Pingori – the village of Bravehearts, near Saswad
You have everything in this scenic road trip so close to Pune (near Saswad). Small hill temples (option to climb or drive to), remote rolling hills with kuchcha roads (but can be driven on...
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Raireshwar Fort Trek – a wholesome monsoon experience
A great location, a scenic drive, an easy climb, awesome views, significant history and topped up with great local Maharashtrian food make the Raireshwar Fort visit an amazing monsoon day trip. Until about a...
An adventurous, very scenic trek to an unique rock formation in Panvadi Ghat
Panvadi Ghat is a place so close to Pune, yet so remote! My first visit to this valley was in 2016 and it has been a regular on my list for every monsoon since...
Mahadev Temple in Harni – Very Scenic route to a hill temple
A small temple with a huge compound on top of a small hill should not be given a miss. As usual, i was browsing around on google maps (in satellite view) around my favourite...
Chaturmukh Shiv Temple near Bopdev Ghat
Around Saswad, there are so many small hill temples. The entire region towards the back side of Purandar and Panwadi has lot of villages and invariably many of their have the local deity on...
Trek to Kenjalgad Fort – a small, but interesting trek near Wai
Not many know of Kenjalgad fort. But almost everyone would know about Raireshwar Fort, very famous for the fact that Chhatrapati Sivaji took his Swarajya Oath at a temple on this fort. Kenjalgad is...
Maitri Farms, a do-nothing farmstay in the middle of nowhere
Well, it is not exactly in the middle of nowhere. This farmstay is in the middle of a huge forest plot (even has a hill) around 2 kms away from the main road from...
Ramdara Temple Hill Trek – Short monsoon trip from Pune
Ramdara Temple near Lon Kalbhor is a small yet famous temple. My first visit to this temple was many years ago. Since it is quite close to Magarpatta, we go there often, in all...
Flyboarding Water Sports Adventure in Tarkarli Devbaug
All details on the flyboarding adventure in Tarkarli
Serrano Nature and Adventure Resort near Mulshi
Serrano the nature resort is near yet feels far away from the chaos of the city. It is a good place for a group to spend the day just relaxing or doing few adventure...
Diveagar Homestay: Kulswami Guest House
(Updated 2025) We frequently visit Diveagar as it provides the right combination of a reasonable distance from Pune and a clean beach. If you are looking for a beach destination (from Mumbai/Pune), then Diveagar...
Viyoddha Homestay near Satara
A simple homestay with great food! We stayed there for 3 nights, spent almost the entire time indoors (playing a lot of board games) and had a variety of great local Maharashtrian food (some...