One Day Monsoon Trek to Kohoj Fort on 07 July ‘ 2013.

Hi Mates, We at Trek Mates India glad to invite you for One Day Monsoon Trek to Kohoj Fort on 07 July ‘ 2013.

Little info about the event :

Height: 3200 Ft (Approx)

Difficulty Level: Easy

Endurance Level: Medium

Region: Palghar

Base Village: Waghote

Trek Leader: Vishal Khond (8291139993 / 9322069953)

Kohoj: The route of this trek is 70% shadowed with dense forest, a big lake at the base and few water sources on the way and many water tanks on the top makes it a pleasant trek & also famous for Human pinnacles.  

Sightseeing:

Heart-Shaped Lake, Bastions, Cisterns, Temples and above all Man-Shaped Pinnacle

This fort has not got very historical importance but looking at the well-dug cisterns, the fort can be said to be belonging to Bhoj-period. But no such evidences are available. What is known about this fort is that Kohoj was under Portuguese colonies in 16th century. They fortified it and later Peshwas conquered this fort in 1737.

The moderate hike to the top is a fresh experience. The 2.5 to 3 hours one way hike to Kohoj fort has all ingredients for a pleasant small eco-adventure landscapes reflecting in small lakes, hills, plateaus, misty atmosphere, flora and fauna (wild and domestic), the two very peculiarly shaped pinnacles are the guiding lighthouse to the fort of Kohoj. The view from the top is mind blowing.

The itinerary for the Trek is as given below:

Meeting point: Swami Narayan Mandir, Dadar (E) at 6.00am on Sunday 07th July, 2013.

Pick up points: Thane Majiwada & Fountain Hotel (Ghodbunder Road).

Travel by private vehicle

Breakfast at the enroute

Reach Base Village 09:00am

Start our trek by 09:30 am

Reach the Top, Lunch, Explore n Descend.

Start Descend @ 3:00pm

Reach the base till 5:30 pm.

Start the return journey,

Evening Refreshments enroute

Reaching Dadar by 8.00 pm tentatively.

The cost for the trek is Rs 650/- per head
Inclusions:

Travelling from Dadar to Dadar by Private Non AC Bus,

Breakfast and Evening Refreshments, TMI Expertise

For Booking please transfer INR 500 into following account :

Account Name – Vishal Ravindra Khond

Bank – ICICI Bank Ltd

Branch – Naupada Branch, Thane

IFS Code – ICIC0000035

Saving Account Number - 003501542728 

Things to Be carried: 
Identity proof (Must),

Lunch for the day, water bottle(Must)
Camera (Optional),
Cap etc,
Medicine those if u require usually (Optional),
Good trekking shoes, extra pair of clothes, socks.

Its raining these days, so pack yr bags accordingly to save them from getting wet. Double pack your valuables in plastic bags.

For more details and Registration, Please contact on the nos. given below: 

Vishal Khond:  82911 39993 / 93220 69953

Nilesh Patil: 86555 88508

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Trek to Naneghat and Malshej Ghat Waterfalls on 30th June '13.

Dear mates, We at Trek Mates India invite you for one of the most awaited Treks of the monsoon to Amazing Naneghat & Visit to Malshej Ghat Waterfall on 30^th June 2013 (Leaving on Saturday Night 29^th June’2013).

Little Info About The Event :

Naneghat

Height: 2750 feet (Approx.)

Base Village: Vaishakhare

Difficulty Level: Easy

Endurance Level: Medium

Region :Malshej

Trek Leader: Vishal Khond (8291139993)

Naneghat Pass - This sheer cliff is a well know landmark, very clearly visible from Konkan region as you pass on your way from Kalyan towards Malshej. The walls of this pass jut out from the main range and hence command a magnificent view of the great bend in the Sahyadri. This is a pass, which once in history, enjoyed prime importance. The inscriptions, the steps, the rock-cut rest houses, and the cisterns all point out the historic fact that this route was frequently used as far back as the 1st century B.C. The Naneghat area and the caves are now very popular due to an easy access from Malshejghat road.

