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Location

Satara

Duration

2D/1N

8,700 9,500

8,700₹ 9,500

Overview

An overnight, weekend photography tour to Kaas plateau of flowers, a magical piece of land and a global biodiversity hotspot. This tour will combine macro photography, landscape photography and a visit to the windmills of Chalkewadi. 

DCP Experts

DCP Safety

Entry fees

Meals

Rent Lens

Stay

Transport

About The Tour

Kaas plateau of flowers, a few kilometers ahead of Satara, is a magical piece of land and is one of the global biodiversity hotspots. The place displays one of the most spectacular natural events of wild Maharashtra during the latter half of the year. With hundreds of shades of millions of tiny wild flowers spreading across the horizon, the nostalgic earthen smell of the soil along with the dramatic play of lights amidst the clouds against the blue vast sky make a truly breathtaking spectacle for a human eye. The lateritic soil crust of this place being very thin, is deficient of nutrients and thus doesn’t nurture growth of big trees and shrubs. Lack of much of grass here therefore avoids the grazing animals and hence these wild flowers get abundance of sunlight, water and air thus creating carpet layers of flowers in various stages of bloom as far as vision goes. Then there are the insectivorous plants in abundance throughout the plateau. Kaas, is not only a botanist’s paradise but also a photographers heaven. 

Quick Information

Route:

Navi Mumbai - Pune - Kaas - Pune - Navi Mumbai

Start Point:

Navi Mumbai

Duration:

1 night 2 days

End Point:

Navi Mumbai

Inclusions

  • One of the most spectacular natural events of wild Maharashtra
  • Macro photography and landscape photography  
  • Photography at Kaas - a Global biodiversity hotspot.
  • A visit to Chalkewadi windmills
  • Low light photography sessions 
  • Transport from Mumbai to Satara and back
  • Food and Accommodation at Satara for 1 night and 2 days.
  • DCP photography expert 

Experts

Getting Ready

Things to carry:

  • Carrying your macro lens is a primary need.
  • There are good opportunities to use wide angle lenses for landscapes.
  • Carry fully charged batteries for your camera / flash.
  • Carry sturdy tripods for some awesome landscape images
  • Carry battery charger. Carry extra pack of camera batteries
  • Carry backup memory cards / HDD storage drives, Laptop
  • Fill your camera bag with silica gel to protect your gadgets from moisture. They are available in chemist shops.
  • You must carry headlights for the night search. Headlights make your both hands free to operate your camera.
  • Do carry protective rain gears for yourself and for your equipment. We find Ponchos very good
  • Carry basic first aid along with you. Carry regular medicines if you are on medication. Carry Odomos to keep you protected from mosquito bites. Carry Permite cream to keep you protected from tick bites.

Remember that the plateau has many rare, endangered and threatened, unique plant species, found nowhere in the world other than this place. It is our responsibility to protect these and avoid extinction. If we take care of the plateau and enjoy the beauty, without hurting it, it will be there for years to come for our enjoyment as well as for our next generations. It is prestigious World Heritage site. Damage to it will be shameful to us as a country. Let us not only put all responsibility on the shoulders of government, but own some responsibility of conservation.  

  • Do not walk on the plants, flower beds.
  • Do not pluck any plant, flowers. These plants survive only in this plateau and cannot be grown in your garden.
  • Do not litter. Do not throw the plastic bottles, food wrappers or any sort of plastic
  • Avoid eating on the plateau. Do not throw and food items, chewing gum etc. on the plateau.
  • Avoid use of any music systems, however small it may be.
  • Avoid going too close to the flowers. Be sure not to harm the plants during macro photography.
  • Do not take your vehicles on the plateau. The smoke of vehicles is damaging.
  • Do not kill any animal of the plateau including snakes and scorpions.
  • Be careful while driving, avoid any road kill of any animal.
  • Do not consume alcoholic drinks on the plateau.
  • Avoid smoking on the plateau, which also adds to the litter and pollution, though at small level.
  • Avoid staying on the plateau between 6 pm to 6 am.
  • If you find some one damaging, plucking the plants/ flowers, sitting on the plants, be bold and do resist him/ her in good convincing words. If he is not in mood to listen to you, draw the attention of forest guard around.
  • It is illegal to collect any samples of flora or fauna from the plateau, without prior permission from the forest department. You may be fined heavily or prosecuted if you are found collecting anything.

Spread this message to maximum people.Govt of Maharashtra Forest Department, Satara Division

Itinerary

We will start early morning at 5:30 am from Vashi, we will have breakfst on our way . After reaching our hotel get freshen up, have lunch and we will proceed for landscape photography at Chalkewadi windmills .We will return hotel for dinner , post dinner we will review images .

We will start early at 6:00 am , have packed breakfast with us . We will get ample chance to do macro photography here . We will come back to our hotel for lunch . Then we will proceed back to Mumbai . On our way back we will stop to shoot some landscapes .


Field Learnings

On field learning from the experts is said to be one of the best methods of improving your skillsets. Our Wildlife Photography Expert will hand hold you at every possible step for a better understanding of perspectives, camera controls and how to make use of the best opportunities to get better images. The training will focus on the following

  1. How to approach Wildlife in the field
  2. Exposure control in field under difficult light conditions
  3. Use of external lights and creative wildlife photography
  4. Mastering metering techniques (Spot, partial, center weighted, evaluative)
  5. Mastering auto focus, focusing points, AF locking and focus tracking for moving subjects
  6. Framing and composition in the field
  7. Ethics in Wildlife Photography

Package Cost

Rs 8700 per head inclusive of all taxes
*To know charges for foreign nationals please write to info@dcpexpeditions.com

Cost includes

  1. Transport from Mumbai to Satara and back
  2. Food and Accommodation at Satara for 1 night and 2 days.
  3. All outdoor activities and instructor charges.
  4. All taxes and service charges

Cost does not include 

  1. All expenses of personal nature- additional meals, bottled water, Soft Drinks, Laundry, Phone Calls etc
  2. Any kind of insurance, Medical or/and Emergency Charges.
  3. Anything which is not part of inclusions above

Map

Kaas Sahyadri Nivas, Kaas plateau, Satara


Policies

Cancellation policy

  1. All cancellations before 30 days of the event date - 100% credit
  2. All cancellations between 20 - 30 days of the event date - 50% credit
  3. All cancellations within 20 days of the event date - No credit possible

FAQ's

Yes. Please write to us on info@dcpexpeditions.com as it is subject to availability.



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