Prabalmachi Fireflies Camping 2025

"Experience the Magical Fireflies of Prabalmachi - A Dreamlike Escape into Nature"

Event Name: Prabalmachi Fireflies Camping 2025
Event Dates: 10 May 2025
17 May 2025
24 May 2025
31 May 2025
07 Jun 2025
Event Cost: Per Person (Without Transportation) - ₹ 1099/-
Per Person (With Transportation) - ₹ 1299/- (Panvel to Panvel)
Location Panvel
Trek Level Medium
Duration 1 night and 1 day

About Prabalmachi Camping

Want to spot fireflies just 1-hour drive from Mumbai. So Prabalmachi is your next destination.

Prabalmachi Trek is one of the best weekend treks near Mumbai. Your trekking will start from Panvel. At Panvel station, you will be welcomed by our company representative and then transferred to the base village of Thakurwadi.

Camping at Prabalmachi is an exciting and fun-filled experience overflowing with unique stories, and unexploited nature, under a blanket of the star-studded sky and in the midst of a forest full of fireflies.

Fireflies or lightning bugs are structured with specailized cells in their abdomen which emit light. Behold the glimmering thrill of millions of fireflies through your naked eyes, and capture this gripping phenomenon with your lens. This trek will not give you the pleasant of hiking up a mountain, but the view of fireflies along the route to the prabalmachi.

It offers a breathtaking picturesque backdrop of both Prabalgad and Kalavantin Durg, with a scenic valley view of the outskirts of Panvel.

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Train Timings

From CSMT to Panvel
  • 14:34 CST
  • 14:52 Vadala Road
  • 15:03 Kurla
  • 15:23 Vashi
  • 15:32 Nerul
  • 15:54 Panvel
From Thane to Panvel
  • 14:54 Thane
  • 15:11 Koparkhairne
  • 15:23 Nerul
  • 15:46 Panvel
Day 1 - Saturday
  • 04:00 pm - Meet the team outside the Panvel station
  • 04:20 pm - Move towards base village Thakurwadi by private vehicle
  • 05:00 pm - Reach Thakurwadi & have small introduction round
  • 05:15 pm - Start the ascend to Prabalmachi village
    (Enjoy the Fireflies on the Way)
  • 08:00 pm - Reach the campsite
  • 09:30 pm - Have Dinner
Day 2 - Sunday
  • 05:30 am - Wake up call, freshen up & ready for the Kalavantin Trek (Optional)
  • 08:00 am - Tea & Breakfast
  • 09:00 am - Start descending to Thakurwadi
  • 10:30 am - Reach Thakurwadi & start the return journey
  • 11:30 am - Reach Panvel Station

Note

  • Campers are requested to board the same train from their respective stations.
  • Campers will be meeting our Trek leader at Panvel railway station near the ticket counter.
  • Fireflies sighting depends on the climate.
  • Kalavantin Trek is optional; if you don’t want to do it, you can relax at the campsite.
  • For Kalavantin Trek, proper trek shoes and a torch are compulsory. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to do the trek.
  • People may board the same train from their respective stations of convenience.
  • Missing the train means missing the Fireflies Night Trek to Prabalmachi—no refund will be provided.
  • If it rains, camping will be provided under a shed or homestay.

What is included

  • Dinner
  • Morning Breakfast & Tea
  • Tent stay on sharing basis
  • Camp expertise, First Aid
  • Panvel to Panvel travel by local vehicle

What is Excluded

  • Lunch for Day 1
  • Any kind of personal expenses
  • Any kind of cost which is not mentioned in the cost includes above
  • All expenses incurred due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances like roadblocks, bad weather

Carry with you

  • 2/3 litres of water
  • Some dry fruits / dry snacks / ready-to-eat food
  • Glucon D / ORS / Tang
  • Good torch with an extra battery
  • Sun cap & sunscreen
  • Identity proof
  • Personal first aid & personal medicine
  • Backpack to keep the above things

Cancellation Policy

75% refund if notified via phone conversation 8 or more days prior to the event date.

50 % refund if notified via phone conversation 4 to 7 days prior to the event date.

No refund if the cancellation requested is less than 3 days prior to the event date

No show No Refund.

Event Tickets cannot be transferred to another date against cancellation.

Event Tickets cannot be transferred to another person against cancellation.

If the event gets canceled we will refund "Trek Amount" only.

If the event is canceled due to any natural calamity, political unrest or other such reasons beyond our control the same cancellation policy will apply.

Refunds won't be issued if you cannot attend the event due to heavy rains, floods, traffic jams, car breakdowns or a personal medical emergency.

Your booking cannot be shifted to another date if you cannot attend the event due to heavy rains, floods, traffic jams, car breakdowns, or a personal medical emergency.

If your area is prone to flooding, traveling from a flooded area, heavy traffic, heavy rains, missing the train, or any other reason, if you cannot attend the event, we won't issue a refund or shift you to another date.

Management won't be held responsible if you are stuck due to heavy rains, traffic jams, personal emergencies or floods during the event.

If you are bringing kids, please understand the possibility of getting stuck or delayed. You might have to stay back due to heavy rains, floods, bus breakdowns, and rush at the trekking destination. We won't be able to refund or shift you to another date. You will have to wait it out till the weather clears.

Due to bad weather, floods, sudden changes in government rules, and overcrowding at the destination trek, the organizer has the right to change the trekking destination.

During the trek , due to any circumstances seen or unseen trek leader has the right to cancel the trek for safety reason. No refund shall be issued.