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

NaneGhat is situated at about 55 Km from Kalyan. One can reach the base village Vaishakare by boarding the state transport bus passing through MalshejGhat. From Vaishakare it's about 1/2 a hour walk along the road to MalshejGhat to reach the divergence for NaneGhat. 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

The itinerary for the Trek is as given below:

Meeting point : Swami Narayan Mandir, Dadar (E) at 11:30pm on Saturday29^th June, 2013.

Pick up point near Nitin Company Junction, Thane, at 12:00am

Travel by private vehicle till the base.

Breakfast at Tokawade

Start our trek by 07:00 am

Reach the Top @ 10:00am, Explore Naneghat.

Start Descend @ 11:30am
Lunch enroute

Reach the base till 2:30 pm.

Visit to MalshejGhat@ 3:00pm

Start the return journey,

Evening Refreshment enroute

Reaching Mumbai by 9.00pm tentatively.

The cost for the trek is Rs 750/- per head which includes :

Travelling from Dadar to Dadar by Private Non AC Bus,

Breakfast and Evening Refreshments, TMI Expertise Charges.

Note: Registrations through phone calls only.

For Booking please transfer INR 500 into following account :

Account Name – Vishal Ravindra Khond

Bank – ICICI Bank Ltd

Branch – Naupada Branch, Thane

IFS Code – ICIC0000035

Saving Account Number - 003501542728 

Things to Be carried:

Identity proof (Must),

A bottle of water (At least 2 Ltrs),

Lunch for the day

Napkin, Pair of clothes

Camera (Optional),

Cap, etc.

A good trekking shoes,

A haversack to put in all the things to be carried....so that one has ones hands free while trekking.

Pleases do not carry sling bags or Jholas.

Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.

Medicine those if u require usually (Optional),

Rains are expected, so pack yr bags accordingly to save them from getting wet. Double pack your valuables in plastic bags

For more details and Registration, Please contact on the nos. given below:

Vishal Khond : 8291139993 / 9322069953

Nilesh Patil : 8655588508 / 9619990866

Vikram Singh: 8652028262 / 9987761562

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Wild Amboli Expedition with Trek Mates India

Enchanting wildlife...Exclusive Expedition !!

Short Info: 

Amboli lies in the Sahyadri hills of Western India, one of the world’s “Eco Hot-Spots” and it therefore abounds in a variety of fairly unique flora and fauna. Its a paradise for Amphibian and Reptiles lover. One can find many types of amphibian and reptiles in this dense forest of Amboli. You may have heard experts saying that “Forest gets Alive at night.” Its time to come and feel it in Amboli during exclusive “Night Trails”.

Here a Checklist of popular the Reptiles and Amphibians of Amboli 

Reptiles: Malabar Pit Viper, Green Vine Snake, Olive Forest Snake, Beddome’s Keelback, Banded Racer, Shieldtails, White-banded Gecko, Bombay Leaf-toed Gecko.

Amphibians: Malabar Gliding Frog, Bombay Typewriter Frog, Amboli Bush Frog, Wrinkled Frog, Tiger Toad (Endemic to Amboli and Critically Endangered), Beddome’s Leaping Frog, Cricket Frogs, Fungoid Frog and Caecilians.

Category: Wildlife Expedition & Photography Trip

Wildlife Photography Expert: 
” Suraj Ravindra Das A.K.A “The Wild Child” is an acclaimed & Award-winning Wildlife Photographer with primary interest in Reptiles & Amphibians and also a BNHS certified Entomologist. He has travelled extensively across the length & breadth of the country ranging from Rajasthan to Meghalaya, and Himalayas to most regions of the Western ghats. He is also one of the finest Trainers of wildlife photography in the fields. His Images have been appreciated in various magazines, newspapers, and displayed at various exhibitions, including Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s “ECO CITY” project. He also conducts Nature trails for school kids and other under-priviliged kids” 
 

Dates: 19th-20th-21st July, 2013

Duration: 3 Days/2 Nights

Tour Cost: Rs.7700/- per person

Maximum Entries : 15

Schedule:

Day 1: .Pick up from Sawantwadi Station at 10:15 am. Check in at Hotel JRD International. Post Lunch we will proceed to explore the dense  forest of Amboli, where each and every creature speaks about the beauty of this rich western ghats. Life in such vibrant colors is a treat to watch at Amboli. Very good for Photography as you get green background with vibrant colours of Subject. In evening we will have a guidance session of Macrophotography with Suraj Ravindra Das. We will have a delicious dinner at night and Post Dinner we will leave for night trail.

