Saturday, January 19, 2008

Ananda Valley

Ananda Valley (Picnic Spot)

Distance : 51 km

Directions to reach Ananda Valley :

From Pune By Road:

* Take National Highway No. 50 from Pune to Nasik
* At Moshi enter toll road. (take return toll)
* Drive 30 Km.
* Just before Rajgurunagar (Khed), you will exit toll.
* After the toll exit, see for 2 adjacent Petrol pumps on your left.
* Take left for Kadus after the second HP Petrol pump.
* Drive 10 km to reach Kadus.
* Ask for Dr. Kataria Farm (Ananda Valley)
* See for Ananda Valley Sign Board on your right.

For more information visit www.anandavalley.com


Farm... On the way...




Agro Tour






















Hill Climbing












Ananda valley - View from Hill















Ananda valley - View from Hill









Tatoo(s)















Magic Show






Musical Chair



Rain Dance



Team

10 comments:

Sagar said...

hi kuldeep,

Can you give phone number of Shantivan resorts, pune

KD said...

Hi Sagar,
Shantivan Tel # 020 - 65205550/51
Regards.
Kuldeep

Anonymous said...

Will you write abt your experience of ananda valley?
How were the organizers?
how was the food?
Thanks
-- BK

Unknown said...

Hi Kuldeep,
How is Ananda Valley for Office Group Picnic? Which season do you think will be best for outing there?
Regards
Dhananjay

KD said...

First of all thank you very much for comment. My Experience was very good. Following are my ratings for "Ananda Valley" -
(1[lowest] to 5 [highest])

Place - 4
Food - 3.5
Organizers - 3
Transportation - 3

You must go in group to really enjoy all fun events. Minimum group size - 10 people.

Communication language - Most of the time Marathi/Hindi.
HTH
Regards
Kuldeep

KD said...

Hi Dhananjay,

Ananda Valley is good place for Office Group Picnic. It also "depends" on crowd. I went Ananda Valley in the beginning of summer. But I will prefer rainy or winter season. This place is surrounded by hills. So I think in monsoon, you will really enjoy nature.

Regards.
Kuldeep

Karan said...

hello kuldeep.. its nice to see that you are there to help some tourist like me.. well.. we are a group of 6-8 poeple.. we are planing to go to ananda valley. we are all couples.. and need some peace to talk and spend some time together.. is ananda valley good place to spend time for a day? i hve seen the pics, its looking a bit unmanaged resort.. better would like to know from you as u have already visited the place. what about the eco tour n all, is it really worth.. else we will finally end up with going on bullock carts in the normal farms, like we do here in our native villages.. please give your review about the place. also can u suggest some transportation means.. coz reaching ther is a tough part i guess. we are coming from pune.. please reply. Thanking you in advance..

KD said...

Hello Karan,

Please see my reply -

1. need some peace - Day is full of actvities.... so if you skip any activity... you can find peace..
2. unmanaged resort - may be.... but its really good to visit at least one time...
3. eco tour - If main purpose of your trip is eco tour... pls don't go... they don't provide any info.. its just walk for... let me remeber.. around 1 hr
4. transportation - They provide transportation... compare that with your own.. compare and choose best one...

Last Comment - We're around 24 ppl.. so we really enjoyed in games oragnised by them.. its good place to visit one time in 2/3 years... Its my opinion....

filterkaapi said...

Hi Kuldeep,

is it a nice place 4 2-3 people 2 people to go? And is d resort in such a place dat u cn leave ur belongings n actually walk/explore the place all day??

KD said...

Place is wonderful for medium group (more than 5).... we used car to keep belongings... n