Oonaad Bhramantee is happy to invite you to Turtle Festival 2023 at Velas Village
About Velas Turtle Festival
Velas is a small eco-village in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. Velas Beach is well known for its beaches which reflect nature in its best preserved and pristine form. Velas account for 40% of sea turtles' nests along Maharashtra’s coast. Besides Velas Beach, here are several other tourist attractions at Velas including the Bankot Fort and the Harihareshwar Temple. At Velas, the turtle conservation movement is undertaken by the villagers. An NGO named Sahyadri Nisargmitra and the villager's committee have taken the initiative to conserve Olive Ridley Turtles by providing protection to their eggs. Witnessing a baby turtle coming out of the egg and then finding its way to the sea with those baby steps is an unforgettable moment.
“Velas is an eco-tourism village and separate rooms/hotel accommodation is not available but tourists are Welcome in Homestay accommodation at Velas, with common rooms for Gents & Ladies Separately. It also gives you a feel of Home away from Home”.
Itinerary
- Departure from Pune
- Early Morning reach Velas village
- Get freshen up and move for turtle hatching
- Wait on the beach till hatching and then come back to our stay.
- Have breakfast
- Relax for 1-2 hrs
- Move to the blanket fort
- lunchtime
- rest time
- Late evening move to velas beach for 2nd hatching process and wait till sunset
- Enjoy the sunset at the beach
- Come back and get changed
- Have Dinner
- Night walk around the Velas village
- Rest well
Day 2 -
- 5 AM - Wake-Up Call
- Get freshen up
- have breakfast and check-out
- Start journey to Harihareshwar beach
- load the bus on the ferry and move to Harihareshwar
- Visit the temple
- Have lunch
- Start return journey to Pune
- Reach Pune by 10 PM(+/- 1 hrs)
