Thursday, May 1, 2008

Services provided by us




Services
The tribal village tours
Living in a Tribal village is a unique experience. This tour offers you a chance to see village life very closely. You will stay in a tribal village with tribal people. Most of the villages are located at the mountain base and having lot of Jungle around. In this tour you will do trekking from one village to another.

Guided trekking tours (write up is pending)
Caves and architectural tours (write up is pending)
Wildlife sanctuary tours (write up is pending)
Fascination monsoon trails:
Almost in all the mountain region, world over, rain means bad weather. While in the Sahyadris it is great weather! One of the finest time to trek - a unique phenomenon in the trekking world. The summer months generate strong winds from the Arabian Sea towards the western coast bringing moisture-laden clouds which quench the summer heat. The monsoon clouds first hit the barrier of Western Ghats by mid-June and discharge most of their contents over the Konkan and adjoining hill regions. Numerous waterfalls drop over the mountain walls and hill sides. Rushing streams flood into rivers. Warm weather and heavy rains are ideal for the abundant growth of tropical vegetation which covers the country with thick forests.The monsoon brings greenery all around.

Archeological tours (write up is pending)
Corporate outdoor tours (write up is pending)

Nature and Adventure summer vacation camp. (write up is pending)

Purandar

Location:

This famous fort (famous for Purandar treaty) is located on Narayanpur - Saswad road. Narayanpur is about 40km from Pune on Pune- Satara road.




Precaution: Though Purandar has many water cisterns (at least 25), they don't hold potable water, especially in summer. So better to take enough water from base village itself.




Sight Seeing : Purandeshwar mandir is in a good condition and has been maintained well (except for the modern coloring)


Second of the pair of Sar Darwaja. As can be seen, it's in a good condition. Sitting in the darwaja quietly in the darwaja and imagining the glory of Maratha's gives a different feeling!!
Type : Hill Fort
Height above mean sea level : ~ 4550 ft (~1387 m)
Transport
Kalyan to Pune (road/rail, ~ 150 km)- Narayanpur (road, ~ 40 km) (Vehicle like jeep can reach upto the level of Purandeshwar mandir now).

Manik Gad

Location:

Manikgad is not a full fledged fort, it's similar to the mordern day check post. Manikgad is situated on a range that is isolated from the main sahyadri range. It can be seen while one is travelling on the old Mumbai - Pune highway.
Manikgad is situated in the north Konkan near Chowk village. To reach Manikgad one has to first get to Karjat by local trains from Mumbai/Kalyan. S.T. service is available to Vadgaon(base village) , however the frequency is quite less, otherwise one can reach Chowk village by S.T. bus or six seaters. From Chowk village auto rickshaws are available to Vadgaon. From Vadgaon 2 - 2½ hours walk will take you to the top.

Precaution
There is no water source on the way from Vadgaon to Manikgad . Hence it is necessary to carry ample amount of water. Also there is no place to stay on top of Manikgad.
Sight Seeing
There is not much to see atop Manikgad. However it offers commanding view of the surrounding land. One can see the Karnala pinnacle, Prabalgad, Irshalgad. One can even take a look at the Savna lake at the base of Manikgad.
Type Hill Fort
Height above mean sea level 1876 feet
Transport :Reach Karjat by Local train.From Karjat take a direct bus to Vadgaon(frequency is less), or take a bus to Chowk and then take a six seater to Vadgaon.

Nane Ghat

Location:Serving as a trade route for the transport between markets of Kalyan, Nalasopara (Konkan) and Junnar (Plateau) since the times of Satvahanas, this pass today offers you one of the most enjoyable treks in the vicinity of Mumbai
Nane Ghat is situated at about 55 Km from Kalyan. One can reach the base village Vaishakare by boarding the state transport bus passing through Malshej Ghat. From Vaishakare it's about 1/2 a hour walk along the road to Malshej Ghat to reach the divergence for Nane Ghat. Now there is board indicating the divergence so there will be no difficulty in finding the divergence. Once a divergence is taken, it is about 2-3 hours climb to the summit.



Precaution
Take sufficient amount of water when you leave Vaishakare as there is no water in the way till you reach the top. If you are visiting in non-monsoon season it's advisable to carry an anti-dehydrate.
Sight SeeingNaneghat offers different beauty in different seasons. In summer and winter, when there are no clouds, view of Jivdhan and Dhakoba is a real pleasure. This is the pass that has been serving loyally for the trade between Nalasopara, Kalyan and Junnar. It takes one to a different world when one realizes that he actually is at a pass made in pre Christian era.
Type: Pass
Height above mean sea level : 2750 feet
Transport : Kalyan to Murbad by bus, Murbad to Tokavade by bus, Tokavade to Vaishakhare by bus (one can also get the bus from Murbad to Vaishakhare).

Dhak Bahiri

Location:

To the east of Karjat and in the juxtapose to the Rajmachi lies this trek with thrilling rock patch. Get down at Karjat and then catch a bus for base village Sandshi (~ 20 km, 1st bus at around 4.30 am). A simple climb of about 2 1/2 hours will take you to a great col. Getting down of col and turning right will offer you a final rock patch. Half an hour rock patch will take you directly into the caves and Bhairoba temple.
Precaution: More than anything else, the utmost precaution needed is while negotiating the rock patch. A bit of here and there, and you could be down in the valley. However, you take enough care and you will enjoy this thrill......cent percent!

Sight Seeing:
Nothing really special here to see. However a spacious cave with ample water is really a surprise. One can combine a nearby trek to Dhak fort along with this.
Type: Hill Cave
Height above mean sea level : 2300 feet
Transport : Kalyan to Karjat by road/rail, Karjat to Sandshi by bus