**Kindly Note: Your departure is on March 23rd Friday Night at 11:30 pm from Pune - Hotel Blue Nile**
Watch Olive Ridley Turtle Hatchlings prepare for their awe-inspiring journey into the sea at Anjarle beach.
Anjarle is a village in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra about 200 km from Pune. It is famous for its beaches and turtle ‘festival’ which is held by the local people of Anjarle. Every year thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtles (females) return to the coastline of India and Sri Lanka from where they had left once 15-20 years ago. Science may not know how, but the turtles know exactly which beach they were born on, when and how they will return to lay their eggs to the same beach where they had once taken their baby steps into the sea.
The term Turtle ‘festival’ is not to showcase or display these beach turtles. The sea turtles are protected under the 'Migratory Species Convention' and CITES (Convention of International Trade on Wildlife Flora and Fauna). India is a signatory nation to all these conventions. The 'Homing' characteristics of the Ridley sea turtles make them more prone to mass casualty. The conservation status of Olive Ridley turtles is considered ‘vulnerable’ and currently on the list of endangered species. There are several reasons why their population has decreased, one of them is getting destroyed or eaten up by carnivores.
In an attempt to prevent this mass destruction, the Anjarle Turtle festival is an effort by the locals. The project involves in preserving the Olive Ridley sea turtle population by collecting the Olive Ridley turtle eggs along the coast and after 45-60 days successfully releasing the hatchlings into the sea in a phased manner.
Please Note: Only when the hatchlings are ready they are taken for the release, thus it is a complete natural phenomenon and one cannot promise how many hatchlings entering the sea can be witnessed. We will be visiting the release 3 times (day 2 morning and evening, day 3 morning) during this trip to maximize our chances of seeing the baby turtles sticking their head out of the sand and taking the first breath of fresh salty sea air.
Date: March 23rd – 25th
Trip Duration: 2 Days 2 nights.
Cost: Veg INR 3600, Non Veg INR 3780
(GST Inclussive)
The following is the plan for our trip to Anjarle:
Night 1
Date: Friday March 23rd
11:30 pm Our private bus will do the pick-up at Blue Nile restaurant on MG Road
Day 1
Date: Saturday March 17th
5:00 am – Reach Anjarle and freshen up.
6:00 am – Leave for the beach to see the hatchling release batch 1
8:00 am - Return to the hotel and have breakfast
9:00 am - 1:00 pm - Rest
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
3:00 - 5:00 pm – Mangrove boat ride
5:00 - 5:30 pm – Tea and biscuits
5:30 – 7:00 pm – At the beach for hatchling release batch 2
7:00 - Return to the Hotel for dinner.
8:30 - 9:30 pm - Dinner
10:00 pm - End of day 1
Day 2
Date: Sunday March 25th
5:00 am – Wake-up call
6:00 am – Leave for the beach to see the hatchling release batch 3
8:00 am - Return to the hotel and have breakfast
9:00 - 12:00 pm Optional Dolphin Ride or visit to Suvarnadurg Fort (Additional cost)
1:00 pm - Lunch at the Hotel
2:00 pm - Depart for Pune
9:00 pm – Arrive in Pune.
Hotel - Comfortable stay completely on shared basis will be made available to us with home-cooked Maharashtrian style vegetarian food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and tea, with basic bedding and modern toilets attached.
Trip facilities:
• Travel and toll: Pick up and drop off from our selected pick up points.
• Meals covered on the trip: Morning tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Tea and refreshments and Dinner on Day 1. Morning Tea, Breakfast and Lunch on Day 2.
• Non veg meals would be pre-decided - Lunch on day 1 - Veg, Dinner on day 1 - Chicken and Lunch on Day 2 Fish
• Shared accommodation with 4-5 in each spacious hotel room, with proper bedding.
• Boat ride through a serene mangrove
• Mineral water for drinking throughout the trip.
• Tour guides and camp leaders all along the trip.
• Medical assistance if required.
Trip excludes:
• Personal expenses (beverages, snacks, equipment)
• Personal medication
• Any of the beach adventure rides.
• Boat ride for Dolphin sighting or Suvarnadurg Fort
Things to carry:
Please non-bulky full body clothing preferably light colored
Good hiking or sports shoes
Caps and Hats
Sunglasses and sunscreen
Hand Towel
Munchies and personal snacks
Personal medication
Camera (optional)
Binoculars (optional)
Shawl (optional)
One liter water bottle
Torch
Umbrellas (Optional)
IMPORTANT:
Please take care of all your belongings.
Notify us immediately in case of any medical emergency.
Anyone found under the influence of drugs or narcotics will be requested to leave the trip immediately, without any refund.
Adventure camping and outdoor sports/ recreation is purely for nature lovers and not for party groups; we respect nature and do our best to spread the awareness about wilderness preservation.
Be sure that you are responsible for your own personal belongings.
We like to keep the wildlife wild; please do not litter the forest/ sanctuary and the campsite.
Please confirm your registration with amount Rs. 3465/- for veg or Rs. 3780 for non-veg in cash or make an online transfer to:
