Rajmachi Firefly Trek | Mumbai Mountain Hikers.

Rajmachi one of the place where we easily spot 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.

Rajmachi Fort was a strategic fort which was made in 17th century by CHHATRPATI SHIVAJI MAHAJ. The height of the is about 2750 feet. Rajmachi has one of the most Ariel view from the top. Waterfall, Dam and green valley are sounded near the Rajmachi. There are two fort names is Manaranjan Fort The west part of the Rajmachi fortification is Manranjan Fort near the Rajmachi village. It was built to keep a watch on the plateau below the Manranjan hills.and other is The fort is in the eastern parts of Rajmachi town, Shrivardhan Fort is an ancient fort, which is closely associated with the Maratha rulers. The fort’s construction reflects Maratha style of architecture and the grand entrance of the Shrivardhan Fort is in semicircular shape. The fort covers charming Buddhist caves.The fort played a strategic role in the First Anglo-Maratha War. Rajmachi Fort has been declared as a protected monument.

Some Information of Rajmachi

·       Category: Firefly & Trek

·       Grad: Easy

·       Endurance: Easy

·       Height: 2710 feet

·       Location: Lonavala

Highlight:

·       Aerial View From The Top

·       Kataldhar Water Fall View

·       Ancient Shiva Temple Near Udaysagar Lake

·       Kalbharaiv temple at the base of Manranjan and Shrivardhan Fort

·       Cave curve in rock

·       Fort in ruin condition build

Train Time

11009-SINHGAD-From Mumbai

17.50 CSTM

18:04 DADAR

18:30 THANE

18:50 KALYAN

19:20 KARJAT

20:20 LONAVALA

01574- SVJR LML EMU- From Pune

17:10 SHIVAJI NAGAR

20:30 LONAVALA

Meeting Point Lonavala Station

Thing Includes In Tour:

·       Travel Lonavala to Lonavala

·       Dinner

·       Moring Breakfast

·       Guide

·       Forest Department Fee

·       First Aids

Things Excludes In Tour:

·       Insurance

·       Water/Soft Drink

·       Any Medical Emergency/Evacuation

·       Anything Which is not includes above

·       Any type of penalty by local body/Forest Department

Thing to Bring:

·       Id Card

·       Two Liter Water

·       Something for munching (biscuit/plumcake/chocolate) in route

·       Important Medicine as per your requirement

·       Torch with extra battery

·       Oddomass

·        Personal hygiene

·       ORS/Glucon-d

·       Windchester/One set extra cloth

·       Backpack that you can put all personal things in that. Avoid to bring jhola type thing.

·       Trekking Shoes

·       Full sleeve Tshirt-Paint

·       Cap Sunscreen

·       Camera (Optional)