NOMAD ADVENTURES One Day Trek to RAJMACHI Descend via KONDANA CAVES

Height: 3000 Ft.

Grade: EASY

Type: Hill Twin fort

Cost: 650/- per head

Date: 25th August 2019

Charges including:

Morning breakfast & tea, Lunch, travelling

from Lonavala to Udhevadi & Kodhane to Karjat, and all expertise charges including.

About:

Rajmachi: (Udhewadi) is a small village in the rugged mountains of Sahyadri in India. The

fortification at Rajmachi consists of two forts, namely Shrivardhan fort and Manaranjan

Fort.Rajmachi fort was a strategic fort to control Borghat(ghat between Khopoli and Khandala

on Mumbai-Pune route) which was a historical trade route.

Kondana Caves:

in Karjat are a group of 16 Buddhist caves, located 33 km north of Lonavala.

Records suggest that these caves were excavated sometime during the 1st century BC. The

Chaitya or the prayer hall has one inscription which gives information about the donors. One

can reach the cave by climbing down from the Rajmachi village. These are rock-cut Buddhist

caves with a stupa, chaitya, vihara, and sculptures. It is believed that during an earthquake in

the early 1900s, much of the front, floor and stupa were damaged. This left the pillars in the

chaitya suspended like huge stalactites from the ceiling

#Trek plan

Mumbai - Pune Indrayani Express schedule:-

#22105 Code Station Distance Arr. Time

2 DR Dadar (Central) 05:51 05:53

3 TNA Thane 06:14 06:16

4 KYN Kalyan 06:35 06:37

5 KJT Karjat 07:15 07:17

6 LNL Lonavala 08:00

TIMELINE

Meeting Point - Lonavala station: 08:00

08:00 to 09:00 - Base village Udhewadi (Lonavala) by sumo or bus

09:00 to 09:30 - Tea & Breakfast

09:30 to 12:00 - Introduction round and Hike towards Fort

12:00 to 01:00 - Have lunch and Rest

01:00 to 04:00 - Towards Kondana Caves

04:00 to 04:30 – Explore Kondana Caves

04:30 to 05:30 – Kondane village

05:30 to 06:30 - Karjat Railway station (Timing is subjective)

(Timing is subjective)

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