This year I have been driving from one place to another like there is no tomorrow. From hill station to the forest and hill stations again. So this weekend I thought of changing the pattern. I decided to meet the hot, the sexy and the most beautiful male, all decked upto Salsa Romantica. Hahahaha. I have not lost it guy's! Nor have I turned amphibious,.,.,.,.! I visited Morachi Chincholi. The land of peacocks and tamarind!
Havent heard much about Morachi Chincholi? neither had I until my instinct to wander browse google maps. Morachi Chincholi is small village about 50 Km from pune towards Ahmadnagar. According to the villagers, a pair of peafowl had arrived in this village many years back. The villagers rather than shooing it away welcomed them and shared their land as well as grains with them.
Over the years they made the place their name and even gave the place a name on the tourism map of Maharashtra. I left Pune on Saurday afternoon after lunch. From the information that I had gathered the birds camouflaged themselves in the woods during the day and do not come out in the open. "Dawn" and "Dusk" host the peacock "show".
The ride on Ahmadnagar highway is one thing that I did not like. Dirty roads and cluttered traffic characterizes the ride. Once I reached Shikrapur I took the off road to Morachi Chincholi. Its about 18 Kms from Shikrapur.
On getting of the highway road the ride was much better with open fields on either sides dotted with trees on the sides of the road. The roads weren't of the best possible condition and the last 8 Kms had no tarmac.
Once I started to see the tamarind trees around I knew I was in Morachi Chincholi. As I entered the village there was a temple on the left. Morachi chincholi has been developed as a agritourism destination. Agritourism or Agricultural Tourism is the concept of Visiting a working farm or any agricultural, horticultural, or agribusiness operations for a holiday. In Morachi Chincholi there is the added attraction of the celebrated national bird. There are couple of organized farms who have taken agritourism very seriously.
Mayur baug and Mauli Krishi Paryatan Kendra. Mayur baug is a complete farm with horses and camels and swans. These agritourism centers feed the peacocks every day and they are conditioned to visit these farms every day for food. In turn the visitors get to see a close up show of the birds. A perfect symbiotic relationship. I roamed around the village a little more. Though there was nothing spectacular about the landscape of Morachi Chincholi I soaked in the rustic charm of the village of end less farms with farmers working in their land and the rural fresh air and by twilight I headed back to Pune after our tryst with our National bird!!
3 comments:
Thanks for such a great blog. Morachi Chincholi is one of best weekend getaways near pune. Here you can enjoy Bullock Cart Rides, Outdoor Games, Hurda Parties and Bird Watching.
Morachi Chincholi is one of my favorite place. In January I enjoyed their hurda party. Really it was an awesome experience. Distance from Pune to chincholi morachi 50km.
Nice Blog!!! Very informative information you shared.I heard Morachi Chincholi is Best Tourist Place Near Pune. Morachi Chincholi is one of the most acclaimed landscapes of nature that is being taken care by Mauli- Agri tourism. It is the common picnic spot, located near Pune. The USB of the place is that it is well- connected to the transport. The place is a must to visit with family and friends.Must experience beautiful things in Morachi Chincholi are: The dancing Peacock, the fun filled tractor rides, bullock cart rides, various outdoor games, farming, watching stars, peaceful meditation and many more.
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