Pune is the second largest and youngest city of Maharashtra state.

Pune has a great historical importance, amazing places to explore, delicious and mouth-watering foods to taste, lot of cultures to experience and what not to love.

The city is situated in gorgeous Sahyadri Mountains and is surrounded by astonishing sceneries.

The city has several rivers that passes through the city which will be an eye-feasting view.

The city is always overflown with young people who are at the budding stage of their career as the city will offer great opportunities for the younger generation.

If you choose Pune as your holiday destination, then that is really a great choice!

But if you have less time? You don’t have to get stressed googling for best places in Pune to visit in 3 days.

Let us throw a light on some of the best places that you could visit in 3 days.

Best Time To Visit Pune

Best time to visit Pune really depends upon what you are really looking for things to do in Pune.

I would recommend visiting Pune between October to February as the weather will be pleasingly cool and beautiful.

How To Get To Pune

We can reach either through airways or railways or road ways. But if you want to be in awe of beautiful sceneries, better not choose railways or roadways.

But If you have a very short vacation, like 3 days, airways is the quickest way to reach.

Pune International Airport is India’s 9th busiest airport by passenger traffic.

Where To Stay In Pune

• Hyatt Pune
• Novotel Pune Nagar Road
• Picaddle Resort By Meritas Lonavala
• Hilton Shillim Estate Retreat & Spa- Lonavala
• Vivanta Blue Diamond, and
• JW Marriott Hotel Pune

When it comes to Picking Hotels, you have to think through multiple things and what are your target places and you want to be close as well want to be safe and so forth.

If you want to go over my recommended hotels and review them that will make your choices little easier.

Recommended Hotels To Choose From

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• Hyatt Pune
  

  In the heart of Pune, Hyatt Pune is within a 5-minute drive of Aga Khan Palace and Business Bay.

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• Novotel Pune Nagar Road
  

  Located in Pune (Viman Nagar), Novotel Pune Nagar Road is within a 15-minute walk of Phoenix Market City and Inorbit Mall.

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• Picaddle Resort By Meritas Lonavala
  

  When you stay at Picaddle Resort By Meritas Lonavala in Lonavala, you’ll be 11 minutes by foot from Ryewood Park.

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• Hilton Shillim Estate Retreat & Spa, Lonavala
  

  With a stay at Hilton Shillim Estate Retreat & Spa in Shilimb, you’ll be in the historical district, and 10.1 mi (16.3 km) from Pavana Dam and 10.8 mi (17.3 km) from Lion Point.

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• Vivanta Blue Diamond
  

  A stay at Vivanta by Taj – Blue Diamond, Pune places you in the heart of Pune, within a 15-minute walk of Bund Garden and Tribal Museum.

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• JW Marriott Hotel Pune
  

  JW Marriott Hotel Pune is centrally located in Pune, a 4-minute walk from The Pavillion and 12 minutes by foot from Chatushrungi Mata Temple.

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Let me run down some of the places you want to cover and don’t want to miss it, Even if your target is 3 days in Pune or 7 days in Pune.

Sinhagad Fort : A Hill Fortress on South-West

It was previously known as the Kondhana.

The caves and carvings in kaudinyeshwar temple tells us that the fort was built 2000 years ago and is located about 760 meters above ground.

It is best fit if you love to trek on these hills and also wants to see a place where history resides.

Aga Khan Palace

This mighty palace was built by Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan III and is well known both for its architecture and the historical moments that happened here.

This place played a prominent role in the Indian freedom moment.

There is a museum in this palace which became a house of great pictures and memorials of freedom fighters.

Shaniwar wada Fort : A Spooky love-nest of Peshwa Bajirao

It was built by Peshwa Bajirao I, the then prime minister of Chatrapati Shivaji.

This has been the most haunted place of pune.

Narayana Rao, at a very young age (16 years), became a Peshwa after the death of madhavrao.

He was killed brutally by assassins and since then, this place is known haunted by that young peshwa.

Lal Mahal

This palace was built by Shahaji Bhosale, the father of Shivaji.

This palace consists a great collection of oil paintings which shows us the life of Shivaji maharaj.

We can also see statues of Jijamata, the mother of shivaji maharaj.

This place definitely gives a candid scene for our eyes.

The palace is renovated and rebuilt from the remains of old Lal Mahal.

Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum

This museum was established in 1962, consisting of the collection of sculptures donated by Dr. Dinkar G. Kelkar to the Govt of Maharastra.

The collection of 20,000 objects, mainly Indian Decorative items, is a great place to be amazed by the 14 th century sculptures.

Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapathi Temple

This temple is devoted to Hindu God, Ganesh. This is a temple where we can find a huge Ganesh idol.

This modern temple was built by a famous sweet maker and also a rich businessman, Mr. Dagduseth Halwai in 1893, in memory of his son, who was died of plague.

The elegant idol of Ganesh is made of 8 kgs of gold and surprisingly it is insured for a sum of Indian Rupees 10 million.

Vetal Tekdi – Hiking In Pune

Go hiking get healthy! The vetal tekdi is a great place to hike or jog in the early mornings.

You could come across many awesome things like peacocks, beautiful green hills, soft and cool breezes, and much more.

This would make you feel like you are in some kind of small forest and with full of natural beauty.

Go hike here, if you want to be healthy and meet nature.

Okayama Friendship Garden

Escape from daily life schedule and have some good time with your friends or family members at Okayama friendship garden in sinhagad road.

You can find a change of landscape during your walk.

There is also a phase II in this garden known as, Mughal Gardens, which looks exactly like the Mughal Gardens of New Delhi.

Peacock Bay

Dance with peacocks in peacock bay. The Peacock Bay, which is owned by the National Defence Academy, is located on the Mutha river near the Khadakvasla Dam.

Not only peacocks, we could come across many creatures of jungle like Lion-tailed monkeys, deer, civets etc.,

We can also go for boating, speed boating., wind surfing, water skies and be
amazed by the sceneries.

Laxmi Road – Shopping To Take Home Some Memory.

If you love shopping fashion items, dresses, Jewelry and other fancy things, then you must head toward Laxmi road.

It starts from the Alka talkies Square and run through the city and ends in Cantonment area.

You can find all the latest and in-fashion-trend items at very reasonable price.

Marked Prices will be really high specially if you look like Tourist, Prices will differ more for you. You Should always bargain at get the garments & textiles, or anything at reasonable/low/actual prices.

Marked Prices will be really high specially if you look like Tourist, Prices will differ more for you. You Should always bargain at get the garments & textiles, or anything at reasonable/low/actual prices.

Koregaon Park- Huge Tourist Hub and Osho Ashram

If you are Osho Lover and/or want to stay at Osho Ashram or just want to go visit and gain some insights , you should visit Koregaon Road. I just love this place so much, specially during evening time.

You can grab snack or Coffee in the road side Restaurant and just watch, it gives a different feel at least for me.

If you have more time you can add below places to visit as well.

• Koregaon Road
• Lonavala
• Rajiv Gadhi Zoological park
• Parvati hill Katraj
• Snake park and
• Botanical gardens.

Don’t forget to share your views and experiences in the comments.