Pavana Dam

Place: Pavana Dam
Route from Pune: Pune > Pirangut > Paud > Kolvan > Hotle > Pavana dam. Alternate route : Pune > Nigdi > Kamshet > Bedsa >Pavana nagar > Pavana Dam
Distance from Pune: 45 kms (Approx). 65 kms (Approx) by kamshet route.
Places to eat: No place to eat between Paud – Kamshet.
Places to stay: Girivan at Hotle village.
Best time to Visit: Monsoon.

Experience: Pavana dam is is not too famous among tourists. Nice place to just sit for some time and enjoy the view along with the breeze. The route to pavana via Paud is very beautiful, especially in monsoon. Tikona fort is close to the road, while Tung can be seen on the other side of the Pavana backwaters. Backwaters of Pavana provide a wonderful view. There are no places after paud where one can have some food so carrying food and water is necessary.

Pavana Dam

Tikona Fort

Bedsa caves

Place: Bedsa caves
Route from Pune: Pune > Nigdi > Kamshet > Bedsa. Alternate route: Pune > Pirangut > Paud > Kolvan > Hotle > Pavana nagar >Bedsa
Distance from Pune: 50 kms (Approx). 65 kms (Approx) via Paud route.
Places to eat: Lot of hotels on the way till kamshet. Rajdhani at the HP petrol pump just before kamshet is an excellent place to eat.
Places to stay: MTDC resort, karla.
Best time to Visit: Monsoon.

Experience: After a relaxing day at karla MTDC resort, we started towards pune via the pavana dam route. Enroute we had a visit to Bedsa caves which are situated at a distance of 8 kms from Kamshet. These caves are much similar to the karla and bhaja caves but are much smaller in size. After spending an hour at this place we left for Pavana dam. It is a very nice place to visit in monsoon.

Bedsa Caves