Garbett plateau trek
Garbett plateau, Matheran Location: Matheran Base village: Diksal Altitude: 2600 ft How to reach: From Mumbai CST train station take a train to Bhivpuri. After getting down at Bhivpuri ask locals for directions towards the base village and...
Karnala fort
Karnala fort Location: 20 km from Panvel Base village: Karnala bird santuary Altitude: 1440 ft How to reach: From Mumbai drive towards Panvel and keep driving further to Karnala bird sanctuary. The trek to Karnala fort starts from the sanctuary. You have to pay...
Tikona fort
Tikona Location: 25 km from Kamshet near Lonavala. Base village: Tikona Peth. Altitude: 3500 ft How to reach: From Mumbai drive towards Lonavala. Keep further driving towards Kamshet. After crossing Kamshet keep driving on pawananagar-kamshet road. Ask the locals for...
Korigad hike
Korigad Location: 20 km from Lonavala on the way to Aamby valley. Base village: Peth Shahpur Altitude: 3000 ft How to reach: From Mumbai drive towards Aamby valley. The trail head is located near Peth Shahpur village. Grade: Easy Trekking time: 1 - 1.5 hour climb....
Naneghat
Naneghat Location: Malshej Base village: Vaishakhare Altitude: 2100 ft How to reach: From Mumbai drive towards Ahmednagar- Kalyan road via NH61. Once you reach Vaishakhare, do not take the diversion for Vaishakhare instead keep driving straight and within 4 km you...
Mt Iron trek Wanaka
This is a beautiful way to see Wanaka. You shall be greeted to 360 degree views of Wanaka from the summit. Just slip in your sports shoes and head off to Mt iron Trek. This is an easy 1.5 - 2 hour trek with stunning panoramic views of Wanaka. The Southern Alps, Pisa...
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
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 activity...
Valley of flowers picture gallery
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 delicate...
10 days in Uttarakhand – Valley of flowers trek, Hemkund, Vasudhara falls trek, Badrinath, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Mussoorie
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...