A number of venues catering to the excessive demand for agro-tourism had sprung up across the metropolis, stated travel brokers taking part within the three-day Pune Travel competition from September 8 at Resort Central Park.
Dushyant Desai, a member of the Indian Tourism Development Co-Op Society, stated, “Nowdays, with many professionals working from workplace and having solely someday off, one-day picnics are a preferred alternative. Even IT staff, who normally have Saturdays and Sundays off, wish to spend someday visiting these areas and are available again to relaxation earlier than beginning their work week.”
“There are lots of adults involved in realizing how greens and fruits are grown, how farming and cultivation is completed, how paddy turns into the rice we eat, and so forth. Some persons are unaware whether or not a brinjal is grown underneath or above floor. We now have many millenials coming with their youngsters, who’re equally to find out about agriculture,” stated Shivaji Shinde, the final supervisor of Yashodan Agri Tourism in Narayangaon (Junnar).From faculty outings to birthday journeys, there’s a excessive demand for camps organised by agro-tourism venues. Athang Patwardhan, proprietor of Kamp Star Trails in Panchet, stated, “We not too long ago organised a ‘bhugol’ camp for teenagers, the place we taught them concerning the geography of Maharashtra and scout knacks akin to discovering instructions, organising tents. We promote camps on the WhatsApp teams of housing societies.”