Rakmoddin's Travel Blog: Places near Pune

Sinhagad Fort - A Morning Monsoon Trekking

Sinhagad Fort is also unknown as “The Lion’s Fort” and most remarkable for the battle of Sinhagad in 1670.It is located at the center of a chain of other forts such as Rajgad, Purandar and Torna Fort. It was strategically built to provide natural protection due to its very steep slopes. The walls and bastions were constructed only at key places. There are two gates to enter the fort, the Kalyan Darwaza and Pune Darwaza which are positioned at the south east and north-east ends respectively.

Sinhagad Fort - A Morning Monsoon Trekking

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Barbeque Nation – Pune – Pimpri

Food Post

Today I just thought to start a trend to share a photo of food as “Food Post” to make sure that I post something on this blog whenever I have food outside or visit to some famous eateries in town. Simply sharing the photo is not enough right? So I will be sharing a photo with the name of the place where it was click and few details if possible about the place and dishes.

Grill Concept at Barbeque Nation

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Raan Kabsa At Bhiwandi Darbar Restaurant Pune

Hotel in Pune

Bhiwandi Darbar Restaurant is one of the finest restaurant on Salunkhe Vihar Road in Kondhwa, Pune. This place gives you the vibes of food and taste is just awesome for all the non-vegetarian dishes.

Bhiwandi Darbar Best Restaurant of Kondhwa, Pune

Darbar Special Ice Cream at Bhiwandi Darbar

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Arthur Seat, Echo, Kates and Malcolm point of Mahabaleshwar

Ghats Around Pune

Arthur’s Seat is popularly known as the Queen of all the points in Mahabaleshwar; it is named after Sir Arthur Malet who lost his wife and daughter in a disastrous ferry accident in the Savitri River. After that, he used to sit here staring at the river and wish for their coming back to life. The point is perched at the height of 1470m above the sea level and 600 m above Konkan coastal strip.

Arthur Seat, Echo, Kates and Malcolm point of Mahabaleshwar

Arthur's Seat Point, Mahabaleshwar

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Sydney Point – A scenic viewpoint of Panchgani Hill Station

Ghats Around Pune

Mahabaleshwar is a fabulous hill station settled in the lap of magnificent Western Ghats of Maharashtra. Often referred as the queen of hill stations in Maharashtra, this pristine hill station is graced with charming view of hills, mystical landscapes, flourishing plantations, scenic waterfalls, lush green forests and exotic wildlife.

Sydney Point –A scenic viewpoint of Panchgani Hill Station

Our Group at Sydney Point, Panchgani

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Venna Lake - A Gem of Mahabaleshwar & Foodie's Delight, Mapro Garden

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Venna Lake is one of the most attractive and popular tourist spot of Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra state in India. The lake was constructed by Shri Appasaheb Maharaj, who was the king of Satara in the year 1842. Venna Lake is around 2 km from Mahabaleshwar city market and ST Bus stand; you can either take auto or make a nice walk during the day.

Venna Lake popular tourist spot of Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India

Venna Lake, Mahabaleshwar

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Karde Murud and Harnai beach

Beaches near Pune

Our destination on this trip includes beautiful Ladghar Beach, along with Karde, Murud, Palande and Harnai Beaches with the scenic coastal ride for a 2 day weekend trip from Pune. This blog is a photo log of the Karde/Murud village on the sea coast along with Harnai beach and fish market.

Fishing Boat at Harnai Beach

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Hotel Sea Land – Our Ladghar Beach Stay

Beaches

Hotel Sea Land is 3 years old properly surrounded by beautiful nature view. It is operated by Tandel's family at Ladghar Khalcha Mohalla. They provide best Indian Konkani recipe in the restaurant. Also it is well connected and centrally located to many attractive locations. Beaches, temples, ancient forts and nature walks, all fall in a precinct of 10-25 kms from Ladghar.

Best Fish Thali at Hotel Sea Land

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Ladghar Beach – Dapoli, Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra

Beaches

Ladghar Beach, Dapoli is a small stretch of beach separated from Karde beach by a rocky stretch. The northern end of Ladghar is the rocky stretch with finer sand and the southern side has rough sand and the beach extends on to Burundi.