 (Photo Courtesy: Suraj Ravindra Das) 

Day-2: Early morning After breakfast we will leave for Parikshat Point. Here we will be providing hand on hand training for Macro Photography. We will return back by lunch. Post lunch we will give some rest to our tiring legs. Evening session again we will have some discussion and analysis on taken photographs. Post dinner we will leave for the last night trail in the forest. Please note this time you need not miss the opportunity to click the best pics after some good sessions by Expert on photography.

(Photo Courtesy: Suraj Ravindra Das) 

Day-3 : Early Morning we will leave for a jungle trail by 5:30 am. We will be back for breakfast at Hotel. After breakfast one more session at forest for Photography. Have Lunch and proceed for Sawantwadi Station. Trip ends with sweet memories.

Inclusions:

1.Two exclusive Night Trails in Amboli Forest.

2. On Field Macro Photography Tips.

3. Sessions of Macro Photography.

4. All meals Included.

5. Transportation in Private vehicle (Sawantwadi to Sawantwadi)

6. Accommodation in JRD international resort on 3 sharing basis

Exclusion:

1. Train Travelling till Sawantwadi and back to Mumbai.
2. Any extra meals.
3. Anything other than mentioned above.

For Registrations,
Nilesh Patil: 8655588508 / 9619990866

Vikramsingh: 9987761562

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TMI : Monsoon Trek to Ratangad on 7th July Sunday 2013.

Hello Friends, We at Trek Mates India are glad to invite you for a Monsoon Trek to Ratangad on 7th July, Sunday 2013.

Some information about the place:

Type: Hill Fort

Grade: Medium

Endurance Level: Medium

Height: apprx. 4255 ft.

Base Village: Ratanwadi

Trek Leader : Manoj Kalwar

(Pics has been sourced from the internet)

Ratan means Jewel in Hindi. This hill fort is indeed jewel in all the hill forts here in Sahyadri. It is located in the district of Ahmednagar and is located about 4255 feet above sea level. It lies in the Ajoba mountain range surrounded by great mountains of Kulang, Alang, Kalsubai, Katarabai, Ajoba and Ghanchakkar. Geographically Ratangad is at the banks of Bhandardara lake of Ahmednagar district. With views of lake and highest mountains in Sahyadris looks very much lost in time.

(Pics has been sourced from the internet)

At the base of this fort is ancient Lord Shiva (Amurteshwar) temple. About 1000 years old temple of Lord Shiva, the Amruteshwar Temple at Ratanwadi, is an absolute paragon of high class architecture of our ancestors.

Ratangad has still the remains of fort with bastions and stone walls. Cave on the top is cut from the rock face and can easily accomodate 25 people at a time. Water cisterns are usually filled with water throughout the year and trekkers use them as water source. Eastern side of the fort has some fortification left, one can see Rani mahal here. From the southern side on can see Katrabai and Ajoba fort very close. This side has also some fortification left, but most of it is damaged. Climbing up on the northern side, one can see natural orifice (hole in rock, locally called nedhe) in the rock face, mostly made by wind. This orifice is big enough to be seen from base of the fort and can accommodate about 6-7 people at a time. Strong winds can be experienced at this orifice. Climbing down the nedhe to the western end of the fort leads closest to the Khuta pinnacle via tryambak Darwaza.

The itinerary for the trek will be as follows: 

On 6th July 2013 , Saturday Night

Meeting Point for Mumbai People : Pritam Hotel Dadar East @ 11.00pm

Pickup Point : Nitin Company , Thane @ 11.45pm

Travel by private vehicle till the base village Ratanwadi.

