BNP Jungle Safari

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Borivali National Park is the only Wild Life Sanctuary in the world, inside a Metropolitan city limits. Spread across an area of 110 sqkm, it is home to rich flora and fauna. Among the variety of animals found here includes Panthers. Some parts of the forests are deciduous, some are semi-evergreen and some evergreen. The evergreen forests remind the rainforests in the southern parts of the Western ghats. Monsoon and immediately after monsoon are the ideal time for trekking. The Kanheri caves dating back to 4th century is within the forest limits (We did not cover Kanheri in this trek).
For more on BNP check-out, http://members.tripod.com/~KSHROFF/, http://www.indiawildliferesorts.com/wildlife-sanctuaries/sanjay-gandhi-sanctuary.html

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Start. Near the forest Office.A warm-up click for the camera.

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First stop over. Everyone enjoying their time in water. And getting ready for a quick breakfast

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First stop over. Another view

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Around the breakfast table

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Trek No 4. Take 2

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After the breakfast

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Getting up hesitantly

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A fallen tree on the way makes it more interesting

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The only sound we hear through out the expedition is that.....

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Nothing wrong with my eye. Fault of the Camera or the photographer

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Alfred. Focussed on the task at hand

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Getting down into a valley, to a stream.

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Destination water falls. Journey begins through the stream. More to follow

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On our way to the water falls

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Kavitha wonders how much more, while veteran Rubina consoles her saying it is fairly easy. Meanwhile Bindhu takes a bit rest.

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Everyone, watching their steps as we navigate through big boulders, rocks with strong water currents in between

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Entering a small cave like structure. One has to crawl through a small tunnel, to proceed

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Tracing the source of the stream

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Asif, after setting up the security measures. A rope across the pool, life jackets etc.

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A large pool, more or less circular and sorrounded by tall rocks, with an entrance on one side and a huge waterfall on the opposite side.

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After initial hesitation, we also got into the water

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Enjoying the natural Water Park

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My attempt to climb the slippery rock. Paresh trying to push me up.

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Another attempt by Paresh

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Return from the water falls

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Delicately balanced

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After being in the water for more than an hour, we traversed back, got together for lunch in an area between two streams

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Another view of the dining table

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Grasslands at the top of a hill. When we reached the top, we could see the rain advancing towards us from far. It lashed for a while.

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A view of the thick forest from the top of a hill. At the horizon is the main gate and we covered all these area to reach here. And we need to go back !!

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Team spirit and cooperation. Bringing out the best in all of us.

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Tracing the path of the stream, through gushing water.

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One of the most difficult section. Getting down to the stream below, through slippery rocks, with running water and moss. Almost at 75-80 degree angle

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My lens could not capture the steepness of this section. Paresh, Ajay and others carefully climbing down.