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Paragliding capital near Pune
Why this weekend?
The day-by-day plan
Day 1 · The flight
- Launch morning
- Tandem flight
- Bhaje caves
- Lake evening
Day 2 · The caves and the return
- Bedsa caves
- Village walk
- Return
Geography & terrain
Kamshet lies in the Pune district of Maharashtra, 50 km from Pune and 120 km from Mumbai — the paragliding town of the ghats, its launch hills, the lakes and the caves set on the plateau's edge above the Pawana's country.
History & culture
The town's story runs with the Buddhist caves of the region — the 2nd-century cave complexes of the Bedsa and the Bhaje, with the town's modern history as the paragliding capital of the western India since the 1990s; the town's role in the region's flight training and the weekend escapes, with the Pawana lake and the Shelarwadi village, gives Kamshet its flight-cave character.
Where to stay
Things to do
Fees & timings
- Tandem flight (standard)
- ₹3,000
- Instructional tandem
- ₹3,950
- Entry total
- ₹6,950
Eat & drink
- Village boards — The Maharashtrian plates
- Lonavala cafes — The station's menus
- Route dhabas — The highway corners
Getting there
- Train
- Kamshet station — 1.5 h from Mumbai
- By car
- 2–2.5 h via Expressway (99 km)
Practical info
- Connectivity: Good at flight-school campuses
Practical tips
- Fly in the first launch window (6:30–9 am) — afternoon winds get rowdy
- Book tandem slots 1–2 weeks ahead on weekends
- Weight limit is ~90 kg for tandem; confirm at booking
Frequently asked questions
What is Kamshet?
The paragliding capital of the western India.
What is there to do?
The flights, the caves and the lake.
How long is the visit?
Two days for the full ring.
Kamshet mornings are designed for adrenaline: the launch hill fills with gliders, and the first tandems go off into a valley still cool and quiet, the canopy snapping open overhead and the ground falling away with a softness that feels like a trick. From the air, the Sahyadri spreads out like a rumpled green carpet with Pawana's blue water winding through it, and the silence of free flight — broken only by wind on fabric — is the closest thing to levitation you'll find in Maharashtra. Afternoon rides to the Shelar caves climb through sun-dappled forest to rock-cut halls where the silence is a thousand years old. Kamshet leaves you with a slightly altered view of your own smallness, which is, on balance, a good thing.
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