We are planning a weekend high adventure at Jivdhan, at the end of one of the most charming hikes near Mumbai – the Naneghat. This will be a two day programme. We are planning two batches – 19th-20th Feb and 20th and 21st Feb 2010. We will meet at Kalyan station and take local transport to the base of Naneghat and begin the hike up to Naneghat and Jivdhan fort. Naneghat is pass from the deccan to the konkan and on an ancient trade route from Junnar to Kalyan and Nalasopara. It is surrounded by the four forts – Hadsar, Chavand, Shivneri and Jivdhan, of which Jivdhan is the closest and our destination for the night. We stay in an ancient grain store. On the next morning post breakfast, we do a tyrolean traverse from Jivdhan fort across to Khada Parsi on Naneghat and then rappel down from there. This is very similar to what we did on the Kokankada, except that the exposure and stretches are lesser. Lunch will be served wherever you are. We aim to wind up the activities post noon, say around 3pm, earlier if possible. After a quick rest, we hike back down to the road head and take local transport back to Kalyan station. Please note that this is not a luxury experience, and we will be trekking, experiencing adventure activities, eating simple food, and traveling in local vehicles.

Schedule

Day 1: 7am – Leave from Kalyan Station 10am – Reach the base of Naneghat after having had breakfast on the way. Start hiking to Naneghat 2pm – Reach Naneghat and have lunch (this will be carried by participants – not provided). Start the hike to Jivdhan. Participants from Pune will join us at Ghatghar. 5pm – Reach Jivdhan fort, settle in, tea and snacks followed by some free time to explore the fort if you choose. 8:30pm Dinner and sleep Day 2 6am – Bed tea and biscuits 7am – leave for the valley crossing location and initial activity briefing 8:30am – breakfast and begin activity. Lunch will be served at approximately 1pm to the participants at whatever location they have reached in the course of the activities. 2pm - conclude activity at the base of Khada Parsi. From here it is about a half hours walk to the Naneghat cave. 3pm – after a brief rest, participants from Mumbai start walking down to the road head and return to Kalyan station. Participants from Pune can leave for Ghatghar.

Participants from Pune

Participants from Pune can join us directly at Ghatghar on the Deccan side of Naneghat at 3pm. They will have to organize their own transportation, but we can help co-ordinate. Take the road from Pune to Junnar and take a right turn from “Junnar phata”. You will pass “Apatale” and “Sawant” villages. There is a fort near Sawant village and the road proceeds along it to Ghatghar. Vehicles can be parked at Ghatghar. It should take approximately 3 hours or so from Pune, so we recommend leaving around 11am to accommodate any food halts or asking for directions. Fees for this trip are Rs.1,950/- per head from Kalyan (Mumbai) and Rs.1,800/- from Ghatghar (Pune). Includes:

• Breakfast (only Mumbai participants), tea and snacks and dinner on the first day and breakfast and lunch on the second.
• Instructors and equipment.
• Local transport (big rickshaw/jeep) for participants from Kalyan

Does not include:

• Lunch on the first day
• Travel upto Kalyan for participants from Mumbai and travel upto Ghatghar for participants from Pune.

Payments can be made by the following methods:

Please contact us/SMS Raka (+91-9869433342) with transaction IDs or other deposit information, name of participants and age and contact information on completion of payment. Please call up Raka immediately if you wish to come, as there is considerable interest and bookings on the 20th and 21st (in particular) cannot be secured by any method other than first come, first serve. General process is that you find out if there is availability to participate on the batch of your choice and complete payment and confirm.