A day tour at Saguna Baug

Saguna Baug a must visit place. The place is really awesome, surrounded by lush green hills, Ulhas River, farming field, and much other nature’s beauty.  This was my first visit to Saguna Baug and the actual experience was much more than my expectations. This place is not just nature’s beauty but filled with many other facilities that help us to make our visit more memorable. I went along with my office colleagues and final year BSc Hospitality Studies students. We met the actual owner of Saguna Baug Mr. Chandan Bhadsavle and he has shared few wonderful and helping words about his place with us.

Each one of us enjoyed up to fullest and along with fun and enjoyment our students learnt a lot many important things about agriculture and agriculture tourism. The place got amazing facilities such as Zip Line, Road Fishing, Drag Net Fishing, Bullock Cart Ride, Horse Ride, Segway Ride, Mallakham Show, Milking the cow, Snake Show, Boating, Cycling and Swimming and buffalo ride in river. Most of the things come along with package and for other facilities we need to pay reasonable charges. While enjoying all these facilities I had completely forgotten about rest such as office work, stress, and other petty things.

Food another one of the exciting features of this place. Food was very simple but with high quality hygiene and taste. They serve only vegetarian dishes in all meals but you can order separately for non-vegetarian dishes and pay according to order. The price range for non-vegetarian dishes is very nominal. Food lovers will enjoy this place with basic food and unique traditional style of preparation. Along with that they have served us the local beverage called Kokum Sharbat, which was tangy and sweet in taste. This is commonly found in coastal areas of Maharashtra.

While doing drag net fishing I got a chance to hold a big local fish Katala and the weight of that fish was nearly 10kg according to the employees of Saguna Bagh. Feeding the fishes in open lake was also a different experience otherwise we do feed fishes in fishing tank at our home. Also I caught 2 fishes while doing rod fishing and this was the first time in my life when I did fishing and got success at the same time. So I am really happy with that amazing experience. Along with that I have tried Segway rides, another unforgettable and new experience of my life.

Now the accommodation part, they have wonderful and comfortable accommodation facilities in the form of cottage room, Mud house, Pond House, and bungalow. We had rented the mud house. The interior and exterior is completely like village house. They have followed all the guidelines while constructing that mud house. They are planning to come up with few more mud houses. Pond house is another attraction point of Saguna Baug. It is situated in the centre of pond. But we won't get television in any of room so we will be able to enjoy the actual beauty of that place..

I am planning to revisit this amazing place along with my family. I highly recommend this place to everyone out there. A special thanks to Mr. Chandan Bhadsavle and his entire team. They have provided us extraordinary services during our visit.

Summer Coolers.

Generally India has humid and muggy weather during summer. Summer starts from March and ends at June. The temperature goes up to 40°C on an average. It’s really difficult to travel out after 10:00 am to 5:00 pm during summer time. Due to too much of heat we sweat a lot because of that we get tired and exhausted. To beat the heat we need to drink plenty of water but it is not possible every time to drink only water. So instead of having water sometime we can try different coolers, those will help us to cool down our body as well as it will help us to gain enough amount of liquid and energy for our body.

For the same today I am listing some summer coolers that will help us to keep us cool even in this hot Summer.

Peach Cooler:-

Ingredients

Peach Syrup: - 60 ml

Ginger ale: - 10 ml

Sugar syrup: - 20 ml

Peach: - 2 to 3 slice of peach

Soda: - 100 ml

Ice: - 4-5 small cubes of ice

Method:-

1.      First add cubed ice in tall glass then add peach syrup in it.

2.      Next add sugar syrup and ginger ale mix it well.

3.    Then add peach slice and top it up with soda.

Khus Cooler: -

Ingredients

Khus Syrup: - 60 ml

Lime Juice: - 15 ml

Soda: - 90 ml

Sprite: - 60 ml

Ice: - 4-5 small cubes of ice

Method:-

1.      First add cubed ice in tall glass then add khus syrup in it.

2.      Next add lime juice and mix well.

3.      Then add soda & sprite and serve it to guest.

In this manner we can change the base ingredient to different fruit squashes or syrups. And we will be able to make varieties of summer coolers to refresh ourselves and our guests.

GO GOA

Goa is a destination primarily for enjoyment. Goa needs no introduction. From individuals to groups, it has something for everyone. Goa is an ideal tourist destination for any age group. It provides diversity in all aspects such as food, drinks, tourist attractions, water sports and many more. That’s why people like to visit Goa again and again. Goa is basically famous for its beaches and churches. Goa is very popular among youth. Even I have visited Goa thrice till now. I had a real great time with my friends and family on all trips. Every time one visits Goa, one will find something new to explore. Goa is smaller than other states of India but it has more to offer to all kinds of tourist. People from all parts of world like to visit Goa for several reasons. 

Transportation is not a problem in Goa. We can hire different kinds of two wheelers and four wheelers according to our budget. Actually the rental charges are quite reasonable. Depending upon the kind of group you are, you can choose your mode of transport. Goa has got an additional benefit of having fuel prices lower comparatively to other states.

There are several things we can explore in Goa. Basically we need at least four days in hand to see entire Goa. Basically Goa has divided into two major parts North Goa and South Goa. South and North Goa is filled with towns, beaches, temples, museums, bazaars, and churches. We should plan our day in such way that we should be able to cover most of the tourist places in Goa in those four days. We should leave our hotel early in the morning and visit far distance places first and while coming back visit close by tourist destination. Also the ideal time slots for visiting certain places have to be borne in mind while making the itinerary.



Night life and food is the key factor of Goa. With the help of these factors Goa has earned maximum revenue from tourism. Goa is very famous for seafood and their local specialties. Every corner one can find resto bar, pubs and discotheques. Goa is famous for its trance music and carnival. People visit Goa especially for carnival. Goa is always busy from October to April; this is a peak season for Goa. 

Accommodation is really important for growing tourism in any place. Goa is filled with loads of accommodation facility. Goa offers all kinds of accommodation to different types of tourist. We can rent a room from 2 star hotel to 5 star hotel or we can rent flats or bungalows according to the number of guests and budget. At some beaches you can rent shacks on daily basis. We don't need to switch our rooms according to tourist destination. We can explore all places by staying in same room for all days.

Go the Goa way and zest up your life.