Pratapgad & Pratapgad pradkshina
Pratapgad
Pratapgad literally ‘Valour Fort’ is a large mountain fort located in Satara district, in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort’s historical significance is due to the Battle of Pratapgad in 1659.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj commissioned Moropant Trimbak Pingle, his prime minister, to undertake the construction of this fort in order to defend the banks of the Nira and the Koyna rivers, and to defend the Par pass.
It was completed in 1656.[3] The Battle of Pratapgad between Shivaji Maharaj and Afzal Khan was fought below the ramparts of this fort on 10 November 1659. This was the first major test of the fledgling kingdom’s army, and set the stage of the establishment of the Maratha empire.
Treck Details
Date: Coming soon.
Endurance: Moderate
Difficulty: Easy
Age: 12 and above
Limited seats
Day one: 7th May
6.00 am: Rendezvous (will communicate one day before trek)
7.30 am: Breakfast
11.00 am: Trek start to Pratapgad
2.00 pm: Lunch
4.00 pm: Explore the fort
8.30 pm: Dinner
Day two: 8th May
6.30 am: Morning tea
7.00 am: Breakfast
8.00 am: Trek start
1.30 pm: Lunch
4.30 pm: Leave for Pune
9.30 pm: Reach Pune (Approximate timing)
Transportation by non ac private bus
- Tea & breakfast, lunch (veg), high tea.
- Forest entry fee
- Expertise
- Medical kit for group
- Transportation. (We arrange non ac private bus)
- Rescue, Hospitalization and related expenses
- Extra food
- Any item not mentioned in ‘fee includes’
- Sack (trekking sack recommended)
- Cap (compulsory)
- Trekking poll (recommended)
- Carry small pouch or ORS (Eectral/ Tang/ Enerzal or similar)
- Extra clothing
- Full track pant and full sleeves T-shirt
- Trekking shoe or good quality sport shoe
- 2 ltr water bottle (compulsory)
- Torch (compulsory)
- Towel
- Tooth paste, Tooth brush and toiletries
- Sleeping bag or Blanket
- Plate, mug, spoon, bowl
- Extra footwear during bus journey (if required)
- Personal medicine if any
- MASK
- BIG SMILE