Camping Trip to Panchgani

The Big Camping Adventure at Offbeat Panchgani Hill Top

Take a cup of coffee; breath fresh air and just chill out at our campsite located on Hill Top Camping at 3500 feet overlooking a vast valley below. Our facility overlooks a Hill and we are fortunate to have a natural scenic beauty and adventure points right at our property. It has one of the most beautiful sun rise settings one will see in Maharashtra.

Campsite property spread across 80 acres (out of which 20 acres has been developed); farms; adventure setups; cycling tracks; spacious tents with attached wash rooms; alpine tents with common clean western toilets; options for dormitories; farm house;..

Trip date: Jan 23rd late night to Jan 26, 2015 evening.

Trip Cost: Rs.5900/- per head.
Includes travel Mumbai / Pune to campsite and back. (non ac 2x2 bus)
2 Nights stay at campsite (1st night in Alpine Tents with neat and clean common English wash rooms and 2nd night in bigger tents with attached washrooms).
Meals (all meals included are at campsite): 3 breakfast; 2 lunch; 2 dinner; 2 evening tea/coffee.

Adventure activities: Zip Line and Commando Bridge; Trust Walk; Treks; fun at Obstacle Course in camping ground..

Leisure activities: Farm visits; jam factory; visit to Veena lake; shopping at Panchgani; Panchgani Table Lane; Chill out during sun set; campfire; cycling on cycling tracks in the camping premises; Star gazing.

Recommended: for Family; Couples; Groups; Corporate Professionals; and Students.

Location: 11 km from Panchgani; 100 km from Pune and 250 km from Mumbai.

Ideal Duration of stay: 3 Night to 3 Days.

Best Season at this location: Round the year..

Tabins at Campsite

Tabins from inside

Cafe

Dorms - 5 bedded

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Internetbanking details for bookings. (100% advance)

Details for Internet Banking Transfers (RTGS / NEFT / IFSC):

Account Name: OFFBEAT MANDALA

Account No.: 50200006370273

Bank Name: HDFC Bank Limited

RTGS/NEFT/IFSC: HDFC0000019

Branch: THE AMALDAS CO-OP HSG. SOC. LTD., 

JUHU-VERSOVA LINK ROAD,

WARK-K, (WEST), ANDHERI (WEST), MUMBAI – 400053, MAHARASHTRA

SMS / Call / email for queries: 9619182010 / 9819983722 / natureknights@gmail.com

registration email: Names; Contact Number and email id; gender; food preference veg/non veg of all participants at natureknights@gmail.com with subject (New Year Camping Booking - Panchgani Top 2014/15).

You will get a confirmation email from us once we see the transfer the amount to our account.

Tentative Planned schedule:

Jan 23 late night
Start from Mumbai (Andheri)
Pick up point at Vile Parle; Santacruz; Bandra (along western express highway)
Sion Station
Chembur
Vashi
Belapur
Panvel
Pune

Jan 24th morning
arrival at campsite
tent allocation
breakfast and freshenup
rest and leisure activities
visit farms within camping ground; cycling on cycling tracks (there are 12 cycles within the camping ground);
small hikes within the campus (80 acre campus)

Lunch
 Visit to Veena Lake Mahabaleshwar (boating at own cost)
Evening back at campsite
time for yourself
chill out with campfire
dinner and lights out

Jan 25
enjoy sun rise
breakfast
adventure course 
Valley Crossing/ Zip Line and Commando Bridge
Obstacle Course Stunt
Lunch
visit to Table Land (enjoy sun set from tableland of Panchgani)
back to campsite
chill out with star gazing and campfire after dinner

Jan 26
Early morning waterfall trek
breakfast
checkout of the campsite
shopping at Panchgani
Lunch at Wai Famous Kolhapuri Meal Restaurant 
post lunch depart for Mumbai
9:15 pm expected arrival at Mumbai (depending upon the traffic)

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Our standard package includes 24 hours stay and one cycle of meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea & Snacks & Dinner) along with the access to certain complementary activities like Rope courses, Zip Line, Commando crossing, Cycling and Obstacle course.

We use high quality adventure gears and do not compromise on safety and security of guest.

Our staff at the Campsite is first aid trained and can well cater to small emergencies, besides this we have 24 hours Doctor on call.

Breakfast (Standard Menu type)
Upma/Poha (1 of the two)
Poori-aloo/Aloo Paratha/medu vada sambhar/Pav Bhaji/Masala Dosa (any one)
Eggs, bread butter jam
Tea & Coffee

Lunch(Standard Menu type)
One Veg sukha, one Veg Curry, I Non Veg, one Dal, curd, rice, roti, salad papad pickle and Dessert

Dinner same as lunch with variations in dishes

Evening tea snacks
Tea coffee biscuits
Kanda Bhajia, bread pakoda, sandwich, bhel, wada pav (any 1)

9% service tax applicable.

Cycling Tracks

Adventure Track - Commando Bridge

Dining Room

Farms within the campsite..

Getting There

By Air: Closest Airport is Pune.
By Road:
From Mumbai: (250 Km / 5.5 hours)
From Pune: (100 Km / 2.5 hours)
Take the NH4 Mumbai – Bengaluru Highway. Bypass Pune after the Mumbai Pune Expressway to continue on the Bengaluru Highway. Turn right at Surur and continue on Wai – Panchgani road. Cross Panchgani and head towards Mahabaleshwar. 4.5 Km after Panchgani Market take an acute left (after Mala’s factory retail outlet) on to the road going up. Continue on Bhilar road for 2 Km and take left after Bhilar Village. Continue on this road till you see signs for Camp BajiSanteVille.

From Ratnagiri: (214 Km / 4.4 hours) Via Poladpur
From Kolhapur: (170 Km / 2.5 hours) Via Satara
From Bengaluru: (775 Km / 10.5 hours) Via Kolhapur

Rainbow clicked during end of monsoon season near campsite