Just got an email from my good friend Shauri from In Search Outdoors in Pune. They are offering a fabulous sounding trip to Panchgani Table Land and Lingmala Waterfalls on the 30th of August 2009.
Considering that in my current condition, not much action in terms of open booking programmes is happening in Wide Aware, I thought I’d put this up for regulars to look into. I’ve been here, and loved it, and hey, its monsoon – the season for waterfalls!
Here’s the email. Go for it!
Monsoon Excursion to Panchgani Plateau and Lingmala Waterfall (Easy trail)
Age Group: Open
Activity: Monsoon trail to visit the flowers at Panchgani Table Land and visit to Lingmala Waterfalls. Light walking for about 2 to 3 km in the forests.
Panchgani Table Land is a unique habitat, which supports a large variety of wild ephemeral flowers and terrestrial orchids. The huge lateratic flat, which is usually used for fun fairs in winter and summer, attracts a large number of nature lovers and flower watchers in the monsoons.
Lingmala Waterfall (about 500ft.) is on Venna River. It is a very famous place to visit in the monsoons.
Fees: 470/-
Includes cost of travel, morning breakfast and tea, evening tea with biscuits, entry fees to Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar.
No of Seats: 45
Travel: By 3*2 Semi-luxury bus from Pune to Pune
Duration: Start at 6:30 am and come back by 8:00 pm
Reporting: Opposite Hotel Siddhi Gardens near Mhatre Bridge at 6.30 am sharp!
Route: Pune – Sinhagad Road – Khedshivapur – Surur – Wai – Panchgani – Lingmala
Distance: Approx – 130 km one way.
Things to get along:
- Packed lunch, water, cap/scarf, rainwear, set of dry clothes.
- Floaters/Sandals as we will be crossing the streams at Lingmala
*Note: The place we are visiting is totally remote where eateries are not available, so necessarily get something light packed.
Booking Procedure:
- Please send a confirmation e-mail to info@insearchoutdoors.com with names, age and telephone numbers of all participants – OR –
- You can SMS the above details to 9850826431 – OR –
- You can call up on (020) 25443096 / 65007956 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. (Monday to Saturday)
On receipt the mail or SMS or call, we will block your seat on temporary basis for 48 hrs. You have to pay the fees within that period and confirm your participation. In case of default your name will again be transferred to the enquiry list. In Search outdoors is not responsible for such defaults.
Payment Modes:
- Now you can pay directly through bank transfers to our ICICI or HDFC accounts. Kindly get back to us for account details.
- You can also pay in cash or Cheque by the name of “In Search Outdoors” at our office.
Please register ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Please note that unlike other Wide Aware trips, this one begins from Pune, so don’t forget to account for that in your planning.
