Firefly Kothaligad Night Trek | Mumbai Mountain Hikers

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Firefly Kothaligad Night 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.
Kothligad is small Fort of Maharashtra. Kothaligad is also known as Peth. Kothaligad height is 3100ft. Kothaligad is situated in east of Karjat on the road of Karjat-Murbad. Kothaligad was use as a Lighthouse. From the Kothaligad the Direction was given about enemy. In fact we can say Kothaligad also use as watch tower to keep eye on Mawal area in the Kingdom of Maratha. There is a small temple and large cave at the base and a chimney like tunnel to the top of the fort. This pinnacle is carved from inside forming a staircase reaching the top. There is a tank of water (rock cut water cistern) at some distance from the cave and another one at the top of the fort. The stone is a single black expanse reaching till the Peth village standing on the fertile soil with abundant natural resources for water and farming. The cave and the temple carvings date back to the 13th century. Not much is known about the history until the 18th century. In 1684 Aurangjeb sent Abdul Kadir and AlaiBiradkar to capture this fort. After a small skirmish, the fort was captured by Abdul Kadir. Aurangjeb honored Abdul Kadir and renamed this fort as Miftah-ul-Fateh (Key to success). Then later on, on 2 November 1817, it was recaptured by the Marathas under the leadership of Bapurao who was general of Bajirao Peshwa.

Some Information about Trek;
Category: Trek
Height: 3100 Feet
Grade: Easy
Endurance: Easy
Base Village: Peth Village/Ambivali Village
Range: Matheran
Fee: 700/-

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What is included in the tour
Karjat to Karajt Station Transport
Morning Breakfast
Mumbai Mountain Hikers Expertise
Forest Department Fee
First Aid

What is NOT included in the tour
Lunch
Mineral Water/Soft/Energy Drink
Anything which is not included above
Insurance
All expenses incurred due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances like road blocks, bad weather
Any kind of personal expenses.
Any Penalty by Local Authority

Train Time
09:58 PM CSMT
10:11 PM Dadar
10:19 PM Kurla
10:23 PM Ghatkopar
10:39 PM Thane
10:54 PM Dombivali
11:05 PM Kalyan
11:56 PM Karjat

Itinerary
12:15 AM Board in Taxy
01:15 AM Reaching to Base Village Parking Area
01:30 AM Post Introduction start Ascending Firefly may spotted on the way
05:00 AM Reach on the top and take some rest and Photograph
07:30 AM Start Descending to Base Village
09:00 AM Reach Base Village and Have Morning Breakfast
09:30 AM Start Descending to Parking Location
10:30 AM Reach to Parking Location and Board in Taxi for Karjat
11:30 AM Reach to Karjat Station and Time to commit make More Memory all Together

Things To Bring
Identity Card
2 ltrs water/as per your requirement
Trekking Shoes
Glucon D powder
Snacks & biscuits, some ready to eat food
Extra pair of clothes
Towel
Rain coat/ Poncho / Wind cheater (No umbrella)
Cap, sunglasses, scarf
Haversack or backpack (No sling bags)
Camera (optional)
Please carry personal medicines if any
Hand Sanitizer/Mask/Hand wash
Garbage bag
Torch with Extra Battery

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

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