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A Visit To Peshwa Energy and Adventure Park

Peshwa Energy Park and Children’s Adventure Park

When you feel that there is nothing much to see inside the Pune city, when you feel that going out of the city is time-consuming and tiring, when you feel that going to mall is an everyday activity, you must go along with your child to visit Peshwa Energy Park and Children’s Adventure Park near Saras Baug. Native Punekars have a lot of memories of this place which was once called ‘Peshwe Udyaan’ (Peshwa Zoo) which later got shifted to Katraj. For those new in Pune, please follow the Google Map for exact location.

What would you get in Rs. 40? Go to any mall in Pune and the Car parking rates would be Rs. 20 or more. Visit Peshwa Park, and in Rs. 40 your child can enjoy unlimited adventure activities and games for the whole day. From rappelling to walking on the Burma bridge, from balancing yourself on different ropes to riding a bicycle on the ropes, from understanding the mass and inertia to understanding Pythagoras theorem, everything is there. Your child will never get tired visiting these activities. Trust me, all these activities, if done in a mall or somewhere in a resort, one needs to spend around Rs. 2000, but here they are available only for Rs. 40, and that too, for the entire day. One might think that if the charges are so less, the quality of the games or activities wouldn’t be great, but you are wrong. The infrastructure is nicely developed and properly maintained by the Pune Municipal Corporation.

At the very entrance, you will come across the instruction board that clearly mentions to the over enthusiast people that games here at Peshwa Park are for enjoyment and for testing your own ability, and not for having competition with others.

On each activity, appropriate age to play it has been written, but some of the parents do not follow that and may end up in some trouble. Each activity or the game has been designed keeping in mind the particular age group. There is an activity where a child is to hold the hanging rope and is to go from one hanging rope to other. Most of the activities will remind you of the activities you have done during your visit to a resort or a farm during your holidays. This place reminded me of Bhor Adventure Camp for which I paid Rs. 900 some years back. The best part of this visit was Phoolrani, the toy train. And the cost for per person for that is Rs. 20. That’s it.

This is a great place to take your child and enjoy. Don’t worry about the food as there are dozens of food joints by the side of the road near Peshwa Park. What you need to worry about is whether your child enjoys every adventure activity in a day.

Things to keep in mind when planning a visit here:
·         You must have a child accompanying you. They only allow you if there is a child.
·         The entry ticket costs Rs. 10 for adults (as they don’t have any ride or a game to play) and Rs. 40 for children (including all adventure games and rides)
·         Take time out to visit Science Park that showcases and gives information about the scientific phenomenon in a simple way.
·         Don’t take food inside. They don’t allow it.
·         Must enjoy the toy train ride.
Though it is one of the best trips I have ever done with my family, I expect following things from Pune Municipal Corporation to be taken care of:
·         The park is adventurous park, and I couldn’t find any of the first aid facility available here. ‘AT OWN RISK’ boards are seen hanging.
·         Some of the games are old now. They need repairmen.
·         Parents too, in excitement, enjoy these games that are meant for kids. Though there is security, parents do not listen to them.
So, spend your weekend with your child at this place and experience something different.












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