Tag: Maharashtra

Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) – Jungle Safari

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Introduction

Located right in the heart of Maharashtra, precisely 100 km south of Nagpur and north district of Chandrapur, Tadoba National Park is famous after great revolutionary deity of “Taru” who was been killed mercilessly during an epic war with a tiger. Localities of Maharashtra village signify the divine deity of “Taru” with Tadoba and worship his sacrifice in their hearts.

Tadoba Andhari Reserve is the largest national park in Maharashtra. Total area of the Reserve is 625.4 square kilometers (241.5 sq. mi). This includes Tadoba National Park, created in 1955 with an area of 116.55 square kilometers (45.00 sq. mi) and Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary created in 1986 with an area of 508.85 square kilometers (196.47 sq. mi). The Reserve also includes 32.51 square kilometers (12.55 sq. mi) Protected Forest and 14.93 square kilometres (5.76 sq mi) ‘Other areas’.

Gallery

Here are few clicks from our previous trips. More clicks can be found on our facebook page at Wild India Eco Tours.

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Itineary

Day 1: Morning arrive at Nagpur 0900 Hrs. After breakfast transfer to Jungle Resort. 1300Hrs: Arrive at Jungle Resort. After lunch, by 1415hrs we shall leave for a jungle safari. On returning back to resort, we shall have discussions on wildlife and review images followed by dinner. Overnight stay at the forest resort.

Day 2: Leave early morning around 0530hrs for jungle safari. Back to resort for Lunch. Again we shall leave for a jungle safari at around 1415hrs. On returning back to resort, we shall have discussions on wildlife and review images followed by dinner. Overnight stay at the forest resort.

Day 3: Leave early morning around 0530hrs for jungle safari. Some free time for relaxation. After lunch, leave for Nagpur.

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Weekend bird-watching tour to Akshi

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Introduction

Akshi is a small village, around 2 hrs drive from Mumbai that has a calm beach which is visited by less number of people and a very high number of shore birds. Some of the species which we have encountered in past couple of years include the Ruddy Turnstone, Greater & Lesser Sandplovers, Great Knots, Bar-tailed Godwit, Brahminy Kite, Terek & Curlew Sandpipers, Dunlins along with a variety of Gulls & Terns.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Akshi by 0630hrs & proceed for early morning bird-watching session till 1030 hrs. Return back to have breakfast & check-in to the hotel. Have lunch, share wildlife experiences and relax till 1530 hrs. Proceed for evening bird-watching session at 1600 hrs which will go on till sunset. Return back for dinner. Overnight at hotel at Akshi.

Day 2: Proceed for early morning bird-watching session from 0645 hrs to 1030 hrs. Return for breakfast followed by another quick bird-watching session till noon. Have lunch at 1300 hrs and check out to begin our return journey – filled with lots of images, fun and memories.

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Amboli trip for Reptiles & Amphibians

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Introduction

Amboli is a hill station in south Maharashtra, India. Amboli lies in the Sahayadri Hills of Western India, one of the world’s “Eco Hot-Spots” and it therefore abounds in a variety of fairly unique flora and fauna.

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Amboli by 02:00 PM. The resort in Amboli is located at around 120 Kms from Kolhapur and around 30Kms from Savantwadi. Check-in followed by lunch, introduction of members and some rest. Explore the campsite surrounding in evening followed by dinner (at around 8:00 PM). At 9:30 PM, proceed to our 1st night trail to Shirgaonkar point.

Day 2: Explore the campsite surrounding early morning. Have breakfast by 8:30 AM and proceed on a walking trail to Parikshit point. Back for lunch by 1:30 PM, followed by some rest. Explore the campsite surrounding in evening followed by dinner (at around 8:00 PM) and than proceed to our 2nd night trail at 9:30 PM to Mahadevgad.

Day 3: Explore the campsite surrounding early morning. Have breakfast by 8:30 AM and proceed on a walking trail to Parikshit point and return by 12:00 PM. Post lunch, check-out by 2:00 PM. Tour ends.

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Wild India’s first visit to Kaas Plateau in year 2013

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“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” – Aaron Siskind

When you hold a camera, the first thought that comes to mind is to capture the different hues of nature and instinctively the first objects that come to mind are flowers (maybe butterflies too but they are too fast for a novice to capture on his camera). This is the feeling I had when I held the camera during the initial days.

It was the year 2013, when we arranged our first visit to Kaas Plateau. Being a social media freak, I already had a party of friends who had been there umpteen number of times. Their pictures on social media were stunning. I was already making plans on what I desired to see and how I would capture the myriad colours of the blooming flowers.

This was to be our first visit to Kaas plateau and we wanted to make it a memorable trip. More than a dozen enthusiastic nature lovers with a botanist were all set to experience the grandeur of Kaas. The botanist, as we learnt along the rest of the journey, helped us identify most of the flowers and explained to us the importance of the flower. And yes along with that, she also gave us the scientific names, most of which were tongue twisters and difficult to remember.

We started from Mumbai late in the evening (around 2300 hours) in a 21-seater bus. Around 0330 when we were dosing as our chauffeur continued driving through the streets of Pune, we heard BOOM. As luck would have had it, we had a flat tyre in the middle of the night! It took a good half an hour to replace it. We were back on track after that and by 0700 hrs we were at Satara. All of us were more than eager to dump our bags and head straight to the fields.

Kaas plateau was about 25 kms. from the city. For a first timer, looking at the plateau is a heavenly sight. With so many beautiful species of flowers, one could spend the entire day taking photographs. After this experience, we continued to Kaas lake where we continued to gaze at the flowers and also got to sight birds.

We passed through beautiful scenic landscapes of Maharashtra with a couple of stops looking for birds & flora while visiting Chalkewadi Wind Mills. On our way back we stopped at Thosegar waterfall, a scenic spot located near the village of Thoseghar to witness the grand waterfalls. During one of our visits, we even spotted a green vine snake there.

On the second day, we had a hearty lunch and headed back to Mumbai with some wonderful memories.

Places visited during our visit were Kaas Plateau, Chalkewadi Wind Mills and Thoseghar waterfall.
Some of the species we saw there include:

  • Pleocaulus ritchei (Topli Karvi)
  • Ceropegia oculata, vincaefolia, media & jainii
  • Habenaria rariflora (Ground Orchid)
  • drosera indica & burmannii
  • Smithia hirsuta (Hairy Smithia) & agharkarii
  • Murdannia lanuginosa (Abolima)
  • Impatiens lawii
  • Habenaria heyneana (Toothbrush Orchid)
  • Cyanotis fasciculata (Nilwanti)
  • Dipcadi montanum (Deepkadee)
  • Pinda concanensis
  • Vigna vexillata
  • Euphorbia laeta (Square root plant) ….. and many many more.

At Wild India, we organise tours every September. Do join us to explore the amazing Kaas. It will be a memorable experience.

About Kaas Plateau
The Kaas Plateau also known as the “Kaas Pathar” is a plateau situated 25 kilometres from Satara in Maharashtra, India. It is situated high hill plateaus and grasslands turns into a ‘valley of flowers’ during monsoon season, in the month of August. Kaas Plateau has more than 150 or more types of flowers, shrubs and grasses. Kaas plateau is a World Natural Heritage site.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaas_plateau

Best time to visit kaas is during August and September

For more information on a trip to Kaas Plateau, e mail us on info@wild-india.in

Additional Links
http://www.kas.ind.in/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaas_plateau