Ladghar Beach, Dapoli

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Mesmerizing Tour to Ellora Caves

Aurangabad

Ellora cave or Kailasha temple is a must visit temple caves, located around 30 km from Aurangabad, Maharashtra. It is one of the finest historical and World Heritage sites in India. Ellora have most graceful gems of rock-cut architecture and the ultimate jaw-dropper is the Kailashnath Temple (Cave 16).

Amazing Kailasha Temple

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Exploring Aurangabad and Buddha caves

Aurangabad

Aurangabad Caves are 12 artificial rock-cut caves divided into two groups Eastern and Western groups located a short distance away from each other on the same slope and it face the city of Aurangabad.

First view of Aurangabad Caves

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A Day In Aurangabad : Bibi Ka Maqbara

Aurangabad

The Bibi Ka Maqbara - Dakkhani Taj (Taj of the Deccan) is a tomb located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It was erected by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's son Azam Shah in the memory of his mother (Rabia-ud-Daurani). Aurangzeb wasn’t much interested in architecture so didn’t build much except The Pearl Mosque - Moti Masjid (smallest but elegant Mosque) in Delhi and Badshahi Mosque (one of the largest Mosques in the world) at Lahore.

Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad

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Daman – A Travel guide to Portugal Heritage in India

Beaches

Daman is part of the Union Territory of Daman & Diu located near Gujarat, but in reality they are quite far apart especially by road. It was also a Portuguese colony and became a part of Indian Union in 1961, 14 years after independence and after a brief battle with Portugal. Ganga River divides Daman into two distinct areas – Moti Daman and Nani Daman.

Daman – A Travel guide to Portugal Heritage in India

Fishing Jetty at Daman

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Day Trip to Lingmala Falls in Mahabaleshwar

Ghats Around Pune

Mahabaleshwar is one of the must visit weekend gateway near Pune, which has multiple options like Fort (Purandar fort), Valley (Tapola- ‘The Mini Kashmir’), Lake (Venna Lake) and Waterfall (Lingmala waterfall).

One Day Trip To Lingmala Waterfalls near Mahabaleshwar

Scenic Lingmala Waterfall

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Rohida Fort (Vichitragad) - Quick Monsoon Trek near Pune

Bike Ride

Rainy season is the best start for a quick trekking to some nearby fort around Pune. After some research and reading up some blog, I and my cousin decided to shortlist Rohida fort (Also known as Vichitragad). This fort is near Bhor which is about 65km from Pune. And it is famous for its wind and mist atmosphere.

Rohida

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Khandi & Thokarwadi Dam – little known waterfalls near Pune

Bike Ride

Khandi is located to the north of Pune, which is around 35 kms from Kanhe phata. This place is beautiful and greenery all around, the scenery of the mountains is so delightful with its dense forest.

Khandi & Thokarwadi Dam – best known waterfalls near Pune

Khandi waterfall point

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Post Monsoon Road Trip to Madhe Ghat Waterfall

Bike Ride

Madhe Ghat is located in the dense forests around 70km from Pune near the beautiful Torna and Rajgad Forts.

Madhe Ghat Waterfall

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Dudhsagar Waterfalls Trek - One of India's Tallest Waterfalls

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Dudhsagar waterfalls – A place for nature lover and enthusiasts like us, it is the place situated in the middle of a forest on the Goa-Karnataka border. Dudhsagar railway station (upper part) can be access by train directly or trekking from Castle Rock or Kulem railway track. And the lower part of waterfall can be accessible through the Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary, where forest department runs a SUV vehicle service through the sanctuary up to the foot of the Dudhsagar waterfalls. This service is closed during monsoon.

Dudhsagar Waterfalls

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Kundalika Valley - A Mystic Mountain near Tamhini Ghat

Bike Ride

Tamhini Ghat and Mulshi Dam region is one the place which comes alive during monsoon. Almost everyone in Pune plan to visit it in monsoon. Kundalika valley came into my mind after searching for Andharban Trek (The Dark Forest) and I was told as it is a strange place with two huge mountain walls separated by a narrow valley.

Kundalika valley

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Ahupe Waterfall & Dimbhe Dam Backwaters near Bhimashankar wildlife Reserve

Bike Ride

Let me start this post with the very true line…
“The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.” – Henry David Thoreau

Ahupe is one of the isolated and scenic village in Ambegaon Taluka in Pune District of Maharashtra State, India. It is around 140 Km from Pune City.