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VELAS TURTLE FESTIVAL

Batch 4 : April 6-7, 2024 (Leaving 5th Night)
Cost : ₹ 3600

Major Attraction :
Olive Ridley Turtle Hatchling Sighting, Velas/Anjarle/ Harihareshwar Beaches, Bankot Fort, Kadyavarcha Ganpati Temple, Suvarnadurg Sea Fort and Dolphin Safari (Optional)

Pick Up Points :
(Friday Night)

10:00 pm : Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali

10:45 pm : Sion

11:15 pm : Juinagar/Vashi

11:30 pm : Kalamboli McDonalds (Panvel)

(After reaching pick up point, call our trek leader. Contact detail will be provided on the event day)

Key Info :

Nearby City : Dapoli
Mode of Transport : 20 Seater AC Tempo Traveller from Borivali
Vehicle Travel Distance : 250kms one way
Vehicle Travel Duration : 8-9 hours one way
Batch Size : Minimum 13, Maximum 20 Participants

Tentative Schedule :
Friday Night
10:00 pm : Start Journey from Borivali
Saturday
06:00 am : Reach Velas and Event Briefing
06:30 am : Turtle Nest Visit and Explore Velas Beach
08:30 am : Have Breakfast

11:30 am : Visit Bankot Fort
12:30 am : Move towards Harihareshwar by Ferry
02:30 pm : Lunch at Harihareshwar
03:30 pm : Visit Harihareshwar Temple and Beach
05:30 pm : Move Towards Anjarle

07:30 pm : Reach Anjarle and Freshen Up
09:00 pm : Dinner (Home Stay, Matress and Blankets will be provided in a Common Room)
10:00 pm : Beach Walk (If interested) or Off to Sleep
Sunday
06:00 am : Wake up call
06:30 am : Turtle Nest Visit (If interested)
07:30 am : Breakfast and Freshen Up
08:00 am : Visit Suvarnadurg Fort and Dolphin Safari by Boat (Rs 600 per person extra, not included in cost)
10:00 am : Free time at Anjarle Beach and Freshen Up (Carry extra clothes if you want to go in water)
12:00 noon : Lunch
01:00 pm : Visit Kadyavarcha Ganpati
02:00 pm : Start Return Journey
11:00 pm : Reach Borivali

Cost Inclusions :

Travel from Borivali to Borivali by Private AC Vehicle
Saturday Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Sunday Breakfast and Lunch
Turtle Nest Visits
Velas and Anjarle Entry Fees
Harihareshwar Ferry Charges
Homestay on Sharing Basis
First Aid, Guide and Expertise Charges Only

Things to Carry :

1 Litre of Water
Snacks/Fruits for Journey
Extra Pair of Clothes
Towel
Glucon D or Elecrolyte Powder
Medicine as necessary to you

Important Note :

1. There are approx 30-50 nests at Velas and 10-15 at Anjarle every year, each nest may contain 80-150 eggs and everyday they release few baby turtles as they come out of eggs, on somedays they come in good numbers, on some days none at all. We have organised event considering the best time after talking to locals, in previous 3 years we have got turtle sightings in all of our batches but sightings remains a matter of luck and not a guarantee. We will have 1 visit at Velas and 1 at Anjarle for Turtle nest.

2. We will need minimum 13 Participants to conduct the event, if number is less than 13 we will cancel the event 2 days prior to the event and provide full refund.

Overview :

This is a backpacking tour to the hidden gem of kokan region of Maharashtra. In this tour we pay visit to Velas and Anjarle villages, these villages are working for over a decade for conservation of Olive Ridley Turtles and give detailed information of the conservation and visit to the turtle nests. Apart from this we also visit Harihareshwar Temple and Beach, Bankot Fort, Suvarnadurg Sea Fort and much more. On top of this you also get to experience home stays of kokan and delicious local food. This trip is ideal for all and doesn't involve any trek.

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.

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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 delayed cancellation of local or express trains, 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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