SHIKHAR VEDH : Fireflies Special Night trek 2 Rajmachi on 7 – 8 June 2014

Dear All,

We @ शिखर वेध is glad to announce Fireflies Special Night trek 2 Rajmachi on 7 – 8 June 2014 … Hope 2 c u there 2 NJoy …
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Fireflies : Fireflies or lightning bugs make light within their bodies. This process is called bioluminescence and is shared by many other organisms, mostly sea-living or marine organisms. Fireflies light up to attract a mate. To do this, the fireflies contain specialized cells in their
abdomen that make light.

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Rajmachi, located in the Lonavala region is accessible from both Karjat as well as Lonavala. The village of Udhewadi lies on the massive plateau that greets one on getting to Rajmachi. The twin forts of Srivardhan & Manoranjan grace the backdrop of the village.
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A little distance down from the village lies a serene and beautiful lake called Uday Sagar Talav, no trek to Rajmachi is complete without taking a dip in this lake.
Behind the lake lies an ancient Monolith, a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Here is some info abt the forts: – Srivardhan & Manoranjan

Height: 3000/2700 feet above MSL
Grade: Easy
District: Pune
Region: Lonavala
Base Village: Lonavala/Kondhane

Plan:

Rendezvous: Meet at 15:10 Hrs (Sharp) at CST on Saturday 7 June 2014

We will b starting with CST- Khopoli with fast local (time-table as below)

Alight @ Karjat … Plz do take return tkt.

Mumbai CST : 15:25 Hrs

Byculla : 15:32 Hrs

Dadar : 15:40 Hrs

Kurla : 15:48 Hrs

Thane : 16:08 Hrs

Dombivali : 16:20 Hrs

Kalyan : 16:28 Hrs

Karjat : 17:22 hrs

PUNE people

Catch Deccan Express … Timings as follows

15:30 Hrs: Pune Staion
16:33 Hrs: Lonavala

17:28 Hrs: Karjat

The itinerary for the Event is as given below:

Saturday 7 June 2014

17:30 Hrs: @ Karjat railway station

Move Kondhane Village by local Transport

18:30 Hrs: @ Kondhane

Ascend to Rajmachi (~4.0 hrs)

Enjoy Fireflies in the Jungle

22:30 Hrs: @ Udhewadi – base village

Dinner Time

Post Dinner – Night Walk for Fireflies

Stay @ Villagers House

Sunday 8 June 2014

06:00 Hrs: @ Wake up call
07:30 Hrs: @ Shrivardhan atop

Explore Shrivardhan fort
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Breakfast – Tea in village
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11:30 Hrs – Dip in Uday sagar Talav
13:00 Hrs – Lunch (Veg Only)
14:00 Hrs – Descend from Rajmachi to Kondhane(~3.0hrs)
16:30 Hrs – @ Kondhane caves
17:30 Hrs – Evening Tea @ Kondhane
19:00 Hrs – @ Karjat Railway station
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We would be getting back to Dadar / Pune at approx 21.30 PM (That’s Subjective)

The cost of this trek would be Rs. 750/- per head would include:

> Morning Breakfast – Tea, 2 Veg Lunch & Evening Refreshments

> Karjat – Kondhane – Karjat by Rick

> Accommodation if any

Things To Carry:-

A Water Bottle (~ 3 Ltrs) (a must)
Sleeping Mat / bags (a must)
Torch with batteries ( a must)
Camera, Cell Phone, Binoculars (Optional)
Some ready to eat food.
Plum cakes, biscuits etc.
Good trekking shoes preferably ACTION,
Personal basic medical kit (Containing an antiseptic, few bandages, personal medications if any, Antibiotics for stomach infection)

A haversack to put all these things
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Smoking and drinking alcohol is strictly prohibited.
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For confirmation pls reply here or do contact on

Jagdish Patil: 09869369836 / 09702121373

In case call is not received; please do sms
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