Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) and Junnar Tehsil farmers will be jointly organising ‘Grape Festival’ in Golegaon (Lenyadri) in Pune district between February 16 and 19.
The festival is being organised with the help of grape farmers of Junnar tehsil and MTDC Resort Malshej Ghat, a release said.
Tourists can participate at any day in this festival, which is organised on the border of Thane and Pune districts.
To participate in the event, the tourists will have to reach MTDC Resort at Malshej Ghat at 1000 hrs. Tourists can visit the grape orchard of Golegaon. The tourists will be given information about plucking of grapes, its packing and its selling methods. Tourists can go straight away to the orchard and taste grapes.
The tourists will be allowed to walk in farm lands and they can sit in the farm lands and enjoy the food too.
They will also visit the vineyard, where they can get information about the process of preparing wine. After this, at 1630 hrs, the tourists can visit Mushroom garden along with the Gramin Bachat Samuh (Rural Savings Group). The tourist can get information about mushroom crop and its sale.
In order to reach all these places, admission fee for each person is Rs 50. Vehicles, which are arranged by MTDC, will go to these places. (UNI)