Flowers, Flowers Everywhere: Take A Trek To The Magical Plateau Of Flowers This Weekend

It's only for a few weeks in a year that this plateau turns into a colourful flower belt making it a magical paradise. And it's just a few hours from Mumbai. Located near Satara, this place is home to approximately 800 species of flowers, most which bloom between August and October. Thus, these months are the best time to visit the valley of flowers. 

Trek India is organising a tour to the Kaas Plateau this weekend. The meeting point is at Pritam Hotel at Dadar East, at 10:30 PM. However, there are pick up points at Chembur, and Vashi (below the flyover) and Kalamboli too. You reach the base village at 5:15 AM, and after a quick breakfast and introduction session, you'll head for the beautiful exploration of the plateau. From there, you'll further head to explore the Kaas Pathar.

Fun Fact: The plateau changes it colours every 15-20 days as the cycle of flowering plants progresses with the monsoon from August to October.

Located at an altitude of 1200 meters, the plateau homes rare, seasonal and endangered species of flora including orchids, Celosia Argentia, Gloriosa superba, shrubs like Karvy etc. This also attracts rare species of butterflies to this region during these months. Thanks to these special and unique features of this region, Kaas Plateau was declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.