by shahbinal | Mar 30, 2013 | Hiking/Trekking, New Zealand
Tramping is a must do while in Kiwi land. Alpine treks are one of my favourites. Tongariro alpine crossing is a very scenic trek in dramatic landscapes covering a 19.4 kms. However, we couldn’t complete the trek as the last section was closed due to volcanic...
by shahbinal | Aug 30, 2012 | Asia, Hiking/Trekking, Travel, Trekking
Valley of flowers or Byundar valley iin Uttarakhand is home to over varieties of flowers that bloom around August – September. On my visit a couple a years ago I had this opportunity to click beautiful images of rare flowers. My favorites were the ultra...
by shahbinal | Aug 30, 2012 | Asia, Hiking/Trekking, Travel, Trekking
We visited Uttarakhand in August 2012. I would say we were very lucky throughout the trip. No landslides obstructing our way to the valley as just the year after in 2013 there were massive landslides and floods in the same parts that we had travelled. Uttarakhand...
by shahbinal | Jul 30, 2012 | Hiking/Trekking
Peb (Vikatgad) Location: Neral Base village: Fanaswadi village near Neral Altitude: 2100 ft How to reach: From Mumbai take the train to Neral. After getting down at Neral you can ask the villagers to guide you to Fanaswadi. You need to take the waterfall route. Guide...
by shahbinal | Feb 9, 2012 | Hiking/Trekking
Sandhan Valley Location: 80 km from Kasara Base village: Samrad Altitude: Valley surrounded by a 300 ft rock wall How to get there: From Mumbai, catch a local train going from CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) to Kasara. After alighting at Kasara, take local...
