Karla and Bhaja

Place: Karla and Bhaja caves

Route from Pune: Pune > Pimpri & chinchwad > Dehu Road > Karla & Bhaja > Lonavla

Distance from Pune: 40 kms (Approx)

Places to eat: MTDC resort

Places to stay: MTDC resort

Best time to Visit: Anytime except summer. Water park at MTDC can be enjoyed in summer.

Experience: Karla and Bhaja are situated at 10 Kms from lonavla on opposite sides of the old mumbai pune highway. These caves are 2300 years old. Some of the wooden architecture is still intact. Karla caves are a little bigger in size than the Bhaja caves but both places are equally nice to visit. The Ekvira Devi temple near Karla is very well known among devotees. MTDC resort at Karla is a nice and not so expensive place to stay.

Bhaja Caves

Karla caves