Neral, Maharashtra, India | Khandas, Maharashtra, India
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Are you a nature lover? Then Bhimashankar trek is an apt trekking spot for you. The Bhimashankar Trek route is full of pristine, beautiful, and scenic views as it paves into the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary. Located in the lap of Western Ghats, it proves to be a mesmerizing and thrilling trekking spot surrounded by a shawl of greenery. It’s also a complete combo of mountains with ample waterfalls, Meadows, forests, caves, fog, Rocky patches, and a ladder route, which is the cherry on the cake. If you are a photographer, then this trek might add some of the best wildlife photographs to your profile as it is the home to the Giant Indian Squirrels. A famous Jyotirlinga temple is located amidst the forest. So, what are you waiting for? Put on your trekking shoes, take your camera, and set out for an expedition.
Hiking / Trekking
Scenic Views
Religious / Spiritual Site Visit
Forest Exploration
Bonfire / Campfire
Itinerary
As we reach Neral, we will proceed to the base village- Khandas by local transportation Before reaching Khandas we will take a halt at a local eatery near station to have our Brunch As we reach Khandas, We would have an introduction and instruction session, post that we’ll start ascending towards Bhimashankar by the “Ganesh Ghat route”. We will then have lots of fun playing and chilling in the water streams and waterfall en route. We will reach halfway to Bhimashankar and make a halt here for the night in the house of local villagers. We will have a delicious hot Maharashtrian Evening Snack and Dinner, spend time having bonfires, games and stories and have a perfect night out.
Early morning Post breakfast we will start ascending again to reach the top of Bhimashankar. We will visit the “Great Jyotirlinga Temple” and the surroundings. We will start our descent. We will have have, a mouth-watering Maharashtrian lunch in our homestay. After that we will start descending via the “Ganesh Ghat” route to reach the base village – Khandas. After reaching the base village we will start our journey back home with a lot of fun and memories of having one of the most exciting and enjoyable Bhimashankar treks, and we checked it off the list! Note – The above schedule is flexible and is produced to give an idea of the event.
If treks/events/trips are called off due to natural calamity/unforeseen circumstances (like heavy rain, heavy snowfall,earthquake,Landslides,strike,bandh,protests,pandemic,etc.),Host will provide the best possible alternative solution or issue a voucher for the full amount.This voucher can be redeemed up to the same amount for any of our upcoming treks/trips/events in the next 365 days.No refund will be provided. If an ongoing Trip/trek/event cannot be completed due to a natural calamity/unforeseen circumstances (like rain, snowfall, earthquake, landslides, strike, bandh, protest, pandemic, etc.). No refund would be provided. Any extra expense coming due to any natural calamity/unforeseen circumstances (like rain, snowfall, earthquake, landslides, strike, bandh, protest, pandemic, etc.), Will be borne by the customer. The company will not be liable. If you are paying only the booking amount it won’t be refunded at any point. If cancellations are made 10 days before the start date of the trip, 50% of the trip cost will be charged as cancellation fees. If cancellations are made 10 to 5 days before the start date of the trip,75% of the trip cost will be charged as cancellation fees
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