Ganesh Festival in Atithi Parinay 13-15 September 2013

Dates: 13, 14 & 15 September 

Cost: ₹ 6600 per person

Highlights of the trip

- Explore the Konkan beaches

- Attend the community 'Aarti' at the local temple

- Stay in a lovely traditional cottage or tent at the homestay

- Prepare and eat the Ganesha's favourite food - Modak

- Ganesh Idol Making

- Sightseeing

- Yummy food

- Loads of Photography opportunities 

Scheduled Itinerary

Day 1

- Depart Pune/Mumbai/Thane at 6:00 am

- Arrive at Atithi Parinay Homestay in Kotawade village, Ratnagiri

- Lunch & leisure time

- Aare Waare Beach

- Ganesh Idol making using clay

- Dinner 

Day 2

- Morning Ganesh Aarti at local temple

- Breakfast

- Sightseeing: Ganeshgule temple & beach, Ratnagiri city, Pavas, Purnagad Fort

- Lunch at Hotel Amantran, Ratnagiri (The best restaurant for sea-food lovers)

- Back to homestay by evening

- Try your hand at making the delicious modaks. 

- Dinner with an unlimited supply of ukdiche modak!

Day 3

- Nature/Village tour to see traditional architecture

- Depart for Pune/Mumbai by 12:00 pm

Cost  

₹ 6600 per person

The cost includes

- All Travel

- Accommodation in

traditional cottages or Luxury tents at Atithi Parinay Homestay, Kotawade on triple sharing basis

- All Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Evening Tea/snacks on Day 1, 2 & 3 | Dinner on Day 1 & 2

- Expertise & Guide charges

- Entry fees, parking charges (If any)

- Activity Charges

The cost excludes

- Anything not mentioned in the includes list

- Personal costs (Mineral water, cold drinks, etc.)

If you want to join us for this trip, get in touch with Medha Sahasrabudhe 9049981309

Photo courtacy: www.foodoversex.com 

Bird-watching Paradise (Konkan)

Birds Found near Atithi Parinay, Homestay, during camp of  'Ecological society of Pune', Maharashtra, India

1. Crested hawk eagle

2. Crested serpent eagle

3. Golden fronted leaf bird

4.  Rufus woodpecker

5.  Large cuckoo shrike

6. Black napped monarch

7. Tree pie

                                       

  8. Common Lora

9. Plum headed parakeet

10. Black hooded oriole

11. Magpie robin

12. Black drongo

13. Red vented bulbul

14. Red whiskered bulbul

                             

   15. Black bulbul

16. White browed bulbul

17. Asian paradise flycatcher

18. White browed fantail flycatcher

19. Brown headed barbet

20. Coppersmith barbet

21. White cheeked barbet

22. Shikra

23. Small minivet

24. Spotted dove

  

  25. Red-rumped Swallow 

26. Laughing dove     

27. Imperial pigeon

28. White breasted kingfisher

29. Asian koyal

30. Greater flame back woodpecker

31.  Spotted munia

32.  Black headed munia

33.  Spotted owlet

34.  Purple sunbird

35. Purple rumped sunbird

36. Tickle’s flower pecker

    37. Green bee-eater

38. Jungle babbler

39.  Lorikeet

40.  White breasted water hen

41.  Crow pheasant

42.  Jungle crow

43.  House crow

44.  Brahminy myna

45.  Long tailed shrike

46.  Tailor bird

47.  Ashy wren warbler

48.  Grey wagtail

49. Rose ringed parakeet

                                                                             

                     

                          

         50.  Hoopoe

51.  sea eagle

52.  sea gulls

53.  black headed munia

 

54.  Asian paradise –flycatcher

  55.  Indian roller

56. Indian Pitta

57.  purple sunbird

58.  crimson sunbird

59.  hornbill

60.  Kestrel

Itinerary for 5 Nights 6 days.

Day 1: Arrive before or after lunch, we serve nice and cold local sharabat (juice) made from kokam fruit or row mango juice in season. Have lunch, relax after long and bumpy drive. 
At 4 have cup of tea with the host Herself  Medha or her mother Vasudha. And head for the lovely beach near Atithi Parinay. Aare-ware Beach is one of the pristine beaches in Ratnagiri District. 

                                                                                   

You can also enjoy water sports at Aare beach. 

Come back From breeze of ocean  to the beautiful home-stay, Atithi Parinay. where maharashrian bramhini food is waiting for you. Play game of carom or card along with your loved ones.

Day 2: Morning Breakfast @ 8.30 local cuisine like Poha, Amboli tea and head to the swayanbhu Tempale of lord Ganesha. Dip your feet in the see and take darshan of lord Ganesh, 1.5 kms of round to the god from the hill is an experience itself. 










                                                                                                                            Visit “ancient Konkan” trail to know about the region. Small shops on top of the trail is for look out.have lunch at “swad Restaurant” in Malgund and  Head to the beautiful temple of karhyteshwer. 

Spend your evening in the ancient temple, return to Atithi Parinay for dinner.

Day 3: Wake up to the call of birds. and  a beautiful  trail around the Atithi Parinay Please your tummies to a yummy breakfast and about the traditional architecture. Want to be on your own?  explore nearby areas Visit cashew factory and local house in area. 













