Firefly Night trek to Prabalmachi | 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.
Pabalmachi is situated between Matheran and Panvel in Raigad distric of Mahrashtra. Prabalmachi is base village of Klavantina and Prabalgad. The Altitude of Prabalgad is around 2300 ft from sea level. Earlier Prabalgad known as MURANJAN. This fort capture by Maratha Empire in 1657 and MURANJAN renamed as Prabalgad. It is sister fort is Irasalgad. Right next to Prabalgad, North side V shape Klavantin Fort is there. Prabalgad Fort of build by Bahamani Sultan. They were use it as watch tower and keep eye at Konkan region.
Some Information about Prabalmachi
What is included in the tour
What is NOT included in the tour
Train Time:
Mumbai People
07:32 PM CSMT
07:51 PM Wadala Road
08:03 PM Kurla
08:23 PM Vashi
0832 PM Nerul
08:55 PM Panvel
Thane People
07:59 PM Thane
08:16 PM Koparkhairne
08:28 PM Nerul
08:36 PM Belapur
08:51PM Panvel
Itinerary
9:00 PM Meeting Point at Panvel Station
9:15 Pm Board in Taxi
10:00 PM Reach to Base Village & Introduction Round
10:00 Pm Start Ascending to Prabalmachi Firefly may visible on the way
11:30 PM Reach to Prabalmachi
12:00 Diner and Day off/ Explore
Sunday
06:30 Wake up Call and Fresh up
07:30 AM Breakfast & Photograph
08:00 AM Return to Base Village
09:30 AM Board in Taxi and Transfer to Panvel Station
Note: Firefly is might be visible or Not. It is based on nature and villagers information.
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