A Day in the Countryside Around Mumbai

You will be picked up early at your central city hotel along with your guide and drive to Palaghat.

Upon arrival, you will walk through some of the local farms and fields. You can participate in agricultural activities, if interested. Depending on the season, these activities include planting, harvesting, winnowing, threshing and fruit plucking.

Rice is cultivated during the monsoon. A second crop of lentils, pulses and vegetables is also grown after the rice harvest. People supplement their incomes in the non-farming months by working in nearby towns. This region is famous for its chikoos and different varieties of bananas. Fruits such as mangoes, guavas, jackfruits, wild berries and litchis are also grown here.

We will stop at a village hamlet, where you will be able to enjoy a traditional rustic Maharashtrian meal at one of the homes - (meal cost not included).

The cuisine is authentic and local, with rice and nachni as the staples. The women of the village make excellent papads and pickles.

We will walk around the village and take a look at some community welfare projects. If you are interested, you can go on a bullock-cart ride (please let us know ahead of time, so that we can arrange the cart).

Also visit a local bazaar where people from nearby hamlets come to shop.

About 20 minutes away from the village there is a cottage with modern conveniences, where you can relax, freshen up, have a cup of tea.

Once your tour will be finished, you will be driven back to your hotel within central Mumbai.