Place: Rajgad fort
Route from Pune: Pune > Katraj > Velu > Nasrapur > Baneshwar > Rajgad
Distance from Pune: 35 kms (Approx)
Places to eat: Hotel at the foothill
Route from Pune: Pune > Katraj > Velu > Nasrapur > Baneshwar > Rajgad
Distance from Pune: 35 kms (Approx)
Places to eat: Hotel at the foothill
Places to stay: Temple on the fort
Best time to Visit: Anytime except summer. Dangerous in Monsoon (Beautiful though)
Experience: The forts around pune are the among best places to visit during monsoon. Sushil and I planned this trek at the very last minute on Saturday. We decided to meet at 7:00 am on Sunday at chandani chowk and plan was to go either to Torna or Rajgad.
Sushil had called two of his colleagues, Swapnil and purva too. Me and vaishali were to meet them for the first time. Nice & jolly people to be with. Rajgad was finalized. All of us started from chandni chowk at around 7:45 am.
Took the pune satara highway (Katraj Bypass) and then right turn towards Baneshwar (near cheladi). The climate was fantastic. After travelling 24 kms from Baneshwar we reached Rajgad.
A small hotel at the foothill is the only source for food. We had some snacks that thankfully purva had with her along with tea. It was 11:00 am already. We had also packed some bhel enroute. We booked meal for us thinking that we would return by 4:00 pm.
None of us had been here before so had to ask for direction initially. Met Nandini and Rahul on the way. Rest was the trip to paradise. Clouds, Greenery, Rain. It was a great experience.
Best time to Visit: Anytime except summer. Dangerous in Monsoon (Beautiful though)
Experience: The forts around pune are the among best places to visit during monsoon. Sushil and I planned this trek at the very last minute on Saturday. We decided to meet at 7:00 am on Sunday at chandani chowk and plan was to go either to Torna or Rajgad.
Sushil had called two of his colleagues, Swapnil and purva too. Me and vaishali were to meet them for the first time. Nice & jolly people to be with. Rajgad was finalized. All of us started from chandni chowk at around 7:45 am.
Took the pune satara highway (Katraj Bypass) and then right turn towards Baneshwar (near cheladi). The climate was fantastic. After travelling 24 kms from Baneshwar we reached Rajgad.
A small hotel at the foothill is the only source for food. We had some snacks that thankfully purva had with her along with tea. It was 11:00 am already. We had also packed some bhel enroute. We booked meal for us thinking that we would return by 4:00 pm.
None of us had been here before so had to ask for direction initially. Met Nandini and Rahul on the way. Rest was the trip to paradise. Clouds, Greenery, Rain. It was a great experience.
The fort enjoys an important place in history and you can guess that when you see it. We went half way to the Bale killa , when it was decided to turn back or we might not get back on the highway before it gets dark (we were on two wheelers and swapnil’s bike had some problem). We came back to the foothills by 6:00 pm.We were very hungary and the food was very delicious. Finished the meals in 10 min flat and started back.
Sushil and I are planning more treks for coming sundays.
