Sunday, July 24, 2005

Igatpuri is about 140 Kms from Mumbai. A small town at about 1900 ft above sea level, on the Mumbai - Nashik route.
Reaching there:
Road: Regular ST buses between Mumbai & Nashik. Driving-NH 3 via Shahpur and Kasra Ghats. Takes 3 hours.
Rail: Tapovan Express to Igatpuri. Or A Local train to Kasara from CST. And bus or taxi from Kasara to Igatpuri. About 2.5 hrs in train and about 30-40 minutes by road from Kasara to Igatpuri.
Accomodation: There are a couple of hotels. Manas Resorts and Ganak Motel over look the valley and the rivers. Hotel Ashwin is in the town. Golden Resort is about 5 kms from Igatpuri and is nestled between the hills. We stayed at Ganak Motel and had food at Manas and Ashwin.
What to do in Igatpuri: Walking. Climbing the hills. Falling. Rolling in the Valleys. Chasing the streams and waterfalls. Trekking to mountains.

Thursday, July 21, 2005


Somewhere on the road. Patches of green begin. Restless Camera. View from the bus Posted by Picasa


Tea break Posted by Picasa


A view from the bus. Climbing up the Kasara ghats.  Posted by Picasa


Exploration Igatpuri begins. The Camel Valley Posted by Picasa


The spectacular Camel Valley - Must see and explore in Igatpuri Posted by Picasa


Camel Valley Posted by Picasa


Camel Valley. A sudden depth of 1000 ft from nowhere Posted by Picasa


An unnamed waterfall in the backdrop. Camel Valley Posted by Picasa


Camel Valley Posted by Picasa


Camel Valley Posted by Picasa


One slip to 1000 feet depth. Camel Valley Posted by Picasa


At Camel Valley Posted by Picasa


Camel Valley Posted by Picasa


Another view from the hotel Posted by Picasa


River running parallel to the Railway track Posted by Picasa


Valley, stream, bridge and the mountain Posted by Picasa


Stream... Posted by Picasa


Down in the valley. It is the hotel up there Posted by Picasa


Under the railway bridge Posted by Picasa


Way to Tringalwadi Posted by Picasa


An unnamed mountain Posted by Picasa


Valleys. Waterfalls. And far away is the Tringalwadi fort Posted by Picasa


On top of the village. Two boys decided to accept our offer for a click Posted by Picasa


Green... green.... it is magical Posted by Picasa


its magnificient Posted by Picasa