Treasure Hunt in Lavasa

One more Sunday trip, wokeup at 4.30 am, but it was worth it!!!

It was a treasure hunt organized by my office. We were supposed to meet in Dadar at 6 a.m., bus was waiting for us. We started our journey at 6.15 am picking others on the way.

Our journey : Mumbai-Pune Expressway Talegoan Toll Plaza to Chandini Chowk (33 KM) on the expressway, through the fly over bridge, from Chandini Chowk Toll Plaza we  travelled along the same road and we reached LAVASA.

Though it was far from Mumbai, but the road was excellent and nice scenery - mountains and greenery always make the best view. It was also nice to play games and know people during the journey.

 
Before we reached the gates of Lavasa, we could see it from the hills and it looked beautiful!! Great architecture and greenery together, very nicely planned. And still lot of construction remaining...i hope the environment will be same and hopefully more beautiful even after all the buildings and other constuction comes up.

Sooooo after reaching Lavasa, we had a quick breakfast and rules were told to us... 4 groups  of 13-15 members, no member should be far from his group more than 7 feet and other stuff.
 
We all started from the starting point and got scattered   to our points. We were provided with a guide, map and a compass. Guides were supposed to give us a hint / puzzle indicating our next location and after solving the puzzle we were given a task to complete.

Point 1 : Lakeshore Watersports
Point 2 : Bungalow no. 101
Point 3 : Water tank
Point 4 : Building with some alphabets
Point 5 : Back to our starting point

While completing the treasure hunt, we felt like Roadies!! it was great.. the location made it more delightful. The lake, bridge, houses, everything was neat and pleasing. Like i mentioned before, construction was not complete and many buildings even if completed still were not used, but still it was a joy to see them. Climbing hills and again climbing down was so much fun.

Even after roaming the whole place for 3-4 hours, no one was tired (except during climbing wooden stairs making way between trees). It was a experience, i will never forget. The place, its enchanting beauty, view from any place we stood is just unforgettable or i should say worth remembering.

So after completing the treasure hunt, all of us had tea with bhel puri and again took off for our home

by bus.

I don't know what was more entertaining - the treasure hunt or the place. Maybe it was the mixture of both. It would not have been so much fun without Lavasa, i believe.