About Ratangad Trek
Ratangad is a fort in Ratan Wadi, Maharashtra, India, overlooking the locale of Bhandardara, one of the oldest artificial catchment area. This fort is located in the Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra. It is on the boundary of Ahmednagar and Thane districts. The fort is about 2000 years old. This fort is covered with beautiful flowering plants in November. Ratangad is also called Jewels of the Fort.
Ratangad has a natural rock peak with a cavity in it at the top which is called ‘Nedhe’ or ‘Eye of the Needle’.The fort has four gates Ganesh, Hanuman, Konkan and Trimbak. The sculptures of Lord Ganesh and Hanuman are seen on the main gate It also has many wells on the top.
The fort is origin for the river Pravara/Amrutvahini. The Bhandardara dam (arthar dam) is built on this river. From the top of the fort neighbouring forts like Alang, kulang, Madan gad, Harishchandragad, Patta are seen easily.
Major Attractions:
- Flowers Special
- Monsoon Clouds
- View of entire Bhandardara dam
- Rock cut water tanks on the fort
- Needle hole hilltop, caves, remains of the fort
Travel Schedule
We’ll be boarding A/C bus from our nearest pickup point. Bus timings are shared below for convenience:
Bus Route: Borivali- Goregaon- JVLR- Thane
10:00 PM: Borivali Station
11:15 PM: Powai (JVLR)
11:45 PM: Thane Majiwada Junction
Meeting Point : Boriwali National Park Gate 10:00 pm
Itinerary
Day 1:
10:00 pm: Meet at Borivali Station West & other pickups
(choose your pickup Anywhere in route :Borivali – JVLR – Thane)
Day 2:
05:00 am Arrive in base village
06.00 am Have Breakfast and tea
06:30 am Introduction round and brief on rules and regulations to be followed by everyone on the event
06.45 am Gear up for the trek as per the instructions
09:30 am Reach top, explore the surrounding, feel the quest of being on the highest hill top of the surrounding, take some rest
10:30 am Start descending towards the base
01:30 pm Reach base village and have lunch
02:30 pm Start return Journey
07:00 pm Reach Mumbai and bid adieu with a promise to meet soon
Event Fee: Rs.1490/- per person. Payment once done is non-refundable, do check for availability before making a payment.
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Includes
The cost per head includes the following.
- Travel from Mumbai to Mumbai in Private Vehicle
- Breakfast and Lunch at base village
- Local guidance
- First aid and first responder assistance in case required
- MPA administration charges if any
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Cost Excludes
- All kinds of extra meals / soft drinks ordered.
- Insurance, tips, porters, bottled mineral water, aerated drinks etc.
- Any kind of personal expenses.
- Any kind of cost which is not mentioned in the cost includes above.
- All expenses incurred due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances like road blocks, bad weather.
Things to carry
- Some ready to eat food like- plum cakes, fruits, chocolates, biscuits, etc.
- 2 Litres of water must
- Good trekking shoes
- Extra pair of clothes, socks optional
- Cap, Camera as Optional
- Windcheater/Poncho/Raincoat
- Full Sleeves T-shirt & full track pant.
- 1 packet of electoral, enerzal, glucon-D
- Medications if required for individual
- Avoid wearing precious ornaments on an event, if possible
- And a haversack or backpack to put all the above things to be carried, so hands are free to help each other while trekking. Sling bags / jholas / trolley bags etc not allowed on the event. Please pack accordingly.
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