Firefly Harishchandragad & Konkankad Trek | Mumbai Mountain Hikers

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Firefly Harishchandragad & Konkankad Trek | Mumbai Mountain Hikers
Firefly, every year before monsoon we celebrate firefly festival. End of May and start of June fire fly are started to visible. There some location in Maharshtra Firefly are spotted and huge amount of people use to go for Firefly. Fire Fly belong to the Lampyridae family of insects. They have soft body. The female fly attract to Male fly for matting that is why they produce light.
Harishchandragad is a historical hill fort situated in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. The height of Harishchandragad is 1,424 meters. Harishchandragad is ancient place, we can find reference from Agnipurana, Matspurana and Skandapuran. Harishchandragad is very popular place for trekking in Maharashtra. There are four way to reach Harishchandragad Fort. Pachnai, Khireshwer, Toler Khind and Belpada.
Konkankada is main attraction of this hill. An almost 1423 m concave fall. It is a vertical overhang, like a cobra’s hood, providing a panoramic view of the surrounding hills and an enchanting sunset. The cave of Kedareshwar and the temple of Harishchandreshwar are other places around of tourist interest

Something about Harishchandragad:
Category: Trek
Height: 1424MTR/4665 feet
Grade: Easy
Endurance: Low
Duration: Day and Night
District: Ahmadnagar, Malsej Ghat
Base Village: Pachnai
Fee: 1200/-

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What is included in the tour
Kasara to Kasara Travelling
Morning Breakfast
Lunch
Guide
Forest Entry Fee
First Aids

What is NOT included in the tour
Mineral water/Soft drink
Any Medical emergency/evacuation
All type of unavoidable expanses
Insurance
Any Thing which is not included above
Any penalty by forest department to any anyone
Any type of personal Expenses

What makes this tour special
Kedarshwer Cave
Saptathirtha Pushkarni
Konkan Kada
Taramati
Caves on Harishchandragad
Nageshwer Temple Near Khireshwer
Haishchandreshwer Temple
Water cistern
Itinerary
Train Time
9:32 Pm Csmt
9:50 Pm Dadar
10:12 Pm Kurla
10:06 Pm Ghatkoper
10:27 Pm Thane
10:50 Pm Dombivali
11:01 Pm Kalyan
12:11 Am Kasara

Note: Pune people WILL Meet on Kasara Station

MEETING POINT
12:15 AM Meet Outside Of Ticket Window
12:30 AM Board In Private Vehicle
04:00 AM Reach At Base Village Fresh Up Have Morning Tea
05:00 AM Start The Trek
08:30 AM Reach At Konkankada, Breakfast And Explore
09:30 AM Start Descending
10:00 AM Reach Harishchandreshwer Temple & Explore
11:00 AM Start Descending To Base Village
01:00 PM Reach At Base Village & Have Lunch
02:00 PM Leave For Kasara Station
07:00 PM Reach Mumbai (Approx)

Things To Bring
Backpack to put in all the things to be carried, so that one has one’s hands-free while trekking
Double pack your valuables/phones in plastic bags.
Please wear full sleeves t-shirts and long pants.
Identity proof (must).
Torch with extra batteries.
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits, etc.
Packet of electoral, enerzal, gluon-D
Two liter Water/as per requirement.
Avoid wear Gold and other ornaments.
Medicine those if you require usually.
Odomos gel or cream to avoid mosquitoes or insect.
Bear good trekking shoes.
Winchester/Raincoat
One set cloth
Sanitizer
Cap and Sunscreen

Declaration
Preserve Silent /Zero Music
Bring your garbage back to the base Village
Avoid diving into water cistern
Avoid damage any forest department entity
Consumption of Alcohol and anything which is against the society/ local authority

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