Places to take your parents, visiting Pune for the first time

0 1	What are the places in Pune to show to your parents who are visiting Pune for the first time. tourism tourism asked 11 Jan '10, 13:20 Mukesh Agarwal 156●5●4●8 accept rate: 12%

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Even you can show Balaji Temple & Narayanpur it is near by.

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answered 13 Jan '10, 09:23

Pallavi
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The Balaji temple (Tirupati replica) is in a village called Ketkawale. It's near Narayanpur on Satara road. Narayanpur also has a ek-mukhi Datta temple.

(28 Jan '10, 12:06) Ankur P

Osho Park
Shanivar Wada
Parvati
Pu La Deshpande Park (Sinhgad Road)
Malls (if from smaller towns)
Race Course?
Museums (Kelkar Railway Museum, ... )
Camp Area: Food tour - Kayanyi's, Marzorin, Juice World, ...), Shopping
Temples: Dagdushet, Saras Bag Ganpati ...
Vetal Tekdi for evening walk (you can take car on top and take a walk, and good air)
Katraj Snake Park/Zoo

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answered 11 Jan '10, 14:28

asuph
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To add on to the above answer:

Laxmi Road - if interested in Shopping
Parvati Hill - reminds us of the Peshwa dynasty
Aga Khan Palace - Mahatma Gandhi's ashes rest here
Pataleshwar Caves
Shinde Chhatri

In case you are willing to step outside Pune and travel for 1-2 hours during the weekend then:

Bhimashankar
Mahabaleshwar
Lonavala
Khandala

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answered 11 Jan '10, 14:44

Ramya
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0	Snake Park Sinhagad Alandi link answered 11 Jan '10, 15:11 Prasu 3●1●2 accept rate: 0%

0	If religious, visit Balaji Temple ( as suggested by Pallavi). MG road for weekend strolls. link answered 28 Jan '10, 11:15 Zoso 63●3●4●8 accept rate: 0%

0	Visit prati-shirdi http://www.shrisaimandirshirgaon.org/abtshirgaon.htm link answered 23 Feb '11, 04:30 Anand 1 1 accept rate: 0%

0	Khadakwasla Dam link answered 23 Feb '11, 05:05 Vishal Ghodke 1 accept rate: 0%

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