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Igatpuri’s best kept secret
Posted By thecouple
100% Monsoon. 100% Camel Valley
Igatpuri is a popular tourist destination, especially in monsoons, when the nature spreads green carpet to welcome the footloose. However, very few venture into the Camel valley though it gets ready to welcome visitors with numerous waterfalls and a roaring stream. So we call Camel Valley as Igatpuri’s best-kept secret.
A July morning. One of those best monsoon days. 24 hours non-stop rain. A tourism brochure would have said ‘100% Monsoon ‘100% Camel Valley’. Most participants of the trek organised by Nature Knights, an eco-adventure organisation, decide to remain cozy in their blankets. Seven of us brave the rains and drive up to Igatpuri. Climb up the Kasara ghats and when the Igatpuri plateau is just about to start, Camel valley reveals itself on the right as a sudden depth of about 1,000 feet.
Trek down through pouring rain, listening to the roaring stream below. Near zero visibility, thanks to the fog.
Get lost in the jungle for some time, trying to figure out the trail. Contemplate whether to go ahead or return. Then take a plunge.
Reach the stream, fed by thousands of waterfalls. Try some adventurous river crossing. Partially successful. Gobble down lunch under a makeshift canopy. Climb back. A perfect rainy day!
Camel valley on a clear day
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We, Unny & Bindhu, are a couple currently based in Mumbai. The best introduction can be: He (Unny) - Armchair traveler. Reluctant reader. Would-be writer. Amateur photographer, Day dreamer… and likewise, a pretender of too many things.
She (Bindhu) - Add a few more pretensions - a good cook, a good host, etc. Easily mistaken for a serious, intellectual reader, but far from it. Engineer by qualification; freelance writer by choice. Also volunteers as a teacher for Akanksha, an NGO.
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