Rest till dusk in the bus itself.
Early morning have breakfast, Visit Amruteshwar Temple and then start our trek by 7:30 am. 

Reach the top in 3 hours , Lunch, explore n descend.

Reach the base till 5 pm.
Evening Refreshments.

Start the return journey by 6.
Reaching Mumbai by 10-10.30 pm tentatively.

The cost for the trek will be INR 750/- per head,
which includes, 

Travelling from Dadar to Dadar by Private NON AC BUS,
Breakfast and Evening Refreshments.
Guide and TMI Expertise Charges.

Payment Details:

One needs to deposit Full payment into the following bank account to confirm his/her registration.

Account Details

Bank Name : ICICI Bank

Account ID : 123801501755

Account Type : Savings Bank Account
Account name : MANOJ KALWAR
Branch : MUMBAI-ANDHERI W E HIGHWAY
IFSC code : ICIC0001238

(Once payment is done , please send an email to manoj1920@gmail.com / trekmates@gmail.com with Transaction ID , Participant Name , Email ID , Cell Number and Pickup Point [Dadar / Thane])

Things to Be carried: 
Identity proof (Must),
Lunch for the day
A bottle of water (Minimum 2 Ltrs),

TORCH with extra batteries (compulsory),
Camera (Optional),
Cap etc,
Medicine those if u require usually (Optional),
Good trekking shoes, extra pair of socks.

Its raining these days, so pack yr bags accordingly to save them from getting wet. Double pack your valuables in plastic bags.

For more details and Registration, Please contact on the nos. given below:
Manoj Kalwar: 9819021806 / 9870775633
Nilesh Patil: 8655588508

(Pls Msg if calls not answered.)

Mail us at trekmates@gmail.com / manoj1920@gmail.com  for any query
Registrations are only through phone calls (scraps, reply to this thread won’t be considered as confirmation)

Limited seats, entry on first come first served basis.

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Near Thane Station,

Thane (w) 400602.

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Trek from Bhimashankar via Ladder Route to Siddhgad Fort on 13th& 14th July’ 2013.

We at Trek Mates India invite a Two day Trek from Bhimashankar to Siddhgad Fort on 13^th& 14^th July’ 2013. (Bhimashankar ascend via ladder route.)

Little Info About The Event :

Bhimashankar

Type: Hill Trek

Height: 3500 Feet above MSL (Approx)

Grade: Medium (5. hrs trek)

Base Village: Khandas / Kathewadi

Bhimashankar : is one of the 12 Jyotirlings of India, a pilgrimage place approximately 3500 feet high up in the hills. The area around Bhimashankar is covered with thick dense jungle. The Maharashtra Government has also declared it a Wildlife Sanctuary.The sanctuary is small (only about 100 sq. km’s), but it is home to a wide variety of animals Leopard, Sambar, Barking deer, Porcupines, Grey Junglefowls, Wild pig, Hanuman langur, Rhesus macaque and Flying Squirrel etc. The sanctuary is famous as the home of a highly endangered subspecies of the Indian Giant Squirrel – Shekharu (Ratufaindicaelphistoni), which is also the state animal of Maharashtra.

(*Image courtesy : Shradhha Gothankar)

Shiva Temple: The temple of Bhimashankar is around 1200 – 1400 years old and is built on the HemadPanthi style. There are very beautiful sculptures and paintings on the roof and pillars of the temple. At the front of the temple hangs a huge metal bell cast in 1729. There is also a 15-20 feet high “Deepmala” or lamppost in the outer corridor of the temple. There is also an inscription on stone on this lamppost. It is to be noted that the original name of the river Chandrabhaga at Pandharpur is Bhima. This Bhima River originates at Bhimashankar.

GuptBhimashankar : There is a water stream route going down from the left of the Ram temple. Taking that route, we enter a thick jungle. We reach a temple around 25 minutes through this route. A route going toward the waterfall, left of this temple, leads to the “water sculpted” “Shiva Linga” under this waterfall. This is called the GuptBhimashankar. There is a huge waterfall at this place.

