the morning for 8 –10 km in South(Left) old. proper direction of light before Kamshet on pune Beautiful nature in the surrounding Lonavala road *** Pune Mumbai road upto Khandala 2. Dukes Nose @70/50 Nature, Via Khandala. Pots in stone on the hilltop *** 3. Tiger’s Leap @70/50 Nature, Via Lonavala / INS **** Deep valley Shivaji 4 Kihim Wide sea beach famous for soft sand Dr. Salim Ali’s place, MTDC tent are Pune Khopoli available ** Alibag road 5. Karnala Bird Sanctuary @100/ 80 Fort For reservation of accommodation 13 kms from Panvel Bird Sanctuary(150 varieties) contact : Pune Panvel Binocular essential Forest Officer Karnala *** road Beware of honeybees on the cliff. Post Panvel Dist : Raigad. 6. BheemaShankar @125/110 Places: One of the 12 JYOTIRLINGAs of Lord @ 50 km from Manchar Bombay point, Hanuman Shiva via RajguruNagar(khed) Lake,Nagphani (like Duke's nose) Rainfall 3000mm annualy **** Bheema river waterfall,Sanctuary9 Shekru squirrel, Fluoroscent moss 7. NaneGhat One can see 100 sq km area right Visit after Diwali when the roads are from Kalasubai to BheemaShankar dry. **** from one of the cliff . Historical OCTROI point. 8. Malshej Ghat @125/110 Beautiful nature, lot many Visit during monsoon. Visit Dongarwadi 2 km waterfalls, misty atmosphere. Have binicolar before Ghat to see Flamingoes in August Pune Nasik **** road 9. Kotul Inverted conical columns of natural These four places can be salts (Calcium carbonates) visited together. 10. Takahari ShriBhavani Temple. 11. Akole ShriSiddheshwar Temple built in 8 th Also see Gangadhareshwar temple On the road of century. Found in 1780. Sangamner to Bhandardara 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 22 kms from Shirur on Shirur – May be covered together. evening. Rajgurunagar road. They come closer to persons wearing ** dirty white clothes like local people. 14. Nighoj @87/117 Potholes in the river. Due to the swirling motion of water Biggest in Asia. stone s start rotating ,thus wearing out (Moonland in Pune?) the bottom of the river. Some times Pune Nagar neighboring potholes may open in each Road other creating patterns worth seeing. *** 15. Vadgaon Inverted conical salt columns Beware of monkeys. ** 16. Takali Cave temple built in 5 th / 6 th Dhokeshwar century. * Lot of sculptures in temple 17. Ramdara @25/45 Surrounding consists of Trees , 5-7 km from LoniKalbhor *** coconut trees, lake & birds 18. Bhuleshwar @45/65 Shiva Temple built in 13 th century. 8-10 kms from Yavat Turn to right just 2 km Lot of sculptures in temple. **** before Yavat on pune Solapur road. Pune Solapur 19. Rehekuri @140/165 Antelope sanctuary Heavy charges (Rs. 500/-) for SLR * road camera. 20. Neeranarasinhpur Shri Laxmi Narasinh temple on the Do not swim. It is dangerous . Pune Indapur Neera banks of Bhima & Neera Narasinhpur 21. Velapur Temple built in 12 th century One of the beautiful sculpture in Standing position of Shiva Parvati Maharashtra. 1.15 m in height x o.65 min width 22. Baneshwar @30/50 WaterTemple Do not swim. It is dangerous . Check road condotion in Pune Bhor Lake Varandha ghat. *** road Waterfall Neera Devghar is being 1 of 2 7/9/2009 11:43 AM Excursions - Around Pune http://www.sonker.com/sagar/excursion/Pune/ filled for the first time this year. Some roads are going 23. Raireshwar 80/100 Smythia wild flowers on natural under water lawns Hilly area 24. Varandha Ghat @90/110 Landscapes & Nature Many waterfalls in monsoon Wild flowers 25. Shivthar Ghal @90/110 Big waterfall in monsoon DASBODH written SAMRTH RAMDAS SWAMY- Political GURU of SHIVAJI **** 26. ShriVardhan @120/140 Original place of Peshwas, Laxmi Narayan temple sea beach The idol made in 11th century in the Very near to each other. ** style of Hoyasala's Can be collectively 27. Harihareshwar @132/152 Beautiful nature During low tide PRADAKSHINA can be visited. made *** During high tide heavy tides are worth seeing 28. Dive Agar @144/164 RoopNarayan, The idol brought here in 11th century ** Golden Ganesh 30. Panchgani @110/130 Table Land, Tooth brush orchid in August end & Visit Cave restaurant of Various types of flowers in different early September. Mr Bodas ( Retd from time period in monsoon indian Navy) **** Smythia Drosera flowers Different variety of flowers, every 15 days. 31. Tapola @160/180 Boat ride- No residential accomodation in Tapola Koyana Sanctuary - 5 hours, Mahabaleshwar Tapola distance -@ 28 Triveni Sangam - 2 hours. km Vasota fort - 4 hours, For accommodation in Vasota tents, **** Koyana dam - 10 hours you may contact Mr. Yashwant at Pune Satara 9420462462 or 952378210798 (Page road Updated: 26-December-2007) 32. Mahabaleshwar Venna lake Lingmala waterfall-(@500 feet) in Heavy rains October. On the way from Pune to **** Thick forest Mahabaleshwar 33. Thoseghar Satara thoseghar 25 km Waterfall Only in late monsoon ** 34. KasLake & Satara Waterfall, Lake Yavateshwar Yavateshwar@10 km, Wild colour ful flowers in September. ** Yavateshwar Kas -@ 15 Duration 15 days. km Pune Sinhgad 36. Pashan Lake @15/15 Migrating birds August/ Sept? ** road 37. Sinhgad @27/50 Hilly area Private garden having attractive ** birds 38. Panshet @50/70 Dam ** Varasgaon Please note that information provided here is consolidated from various websites/references. 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