*AO Trekkers – BHIMASHANKAR TREK – 9th & 10th July 2022*
Bhimashankar is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of India, a pilgrimage place approximately 3500 feet high up in the hills. The area around Bhimashankar is covered with thick dense jungle. The Maharashtra Government has also declared it a Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary is small (only about 100 sq. km’s), but it is home to a wide variety of animals Leopard, Sambar, Barking deer, Porcupines, Grey Junglefowls, Wild pig, lanuman langur, Rhesus macaque and Flying Squirrel etc. The sanctuary is famous as the home of a highly endangered subspecies of the Indian Giant Squirrel – Shekharu (Ratufa indica elphistoni), which is also the state animal of Maharashtra.
*Date: 9th & 10th July 2022*
Height: 3500 Feet above MSL (Approx)
Grade: Medium (5 hours trek)
Base Village: Khandas
Max. 20 Participants
*Cost – Rs. 1800/*
(Train Ticket, Local Transport, 2 Breakfast, 1, 1 Dinner on Saturday, Tea/Coffee, Lunch on Sunday) (VEG ONLY)
Itinerary:
9th July 2022
Meeting point: CST Station 05:45 AM
Catch Karjat Fast local from CST
08:00 AM: Karjat
08:10 AM: Breakfast
08:50 AM: Leave for Khandas by local transport
09:50 AM: Reach Khandas (Base Village)
10:00 AM: Start the trek
Lunch on the way (Participants NEED TO CARRY LUNCH)
04:00 PM: Reach top
Free time, Dinner, Overnight Stay
10th July 2022
04:30 AM: Wakeup call
05:00 AM: Attend aarti at temple (optional)
07:00 AM: Move to Gupt Bhimashankar
09:00 AM: Breakfast
10:30 AM: Start Descend via Ganesh ghat
03:30 PM: Lunch enroute
05:30 PM: At Karjat station
06:30 PM: Proceed to Mumbai
Things Mandatory:
* 2 liters of water to drink
* Trekking shoes
* Torch with Extra batteries compulsory
*Toothbrush, toothpaste, paper soap, cold cream, Odomos cream
* Extra cash for emergency
* Plastic bag, to keep wet clothes, small plastic bag if vomit
* Personal Medicines if needed
*Contact Following Trek Leaders for Seat Reservation:*
Prasad Ambre (Pintya) – 9167438285
Rohit More-9821335741
Pravin Bhandari – 8655139929
Pranit Panchal-9920578989
Email us – aotrekkers@gmail.com
Seats will be reserved only after payment.
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