Kaas Pathar tour | Mumbai Mountain Hikers

The Kaas Plateau, also known as the Kaas Pathar or Kas Sadas, is a plateau situated 25 kilometres west from Satara city in Maharashtra, India. It falls under the Sahyadri Sub Cluster of the Western Ghats, and it became a part of a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in 2012. It is a biodiversity hots pot known for various types of seasonal wild flowers bloom and numerous species of endemic butterflies annually in the months of August,September,October.

The plateau is situated at an altitude of 1200 meters and is approximately 10 square kilometers in area. Kaas Pathar has more than 850 different species of flowering plants of which 624 are listed on the IUCN Red List. These include orchids, shrubs such as the Karvy, and carnivorous plants such as Drosera Indica. Kaas plateau is a plateau located near Satara. It is situated high hill plateaus and grasslands turn into a ‘Valley of flowers’ during monsoon season, particularly from August to early October. Kaas Plateau has more than 150 or more types of flowers, shrubs and grasses. The orchids bloom here for a period of 3 – 4 weeks during this season. Kaas plateau is a World Natural Heritage site.

Something about Kaas Pathar

Type: Tour

Difficulty: Easy

Endurance: Easy

What makes this tour special

• Kaas Pathar
• Landscape Photography
• Thoseghar Waterfall
• Sajjangar View
• Windmill

Itinerary

Day 1: Saturday Night

Meeting Point:

10:00 pm Borivali

10:30pm Pritam Da Dhaba Dadar

11:00pm Chembur

11:30pm Vashi

12:00am McDonalds Kalamboli

Day 2: Sunday

05:30 am: Reach Satara

06.30 am: Breakfast and Tea

07:30 am: Reach Kaas Plateau Sightseeing

11:00 am: Lunch

12:00 pm leave for Thosegad

03:00 pm: Leave for Mumbai

10.00 pm: Reach Dadar

What is included in the tour

• Travel Mumbai To Mumbai (AC Bus)
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Guide

What is NOT included in the tour

• 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.
• Camera fee

Things To Bring

• Any shoes sandals are fine for tour
• Some ready to eat food & snacks for munching
• Water bottle
• Camera (optional)
• Cap & Umbrella/Windcheater
• One set clothes
• Medicine for those who require
• Id Proof
• 1 packet of electrol, enerzal, glucon-D