Little info about the Place:
Place: Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali
Height: 1030 ft.
Type: Hill Trail.
Grade: Easy
Time taken: 5-6 hrs
Tulsi Lake is a fresh water lake in northern Mumbai. It is stated to be the second largest lake in Mumbai and supplies part of the city’s potable water. This is one of the three lakes located in the Salsette Island; the other two being Powai Lake and Vihar Lake. Both Tulsi lake and Vihar lake are located within the densely forested Sanjay Gandhi National Park or also known popularly as the Borivali National Park (BNP).It is a rich experience to observe the plants and other life in Monsoon, the season in which mother earth is covered in unlimited shades of green.
The trail proves to be very helpful to the people in general and students of Botany, Biotechnology and Ayurveda in particular.
The tentative itinerary for the event is as given below:
Meeting Point: Main gate of Borivali National Park (Sanjay Gandhi Rashtriya Udyan).
Time: Morning 7.00 AM Sharp.
Start the Trail by 7.30 am
End the trail by 2.00 pm.
The charges for the event are Rs 300/- per head, Which includes
The national park entry fees,
The trail fees,
Expertise.
Breakfast(idlis, no arrangements for tea can be done in the trail.)
Things to be carried:
Identity proof.
A bottle of water (Atleast 1 Ltrs),
Some snacks to munch on.
A note book and pen for taking notes.
Medicine those if u require usually (Optional)
Good trekking shoes,
A haversack to put in all the things to be carried.
Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.
Windcheaters.
Its raining these days, so pack yr bags accordingly to save them from getting wet.
For pics of last year’s nature trail at Shilonda, SGNP; Visit:
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Few rules we would like our participants to follow
We follow a strict policy of "no trace" trekking, Take nothing but memories and photographs, leave nothing but footprints".
Do Not Litter: Participants are requested to carry the waste back to the city and dispose it off in dustbins.
No Smoking and alcohol: Smoking cigarette, chewing tobacco or related products and consuming alcohol is strictly prohibited on the trek. Anyone found in possession of the same or consuming it will be expelled from the trek. NO REFUND will be provided.
(Smoking will only be permitted before the trek starts and after the trek is over with prior consultation of the Leader and the person will have to move away from the group to smoke.)
Respect the Heritage: Participants should not deface or damage any monument by writing or scribbling on them. Please help us to conserve and preserve our heritage along with our trek mates.
Be a group: It is of utmost importance that all participants stick together in the group, in the event of any ‘deviation’ by the participant without the consent of the ‘Trek Leader’, he/she/they will be considered as ‘Independent/s’ and will no longer be considered as a part of the group.
Pay attention: Each member will be responsible for his/her own safety and baggage.
In case of any injury, sickness, accident, death or any other casualty or loss or damage of valuables or luggage or any equipment; Trek Mates India, it’s instructors, organizers, volunteers or any other person involved wholly or partially, either individually or jointly, shall not be responsible in any manner for the same and no claims of the participants, parents, guardians, relatives or friends of participants will be entertained.
Any violation of the above rules will be dealt with seriously, and may involve expulsion from the trek or event, and no refund is admissible in such cases.
Adventure activity is arranged considering normal weather. In case of occurrence of any natural calamities, if event is cancelled, in such circumstances NO REFUND will be provided.
The leader’s decision will be final and binding on all members. No Arguments will be entertained.
Trek mates India reserves all the right to change/deviate/cancel the plans without prior notice. No arguments or refunds will be entertained.
For more details and registartion, please contact on the nos. given below:
Mumbai Coordinators:
VikramSingh: 9987757665
Nilesh Patil: 9967436211
Priti Patel: 9869524260
Registrations are only through phone calls (scraps, reply to this thread won’t be considered as confirmation)
Limited seats, entry on first come first Served basis.
Trek Mates India T-shirts are now available at a base price of Rs220/- each. You can call any of the above mentioned leaders for the same.
Regards,
Team-Trek Mates India.
