Lavasa

We visited Lavasa last week. It was really a fun filled day for us and I would surely recommend a day of picnic for a family.

Timings and Route: We started from our home in Aundh at 9:45 AM and took the route shown here.

Fees: There were no entry fees anywhere on the route. There was a parking fee of INR 100 at Lavasa which allows multiple entry-exit and parking for full day. The cruise charges are INR 250 per person with kids being charged INR 200. The bicycle hire was INR 200 per 20 mins.


Food: We took some thepla and sandwiches with us which we enjoyed at our first stay near Lavarde dam. We reached lavasa at around 12:30 PM. We had our lunch at Chor Bizarre restaurant which offered both a la carte and buffet lunch. We chose buffet lunch for 4 adults which served 5 of us. The charges were 450 per person but with taxes the total bill came to around 2250. We did not find it value for money but it was the best available at that place.


Activities: My daughter and everybody started enjoying in gardens created for kids play. There were swings, slides and many other items available for kids to try out.

After we finished playing in the gardens, we went for lunch and then went for cruise. The ride was for around 7-8 mins in the lake created behind the dasve dam.
Finally my wife insisted on hiring a bicycle and we alternately took double-rides on it. It really was fun.
There were other activities too like riding a segway but I told my wife to put a break on spending. We already arrived late at around 12:30 PM so missed using HOHO (Hop off, Hop on) bus and train drive. We also didn't visit all parts of Lavasa. I would suggest you reach early at around 8 AM so that you can visit all the attractions. All in all, it was a fun filled day.