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  • Highlights
    • Fort and Forest Trekking
    • Amruteshwar Temple 
    • Camping and Boating
    • Climbing using Ladder
    • The fun-filled and exhilarating trekking experience
    Inclusions/Exclusions

    What is included in the tour

    • Private Transportation from Pune to Pune or Kasara to Kasara
    • Meals during the trek (1 Breakfast, BBQ, 1 Dinner, and 1 Lunch )  
    • Expertise & Guide Charges
    • Fun and Learning experience with safety.                                                                                                      
    • Basic First-Aid kit     

     

    What is NOT included in the tour

    • Cold drinks, mineral water, fast food articles, biscuits, etc.                                                                             
    • Anything not included in the what's included list. 
    Overview

    “Ratan” means Jewel in Hindi. This hill fort is indeed a jewel in all the hill forts here in Sahyadri. Geographically Ratangad is on the banks of Bhandardara lake in Ahmednagar district at a height of 4255 feet above sea level. With views of the lake and the highest mountains in Sahyadri looks very much lost in time. A 1000 years old temple of Lord Shiva, the Amruteshwar Temple at Ratanwadi, is an absolute paragon of the high-class architecture of our ancestors, is at the base of this fort. Ratangad has still the remains of a fortress with bastions and stone walls. The caves on the top are cut from the rock face and can easily accommodate 25 people at a time. Water cisterns are usually filled with water throughout the year and trekkers use them as a water source. The Eastern side of the fort has some fortification left; one can see Rani Mahal here. From the southern side, one can see Katrabai and Ajoba fort very close. This site has also some fortification left, but most of it is damaged. Climbing up on the northern side, one can see a natural orifice (hole in rock, locally called nedhe) in the rock face, mostly made by wind. Strong winds can be experienced at this orifice. Descend to the western end of the fort leads closest to the Khutta Pinnacle via Trimbak Darwaja.

    Ratangad fort has an excellent cave on the top big enough to accommodate about 30-40 people at a time. Apart from this big cave, there are several small caves too. Very few forts have a geological feature called "Neha" or "needle hole" which means a natural hole in the mountain where you can actually sit in and enjoy the high-speed wind.
    Amruteshwar temple which is located at the base of Ratangad fort in the Ratanwadi is one of the old "Hemadpanthi" temples with fascinating stone carvings.                                                             

    Summary:-
    Type: Hill Fort
    Height: 4255 ft.

    1 Night 2 Days 29 Mar, 05 Apr, 12 Apr, and more Ratangad, Maharashtra
    Itinerary

    Day 0:  

    Ratangad Trek Pickup locations from Pune:    

    Ratangad Trek Pickup locations from Mumbai :                            

    • Catch the CST to Kasara train as per the timings mentioned.
    • 10: 50 PM – CST
    • 10: 57 PM – Byculla
    • 11: 05 PM – Dadar
    • 11: 13 PM – Kurla
    • 11: 18 PM – Ghatkopar
    • 11: 34 PM – Thane
    • 11: 57 PM – Dombivli
    • 12: 07 AM – Kalyan
    • 01: 18 AM – Kasara

    Departure: 1:30 am. from Kasara Railway Station.

    After roll count, proceed by private transportation towards the base village Ratanwadi.

    Day 1:

    After breakfast, start trekking at 5:00 am.                                                                                                              

    Sunrise Viewpoint

    Reach the base village at 3 p.m.

    Amruteshwar Temple Darshan

    Lunch after trek

    Boating at Bhandardara Backwaters

    Camping, Bonfire, Dinner.

    Tent Stay

    Day 2:

    Wakeup call at 6 am

    Sunrise at Lake

    Breakfast

    Start the return Journey towards Pune/ Kasara at 11:00 a.m.

    Reach Pune by 4:00 pm. and Kasara by 2:00 p.m.

    We may reach an hour early or late

    The Tour Concludes with Happy Memories :)                                                                                                 

    Pickup point
    Ratangad, Maharashtra View on Map