Shaniwar Wada Walking Tour
Description
Experience authentic Pune on this amazing walking tour of the old town with our fun and entertaining storytellers. This walking tour will give you a great induction of the city, its history, its vibrant culture, and its people with lots of wonderful stories about the city, fun facts and must do things in the city. You will walk with our highly trained, fun and energetic tour guide, from one point of attraction to another, for approximately 2 KMs; listening to the great stories of the past, learn about the culture, history and fun facts to truly enrich the experience of exploring the city.
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Itinerary
We will begin this amazing walk from Shaniwar Wada Fort
Childhood home of founder of Maratha Empire and 180 degree view of architecture in the city.
we will explore the centuries old buildings and markets of Pune, Dagdusheth Halwai Temple and other Ganesh Idols in Town
Hidden Place with Pesewa architecture, an administrative headquarters during British era and a splendid holiday home of Bajirao II
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4)
An Historical place but it’s deserted … it’s a place for a short visit approx 30 mins .. but at some points it’s good for photography !
I booked a free walking tour of Pune for myself and my father. It was my first time visiting the city and I was really looking forward to exploring the history of Shanivarwada. The tour was supposed to start at 10 am and I got a confirmation email asking to be present at least 15 minutes before the appointed time. We reached the location well in advance and got a little worried when there was no guide and no communication from yo tours even after 10. I tried to contact them on the phone numbers mentioned in the emails and on their website. But neither was answered. I even wrote them an email, asking them to contact me. Frustrated and drained, we left from there at 10:30 and saw a few things on our own. The first piece of communication from them was three and a half hours later. It was an SMS, apologising for 'the confusion regarding the meeting point and time' and since their guide was 'unable to connect with me' because there was some 'confusion' (about what?). This was ridiculous. My contact information, phone, email, everything was filled out while registering. besides, the meeting point and time were clearly mentioned on the website and in the confirmation email. The least they could have done is apologise for the no show. Instead, they tried to blame it on the operations team.
Djay was a very good guide, he explained a lot about the Hinduism and yoga in Rishikesh, and walked me around all the nicest places to see. I highly recommend to do this tour if you are in Rishikesh.
This was a fun introductory tour of Pune. The guide was very nice and knew a lot about they city (very knowledgeable about the history). We walked around for about an hour and a half.
Thank you very much for the wonderful review, it was a pleasure having you on our tour.
