Rakmoddin's Travel Blog: Valley

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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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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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Ahupe Waterfall & Dimbhe Dam Backwaters near Bhimashankar

Ahupe Waterfall, Ambegaon

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Weekend bike trip Pune-Diveagar-Shrivardhan Beach

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With a weekend plan to ride to Konkan Coast, We (myself, Javed, Azeem and Krishnant) narrowed down to Diveagar beach. Located in Shrivardhan Taluka, Raigad district in Maharashtra, approximately 160Km from Pune. This is a wonderful beach for those in search of solitude.

Weekend bike trip Pune-Diveagar-Shrivardhan Beach

Mulshi Dam at its best view

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Bike ride to Dhom dam near Wai

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Wai village, a place which is most of the time ignore by all the casual traveler who travel to Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar from Pune. Menavali Ghat and Dhom Dam/Lake is the most interesting place nearby Wai village. This is one of the favorite locations for Bollywood movies. Some of the movies which are shot here includes Swades, Chennai Express, Rab ne bana de Jodi, Singham, Dabangg.

Amazing view of Dhom Dam, Wai

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Breakfast ride to Baneshwar waterfall and Bhatghar Dam Backwater

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Baneshwar waterfalls was suggested by many friend in rainy season but any how we missed it in this rainy season, so we thought we would visit "Baneshwar Van Udhyan" and have a round breakfast ride along side of Bhatghar Dam backwaters.

Breakfast ride to Baneshwar waterfall and Bhatghar Dam Backwater

Pic of Indian Roller at Baneshwar Garden

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Scenic monsoon bike ride to Malshej Ghat

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Monsoon was on the peak and visiting Malshej Ghat in August is the ideal destination for rainy season. So on the weekend we hit the Mumbai-Pune Highway to enjoy the waterfall with the nature beauty. As visiting Shivneri fort along with Malshej Ghat is the best combination to spend a rainy day, so we picked this combination and start the journey from Pune.

Malshej Ghat waterfalls

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Himalayan Wildlife Zoo in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh

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On our trip to North India, we visited to Himalayan Wild Life Zoo in Kufri also known as Himalayan Nature Park or Kufri Zoo. It is situated around 18Km from Shimla (on Shimla-Kufri-Chail road) and spread over 90 Hectares which forms a natural habitat for many wild animals of the Western Himalaya.

Himalayan Wildlife Zoo in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh India

Leopard- Main attraction of Kufri Zoo

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Timber Trail a beautiful resort in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh

Chandigarh

Timber Trail Resort is one of the ideal place for an holiday destination in India, it is the place to be for those who want to spend their days in the beauty of nature.

Timber Trail a beautiful resort in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh

Timber Trail Resort, Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh

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Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

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Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (मयुरेश्वर अभयारण्य) is a very small Wildlife Sanctuary near Pune in Supe village of Baramati district. This small region is a microhabitat for Chinkara – चिंकारा (Indian Gazelle) .

Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary near Pune

Chinkara (Indian Gazelle)

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Bird watching trip to Sinhagad valley

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Sinhagad bird valley is one of the amazing place for birding. It is the must visit place for every bird watcher and it is only 25Km away from Pune.

Oriental Magpie Robin

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Bike ride Pune-Kaas-Bamnoli-Mahabaleshwar-Pune

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Post monsoon is the best time for bike trip in Sahyadri Mountain and travelling in dense forest to capture some scenic places, hence planned for a bike ride to Kaas Plateau in the morning and traveled up to Mahabaleshwar by evening.

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Bamnoli - A scenic village near Satara

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Bamnoli village is the scenic village near Satara which is situated on the bank of Shivsagar Lake formed by Konya dam. Boating is the main attraction of Bamnoli village, local people provided boating for tourists to visit Tapola (Mini Kashmir), Vasota Fort and Nageshwar Temple.