Visiting Pune City and places around this IT Hub

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What all places you must visit in Pune?

Shaniwarwada 

The most visited historical Place in Pune which was the stately mansion originally built as the residence of the Peshwas. The foundation of the mansion was laid by Bajirao 1 in the year 1730 AD and construction was completed in 1732 AD. This is a fort on ground and is in the middle of Pune City. This is well preserved and is open daily during their visit hours.

 

Saras Baug & Peshwe Baug 

These are the twin gardens at the heart of the City. The Ganesh Temple from Saras Baug is very old & famous. Peshwe Baug was the old Zoo which is a children play park now. Both gardens are worth visiting.

 

Khadakwasla Dam (The Dam which supplies drinking water to Pune City)

We can’t upload the Dam photo on this Blog for security reasons, but showing just the backwater of the dam. This dam is part of a series of dams built for supplying water for the needs of Pune City and surrounding area. The other dams on same route are Panshet and Varasrgao. They are the source of drinking as well as agricultural and industrial usage in this area.

Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Zoo) 

It is a large Zoo and much comfortable place for Wild Animals than the Old Zoo of Peshwe Baug. A family picnic place where you will be able to see different type of snakes, reptiles, monkeys, Tigers, Bears, Elephants and many more animals.

Kamar Ali Darvesh Dargah

If you take Pune Satara Road going towards Satara, you come across a Toll Booth in a small town of Khed Shivapur. You need to take a U-turn just before the Tool Booth and on the left-hand side, you will see an entry gate to a Dargah. Hazrat Kamar Ali Darvesh Dargah at Khed Shivapur near Pune, Maharashtra is a famous place. This is not just famous because it is a Dargah but there is an interesting this to see and experience over here.

 

In front of the Dargah, there is a small open space. Here you will find a large round stone weighing around 90 Kg lying on the ground. If eleven people touch just the first finger below the stone and say 'Kamarali Durvesh' and lift the stone with just one finger of each person, the stone gets lifted easily. People visiting the Dargah feel is as some kind of act of god but people who studied the science behind this tell that this is because of 'collective force theory' and nothing else. I tried it myself and it worked. Only men are allowed to try this out. The Dargah is completely renovated with white marble and a goodtourist attraction. Parking is a problemover here and you should park away from this place and prefer to walk down.

List of Resorts in and around Pune City:

Ambrosia Resort, Bawdhan Khurd, Pune

Chokhi Dhani, Pune-Nagar Road

Della Resorts, Lonavala

Ghadge Botanical Garden, Near Sinhgad Fort

Girivan Valley View Resort, Near Mulshi Dam

Jadhavgadh fort, Saswad Road

Malhar Machi, Taluka – Mulshi

Paradise Resort, Near Panshet Dam

Rutugandh Resort, Gorhe village,Panshet Road

Sanskruti, Pune-Solapur Road

Sentosa Resort, Near Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Shantivan Resort, Near Kahakwasla Dam

Surya Shibir, Near Varasgaon Dam

The Corinthians Resort, South Pune Mohamadwadi

The Lake Weekend Resort, Near Panshet, Panshet-Tav Road