KALAVANTIN

Date : November 24, 2024 (23rd Night)
Grade : Moderate
Cost : ₹850
Highest Altitude : 2300 Feet (700m)

Major Attraction :
Sunrise from Top, Thrilling Rock Cut Stairs Climb at Kalavantin, View of Chanderi, Nakhind, Matheran Range of Mountains on Clear day

Meeting Point :
Panvel Railway Station 01:00 am near Ticket Window (After reaching meeting point, call our trek leader. Contact detail will be provided on the event day)

Key Info :

Trek Duration : 4 hours of ascend and 3 hours of descend
Water Sources : Prabalmachi (Midway on trek)
Washroom Facilities : Prabalmachi (During Day time only)
Technical Climb : No
Base Village : Thakurwadi
Nearby City : Panvel
Mode of Transport : Auto/Tumtum from Panvel
Vehicle Travel Distance : 15kms one way
Vehicle Travel Duration : 45 mins one way
Batch Size : Minimum 8, Maximum 30 Participants

Tentative Schedule :

For Participants coming from Thane
12:05 am Thane (Panvel Local)
12:13 am Airoli
12.30 am Turbhe
12:45 am Nerul
12:57 am Panvel

For Participants coming from Western Line, Kurla and CSMT
11:30 pm CSMT
11:48 pm Vadala Road
11:59 pm Kurla
12:19 am Vashi
12:28 am Nerul
12:50 am Panvel and Move towards Base Village
02:00 am : Reach Base Village
02.15 am : Start the Trek with short briefing and Introduction
04:15 am : Reach Prabalmachi
06:15 am : Reach Top of Kalavantin and Witness Sunrise

07:30 am : Start descend and move towards Prabalmachi
09:00 am: Have breakfast
10:00 pm : Start Descend to Base Village
12:30 pm : Reach Base Village & Move towards Panvel
01:30 pm : Reach Panvel and Take trains respectively towards Thane/CSMT

Cost Inclusions :

Travel from Panvel to Panvel
Breakfast
Prabalgad Entry Fees
First Aid, Guide and Expertise Charges Only

Things to Carry :

2 Litre of Water
Torch (Head Torch Recommended)
Snacks for Breakfast
Jacket/Hoodie
Trekking Shoes (Action Trekking or Coaster CTR Shoes are recomended, Avoid Forclaz/Quechua/Running/Other Sports Shoes for Treks in Maharashtra)
Glucon D or Elecrolyte Powder
Medicine as necessary to you

Important Note :

Kalavantin has a 10 feet rope climb patch, we will do that only if time permits. There is sometimes overcrowding at Kalavantin and it might get risky as well as time consuming so we might skip if that is the case. Leaders decision will be final.

Overview :

Kalavantin Fort is famous for the rock cut stairs but there is more to this trek. The adjacent fort Prabalgad is huge and has so much to explore. Prabalmachi which acts as base to both these forts itself is a scenic spot and not just popular amongst trekkers but also among people who are looking for camping. Matheran, Chanderi and even Karnala is visible on a clear day from top of these forts.

How do you determine your fitness?

Trekking requires good cardiovascular fitness. One can improve this by going for a run on a regular basis and breathing exercises also helps. Smoking also hampers lung capacity, avoid smoking if you want to improve your cardiovascular health.
Even though trekking requires full body strength but strong lower body helps a great deal. Hamstring, Glute and Calves are main muscles that are put to test on treks to name a few. Gym goers often pay less attention to lower body workouts and hence sometimes struggle on trek.
Some treks have less elevation gain (height gain) but are long treks, those trek require good endurance. Endurance can not be built overnight, it takes a long time and constant active lifestyle.
Just because you take long walks, do yoga or go to the gym does not necessarily mean that you are in good fitness. The type of workout you do and your cardiovascular fitness is what matters on treks.
If you have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 25 then you should only start with Easy treks.

How do we grade our treks ?
Easy: Ideal for first timers but if you are not in good fitness or have a less active lifestyle then select treks which have less than 2 hours of climbing.

Easy Moderate: Ideal for first timers, but requires good endurance as these treks may have longer duration of climb even though terrain may be easy.
Moderate: These trek require good fitness and the terrain can be challenging, like constant climb or tricky patches. These are usually recommended only if you have done a few treks before and have done well on them. Fit and active beginners can also do these treks but we always suggest to start with easy treks.
Moderate-Difficult: These trek are only for trekkers who have done few moderate level treks before and have good fitness and endurance.

Difficult: These treks either have long trekking hours or have technical climb or both. Only suitable for people who trek regularly.

a) You can cancel your booking 2 days prior to the start of the event day and take 80% refund (E.g. For Sunday morning event you can cancel up to Thursday night 11:59 pm, however for events leaving Saturday night you can cancel up to Wednesday night 11:59 pm)

b) If you cancel after that time limit, then you will neither get any refund nor the amount will be adjusted in future events under any circumstances.

c) However, you can always send someone eligible as your replacement. No extra charges or cancellation charges will be levied for the same.

d) Our events are planned assuming normal weather and normal conditions, in case of occurrence of any natural calamities, riots, political unrest, outbreak of disease or other such circumstances which are beyond our control, the event may be cancelled, Leaders decision will be final and binding on all participants, under such circumstances, No refund will be provided.

e) Any eligible refund as per above policy will be processed within 3 working days.

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