Depart to Ratnagiri history at the Ratnadurga fort & light house also a Thebew palace which was built by last king of Burma. Relive a delectable lunch and a wholesome treat for sea-food lovers.  And head Purnagad naval fort strategically built on a mountain, with a grand view of the creeks and the sea. Spend the evening exploring the unexplored Ganeshgule beach. Return to the Atithi Parinay for dinner.

Day 4: start early,  2 hours from Atithi parinay, its a beautiful drive along the cost. have packed breakfast on the way. stooping at beautiful beach. boat can be arranged to see its beauty from the sea also. entire fort can be seen in 2-4 hours. locale guides are well trained and passionate about their heritage and their king. have lunch in one of the locale houses. and head back to Homestay enjoy sunsets on the way. early dinner and good night sleep. 



The oldest fort on coast constructed in the regime of Raja Bhoj of Shilahar Dynasty in 1205 (construction period 1193-1205). The fort was earlier known as "Gheria" as it is situated in the village "Girye". Shivaji  won this fort from Adilshaha of Bijapur in 1653 and renamed it as “Vijay Durg” as Vijay means Victory.

This is only one of the two forts of the Maratha kingdom, where King Shivaji personally hoisted the saffron flag.  The other fort is "Torana". 

 This fort was also known as "Eastern Gibraltar" as this fort was impregnable for a long time like the fort “Gibraltar” inEurope. This impregnable fort has some location advantages.  One such advantage is 40 km long 

Even today one can see lots of empty cannon balls lying inside the fort in front of the secret meeting room , just after crossing the main door.

Vijaydurg was truly a complete fort in all senses. It had huge meeting rooms , courts , stables , soldier quarters , even a naval dock , which was used to build and repair Maratha warships. Maratha Battleships gained its name under the leadership of Kanhoji Angre and Vijaydurg became one of the strongest naval forts in those days.

One of the architectural marvels in Vijaydurg is its underground passages . Few of them are still usable and to feel the uniqueness of these underground passages , one has to visit them.

 Day 5: have lazy morning and breakfast at Atithi Parinay. Head to sangameshwar 41 Kms This temple was built 1600 years ago by Karna of Kolhapur. This is situated 4 km away from Sangameshwar and is one of the important places in Sangameshwar taluka. The statues and carvings of many Hindu Gods can be seen on the walls of Karneshwar temple.  








The great Maratha King Sambhaji Raje son of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was trapped by Aurangazeb at village Kasba. And complete the divine experience of visiting Konkan.                                                                                                                                                          

Head to devarukh for lunch and proceed to marleshwar temple which is surrounded by thick forest and water fall every were. a beautiful trek by steps will take to a lord shiva temple. wch is situated in a cave. Marleshwar waterfall is also the best place to visit

back to homestay and good night sleep. 

Day 6: enjoy a  stress-free start to the day. post breakfast, depart for Mumbai/Pune. complete the divine Konkan cost experience. 

for more details write : info@atithiparinay.com 

About Host

The Atithi Parinay Homestay is promoted by Ms. Medha & Vasudha Sahasrabudhe, the Mother - Daughter duo.

http://www.atithiparinay.com/about.html

Medha Sahasrabudhe, an Interior Desiger by profession, has done One Year PG Diploma in "Sustainable Management of Natural Resources & Nature Conservation" from 
Ecological Society, Pune. She always dreamt of having her own resort, but never thought of ending it here at ATITHI PARINAY. The vision, dynamism & business acumen of Medha has nurtured ATITHI PARINAY. Being an Interior Desiger she wanted to make a mark in terms of rooms interiors, in this process she went and studied different hotels & resorts. After doing some research & fieldwork the thought of having different combination of accommodations came up and so was born the concept of tree houses, tents & cottages. Keeping in mind the sanctity of environment she has tried to make it a Eco-friendly Resort. And now villagers are a part of this venture and are working with Atithi Parinay which is an additional source of income for them.

Mrs. Vasudha Sahasrabudhe is a House-maker. She isn't a career oriented woman, even though she was back-bone of her husband late Mr. Manohar Sahasrabudhe. She always welcomes her guests with a smiling face, even when it was at their Pune Residence. 
There was a time when one guest used to leave and other would be standing at the door. So hospitality was never something that she needed to catch hold of. Managing people was also a task she use to do because of her husbands business. 
And now at age of 56 she is started her career with her daughter.

As Medha says, earlier she was her father's back-bone, now she is hers too.

This property has historical, cultural & natural value. As Atithi Parinay is spread over 3 acres. This has been developed for more than 10 years now. 
Atithi Parinay is a mix of rural structures with modern amenities, where rooms are made in locally available stone, with cowdunk flooring and the courtyards are converted into spacious bathrooms, with all modern amenities. Atithi Parinay has combination of tree plantation, farm, open aangans , floral plants and to top it all, there is a river flowing near the premises. 
Tree houses are usually not built in Maharashtra. Against all odds Atithi Parinay has succeded in building a Tree House at a height of 12ft which also has an attached bathroom. 
Honeymoon couples love to stay in the Tree House. Living at Atithi Parinay is a experience in itself, it has an edge over all the resorts in Ratnagiri. It is a complete village experience, which can't be experienced in today's modern world. At Atithi Parinay you can go back to your childhood where games like Gilli-Danda, Playing with Pebbles, Music-chair can be played. Visit ATITHI PARINAY to experience Real Konkan, as this is a perfect holiday destination for your family.