MumbaiRangers Tour Velas Turtle Festival on 09&10 April 2016 Leaving 08 April Friday Batch 8

The turtle festival is being celebrated since 2006.The Turtle Festival at Velas is annually organized by Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra (SNM) and the Kasav Mitra

Mandal, in March. This festival is meant for nature lovers, marine turtle enthusiasts, tourists and people who just want to witness this moment, at least

once in a lifetime!

Harihareshwar

Surrounded by four holy hills Harihar, Harshinachal, Bramhadri and Pushpadri Harihareshwar is a region in Konkan which is amazingly beautiful with hills

playing the perfect foil for long stretch of pristine beach. The Harihareshwar temple built in the 16th century with the deities of Vishnu Brahma and

Shiva is the primary attraction in Harihareshwar along with beautiful stretch of beach.

Velas is a village in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. It is noted as a birthplace of Nana Phadnis. He was sachiva- a secretary in Peshawai in Pune.

Accommodation consists of a simple, homely dormitory style (no separate rooms).

Bankot is a square shaped fort. On the sides of Bankot fort, there is a dry moat (Revni) dug out in the Jambhya stone. Jambhya stone is peculiar type of

stone adorning a purple shade and peculiarly it is incapable of storing water as the water invariable percolates through it owing to its much porous nature.

The main entrance (Mahadarwaja) of the fort is north-facing with a well sculpted arch and carvings. Watch guards dug out (Devdya) align on both sides of

the Mahadarwaja with some pits being dug out in the right Devdi. On the left, there are steps leading towards Nagarkhana while there is an underground

storey and a tunnel on the right. A Maruti idol in the centre stands deserted now. On the west, there is a small entrance (Darwaja) leading to a Bastion

on the exterior of the fortifications. A deep well (now dry and filled) occupied the centre of this bastion earlier and the adjacent water tanks too are

dry and obsolete now. One can leave the Buruj via a small exit that leads to the surrounding moat and a beautiful “Revni” lying nearby.

Some information about the area:

The places that will be visiting are:

1. Harihareshwar Temple And Beach

2. Bankot Fort

3. Velas Beach

4. Baby Turtles

The itinerary for the tour will be as follows:

Leaving 08 April, Friday Night :

Meeting Point :Pritam Hotel Dadar East @11.00 pm

Pikcup Point : Vashi Below Main Bridge @11.45 pm

Pickup Point will be given later (For all Pune People)

Saturday

Reach Velas by 05.00am

Get fresh, Visit Velas Beach at 6am for Turtle Festival

Breakfast

Bankot Fort (15 Minutes Trek)

Explore Bankot fort

Return to Velas by 1.30pm

Lunch at Velas (Veg Konkani Food)

Rest till evening

Visit Velas beach for Turtle Festival in the evening at 5pm ,

Fun time at Velas beach

Back to House

Dinner

Post Dinner,

Night walk and sharing experience of the day

Retire for the day

Sunday

Wake up at 5.30am

Visit Velas Beach for Turtle Festival in Morning at 6am.

Have breakfast and Start for Harihareshwar Temple and Beach by Ferry

Lunch at Harihareshwar

Post Lunch , Start our return journey by 3pm

Evening refreshment on the way

Reach Dadar by 9:00PM night

Expenses for the Tour is 2250/- per person

Includes :

Mumbai to Mumbai transportation in private (Non-A/c) bus, All Meals for the Tour (Breakfast Tea, lunch, eve snacks tea & dinner)

Turtle festival charges, ferry charges, accommodation charges And Expertise charges.

Excludes

Mineral Water And Cold Drinks.

For Registration :

Email us : connect@mumbairangers.com

Call/SMS/Whatsapp : Amit Bhadouria: 9819299164

Payment Details:

Bank: HDFC

Name: Amit Bhadouria

Account: Savings

A/c No: 50100150582187

Branch: LInk RD Malad West

IFSC: HDFC0000411

website : www.mumbairangers.com

Things to be carried:

Bottle of water (Atleast 2 Ltrs)

TORCH

Camera (Optional) Jackets as it will be cold,

Cap, etc…

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

Medicine those if u require usually (Optional)

Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.

Smoking, Alcohol, Drugs, Narcotics and any kind of intoxication, firearms and gambling strictly prohibited.

Please do not litter, we believe in the saying, “When you go to the mountain leave only your footprints and bring back only memories”

The leader’s decision will be final and binding on all members. No Arguments will be entertained.

Hiking / Trekking / Rock climbing is an adventurous activity and accidents can happen in spite of taking utmost caution and care.

The club will not be responsible for injury / accident / death to the participant while on tour.

Medical Disclaimer: It’s Important to be fit before going for Treks. It is Important to have a medical fitness check-up done. If suffering from any allergy

or ailment, please bring prescribed medicines to prevent serious health problem including heatstroke, severe headache, cough, dehydration and hypothermia.

Participants suffering from chronic conditions like asthma, bronchitis, blood pressure, migraine, diabetes etc. should take permission from their physicians

before treks.

Emergence of Hatchlings of turtles is a natural process. So cannot give guarantee of emerging possibility of turtles on the mentioned dates.

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