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Mumbai for kids: Visit lifelike Malshej Ghat in a rains
- Updated: September 23, 2016
Malshej Ghat, Sahyadris
Malshej Ghat is a must-visit with kids in a rains
Before a final rains, there is one some-more outdoorsy place to revisit with a kids. Malshej Ghat is during a lifelike best with peaks, waterfalls and clouds. If your kids have told we they wish to float a cloud, this is where we take them. Here, there are clouds above you, clouds swirling around we and some underneath your feet. If that isn’t enough, there are waterfalls that seem to have come to life.
Monkey Moth
Are tools of Malshej Ghat that ideal for kids? Yes and no. This towering pass has something for everybody — trekking, enjoying a waterfalls and lakes, birding and exploring a circuitously forts. As a parent, we desired a easy-grade travel during Pimpalgaon Joga Dam built over a tranquil Pushpawati River. Ideally check with a BNHS that customarily make during slightest one outing to Malshej Ghat each month, between Jun and September. With BNHS experts, a outing is some-more focused. Wild flowers like Kokan Pinda, Rock Balsams (Impatiens acaulis) and Graham’s Groudsel are in abundance. Another underline is a overwhelming accumulation of moths around us, including Monkey Moth and Footmen Moth.
Kokan Pinda
With my daughter Vani holding seductiveness in history, we gathering to Shivneri Fort, located roughly 35 kms from a ghat, that is a hearth of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, owner of a Maratha Empire. The hilly flights of stairs and a perspective from a tip make for a fantastic visit.
Whether we are a first-timer or a seasoned trekker, Malshej Ghat doesn’t disappoint. Among a many renouned trails are Ajoba Hill Fort, Darkoba Peak, Jivdhan Chawand Fort and Naneghat. It’s a must-visit during this time of a monsoon. Jump into your sleet rigging and get prepared for a downpour: of sleet and surreal beauty.
Fact file
Where: Malshej Ghat
Best for: Older kids, aged 9 and above. Younger kids might suffer a expostulate though not a trek
How to reach: It is 126 kms (approx) divided from Mumbai. Check BNHS website for day trips. You can also conduct to Kalyan and sinecure a car from there. ST buses manipulate from Vashi and Kalyan
Timings: Early mornings are best for bird-watching.
Food: Available though best to carry
Water: Available
Rest Room facilities: Yes
Where else to go: Harishchandragad for a Buddhist caves and Ajoba Hill Fort for seasoned trekkers
Parent Poll: Loved it
Rating: ****
Kids’ Poll: Happy and tired
Rating: ****
What’s Good: The view, flora and fauna
What’s Not So Good: Weekends are swarming and with crowds, come litter. Drive delicately since of a fog
Safety Tip: You need to accompany your kids everywhere. The ghats are high and there are sections of low prominence due to unenlightened fog. In a waterfalls, watch out for sleazy stones