Firefly Kothaligad Night Trek | Mumbai Mountain Hikers

Firefly, every year before monsoon we celebrate firefly festival. End of May and start of June fire fly are started to visible. There some location in Maharshtra Firefly are spotted and huge amount of people use to go for Firefly. Fire Fly belong to the Lampyridae family of insects. They have soft body. The female fly attract to Male fly for matting that is why they produce light.

Kothligad is small Fort of Maharashtra. Kothaligad is also known as Peth. Kothaligad height is 3100ft. Kothaligad is situated in east of Karjat on the road of Karjat-Murbad. Kothaligad was use as a Lighthouse. From the Kothaligad the Direction was given about enemy. In fact we can say Kothaligad also use as watch tower to keep eye on Mawal area in the Kingdom of Maratha. There is a small temple and large cave at the base and a chimney like tunnel to the top of the fort. This pinnacle is carved from inside forming a staircase reaching the top. There is a tank of water (rock cut water cistern) at some distance from the cave and another one at the top of the fort. The stone is a single black expanse reaching till the Peth village standing on the fertile soil with abundant natural resources for water and farming. The cave and the temple carvings date back to the 13th century. Not much is known about the history until the 18th century. In 1684 Aurangjeb sent Abdul Kadir and AlaiBiradkar to capture this fort. After a small skirmish, the fort was captured by Abdul Kadir. Aurangjeb honored Abdul Kadir and renamed this fort as Miftah-ul-Fateh (Key to success). Then later on, on 2 November 1817, it was recaptured by the Marathas under the leadership of Bapurao who was general of Bajirao Peshwa.

Some Information about Trek;

Category: Trek

Height: 3100 Feet

Grade: Easy

Endurance: Easy

Base Village: Peth Village/Ambivali Village

Range: Matheran

What is included in the tour

• Karjat to Karajt Station Transport
• Morning Breakfast
• Mumbai Mountain Hikers Expertise
• Forest Department Fee
• First Aid

What is NOT included in the tour

• Lunch
• Mineral Water/Soft/Energy Drink
• Anything which is not included above
• Insurance
• All expenses incurred due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances like road blocks, bad weather
• Any kind of personal expenses.
• Any Penalty by Local Authority

Itinerary

Train Time

09:58 PM CSMT

10:11 PM Dadar

10:19 PM Kurla

10:23 PM Ghatkopar

10:39 PM Thane

10:54 PM Dombivali

11:05 AM Kalyan

11:56 AM Karjat

Itinerary

12:15 AM Board in Taxy

01:15 AM Reaching to Base Village Parking Area

01:30 AM Post Introduction start Ascending Firefly may spotted on the way

05:00 AM Reach on the top and take some rest and Photograph

07:30 AM Start Descending to Base Village

09:00 AM Reach Base Village and Have Morning Breakfast

09:30 AM Start Descending to Parking Location

10:30 AM Reach to Parking Location and Board in Taxi for Karjat

11:30 AM Reach to Karjat Station and Time to commit make More Memory all Together

Note: Firefly is might be visible or Not. It is based on nature and villagers information.

Things To Bring

• Identity Card
• 2 ltrs water/as per your requirement
• Trekking Shoes
• Glucon D powder
• Snacks & biscuits, some ready to eat food
• Extra pair of clothes
• Towel
• Rain coat/ Poncho / Wind cheater (No umbrella)
• Cap, sunglasses, scarf
• Haversack or backpack (No sling bags)
• Camera (optional)
• Please carry personal medicines if any
• Hand Sanitizer/Mask/Hand wash
• Garbage bag