Tadoba National Park Bombay Natural History Society BNHS

Tadoba National Park is Maharashtra’s oldest national park, created in 1955. It is one of India’s 28 project tiger reserves. Situtated in Chandrapur district, the National Park covers 623 km² of two forested areas of the Tadoba and Andhari range. Along with tigers, Tadoba is a home for Leopard, Sloth Bear, Gaur, Wild Dog, hyena, Sambar, Cheetal, Nilgai, Four-horned Antelope and Barking Deer. The TadobaLake has the Marsh Crocodile. It is also a birdwatchers’ paradise with a good variety of birds. Read More.

Ladakh A Land Safari Bombay Natural Histroy Society BNHS

Ladakh is bounded by two of the world’s mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalaya and the Karakoram. Truly a geological wonder where you can actually see the effects of the buckling and folding of the earth’s crust as the Indian sub-continent pushed with irresistible force against the immovable mass of Asia. The amazing landscape is nature’s own sculpture by wind and water over the millennia. Exploring Ladakh’s wilderness will take you to see the Black-necked Crane, Golden Eagle, Lammergeier, Merganser, Bar-headed Goose, Chukor Partridge, Marmots, Kiang, Blue Sheep, Agama lizards, Apollo butterflies and wildflowers. Read More.

Mumbai- White Water Rafting at Kundalika River, Kolad

An Aquatic Adventure of a Lifetime


140 km from Mumbai, Maharashtra

 Even with all its charm, the city cannot convince you to spend yet another weekend with her. Like always, the options for many are the tourist populated regions of Lonavala, Khandala or Matheran. By now, you know that you can walk faster than the mini-train and that the corn bhajiyas at Lion Point are overpriced! Consider the town of Kolad, an undiscovered find located on the foothills of the Sahyadri Mountains. It is almost 140 km from Mumbai and a two hour drive from Chembur. The river Kundalika originating from Bhira flows through Kolad into the Arabian Sea. Kundalika is fed excess water from Tata Power’sMulshi Dam Project, which then flows to a number of smaller dams. The water is released every morning at about 6 am and reaches Kolad by about 10 am. This schedule has made the Kundalika riverbed the perfect circuit for river rafting ......

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