Type: Hill Fort
Height: 1900 ft. from MSL
Grade: Easy - Medium
Endurance: Medium
Base Village: Tandulwadi
Tandulwadi Fort is near Saphale village of Palghar District. It is 95 kms and 227 kms away from Mumbai and Pune respectively. Tandulwadi Fort was built to keep a watch on nearby forts and various vessels sailing in the Arabian Sea. The Fort has been exchanged many times between the Mughals and Marathas than Portuguese and Peshwas. The top of the fort has many water cisterns. Although the water is not fit to drink. You can also view the Vaitarna River, Surya River and Zanzroi lake from the top. The best time to visit this fort is in Monsoon season.
- Water Cisterns
- Balle Killa main door
- Saptkund
- Ruins of fortification
We will start with Andheri –Dahanu Fast Local (time-table given below). Pls reach the station around 15 mins before the schedule time, as missing this local means missing the trek. Please take a return ticket upto Saphale. (Andheri to Dahanu has very few local running in 1.5 hours of intervals so do not miss the local )
Catch Andheri-Dahanu 7:38 A.M (fast)
7:38 Andheri
7:55 Boriwali
8:07 Bhyander
8:17 Vasai
8:29 Virar
8:41 Vaitarna
8:49 – get down @ Saphale Station
Meeting Point: 08:55 am @ Saphale Railway Station
9:00 – move to base of fort by public vehicle
9:30 – @base, Tandulwadi
9:30 – small intro
09:45 – Breakfast
10:00 – Ascend
12:00 – at top, lunch, rest, exploration
2:30 – Descend
4:00 – at base
4:30 – move to Saphale 5:00 – @ Saphale Station
5:35 – move to Churchgate
What is included in the tour
- Travelling from Saphale to Base Village and Return
- Veg Lunch
- Breakfast
- SR Expertise Charges
What is NOT included in the tour
- Mineral water, Softdrinks etc.
- Anything other than above-mentioned inclusions
