Lonavala to Bhimashankar Trek

Arrive at the Lonavala railway station by 00:10 hrs. You'll meet the trek leader and your fellow trekkers near the ticket booking window on platform #1. Head out to the outskirts of the city and trek to the village of Valvand. After a 3-hr night trek, you'll arrive at Valvand, where you can rest for a few hours.

At the break of dawn by 06:30 hrs, you'll have breakfast and resume trekking on a route that will take you to Padarwadi. This is a long trek that will lead you through small villages and along forests. You'll be trekking for most of the day, but the group will stop and rest at regular intervals. You'll halt around noon to have a packed lunch, that you'll need to carry with you when you report to start point. By evening, you'll arrive at Padarwadi, where you'll have dinner and stay for the night. Based on availability and weather conditions, you'll spend the night in either a local school, temple or hall. Overnight at Padarwadi in local school, temple or hall.

Overnight at Padarwadi.

Your trip begins from the Lonavala railway station at 00:10 hrs. Meet your fellow trekkers near the ticket booking window on platform #1. Today's meal package includes breakfast at Valvand and dinner at Padarwadi. Please carry a packed lunch to eat en route to Padarwadi. You'll be accommodated at Padarwadi in a dormitory style room in either a local school, temple or hall on a multi-sharing basis.

Early in the morning, you'll wake up and have breakfast. Begin trekking to Bhimashankar and visit the famed Bhimashankar temple. After lunch near the temple, you'll start descending via the Ganesh Ghat and head to Khandas. If you're tired, you can also directly board a bus from Bhimashankar to Mumbai or Pune. At Khandas, you'll board private, shared vehicles that will drive you to Karjat. You'll arrive at Karjat railway station by 20:00 hrs. Your trip ends here.

Your trip ends before nightfall.

Today's meal package includes breakfast at Padarwadi and lunch near Bhimashankar temple. Your trip ends as you arrive at Karjat railway station by 20:00 hrs.