Wild Amboli Weekend trip

Nisarga Bhraman has arranged a 'Wild Amboli Expedition' to study and photograph Herpetofauna and Biodiversity of Amboli.

Batch 1: 18th June 2016

About the place -

Amboli is a small hill-station nestled in the western ghats at the height of 710 meters above the sea level. This hill station in Sindhudurga district is knoknown as 'Cheerapunji of Maharashtra'. Its one of the cleanest and greenest hill stations for the wildlife. A dream destination for Naturalists, Amboli literally blossoms in the monsoon. A walk on green misty trails, beautiful scenery, waterfalls, a loads of biodiversity and delicious konkani food makes it a perfect location for a short trip.

The main focus of our trip would be watching herpatofauna. The walk to the Mahadevgad, Parikshit Point, Chaukul Rasta and Botanical Garden offer fantastic opportunity to explore the forest which is extremly rich in herpetofauna, wildflowers and birds.

The star attraction here are Reptiles like Malabar Pit Viper, Green Vine Snake, Olive Forest snake, Banded Racer, Beddome's Keelback, Shieldtail Snake, Deccan Banded Gecko, Bombay Leaf-toed Gecko etc. and Amphibians like Malabar Gliding Frog, Amboli Bush rog, Beddome's burrowing frog, Criket frog, Fungoid frog, Tiger Toad and the Caecilians etc.

Itinerary -

Friday -

• Meet at Dadar Railway Station at 22:30 Hrs Sharp
• Travel from Mumbai by Kokankanya Express at 23:20 Hrs

Saturday -

• Reach Sawantwadi Railway Station by 8:30 Hrs
• Transfer to Amboli by private non AC transport
• Check in at the Hotel, Freshen up and Rest
• Enjoy delicious local flavour Veg Food at 12:30 Hrs
• Jungle Trail towards Parikshit Point at 14:00 Hrs
• Tea Break at 17:30 Hrs
• Slide Show and Discussion on Amboli Wildlife at 18:00 Hrs
• Enjoy local flavour Veg - Non Veg Food at 20:30 Hrs
• Botanical Garden Night Trail at 21:30 Hrs 
• Back to the hotel and retire for the day

Sunday -

• Wake up early and Freshen up at 6:30 Hrs
• Breakfast at 7:30 Hrs
• Morning Jungle Trail at Chaukul Rasta at 8:30 Hrs
• Enjoy Lunch with local flavour Veg & Non Veg food at 11:30 Hrs
• Afternoon Jungle Trail to Mahadeo Gad Point at 12:30 Hrs
• Back to the resort, Tea at 15:00 Hrs
• Check out of the resort
• Sightseeing around Amboli if time permits
• Transfer to Sawantwadi by non AC
• Reach Sawantwadi by 18:00 Hrs
• Travel to Mumbai by Kokankanya Express at 18:50 Hrs

Monday -

• Reach Mumbai by 6:45 Hrs

Cost of the trip would be Rs. 4000/- only

The above cost includes -

> Local Transport from Sawantwadi
> Accommodation at hotel in Deluxe rooms on 3 sharing
> Local flavour Malvani food (Veg & Non-Veg) during the stay at Amboli
> 4 Nature Trails including 1 Night Trail with Experts
> Field Exploration of Amphibians and Reptiles
> On field guidance on Macro Photography
> NB Expertise and Guide Chrges

The cost does not include -

> Train Travelling charges
> Food during the train journey
> Mineral Water and Soft Drinks charges
> Any other personal expences
> Anything which is not mentioned in the cost includes

To register for the event, contact - 9619848367 / 9869509488 / 9167966042

Here is a list of things to be carried -

1. Haversack to put everything to be carried for the trip
2. Water 2 Liters at least
3. Bedding for the train journey
4. Snacks to munch on
5. Windcheater / Raincoat and an Umbrella
6. Towel / Napkin
7. Wear Comfortable Shoes / Gumboots
8. Torch with spare batterries
9. Camera with spare batterries
10. Camera Batterry Charger
11. Mobile Charger
12. Identity card