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Travel: Embark on a Thanale cavern trek nearby Mumbai
- Updated: June 30, 2017
Located during a feet of a precipice in Raigad, roughly 3 hours from Mumbai, are a garland of 23 Buddhist caves deliberate one of a oldest rock-cut temples of India. Until 5 AD, a Thanale caves were partial of a trade track that snaked internal from a ancient pier of Chaul, a Portuguese city nearby Mumbai. When a track changed, a caves were deserted usually to be rediscovered in 1890. If you’re penetrating to try these mill chambers, pointer adult for a day trek with Jungle Lore.
View from a Thanale caves
“The caves are over 2,000 years old. It’s believed that punch-marked china coins from a times of Emperor Ashoka were found here. In a past, we’ve conducted night treks to a caves. This time, we motionless to organize a day trek,” says Vishal Monga, member of a transport firm.
The group has organized a train to take we to a bottom encampment of Thanale, a few kilometres before Pali, from where a easy class trek begins. As we strike a circuitous trail, you’ll mark sensuous greenery, purgation waterfalls and lifelike views of a lofty Sahyadris. It takes roughly 3 hours to strech a caves.
The stupas inside Cave 3. Pic courtesy/Wikimedia Commons
“All a caves are cut in a row. Unfortunately, usually 6 are accessible. The southernmost are untouched due to a roof fall and boulders restraint a entrance. We will try Cave 3 that contains 13 Buddhist stupas,” Monga shares, adding that several other caves have mill carvings, including ruins of paintings, detected by archaeologist MN Deshpande.
ON: Jul 2, 6 am to 8 pm
STARTING POINT: Borivali
LOG ON TO: junglelore.net
CALL: 9892715151
COST: Rs 2,500 (includes transport and meals)
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Looking for a digital detox? Pack your sleeping bag and join Jumpstart Outdoors for an dusk trek and overnight stay in a caves. Wake adult to a musical sounds of a timberland and suffer breakfast in a woods.
FROM: Jul 8 to 9, 11 am onwards
STARTING POINT: SGNP Gate, Borivali (E).
CALL: 9619793983
COST: Rs 2,300
Did we know?
Back in a 1800s, Indian insubordinate Vasudev Balwant Phadke used a Thanale caves as a hideout to shun from a British.
What to carry
- Water bottle
- A span of gentle movement shoes
- Waterproof poncho, windcheater or raincoat
- Medicines