CampFire...

Full on Dhamaal Music & Masti at Mahabaleshwar...

Full on Dhamaal Music & Masti at Mahabaleshwar...

Starting on 24^th Jan’15 Night at 10pm, Meeting Point at Ghatkopar Stn East...

Waiting for bus till then having Lets Meet n Eat program at Balaji Resto...with Bhushan later Joining Harshal, Aman, Sarfaraz, Kumud, Rashmi, Amit, Kiran, Bhagyashree, Chitoo, Sachin & Arastu.

Bus arrived & Started Journey towards Vashi...in between a pickup of Suraj's family from Mankurd...

Reached Vashi, from here Sanjal, Chetna, Xio, Shri & Neethu.

The journey towards Mahabaleshwar started...via Pune - Expressway...

Music was on, but a journey without Antakshari is like Sweets without Sugar…So Antakshari was started with loads of songs…And it was going and going and everybody sang so many songs during the journey that songs were getting repeated as we could not think of new songs…

Some went to sleep but our bus speakers were on…Only Me n Driver’s eyes were open… ;)

Little Trekking & Time for Morning Selfies & Groupies...

It was early morning wake up time and we were almost in the ghats of Mahabaleshwar…

Through the ghats of Wai-Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar route...reached our destination 'Koyna Agro Tourism' Resort at Tapola in the back waters...

Dormitory was booked...And breakfast was ready...

Everybody enjoyed breakfast and it was time to explore the nature and surrounding...

So this time something different was planned for everybody by CARVAAN...as it is said that you will always experience something different from the CARVAAN Club...

So a Strawberry farm was planned to explore and plug free strawberries for eating...

Then we had Bow & Arrow game in the lawn.

Later we went for lake side Masti, Swimming, Fishing & Kayaking…

 

 

Now the time was for Lunch...

After lunch we had planned for Boat Ride of around 4 hours return journey, to a Temple of Lord Ganesha which is underground…

Underground Shree Ganesha Temple

There after exploring the temple we had tea & snacks and our return journey started…

Boat ride journey was the best… We took lots of pictures and videos specially Selfies…

     

Me, Riding Boat... :) ;)

Reached back to the resort and had tea…

At the resort got to watch my favourite TV show CID which I usually miss during weekend trips & treks...

Dinner was getting ready till then few were playing badminton, chess, cards and carom.

After Dinner, we planned for campfire…

And now the time was to play everybody's favourite game MAFIA…& I was the Narrator… 

Everybody enjoyed specially new people… 

Three rounds were played & Mafias won all the time… LoL…

Few other people were playing cards who did not want to play Mafia..

After games, it was time for Music & Dance…

It was late night, many went to sleep...But few like Me, Bhushan, Neethu, Sanjal where awaked and dancing on our favourite songs…

At around 3am we went to sleep but Bhushan went to play Carom & Chess with other group.

We woke up early in the Morning…Everybody got Freshen up..Had breakfast…It was very tasty and one of tastiest Misal pav had after long time…

It was time to check and start our return journey towards Mumbai…

But before that, as it was 26^th Jan’15 – Republic Day of our India…

We had to give respect to this day…so after checking out we went towards the bus left our luggage inside and near the lake side we Sang our National Anthem with our Indian Flag in hand…Felt proud to be an Indian and living in a country where there are such beautiful places to explore around…

Jai Hind..!!

Started bus journey, We were in the City of Strawberries, so how can we forget those tasty, delicious, red strawberries fresh & direct from the farm. We stopped in between at one of the villagers farm and mostly everybody bought atleast 1kg. strawberries.

After that we explored Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani and shopping was in our To-Do List so Mapro Garden was the place to explore and do lots of shopping…Everybody took around 2 hours to windup and again our bus journey started…

It was time for Lunch but unfortunately we could not find restaurants which could accommodate large group and serve us food fast…Finally after searching for food joints we found one on highway and we filled our stomach. ;) :)

Again started our journey and music was on…But now it was time for some other games to play and time pass. So decided to play Damsharas which is another best game to play in groups during picnics and trips…

Back seaters were not interested to play and few slept and we around 13 of us started to play. Two groups were formed and I was Jack / Common in both groups because of odd number. Lots of movies were given to each other and played for around 3 hours…than it was time for some Slow Music of 90’s and 00’s, Listening and Singing to these songs, did not realized when we Reached Kharghar, it was only when we realized when the bus stop in the bottle neck traffic of new toll naka at Kamothe…

It was time to say Alvida to all…And one by one everybody got down on their near by destinations to reach home…

It was just the start of CARVAAN and there’s lot more to come…

CARVAAN ka ek safar yahin khatam hua hai, par Carvaan phirse chal padega apne agle safar par agle hafte…till than we will take rest. ;) :)

Thanking you all who joined our trip, trusted us and supported us during the whole journey…

Regards,

R.D.

