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Velas Turtle Festival - AC Bus

Multiple days 10:00 PM - Velas Beach · Velas · Mumbai

Eco Tour to Velas Turtle Festival

Velas is a small village in Ratnagiri district which is famous for the Olive Ridley turtle population that visits the Velas beach every year and lays their eggs. At Velas, turtle conservation movement is undertaken by the villagers. An NGO named Sahyadri Nisargmitra and the villagers committee has 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 by those baby steps is an unforgettable moment.

Some information about the area:
The places that will be visiting are:
1. Harihareshwar Temple And Beach
2. Bankot Fort
3. Velas Beach
4. Baby Turtles

The itinerary for the tour will be as follows:

Leaving Friday Night :
Meeting Point :Pritam Hotel Dadar East @10.00 pm
Pikcup Point : Vashi Below Main Bridge @10.45 pm

Saturday
Reach Velas by 05.00am
Get fresh, Visit Velas Beach at 6am for Turtle Festival
Breakfast
Bankot Fort (15 Minutes Trek)
Explore Bankot fort
Return to Velas by 1.30pm
Lunch at Velas (Veg Konkani Food)
Rest till evening
Visit Velas beach for Turtle Festival in the evening at 5pm
Fun time at Velas beach
Back to House
Dinner
Post Dinner,
Night walk and sharing experience of the day
Retire for the day

Sunday
Wake up at 5.30am
Visit Velas Beach for Turtle Festival in Morning at 6am.
Have breakfast and Start for Harihareshwar Temple and Beach by Ferry
Lunch at Harihareshwar
Post Lunch , Start our return journey by 3pm
Evening refreshment on the way
Reach Dadar by 9:00PM night

Includes :
Mumbai to Mumbai transportation in private (A/c) bus,
All Meals for the Tour (Breakfast Tea, lunch ,eve snacks tea & dinner)
Turtle festival charges, Harihareshwar temple entry charges, ferry charges, accommodation charges (pillow matress and blanket will be provided), first aid and Expertise charges.

Excludes
All kinds of extra meals / soft drinks ordered.
Insurance, tips, porters, bottled mineral water, aerated drinks etc.
Any kind of personal expenses.
Any kind of cost which is not mentioned in the cost includes above.
All expenses incurred due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances like road blocks, bad weather.

Things To Be carried:
Bottle of water (Atleast 2 Ltrs)
TORCH
Camera(Optional) Jackets as it will be cold,
Cap, etc.,
Some ready to eat food. Plum cakes, Biscuits, etc.
Medicine those if u require usually (Optional)
Please avoid wearing Gold and other ornaments.

Note: -
1) Emergence of Hatchlings of turtles is a natural process. So cannot give guarantee of emerging possibility of turtles on the mentioned dates.
2) Velas beach have strong currents ... so won't b allowed to go inside the water

 

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Limited seats, Registrations on First Come First Serve Basis.

Cancelation and Refund applicable on the entire trek cost :
1. If cancelation done prior to 10 days of the trek 75% of the total cost will be refunded.
2. If cancelation done prior to 5 days of the trek 50% will be refunded.
3. If cancelation done after that, no refund will be provided.

SMOKING AND DRINKING STRICTLY PROHIBITED DURING THE TREK (Offenders will be expelled from the program on the spot)

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dates Friday, 01 Mar 10:00 PM - onwards
prices 2899 INR

organiser Organised by: Treks And Hikes

details Special Details: Pick up starts at 10:00 PM from Pritam Hotel Dadar East