It is 16 km from the twin hill stations of Khandala and Lonavala[1] and is accessible by road and rail from Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune.

Kamshet is home to small villages that are built in the traditional style - with mud, thatch and reeds.

Kamshet railway station is located in the Western Ghats, off an ancient trade-route that once linked the west coast to the hinterland.

The warmest month in Pune is April; although summer doesn't end until May, the city often receives very heavy thundershowers in May (and humidity remains high).

Most of the 722 mm (28.43 in) of annual rainfall in the city fall between June and September, and July is the wettest month of the year.