Weekend trip to Pawna Dam, Pune

Pawna Dam is one of the explored spots around Pune. It’s an ideal getaway for a tranquil one-day outing. It is located about 60km from Pune and 15km from Kamshet.

Over the weekend we met our friends and after an hour of chat, we decided to go to Pawna Dam. The travellers were me, Kiran, Abhijit and Snehal and we went by bike.

After leaving around 10am from Pune we reached the destination in two hours, had only 1 pit stop for tea. We were amazed by seeing the great view amidst greenery and hills around the lake. The place is a very calm, divine and astounding natural landscape which you will love to explore. We played in the water for a while and watched the beautiful panorama around us. We took a boat ride and it was a lot of fun, a round to the lake is very thrilling, we clicked lots of photos.

Amazing view of Pawna Lake

You can also visit forts like Tung, Lohgad and Tikona from the place.

Tung Fort from Pawna Lake

Tung Fort 

There are many ducks you can see.

 

There are no trees or shade to protect you from the sun at the dam or surrounding area. Thus, it is advisable to avoid visiting in the hot summer. The best time to visit is the rainy season when the surrounding area will be covered in lush greenery and the lake will be full. When the water is released from the dam, the view will be breathtaking!

Watching the sunset on the horizon is certainly an exhilarating experience; I wanted to stay till evening but as we were decided to leave and left around 3pm. After having lunch at Bhajansing’s Dhaba, we reached home at 6.30pm.

It was a short, unplanned but cool trip due to the beautiful scenery at the place, our minds refreshed completely.