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4 fireflies spotting trips to sign up for
Updated On: 09 June, 2022 09:34 AM IST | Mumbai | The Guide Team
Now’s the ideal time to sign up for a wonderful natural spectacle that unfolds in and around the Sahyadris
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Purushwadi calling
The fireflies’ festival season is here, as summer transitions to monsoon. It’s the perfect time to spot these natural wonders. The Purushwadi Fireflies Festival will celebrate the natural phenomenon that occurs when they produce light as a mating pattern using bioluminescence. With the window limited to the early monsoon, it is a rare opportunity to spot these visitors.
From: June 11 till 26; 2.30 pm
Log on to: www.treksandtrails.com
Cost: Rs 2,699
Nighttime wonders
Located between Matheran and Panvel in Raigad district, Prabalmachi is one of the locations to experience the sighting of fireflies. It is a base village for the Kalavantin and Prabalgad forts. Since it is over 2,000ft above sea level, participants are bound to witness this event from a different angle altogether.
Till: June 26; 7.30 pm to 9.30 am
Meeting point: Panvel Station ticket counter, Navi Mumbai
Log on to: www.mumbaihikers.com
Cost: Rs 800 onwards
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