Dear All
We @ शिखर वेध has arranged a Night Trek to Kankeshwar and fun time @ Mandva beach near Alibaug
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Kanakeshwar is a nice place and famous for cool climate & especially bcoz of the old temple of Lord Shiva. The temple is situated on a small hill @ village Mapgaon abt 12 km frm Alibaug. The hill is almost 1200 feet high and one has to climb 700 – 750 steps to reach on top
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In the mid of the hill one can see Nagobacha Tappa (a Place of Snakes) and the famous step Devachi Payari. There is popular story abt this step that it was named bcoz it is said that God itself stepped here after the construction of the temple and the steps. The temple of Kanakeshwar is very beautiful; it is a Hoysal style structure built in 1764. A water tank, popularly known as Pushkarni, has water almost throughout the year
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The hill and the surroundings are pretty good to visit. One can see the hilly region & forest on the hill. The places to see near Kanakeshwar are Maruti Temple, Gaymandi (Sculpture of Cow), Temple of Devi Putrabai, Gaymukh and the plateau of Vyaghreshwar (a small temple of Lord Shiva), etc
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Truly, Kanakeshwar is a place to feel the jungle and silence of the jungle hills. If you want to see the beauty of the Arabian sea and fort of Khandevi as well as the entire hilly region, then Kanakeshwar is the place to visit
Rendezvous: @ Gate Way of India @ 13:30 Hrs on Saturday
The itinerary for event is as given below:
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Day 1: Saturday
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14:00 Hrs: @ Depart from Gateway of India by Ferry
16:00 Hrs: @ Mandva Jetty
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FUN Time & Aqua Sports @ Mandva Beach at your own cost
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19:00 Hrs: Snacks & Tea
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19:30 Hrs: Move 2 Kankeshwar base by rick
20:00 Hrs: @ Kankeshwar Base
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Ascend
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21:30 Hrs: Atop
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DINNER
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Stay atop – Dormitory accommodation
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Day 2: Sunday
07:30 Hrs: Breakfast & Tea
08:00 Hrs: Descend
09:30 Hrs: @ Base
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Move 2 Mandva Jetty by Rick
10:30 Hrs: @ Mandva Jetty
11:00 Hrs: @ Depart to gateway of India by Ferry
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We will be in Gateway of India, Mumbai arnd 13:00 hrs (that’s – subjective)
The cost of the trek is abt Rs. 1600 /- per head
This includes Transportation from Mandwa to Kankeshwar and back, Food Charges for Dinner, Morning & Evening refreshments, Accommodation charges simple dormitory : 6-7 ppl sharing in one room.
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Exclusion :: Tickets from Gateway of India to Mandva Jetty & Back transportation by Ferry;
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Seats r limited … MAXimum 30 members…
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Things To Carry:
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Torch with extra set of Batteries(a must)
A Water Bottle (~3 Ltrs) (a must)
Sleeping Mat / Sleeping Bag ( 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, do carry a extra pair as well
Personal basic medical kit
A haversack to put all these things
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For confirmation pls reply here or do contact on
Jagadish Patil (O): 09702121373 / 09869369836
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