Kaas Pathar... my experiences... and our farm stay.

Day 1
Ingawale farmhouse

This was a quick planned trip to Kaas pathar for 2 nights... we stayed at Ingawale farms  (20 kms away fm.Satara)
Food is grown in their huge farm ... sugarcane, ginger, soy beans, chillies and tomatoes so its literally food from farm to the table.

Road leading to the farm house
The homestay is run very well by young Akshay Kumar and his family .
View from the balcony room on top
Details for those of you who may like to book a stay...
A gift left by one of the visitors...
The prayer flags add a dash of colour and vibrancy to the place.
our ride in their fields on this tractor was fun in the sun
surrounded by greenery at the Ingawale farmhouse.
lunch was a veg.maharashtrian thali... from farm to the table... (₹ 160)
Our online booking for Kaas pathar was for 3pm and we were nearly 27kms away, so after lunch we drove towards our destination which took us through a very crowded Satara town...
We visited all the places besides Kolhapur...


The parking lot where one has to leave the car and hop onto the transportation they have provided for all.
Tickets have to be pre booked online.
First view
The bus left us at gates 1 and 2... so we had to walk to gate no.4 where we were told there is a Kumudini pond


We chose to walk to gate nos.3 and 4 as we were told there is a lotus pond (turns out to be Kumudini) so after a 2km walk through gate no.4 we reach the pond ...

You also have an option of renting bicycles for ₹ 50/hr. But as roads are rocky you will be better off walking...
The pond as you can see was a disappointment on 6th.Oct.2023

that's my selfie gone wrong ...
Posers coming up

Nature's Colourful palette

A few meters ahead after the pond is a viewing platform


we enjoyed the colours of the flora that had sprouted ... sharing some pix of them for you all to enjoy...
that's the walking/cycle pathway 
After completing alprox 5000 steps to and fro inside gate 4 we had some time so we quickly made our way into gate 3... which had a better walkway...
Into gate 3
closer to sun set time... 6pm all gates close you have to be on that last bus to the parking lot or its a long and cold walk otherwise.


the slightly different views from gate no.3
Mother and daughter sell ragi roti and pitla with a hell of a lot of chillies...
atomic creation causes explosion inside tummy within 2 seconds of consumption...

cars parked ... maybe going onwards
last shot at Kaas Pathar...
Was a lovely experience and lots of peace and joy to be surrounded by so much of nature and colours...

The info below is from Wikipedia

Pix are all mine

Kaas Pathar is spread over a thousand hectares and is situated at an altitude of 1200 meters above sea level.
the Kaas Plateau Reserved Forest in Maharashtra is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (part of the Western Ghats citation). It comes into its own in late August to October every year, with rain-kissed meadows and 850 varieties of dewy blossoms stretching away to the horizon.

The Kas Plateau Reserved Forest, also known as the Kaas Pathar, 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. Wikipedia

Kaas Pathar is a plateau made from volcanic rocks in the Satara district of Maharashtra, and comes under the biosphere of the Western Ghats. Hailed as Maharashtra's answer to the Valley of Flowers, Kaas is famous for its overwhelming carpets of flowers which come alive by the fag end of the monsoons.



Day 2

Will continue in next blog...

Sajjangad fort, Museum,Thoseghar water falls, Wind turbines...

Coming up in next post




Comments

  1. Anonymous9 October 2023 at 05:53

    Very detailed and a great effort.
    You really enjoy and value a place with practical guidance. Thank you.
    Hoshi Irani

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  2. Diana9 October 2023 at 07:36

    Thanx Hoshi

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