We @ Shikhar Vedh has planned to experience the Bastar – Chatishgarh Backpacking Tour to Chitrakote Waterfalls, Tirthgarh Falls, Dholkal Jungle, Dantewada & Madarkonta – Kotumsar Caves !!!  

B1: 3 – 7 Sept 2025
B2: 1 – 5 Oct 2025

(Leaving on Tuesday Evening by train & Return on Monday morning at 07:30 Hrs @ Mumbai / Pune )

Tour Fees would be approximately Rs. 16500/- per Head which includes

1) Ex. Raipur – To & Fro Transportation Non A/c Private Vehicle for 4 days for Sightseeing

2) Food expenses B, L, D (Train Journey Food excluded)

3) 4 Nights Accommodation on tripple sharing basis in Hotel / Homestya / Camps

4) Entry fees wherever applicable (Except Camera Fee)

5) Shikhar Vedh Administrative Charges

Major Sightseeing Points :-

• The famous Chitrakote Waterfall 
• Tirthgarh Waterfall 
• Dholkal Jungle Campg – Ganesh Temple trek
• Dantewada – Danteshwari Mandir
• Mandarkota Caves
• Barsur – Archeological treasure of Bastar
  

Chitrakoot waterfall :- is located on the Indravati River and is one of the largest waterfall in India and may be the widest waterfall in Asia. It is popularly called as “The Niagara Falls of India”. The height of the waterfall is about 29 metres (95 ft). The wideness of the waterfall depends on the water level in the river Indravati. During monsoon, the water level of the river touches the both banks which are nearly 150 m in wide, and the waterfall look like wild in nature.

Tirathgarh Waterfalls :- Is situated at 35 km from Jagdalpur, in the south-west direction. The waterfall has an approximate height of 300 ft and is situated in the Kanger Valley National Park. The water falls from 91 meters but its staircase-step, structure makes it less violent and gives it an amazing look.

Dholkal Jungle Camp – Lord Ganesh Trek in green Jungle

Dantewada – Danteshwari Temple & Memory Pillars @ Gamawada 

Barsur – Archeological treasure of Bastar :- Battisha & Mama Bhanja Temple @ Barsur

1000 Year Old – Narayanpal Vishnu Temple

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Train Suggestion – Mumbai People
Day 0 : Tuesday :-
12261 : Howrah Duranto @ 17:15 Hrs / 22511 – Karmabhoomi Express @ 13:15 Hrs
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Itinerary for the tour as below: -
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Meeting Point:  Day 1 – Wednesday: @ 08:30 Hrs @ Raipur Airport / Railway Junction
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~ 6 Hrs drive to Jagdalpur by private Non A/c vehicle
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16:00 Hrs : @ Jagdalpur

Explore Jagdalpur local sightings viz. Anthropological Muesum , Bastar Palace and Dalpat Sagar and few historical temples etc.

Check in Hotel

21:00 Hrs : Dinner Time

Overnight at Hotel

Day 2 : Thursday

Post Breakfast – Tea – check out … Leave for Exploration

10:00 Hrs: Mandarkonta Caves – formation of stalactite and stalagmite

12:30 Hrs: A magnificent Tirathgarh water falla – around 280 steps decent to view

15:30 Hrs: Lunch time @ Dantewada

16:30 Hrs: Danteshwari Temple visit

17:00 Hrs: Visit @ Megalithic Memory Pillars @ Gamawada

Move to Dholkal

Overnight @ Dholkal Jungle Camp / Dantewada Hotel

Day 3 : Friday

Breakfast time …  Ready for a hike

08:30 Hrs: Jungle Trek to Dholkal Ganesh Temple ~ 4 km (1.5 Hrs one way)

12:30 Hrs: Return to Dholkal Camp and Have a Tribal Lunch

Drive to Barsur – Archeological treasure of Bastar

14:00 Hrs: Visit Battisha & Mama Bhanja Temple @ Barsur

15:30 Hrs: @ Satdhar waterfall

17:00 Hrs: @ Chitrakote Waterfall

Overnight Stay @ Chitrakote Waterfall Adventure Camp / Homestay
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Note : Boating in chitrakote falls might not possible in case of heavy rains flow on that day

Day 4 : Saturday

Breakfast time …

Explore Chitrakote falls,

10:30 Hrs: Visit Bijikasa Waterfall & then go for easy Ratenga Trail

11:30 Hrs: Tamda ghumar fall & then Mendri ghumar waterfall

12:00 Hrs: 1000 Year Old – Narayanpal Vishnu Temple

13:30 Hrs: Lunch Time

Move to Raipur

22:00 Hrs: @ Raipur – Dinner Time

Overnight @ Raipur – Hotel
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Day 5 : Sunday
Breakfast Time

Check out & disperse for home town

Train Suggestion – Mumbai People
12152 : Samarsata Express @ 11:00 Hrs / 12810 – Howra Mumbai Mail @ 08 : 45 Hrs
Train Suggestion – Pune People
12130 : Azad Hind Express @ 10:30 Hrs

Day 6: Monday

05:30 Hrs :: @ CSMT

07:30 Hrs :: @ Pune

OR … Book Flight after 10:00 Hrs for Pune / Mumbai

Tour Fees would be approximately Rs. 16500/- per Head which includes

1) Ex. Raipur – To & Fro Transportation Non A/c Private Vehicle for 4 days for Sightseeing