Nagphani : We reach a pond when we climb towards Bhimashankar from the Ghat. The route going towards the right, from this pond, takes us to the Hanuman temple. The route going up through this route leads to the Nagphani. We can have a view of the forts of Peth and Padhar and the plateaus of Peth and Matheran.

 Siddhgad :

Type: Hill Fort

Height: 3232 Feet above MSL (Approx)

Grade: Easy (5. hrs trek)

Base Village: Uchale / Narivali

(*Images sourced from internet)

Here we can see few remnants of the fort that was battled over between British and Maratha army, Shiva Temple, few broken cannons, few water cisterns etc.

From top of Siddhagadh one can see Karnala, Manikgad, Kothaligad, Bhimashankar, Gorakhgadh&Macchindragadh.

This place is also known in Indian Freedom movement as two freedom fighters (BhaiKotwal&HirajiPatil) were shot dead at this place by Britisher on 2nd Jan 1943.

The tentative itinerary for the Trek is as given below:

Day 1:

Meeting Point :Karjat Station at 8.05 am at west side ticket counter. (On Saturday 13^th July’13)

We will be starting with the second Karjat slow local (time table given below)

People may board the same Karjat train from the station of their convenience and meet us in the train directly. (Get into second boggy from CST side)

Start Journey towords base village Khandasby Private Vehicle.

Breakfast @ Khandas.

Start the Trek by 10.30am

Lunch enroute

Reach Top by 3 pm

Visit GuptBhimashankar

Dinner & Stay in Local Hotel

Day 2:

Start our journey to Kondval by Jeep @ 5:30am
Start trek @ 6:00am
Breakfast enroute @ 8:00am
Reach on Damdamiya Hills @12:00pm
Reach Siddhgad @ 2:00pm
Lunch
Start Descend @ 3:30pm

Reach base village Narivali @ 6:00pm

Reach Kalyan @ 7:30pm

Train Timing

Train Number	S5
Speed	Slow
Cars	12
Starting From	Mumbai(CST)
End At	Karjat(S)
Mumbai_CST	5:18
Byculla	5:26
Dadar	5:36
Kurla	5:47
Ghatkopar	5:53
Thane	6:14
Dombivili	6:36
Kalyan	6:46
Karjat	7:40

The cost for the trek is Rs 1000/- per head Inclusions:

Saturday:Travelling from Karjat to Khandas,Breakfast, Evening Refreshments, Dinner & Stay in Local Hotel.

Sunday: Breakfast, Lunch &Travelling fromNarivali to Kalyan.

For Booking please transfer INR 500 into following account :

Account Name – Vishal Ravindra Khond

Bank – ICICI Bank Ltd

Branch – Naupada Branch, Thane

IFS Code – ICIC0000035

Saving Account Number - 003501542728

(Once payment is done , please send an email to vishalkhond9@gmail.com / trekmates@gmail.com with Transaction ID , Participant Name , Email ID , Cell Number.)

Things to carry:
Lunch for Saturday,
Water
Torch, Candles
Bedding with extra Papers, Extra Clothes
A plate, mug, and spoon,
Windcheaters, Camera, Cap, etc. (Optional)
some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc.
Medicine those if u require usually.
Good trekking shoes, extra pair of socks
A haversack to put in all the things to be carried....so that one has ones hands free while trekking.(Please do not carry sling bags or Jholas.)
Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.
Pack your bags to save them from getting wet.

For Registrations,
Vikram Singh: 99877 61562

Vishal Khond:8291139993

Aniket Thosar:99694 93452

SMS me in case call not picked up.

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Last but not the least,
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For any Trekking gear or travelling accessories,
Join our Facebook page "Straub" 

OR

visit us at Trek Mates India's own office cum Sales Store @STRAUB
Shop No 5, Krishna Building,
Dada Patil Wadi, 
Near Thane Station,

Thane (w) 400602.

Regards,
Team Treak Mates India

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