Parking at the base of Harishchandragad

We(myself and 6 others) are planning a trek to Harishchandragad(Khireshwar route) on 22nd-23rd June 2013.
We had a few doubts. I would be really great if you could help us out.

  • Can we get there by car and park it at the base village. Is it safe? You have shown a picture of maruti 800 on the website. Did you guys park it in the village?
  • When I was there last time food was available at the top. There were some locals at the caves who provided us food in exchange for money. Can we expect this facility now?

Please do reply. Thanks

Answer

Yes it is safe to park the car in the base village. Park it infront of some house and pay the owner 100 bucks to look after the car.
And yes, we had parked our Maruti 800 in the base village itself. There were other cars too.

Food on top is still available. But those villagers come in the morning and the only thing they prepare is Poha. If you have some other food items, they will cook that for you but these folks are vailable only in the morning.
And your description in the question sounds like Barter system [Food in exchange of money].

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