2) Food expenses B, L, D (Train Journey Food excluded)

3) 4 Nights Accommodation on tripple sharing basis in Hotel / Homestay / Camps

4) Entry fees wherever applicable (Except Camera Fee)

5) Shikhar Vedh Administrative Charges

Deposit Rs. 7500/- per head (Non-refundable) on following A/c for Travel / Tickets Booking / Hotel booking

Name: JAGADISH GOVIND PATIL
ICICI Bank A/c No.: – 026801521464 
Vartak Nagar Branch, Thane (W)
Ifsc code: ICIC0000268

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Googlepay : 9702121373

Last date for registration: – Till the train tickets are available to get confirmed seats, OR Till the batch gets full
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Things To Carry:-
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A Water Bottle (~2 Ltrs) (A must)
1 torch (a must) with spare batteries ( a must)
Rain-cheater (a must)
Camera, Cell Phone, Binoculars (Optional)
Pls avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, biscuits etc.
Extra Pair of clothes,
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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For confirmation, do call on below no or reply here

Jagdish Patil : 09702121373 / 09869369836
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We @ Shikhar Vedh has arranged a Bird watching & photography tour to Bhigwan along-with a short visit to Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

Bird’s Paradise of Maharashtra !!!

About the Tour:

Bhigwan is a small dusty town on the border of Pune and Solapur district in Central Maharashtra, in India. Bhigwan is located on the Pune-Solapur Highway. South of Bhigwan town, exists a widespread backwater formed due to a man made dam built on the Bhima river. The dam is called as Ujni dam. The backwaters is spread over a wide region and is mainly a shallow waste water reserve. There are two areas where one can see the migratory water birds. 1) Diksal-Parewadi area and 2) Dalaj – Kumbharwadi area. The semi-waste water in this Ujni dam backwater area has built very good wetland based ecosystem and helped agriculture also. The rainfall in Pune region decides the water level in Ujani dam.

One can expect various types of Ducks, Herons, Egrets, Raptors and Waders along with flocks of hundreds of flamingos. The huge quantity of birds at Bhigwan increases the chance of sighting almost all the prime bird species there and also creates great photographic opportunities for wildlife photographers. The best part of these outings is that we are also including the famous Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in our itinerary. Its a small patch of forest at Supa village, also known as Supa Grasslands and is a great place to observe and photograph the Indian Gazelles.

Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary:

This small wildlife sanctuary is a home to  Gazelia bennetti (Chinkara), Hyaena (Hyaena hyaena), Canis lupus (Wolf), Vulpes bengalensis (Indian Fox).

ITINERARY of the Tour as below

Day 0: Friday

Meeting Point:: Pritam Hotel, Dadar (East) @ 11:00 pm

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Overnight Journey to Bhigwan – Kumbhargaon

Day 1: Saturday

Early morning reach Bhigwan / Kumbhargaon.

Freshen up & have breakfast.

Explore the location by private boat in order to cover maximum species and also to reach as close to birds as possible.

Have lunch and rest for a while.

Evening again explore the wetland habitat in golden lights considering the sunset.

Dinner & retire for the day

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Day 2 : Sunday

Early morning wake up

Post breakfast one more round of exploration by boat

Move to Mayureshwar Wild Life Sanctuary

Around 1 hours of exploration in sanctuary

Lunch en-route

Move to Mumbai

Reach Mumbai by 10 pm

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Total Charges for the Tour is :: Rs 5450/- per head 

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Inclusions: 

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Transport in pvt. Vehicle from Dadar to Dadar (Non A/c),

Home stay (Dormitory type only) / Tented Accommodation, 

Boat charges 3 rounds, Mayureshwar WLS Fee

Food : 3 Veg meals, 2 breakfast-Tea, Evening Tea

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Payment details:
One needs to transfer Rs 3500/- per head as advance (Non-Refundable) at the time of booking  in following A/c

Name: JAGADISH GOVIND PATIL

ICICI Bank A/c No.: – 026801521464

Vartak Nagar Branch, Thane (W)

IFSC Code : ICIC0000268

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Googlepay : 9702121373

Last date for registration: – Thursday OR Till the reg. gets full So register ASAP

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Note : Max 15 Participants only

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VIMP NOTES ::

1) We will b staying in locals house … 6-7 ppl in one room with basic washroom facilities / Tented Accommodation

2) Basic bedding is provided but still need to carry chaddars / pullover

3) Local tasty food provided … Don’t expect luxury amenities

4) Carry Good quality Binoculars for sightings

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Things To Carry: -

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A Water Bottle (~2 Ltrs) ( a must)
Bedding – sleeping mat/bag (a must)
Torch with extra cell ( a must)

Windcheater , Camera, Cell Phone (Optional)

Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits etc.

Medicine those if u require usually (Optional)

Extra Pair of clothes,

Good trekking shoes (Preferably ACTION),

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A haversack to put all these things

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For confirmation pls reply here or do contact on

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Jagadish Patil:  09702121373 /  09869369836
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Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/shikharvedh/

Website: http://shikharvedh.org/