Irshalgad Fort is located in between Matheran and Panvel in Maharashtra. Irshalgad is a sister fort to Prabalgad. The area of the fort is not large but there are several water cisterns cuts from the rock. There is a water tank on the route from Irshalgad Plateau to the peak. To reach the top of the pinnacle it is essential to have artificial rock climbing equipment. From the top you can see the forts of Prabalgad, Matheran, Chanderi, Malanggad, Karnala and Manikgad.
Some Information about Trek:
- Place: Irshalgad Fort
- District: Raigad
- Type: Trek
- Height: 2625 Feet
- Grade: Easy
- Endurance: Easy
- Range: Matheran
What is included in the tour
- Breakfast in the morning
- Lunch
- Local guidance
- First aid in case required
- MMH expertise charges
- Travelling Mumbai to Mumbai
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Itinerary
- 5:30am Borivali (Meeting Point)
- 6:00am Dadar
- 7:00am Chembur
- 7:30am Vashi (Under Bridge)
- 8:00am McDonals
- 9:00am Irshalgad Base Village
- 9:30am Introduction and Start the Trek
- 12:00pm Reach to Irshalgad
- 01:00pm return to base Village
- 03:00 Reach to base village and have lunch
- 04:00 pm Board in Bus for Mumbai
- 06:00 pm Reach to Mumbai with lot of memory
Things To Bring
- Identity Card
- 2 ltrs water/as per your requirement
- Trekking Shoes
- Glucon D powder
- Snacks & biscuits
- Extra pair of clothes
- Towel
- Rain coat/ Poncho / Wind cheater (No umbrella)
- Cap, sunglasses, scarf
- Haversack or backpack (No sling bags)
- Camera (optional)
- Please carry personal medicines if any
- Hand Sanitizer/Mask/Handwash
- Garbage bag
Declaration
- Dear Participants if you are suffering from chronic condition like asthma, bronchitis, blood pressure, migraine, diabetes, joint pain, fracture, ask advice to family doctor before join Trek/any adventure activity.
- Before join event bring your needful medicine as per your doctor suggestion.
- Adventure activity (Trekking, Camping, Rappelling, and Cycling) can be reason of Disability/ Death. In case of any misshape happing; Mumbai Mountain Hikers/ any member of Mumbai Mountain hiker will not be responsible.
- All participant should be careful for bag and own things. If anything misplaced group leader/ Mumbai mountain Hiker will not be responsible.
- Any type of illegal activity, alcohol consumption, gambling, and smoking are keep it away during and before the event.
- Trek leader decision will be final decision no argument will be entertain.
- Please don’t garbage here and there on trek/event.
Covid Safety Guidelines
- Stay at home if you are feeling unwell.
- Maintain at least 1 meter distance from others.
- Cover a sneeze or cough with a tissue or bent elbow, and immediately dispose of tissue in a closed-lid bin. Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth.
- Wash/sanitiser your hands frequently.
- Each member of the group (participants/leaders/ clients & staff) wears protective mask while on interaction with each other. Do carry few unused, disposable masks.
- It should be ascertained from the participants that they are not residing / have not travelled in a containment zone and have not come in contact with any person who was tested positive in last 14 days.
- Ascertain whether any participant has any symptoms of Influenza like illness (ILI) like fever, dry cough, weakness, severe body ache etc. at the time of beginning of activity. If it is so then he/she should be asked not to participate activity and be evacuated on medical grounds and should be asked to report to local health authority with his own expenses.
- Strictly avoid eating gutkha, pan masala, cigarette or sniffing which induces spitting, coughing or sneezing.
- Avoid touching external surfaces and touching your face when in outdoors.
- If the location of your adventure activity is too crowded then be prepared to leave or wait for the crowd to disperse/for your turn.
- It is mandatory that a participant informs the organizers if he tests positive for Covid within 14 days of returning from adventure activity. It will help the organisers to inform and alert all other persons in the group, so that they can follow the medical/government norms in this regard. Here it is absolutely essential that the participant observes
transparency and informs the organizers/group leaders about his Covid test results.