Cultural Exploration of Pune: Guided Tour with Private Car and Local Cuisine
4.9
36 Ratings
Pune
Embark on a full-day guided tour of Pune, exploring its famous temples, museums, and historical sites. Indulge in local cuisine and discover the rich cultural heritage of this vibrant city.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Mandir - The day begins at Dagdu Sheth, a temple dedicated to Lord Ganesh and arguably the most famous one in Pune. This temple was built in 1892 by a sweet maker who lost his son to the plague. The temple played a crucial role in inspiring Lokmanya Tilak to organise the annual Ganesh festival to unite Indians to fight for freedom from the British.
What's Included
  • Pick up and drop to Pune hotel
  • Lunch
  • Entrance charges
  • Guide
  • Private Car
Additional Information

Spending a complete day touring Pune allows you the exclusive opportunity to immerse yourself in the charms of the Deccan’s Queen. This personally guided tour takes you to the notable Dagdu Sheth Ganesh temple, the immense one-man collection at the Kelkar museum, the influential headquarter of the great Maratha empire’s Peshwas at Shaniwarwada, a special biographical museum dedicated to Sadhu Vaswani, and the grand Aga Khan Palace, a significant landmark in India’s fight for freedom.

Location
Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Mandir
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Road
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(36 Ratings)
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Craignw7663ge
Apr 28, 2024
Experience Pune, its people, culture, food, history and religion. - My tour of Pune was excellent. My guide was knowledgeable, spoke good English, and answered my many questions about the history, culture, religion, and people of India. The locations of the tour were ideal and places that I could never have found or understood on my own. My driver and tour guide were polite and attentive and I felt safe navigating the markets and backstreets of Pune, places that I would not have ventured into by myself. The lunch was at a traditional family-style Indian restaurant frequented by many Indian families. The waiter continuously brought food and I experienced the great foods of India. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Passport11059172213
Feb 26, 2024
Very recommended 😁 - It’s my first time ever in Pune and we are so glad we picked the right service. Eventhough we had to cut short due to some personal unexpected event, our tour guide tried to organized and took us to 5 different locations and still managed to have lunch so it felt worth the money we spent. Nice clean car, polite friendly experienced tour guide, lots of information and delicious food ☺️
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Sjonesv
Feb 6, 2024
Such a lovely day touring Pune! - Ajit was a wonderful tour guide. I enjoyed all of the stops we made and appreciated that some of them were lesser known so I truly got to see sights I wouldn’t have found on my own. Ajit knows so much about the history of Pune and stories of the gods. Lunch was also absolutely delicious. I highly recommend this tour and Ajit.
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Luisamr7235cc
Jan 23, 2024
Day in Pune - It was a great tour. I visited several monuments in Pune, had lunch, and drove around the city. Ajit was very interesting, explorative, and helpful. I learnt a lot about Indian Culture, traditions, and food.
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Jessicapeters123
Nov 18, 2023
Excellent introduction to pune and indian culture - Ajit was an incredible guide for our Pune city tour. We had a great time visiting colourful temples, a majestic Palace, Museum and market. it was a great Introduction to India! I would highly recommend this tour .
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Jackmorris72
Jul 17, 2022
Magical day in Pune - It was a Magical day out in Pune. Ajit was fantastic and ensured we were involved in the experience through the day. We visited magnificent monuments, mesmerizing temples and spectacular palaces The local lunch was the highlight of the day. It was an unforgettable day. Very highly recommended.
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Halffling
Jul 9, 2022
Lovely tour of Pune’s greatests - We loved that the tour had a very relaxed pace. Our tour facilitator Ajit was super nice and welcoming. During the tour we learned great amount about Pune coty and it’s history. Ajit has a clear passion for history and we enjoyed listening to the stories and explanations about the architecture, history, traditions, people and religion. The lunch we had during the tour was also a pleasent experience. Ajit kindly explained to us the foods and how to eat them. The food was excellent and very filling. All in all we enjoyed the tour to the fullest and would recommend to take this tour to get more familiar with Pune. Thank you to Ajit and the whole team!!!
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Victoriapeters
Apr 21, 2022
Fabulous Pune tour - Five senses tours did an awesome job of the Pune city tour. In just over 6 hours we saw the best things Pune had to offer. There was history, culture, fun and food. The Shaniwarwada Palace was an intriguing place with fascinating legends. We also enjoyed a quirky temple of Elephant god. The lunch organised was delicious and we could experience the local food of Pune. The whole tour was managed in clockwork precision and at the same time we met we had an enriching experience of the city, its customs and the people.
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Krishnamurari
Dec 27, 2021
One day tour of Pune city - Pune city tour is a excellent one where we had a professional guide taking us to magnificent palaces, museums and ensuring a rich cultural experience. We visited Shaniwarwada the main palace and listened to the fascinating stories behind it. Agha Khan Palace was amazing as well as very insightful. The guide was brilliant and he made the visits to Darshan and Kelkar museums very enriching. We enjoyed the local lunch as well. Transport arrangements were impeccable and covid protocols were followed to the tee. I would suggest this tour to all visiting Pune and wanting to know more about the city,
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Gibson_sammy
Mar 15, 2020
Amazing tour of Pune - We explored the city of Pune with Five senses tours. It was a great day which began at a famous temple of Elephant God. Our guide Vishal told us about the interesting story behind building of this temple by a sweetmeat maker. We next visited a remarkable museum which gave us a good idea of the heritage of this great city. Vishal brought us to a magnificent but haunted palace! We also visited the Agha khan palace which was outstanding and Vishal told us how it played a great role in the Indian independence movement. Vishal was very knowledgeable and ensured we were well taken care of. It was easily one of the best heritage tours of any city I have ever taken anywhere in the world.
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