The city of Pune is located at the confluence of Mula and Mutha rivers and is the second largest one in the state of Maharashtra. It is mainly a manufacturing town but now it is also recognized as an important place of tourist interest that attracts scores of tourists from different parts of India. Pune is also known as �Oxford of the East� due to the presence of many premier educational institutes that are located here. This picturesque town also has a magnificent history of nearly 1600 years. It is a developed town with a liberal outlook and experiences a significant footfall annually.

Pune city in Maharashtra has a number of fine restaurants and also features several museums that house amazing works of art and interesting artifacts. There are many tourist attractions in Pune that you will come across on your city tour. Among the museums you can visit the Raja Dinakar Kelkar Museum that has fascinating collections of India arts and crafts. Several other notable ones to mention would be Tribal Museum, Mahatma Phule Museum and National War Museum.

There are many other places of tourist interest that you can visit here in your leisure such as Shaniwar Waada, Vishram Bagh Waada, St. Mary's Church, Aga Khan Palace, Pataleshwar Caves, Chatushrungi Mata Temple and Bund Garden. Pune is also famous for the Osho Aashram located in Koregaon Park, and Osho festival which takes place here is a major crowd puller.

Being an important town of Maharashtra Pune has many accommodation facilities for the tourists dropping in here. There are several five star hotels in Pune such as Le Meridien Hotel, Dreamz Villa and Hotel Taj Blue Diamond to mention a few of them. Among the four star hotels, you can choose from Hotel Oakwood, Hotel Sagar Plaza, Central Park and Hotel Kohinoor Executive. There are also several lodging options available for the travelers traveling on a tight budget such as Hotel Dreamland, Hotel Mayur, Hotel Pearl, Hotel Shalimar, Hotel Natraj and Maurya Residency.

Pune has excellent transportation system and can be reached by air, rail and road transport. The Pune airport is served by many airlines that connect the important towns of Maharashtra and India. Rail transport is equally good and you can reach Pune from all parts of India. Accessibility to Pune is also very convenient by road since the network of state and national highways is very well maintained and efficient.

Whether you are traveling alone, with family or friends, your tour to Maharashtra is going to be a memorable experience.

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