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Trip to Adlabs Imagica in 2015

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Adlabs Imagica:

Adlabs Imagica is an amusement park located near the city of Khopoli on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway nearby to Mumbai. This mega entertainment destination is a perfect choice for families and social groups from Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune and Nashik.
From childhood, I like to be part of adventure like trekking, cycling or bike riding. I keep doing that whenever I get time. This time on occasion of my Birthday we planned to go to ADLABS IMAGICA .We had heard about lot of thrilling rides there.

Distance:

The distance from Pune to Adlabs Imagica is around 92 KM and from mumbai it’s around 70 KM. 

Duration:

Minimum 1 day
Maximum 2 days

It takes 1 full day to cover everything if you reach there in time i.e., when park Opens. Secondly option is take express ticket and enjoy rides with less crowd. If you are planning to take 2 days off then Aqua magic is another option for 1 day. You can stay in Adlabs hotel or book a hotel in Khopoli.

For details about Adlabs Aqua magic visit link – Aqua magic

Route And time Taken to Travel

On D-Day we started from hadapsar Pune around 7 AM. From Pune we reached Mumbai Pune old highway. From there next destination is Khopoli via Lonavala. Khopoli route is to Cross the Lonavala and Khandala Ghat Section on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and after some kilometers, there is an exit to Khopoli on the left.

Keep travelling West and cross Khopoli. Travel west until you reach Khapoli – Pali Road (State Highway 92). Hotel Shree Krishna is the landmark. Turn straight South on the Pali – Khopoli Road and Imagica is 4.0 Km away.

Just before reaching Khopoli we took halt for breakfast cum lunch which we brought from home. Then instead of going directly to Adlabs imagica we decided to Varad vinayak Ganapati, Mahad. It just 4 km from Khopoli.

Finally we reached Adlabs imagica around 10.30 AM. Normally it takes around 2 hours by Express highway

Entry to Imagica

There was huge crowd already there. Our assumption was due to working day there won’t be much rush however our thinking was completely wrong. There were many school and college students who had come to take advantage of Tuesday offer. On Tuesdays the ticket is 999/- per person which is less by 900 -1000/- on weekends.

One of us went to ticket counter and rest family stood in queue. They check each and every bag. Outside food is not allowed. It took some time to get in.

Rides at Adlabs Imagica:

Thrill Rides at Adlabs imagica (Rating from most thrilling (1) to less thrilling (7))

  • Nitro (1)
  • Scream Machine (2)
  • Deep Space (4)
  • Rajasaurus River Adventure (6)
  • Gold Rush (5)
  • Dare2Drop (3)
  • Salimgarh (7)

Family rides at Adlabs imagica

  • Mr India
  • Mambo Chai Chama- Crazy Tea Cups
  • I For India
  • Alibaba Aur Chalis Chorr
  • Alibaba Aur Chalis Chorr
  • Wrath of the Gods
  • Splash Ahoy
  • Save the Pirate
  • Bump-it Boats

Kid rids

  • The Magic Carouse
  • Happy Wheels
  • Tubby Takes offNote: Some of the above mentioned family rides are allowed for kids.

Review of Adlabs imagica:

  • The rides are awesome and amazing.
  • It’s really wonderful to visit imagica with family and friends.
  • Even kids enjoy lot.
  • Food quality was not that good. Need to improve on that.

Things to remember:

  • Reach Adlabs imagica as early as possible for maximum utilization of time
  • Plan your rides in advance as it is very difficult to cover everything.
  • Depending on season of the year, climate varies. If you are planning in summer season it’s very hot in afternoon so plan accordingly.
  • For thrilling rides, saree is not comfortable for women. So choose as per your convenience.
  • There is different types of tickets like Regular ticket, Express ticket and college tickets apart for Happy Tuesdays. Free ticket for you if its your birthday.

Cost per person:

  • Ticket – 1000/- to 1900/- per person
  • Meal – 150- to 350/- per person
  • Travelling cost

Adlabs imagica Timings:

Park Timings: 9:30am – 8:00pm
Ride Timings: 10am – 7:00pm
Breakfast: 9:30am
Please check the specific ride operations timings at the Park entrance. Timings are subject to change.

 

Our Trip to Hyderabad in December 2015

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Pune to Hyderabad Trip with family

It was one of the memorable trip I had with my family in December 2015. As we had holidays in Christmas week the dates were fixed however we were not sure about the location. We wanted to visit a place which we could travel by road transport and should make our trip enjoyable and not hectic :-).
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After long debate we came to conclusion to visit Hyderabad.  As per information we got, there were 2 different opinions about Hyderabad city. Few said there is nothing much to visit there and you can cover everything in 2 days and there were others who said it would take at least 5 days to cover everything in Hyderabad. As our duration was already fixed for 3 days, we decided to plan the spots that we can target in these 3 days. After lot of research (thanks to google) and few of my friends who had stayed in Hyderabad earlier we came up with 3 days schedule.