Carvaan Club

Enjoy the WinterChills at Mahabaleshwar on 24th-26th Jan'15-The Carvaan Way...!!

Dare it to bear the best of winter chills near Mahabaleshwar

A half an hour escape from Mahabaleshwar to a rustic hamlet surrounded by the Sahyadri hills, forest escapes, the scenic beauty of plush waters of dams and a confluence of rivers which brings heaven alive....
Here is a short weekend journey we undertake and invite you to be a part of it...the Carvaan way.

Location :- A Mystic valley 25 Km from Mahabaleshwar
Date, Time & venue : 24th Jan 10PM (sat) from near Ghatkopar Stn. (east) till 26th Jan 8PM (mon) tentative return time to Ghatkopar stn. Highlights:
- Hall Accommodation (dormitory)
- washroom facility available with hot and cold water
- Homemade delicacies(veg and non veg)
- Travel by pvt vehicle
- A glimpse of modern farming (Strawberry delights to see & relish), indoor games, fishing, swimming, kayaking and campfire
- Optional activities (with additional charges) like boating, water scooters and many more

Cost: Rs. 2000/- per person

Contact Person:
Mr. Rohan Dhulla (RD) Ph# 80970 80997 Or
Mr. Sanjal Mistry Ph# 97681 70193

For booking you need to deposit advance of Rs. 1000/- in the following Account:
A/c Name - ROHAN DHULLA
Punjab & Maharashtra Co-op. BANK
Kanjurmarg Branch
A/c No. 041110100000115
Current Account
IFSC Code - PMCB0000041

Kindly send a SMS to (RD) stating your name and the transaction note
Also mention your veg/non veg preferences, pickup point, extra person if any & event name.

Last Date for Registration – 22nd Jan 2015

Schedule for 24th Jan (Saturday):
10 PM: Meeting near Ghatkopar Stn. (east)
11 PM: Reach Vashi Highway at 11 PM in Pvt Vehicle
(We expect you to be done with dinner before starting)

25th Jan (Sunday):
7 AM: Reach Mahabaleshwar & breakfast in local hotel
8.30AM: Reach Venue, unwind & Refresh
10AM: Explore the Place, Visit to the strawberry Farm etc..
1PM: Lunch and relax
2.30PM: Swimming, fishing, kayaking etc..
5PM: Tea n Snacks
6PM: indoor games or local exploration to the village or lake
8.30PM: Dinner followed by campfire (musicians, singers, acrobats, belly dancers amongst the group are welcome to host the night.
10PM : Star Gazing, chat away all night or retire to sleep

26th Jan (Monday):
7AM: Wake up call, time to freshen up
8AM: Singing National Anthem & Republic Day resolutions
8.30AM: breakfast & Packing up
9.30AM: Check out and proceed towards Mahabaleshwar in Pvt Vehicle
10AM: Shopping and One local site seeing at Mahabaleshwar
1PM: Lunch in Local Restaurant and Start Return Journey to Mumbai
8PM (Tentative): Reach Ghatkopar station.

Things To Be carried:
Identity proof
Good Winter Jackets
Medicines if any
Extra pair of clothes

Rules -
Any mischief during the event with any human or animal will not be tolerated.
Littering is not allowed. Waste papers, plastic wrappers, bottles, etc. dump in a dustbin or Please give it to the organizers if you cannot carry it.

Organizers decision will be final.

Thanks & Regards,
CARVAAN Club.
clubcarvaan@gmail.com

http://mumbaihikers.com/m/events/view/Best-of-Winter-Chills-The-Carvaan-Way

Our Facebook Group -
https://www.facebook.com/groups/carvaan/

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Lekin Log Saath Aate Gaye,
.....Aur Carvaan Banta Gaya.."