2 days 1 night
Daily Experiences
30 people
English, Hindi
Just get immersed into a fantasy! Live in a camp or local villagers’ house, have riverside fun, do all you want to do as a local villager like milking cattle, plough fields, cook food and what not. And at the night dance along with millions of twinkling fireflies at night.
Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs partake in what is perhaps one of the most wildly beautiful natural phenomena in the world. Come twilight, their lower abdomens light up using bioluminescence in an incandescent display of love, hoping to attract the right mate. Bear witness to this luminous spectacle as you spend a two day getaway in the soulful village of Purushwadi. Located in the Akole block of District Ahmednagar, it is situated 220 km from both Mumbai & Pune en route Nasik. A tribal village, it is inhabited by the ‘Hindu Mahadeo Koli’ tribe. Warm and simplistic in their ways, the villagers are skilled animal herdsmen and rice cultivators. Participate in activities that shed insight into their lives or spend your afternoons devouring ripe mangoes, karvandas and jamuns by the river.
A confluence of nature’s marvels, village traditions and local culture demarcates Purushwadi as a land of distinct wonder and heritage.
Arrive in Purushwadi to a traditional welcome, followed by tent allotment. Live like a local as you enjoy an organic vegetarian lunch prepared by the village women. Sip on the resident tea and try the biscuits or snack packs in the evening. On a stroll around the village, participate in lifestyle activities and games. Take a Sunset trek to the nearby Dam. Dinner will comprise of a special traditional meal (Puran Poli and Amti for dinner on weekends). End the day in lights, as a walk around twilight will lead to an encounter with a million fireflies, dancing around you like a sea of stars.
Wake-up Call (Optional), Bed Tea, Sunrise trek followed by a hearty breakfast. Try your hand at ploughing fields of rice. Devour fresh mangoes, karwandas & jamuns plucked right off the trees. Take a leisurely dip in the river and when you resurface, lunch will be served. Some more of the hot, local chai in the evening to conclude this two day adventure.
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