Hyderabad:

Hyderabad is the capital of southern India’s Telangana state. The city of smiles, of lights, of a thousand faces, endearingly called the Pearl City, Hyderabad offers a variety of tourist attractions ranging from Heritage monuments, Lakes and Parks, Gardens and Resorts, Museums to delectable cuisine and a delightful shopping experience.

Distance:

Distance between Pune to Hyderabad is around 560 km.

Recommended Min And Max stay:

Minimum 3 full days are required to visit some of the best places in Hyderabad and it takes around 6 days to cover everything.

Check this link for more places – List of best places in Hyderabad

Route And time Taken to Travel:

It takes around 9 hrs  to reach Hyderabad city if you are travelling at night. The road to Hyderabad is via Solapur. Pune to solapur is around 250 km and it takes around 4 yrs to reach Solapur. The road is very impressive and you need to pay toll of around 250/- . The road from solapur to Hyderabad is not that good and road construction for new lanes is under progress.

We started from Hadapsar, Pune around 9 PM in innova..  Weather was nice. We took first halt at tembhurni for tea.  I would recommend you test the road side tea from tea stall(near St stand).  We then took couple of halts and continued our journey. We reached Hyderabad around 6 AM. Metro work in Hyderabad is going in full swing. We saw many metro bridges after entering the city. We reached to our rooms at around 7 AM.

Spot to Visit in 3 days:

  • Birla Temple
  • Birla Science Museum
  • Hussain Sagar lake
  • Lumbini Park
  • Laser Show
  • Ramoji Film City (1 day)
  • Charminar
  • Salajan museum
  • Nehru Zoological Park
  • Snow World

Details:
Day 1:

On day 1 we decided to Visit Birla Temple, Birla science museum ,Hussain sagar lake, Lumbini Park and Laser show.

We reached Birla science museum around 10 AM. Got ticket from ticket counter. Its was 75/- per adult. It took around 2.5 hrs to see the museum. It’s wonderful especially for kids. Then we had lunch in near by Hotel. After that we went to see Birla temple. You  need to climb little bit to go to temple. From there we went to Lumbini park. Again there is entry ticket. Then we had boating in Hussain sagar lake. The Laser show tickets are available from 6: 30 PM onward everyday and shows starts at 7:15 PM. The show was really awesome. After show we had dinner and reached room.

Day 2:
On day 2 we had a plan to visit Ramoji film city.

Ramoji film city is at outskirts of Hyderabad around 30-35 km from city. It takes complete day to cover everything in Ramoji film city. Tickets were 1000/- for adult and 900/- for kids as there was winter carnival going on. We reached ramoji film city at 9.15 AM and left RFC around 7 PM. After that we had dinner at Paradise Hotel famous for Hyderabadi biryanni.

Day 3:
On Day 3 we had plan to return to Pune in the evening so got ready and packed our luggage. We decided to visit Charminar , Salajan museum and Nehru Zoological Park.

We reached charminar around 10 AM then went to Salarjan museum and from there to Nehru park. Salar jang museum takes a day to see everything but we managed to spend only 2-3 hrs there. There was lot of crowd that day due to long weekend. Finally we reached Zoo and crowd followed us(or can say we followed crowd). Even there crowd was huge and no place for parking. We saw the zoo in battery operated vehices.

Around 6 PM we started from Hyderabd city and took halt for tea. From there started our return journey to pune and reached Pune around 4: 30 AM.All in all a very memorable trip.

Some tips from our journey.

  • Please make a note of entry timings of Charminar, Salar jung museum , Birla Temple , Birla Planetorium etc and plan accordingly.
  • Ramoji film city takes full day. So reach there in the morning and utilize full day.
  • There are few more places like Golconda fort, snow world and old palaces that you can plan.
  • There are other options to reach hyderabad like Plane or Train if you plan in advance.
  • Now you have options like OYO Rooms for room booking.
  • Search rooms in the center of city (Namapally suburbs)

Cost of Trip: 30000/- (approx)

  • Cab – 15000/-
  • RFC ticket – 6000/-( 6 person)
  • Meals – 6000/-
  • Other tickets – 1500/-
  • Toll – 500/-
  • We stayed at friends room so rental not included.

 

HAPPY JOURNEY !!!