Program: Trek to Rajgad and Torna

Ex-Mumbai – Starting on Dec  25, 2009 (Friday morning)

Borivali (5 am )

Andheri (5:30 am)

Chembur (6:00 am)

Ex-Pune (Swargate – ST Bus Depot)

We will be starting back from Welhe on Dec 27, 2009 at around 3 pm.

Pune to Mumbai (We target to catch bus of around 8 pm).

We are always fascinated by our history especially reading about Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the adventures of Marathas; their Guerilla strategy for warfare and the amazing mountain forts of Maharashtra; almost 400 of them. We don’t know any other place in the world where one will find so many forts concentrated in a geographical area of similar size.

A trek to these forts takes you on a Time Travel Adventure; a weekend trek to one of these forts may be worth 100 man days of reading an interesting historic epic. Let’s open our mind and let the imagination run free; let your thoughts travel faster than light; let your eyes pickup the pieces of historic fossils and watch amazing frames of history and culture with every twist of kaleidoscope in your mind.

A wise man once said picture is worth a thousand words and a wiser man says a real life experience is worth thousands pictures. It’s not surprising all wise men agree the slogan “travel makes one wiser”.

So freinds Nature Knights is on its way on another adventure trek. A time travel adventure to the first chapter of “Lords of the Guerilla Warfare”. The chapter written at Torna  & Rajgad fort.

Without revealing too much detail; here is few things you can check out about these forts.

Torna was the first fort conquered by Shivaji Maharaj after he vowed for Swaraj at Raireshwar. Torna lies around 65 kms from Pune. Torna gives a very beautiful view of some of the big and important forts like Sinhagad, Rajgad, and Raigad. It has certain interesting Darwaja’s the Konkan Darwaja; The Machis Budla Machi and the Zunjar Machi and number of interesting temples; not to forget the amazing landscapes all around the fort and most important there is plenty of history to experience.

Rajgad was the home of the great Maratha King, Chhatrapati Shivaji’s for nearly 25 years till he became Chhatrapati; post coronation his capital shifted to Raigad although lot of his administration continued to be controlled from Rajgad. The fort is located at the end of a spur, surrounded on three sides by fortified plains – the Padmavati Machee, the Sanjivani Machee, and the Suvela Machee.

Let’s see if any of us can share some more light on the legends of these forts over the camp fire along with the melodious and not so melodious songs.

Accomodation:

There is option of living in temple provided we get space if not; then we shall make ourselves comfortable in the tents we shall be carrying.

MANDATORY Registration procedure:

Camp Fee will include travel (Mumbai – Pune ‘A/c luxury pubic transport bus’); Pune – Welhe (ST or any other public transport); guide charges; food (trekking food) etc.

Ex – Mumbai – Rs. 2450/- (Rs. 1000/- to be paid in bank as registration fees. Balance to be carried in cash)

Ex - Pune  - Rs. 1950/- (Rs. 1000/- to be paid in bank as registration fees. Balance to be carried in cash)

For Registration Click here

For clarifications call or SMS:

Dnyanesh - 98208 34622

Asif - 9821081566