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HARISHCHANDRAGAD

Date : 13-14 January, 2024 (12th Night)
Grade : Easy
Cost : ₹ 1900
Highest Altitude : 4665 Feet (1422m)

Major Attraction :
Star Gazing, Sunset and Camping at Kokankada,
Taramati Peak, Harishchandreshwar Temple,
Kedareshwar Caves and Shivling

Meeting Point :

Friday Late Night : 01:12 am : Kasara Railway Station (After reaching meeting point, call our trek leader. Contact detail will be provided on the event day)

Key Info :

Trek Duration : 1.5 hour ascend for Paachnai, 1 hour ascend for Taramati
Water Sources : At base village and Near Harishchandreshwar Temple only
Washroom Facilities : No
Technical Climb : No
Base Village : Paachnai
Nearby City : Igatpuri
Mode of Transport : 10-12 Seater Sumo
Vehicle Travel Distance : 100kms one way
Vehicle Travel Duration : 3.5 hours one way
Batch Size : Minimum 8, Maximum 30 Participants

Tentative Schedule :

Friday Night

Board CSMT-Kasara Fast Local (If you miss the train, you miss the event)
10:50 pm : CSMT
11:05 pm : Dadar
11:18 pm : Ghatkopar
11:30 pm : Mulund
11:34 pm : Thane
11:50 pm : Dombivali

Saturday

12:01 am : Kalyan

01:12 am : Kasara
01:30 am : Move towards Base Village
05:30 am : Reach Base Village
06:00 am : Start Trek after short briefing and Introduction

08:00 am : Reach Temple and Have Breakfast
09:00 am : Keep your bag near Temple and Visit Taramati Peak
12:30 pm : Back to Harishchandreshwar Temple, Explore Caves and Temple
01:30 pm : Lunch (Bring your own or can order at your own cost at Small Stalls)
02:30 pm : Move towards Kokankada
03:30 pm : Reach Kokankada and Set up Camp
06:00 pm : Witness Sunset
08:00 pm : Dinner and Campfire and Star-gazing session
11:00 pm : Retire for the Day, Sleep in Tents (3 People Sharing)
Sunday
07:30 am : Wake up, Freshen up and Breakfast
10:00 am : Start Descend
03:30 pm : Reach Base and Have Lunch
04:30 pm : Start return journey
07:00 pm : Reach Kasara and Take 07.15 Local for CSMT

08:35 pm : Reach CSMT

Cost Inclusions :

Vehicle fare from Kasara to Paachnai and Return
Saturday Breakfast and Dinner
Sunday Breakfast and Lunch
Entry Fees
Camping (Campfire and Tents only for 3 People Sharing Basis)
First Aid, Guide and Expertise Charges Only

Things to Carry :

2 Litre of Water
Packed Food or Snacks for Saturday Lunch
Bedding Material as neccesary to you (Mat and Blanket), we will just provide Tents
Winter Jacket
Torch/Head Torch
Trekking Shoes (Action Trekking or Coaster CTR Shoes are recomended, Avoid Forclaz/Quechua/Running/Other Sports Shoes for Treks in Maharashtra)
Glucon D or Elecrolyte Powder
Medicine as necessary to you

Important Notes :

1. There are no washroom facilities at all at top of the fort, one need to go out in open, no other alternative is available for the same.

2. Dinner will be at a common dhaba and there will be some waiting time, one need to adjust in the same.

3. Tent stay will be 3 people sharing basis, only tent will be provided. Mat/Bedding/Sleeping Bag etc you need to bring for yourself.

Overview :

Harishchandragad Trek is one of the most popular trek and can be done from multiple routes. It has something to offer for all. Kokankada is the highlight of this trek and one of the best place to witness sunset. Ancient Temple and Caves adds the historical touch to this scenic trek. Paachnai Route is easy and ideal for beginnes, Khireshwar is moderate level trek ideal for fit beginners and other challenging routes like Nalichi Vaat, Makad Naal etc offer thrill and adventure to the seasoned trekker.

How do you determine your fitness?

Trekking requires good cardiovascular fitness. One can improve this by going for a run on a regular basis and breathing exercises also helps. Smoking also hampers lung capacity, avoid smoking if you want to improve your cardiovascular health.
Even though trekking requires full body strength but strong lower body helps a great deal. Hamstring, Glute and Calves are main muscles that are put to test on treks to name a few. Gym goers often pay less attention to lower body workouts and hence sometimes struggle on trek.
Some treks have less elevation gain (height gain) but are long treks, those trek require good endurance. Endurance can not be built overnight, it takes a long time and constant active lifestyle.
Just because you take long walks, do yoga or go to the gym does not necessarily mean that you are in good fitness. The type of workout you do and your cardiovascular fitness is what matters on treks.
If you have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 25 then you should only start with Easy treks.

How do we grade our treks ?
Easy: Ideal for first timers but if you are not in good fitness or have a less active lifestyle then select treks which have less than 2 hours of climbing.

Easy Moderate: Ideal for first timers, but requires good endurance as these treks may have longer duration of climb even though terrain may be easy.
Moderate: These trek require good fitness and the terrain can be challenging, like constant climb or tricky patches. These are usually recommended only if you have done a few treks before and have done well on them. Fit and active beginners can also do these treks but we always suggest to start with easy treks.
Moderate-Difficult: These trek are only for trekkers who have done few moderate level treks before and have good fitness and endurance.

Difficult: These treks either have long trekking hours or have technical climb or both. Only suitable for people who trek regularly.

Booking Process:
1. Check details of the event on website.

2. WhatsApp us on 7400174767 for Seats Availability.

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5. Share Contact Number of people you registered for the event (in case you booked for more than 1 person).

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a) You can cancel your booking 2 days prior to the start of the event day and take 80% refund (E.g. For Sunday morning event you can cancel up to Thursday night 11:59 pm, however for events leaving Saturday night you can cancel up to Wednesday night 11:59 pm)

b) If you cancel after that time limit, then you will neither get any refund nor the amount will be adjusted in future events under any circumstances.

c) However, you can always send someone eligible as your replacement. No extra charges or cancellation charges will be levied for the same.

d) Our events are planned assuming normal weather and normal conditions. In case of occurrence of any delayed cancellation of local or express trains, natural calamities, riots, political unrest, outbreak of disease or other such circumstances which are beyond our control, the event may be cancelled, Leaders decision will be final and binding on all participants, under such circumstances, No refund will be provided.

e) Any eligible refund as per above policy will be processed within 3 working days.

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