Trek to Magical Bhimashankar via Ganesh Ghat Route on 8th & 9th August 2015 with Vibes Outdoors

Hey All,
We are glad to invite you for Trek to Bhimashankar via Ganesh Ghat on 8th and 9th August 2015

Little Info About the place:-Type: Hill
Height: 3500 Feet above MSL (Approx)
Grade: Medium (5. hrs trek)
Base Village: Khandas

Bhimashankar is one of the 12 Jyotirling's of India, a pilgrimage place approximately 3500 feet high up in the hills. The area around Bhimashankar is covered with thick dense jungle, is a Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary is small (only about 100 sq. km’s), but it is home to a wide variety of animals Leopard, Sambar, Barking deer, Porcupines, Grey Junglefowls, Wild pig, Hanuman langur, Rhesus macaque and Flying Squirrel etc. The sanctuary is famous as the home of a highly endangered subspecies of the Indian Giant Squirrel – Shekharu (Ratufa indica elphistoni), which is also the state animal of Maharashtra.

Detailed Schedule

Day 1
8th August 2015
We will be starting with the second karjat slow local (time table given below)

CST: 5.22 am
Byculla: 5.30 am
Dadar: 5.40am
Kurla: 5.50 am
Ghatkopar: 5.56 am
Thane: 6.17 am
Dombivali: 6.39 am
Kalyan: 6.48 am
Neral:7.30am

08.00 Hrs: - Gathering at Neral Rail station
08.30 Hrs: - Move to Neral
10.00 Hrs: - Reach at Khandas
10.30 Hrs: - Start Ascending towards Bhimashankar Village
13.15 Hrs:-  Lunch
17.00 Hrs:- Reach the top
18:00 Hrs:-  Shiv-Jyotirling Darshan
~Dinner and then some fun and rest ~

Day:-2
Sunday 9th August 2015
06:00 Hrs: - Wake up and Refreshments
07.30 Hrs: - Breakfast
08:00 Hrs: - Move towards Nagfani
12:30 Hrs: - Lunch
13:00 Hrs: - Start descending from Ganesh Ghat Route.
18:00 Hrs: - Reach Karjat

Trek Fees Rs. 1200 per Person 

This includes
1. Travelling from Karjat to Khandas by public transport, 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner on Day 1,.
2. on day 2, 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, travelling from Khandas to Karjat.

For registration and more details please contact
Tushar: 9890672593
Ashwin:9867250271
Deepak:9422682020

One needs to deposit Full payment into the following bank account to confirm his/her registration.

Payment details:
Name of Current Acc Holder        :  VIBES OUTDOORS
Bank name         :  ICICIBank 
account number:187905500086
Bank branch name   :  Kalyan Shivaji Chowk Branch
IFSC code for bank  :  ICIC0001879

Do give us a buzz on making a payment, an sms would be great.. on any of above numbers..

Here is a list of all the things that we need to carry:
1. A haversack to put in all the things to be carried. So that one has hands free while trekking.
2. A bottle of water (1.5 ltr).
3. sleeping bag or bedding
4. Camera (Optional).
5. Electrall / Energy powder, 2 Lemon, some snacks & biscuits (optional).
6. Torch with extra batteries.
7. Personal medicines & 2 plastic bags for weight distribution, mosquito’s cream.
8. A good trekking shoes.

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