Malvan bash

Hi All,


I am back after long intermission with my next travel blog. This time its about the best beaches in India. I am not overstating. I have seen Coastal Karnataka, Goa and all of the Konkan but hardly found such a fine coastal line.Here I am talking about Malvan.Malvan (Marathi: मालवण) (also written as Malwan) is a town inSindhudurg District - southernmost district of Maharashtra. The pristine water, Malvani Hapus(Alphonso) mango, best in class hospitality, luxuriant sea food, snorkeling and corals are few of the attractions in Malvan.


Malvan is about 460 kms away from Pune. Journey started from Pune with Kolhapur,Gaganbawda and Kankawali stops to reach Malvan city. Its completely non commercialized city. Malvan ST stand is at the center of the city. From here you can get to Devbag,Tarkarli or Sindhudurga.


Devbag is a narrow land portion having river on one side while Arabian sea on other side. Its 12km south of Malvan. Its enough of description in textual format. Now believe what you see ...





For any information or bookings related to Stay, Snorkeling,Tour planning you can contact me.


Regards
Shridhar Purandare
9423872319
shridhar.purandare@gmail.com

Prachitgad and Kandhar Doh -- Grand Jungle Marathon Trek

Hi, Welcome my most thrilling jungle trek. I and Shrikant planned in few days. We bot were having the week free. First we thought about Salher and Salota but finally decided to go for Prachitgad and Kandhar doh.

Some information for trekkers:
1. Money: about Rs.1000 for guides + food + petrol
2. Village to start: Pune -> Koyna Nagar- > Patharpunj (trek starts from here) It can also be started from Konkan region.
3. Maps: Maps are not available. Local guide is compulsory.
4. Things to carry: 3 lits water, Food items for two days, full track pants, medicines and tent for living.
5. Name and number for the guide is not available.

Prachitgad (also known as Uchitgad or Rangna) is a in the Sahyadri mountain range in Maharashtra, India. It covers an area of 5 acres.

* 1 Location
* 2 History
* 3 Major Features
* 4 Battles Fought Here

Location

It is located within Ratnagiri district at Shringarpur. The closest city is Devrukh which is 19 km away. Patharpunj is located 18kms away. This Fort comes in Chandoli forest reserve in Sangli district.
wikimapia.org/11055097/prachitgad

Its exact date of establishment is not known but it dates to before 1500 CE.

It has an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall is still intact while the inner wall is in ruins. There is a well, a temple and five guns within the fort. It can only be accessed by means of a ladder. many water cisterns available with clean water available throughout the year.

It was the scene of battle between the Marathas and the British in 1818, at which the British won.

Enjoy our journey !!!!

Shrivardhan Blast -- Para Sailing, Zorbing, Rappelling and Fish Curry

Hi,

Welcome to my Konkan blast ... It was long ago in 2007 but my finest tour with CFI. It was in full Mango season and in the Region which is root for it :) What could be more fun ...

Attaching it was various fish varieties to taste ... With Adventure sport on the beaches of Konkan it was dream come true for me ..

See loads of fun below, Enjoy !! Regions covered are Shrivardhan, Kondiwali, Shekhadi, Hrihareshwar.

Journey started with ST to Mangaon ... Where we stayed for the night ...

Typical wadi at Konkan village . Very beautiful and clean.


Coconut trees decorates the wadi .. And gives the rich look

We all gathered to set up the camp ... We planned and went with it

Khech bhai .. Jor laga ke. ..

Vinay Stress testing the fix..

Public laying out the tents ...I and my bro Aditya

I and my friend Ashish ..

Its all setup now .. Chill ...
Beauty around the wadi is incomparable.. All the flowers give sense of Konkan's red soil .. I also tried jumaring in the night with help of one huge tree ...

Aditya chilling ...

We prepared the zorbing ball ready to roll... From L to R Shashidhar,Aditya, I and Hrishikesh .. Daku people
Vinay and Raj gang celebrating after regular Dabba .. :)


We left for Harihareshwar from Shekhadi in Boat ride ...

Time for Para Sailing .. It was fun .. i did not feel any adventure in it though :(

Beach and sunset was as beautiful as before .. (photos : Hrishikesh)

We also tried some funny things with Dinesh in the bus ride back ...

I have missed here the rappelling photographs .. But we did rappelling from Harihareshwar top .. it was thrilling experience ...

Most Important thing was Suresh's Kolambi curry which I can never forget :)

Thanks for enjoying the tour with me .. Hope to see you in my next trip ...

Expecting comments and suggestions.

Regards
Shridhar Purandare