Tungareshwar Borivali National Park
Between Virar and Vasai is a dense plateau, named Tungareshwar. The way to this tabletop hill is via a forest region that is now a reserved sanctuary. My weekend exploration for an outdoor activity with the kids led me to Tungareshwar. A far-flung leg of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) connected to each other via a corridor, Tungareshwar is different from SGNP in that it has a larger proportion of evergreen trees.

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At 6.30 am we reach Dadar TT to meet the BNHS group that was to take us through a guided tour through Tungareshwar. It takes roughly an hour from Borivali via the Bombay-Ahmedabad Highway to reach Tungareshwar. As are all BNHS groups, the bunch travelling for the Tungareshwar trail is a mixed one. However, this time, the kids accompanying with their parents are all 9 years and above; they’re sporting trekking gear and are armed with binoculars and complex cameras.