Travelling to Annapoorna Farm Stay Karjat

Annapoorna Farm is not very far from Karjat station and it is a straight, clear road with not much traffic. On our recent visit, we boarded the local Karjat fast train from Dadar station at 8.20a.m. and reached the Karjat railway station at 10.20a.m. Check out the site go4mumbai.com – the best site for getting very accurate timings of local trains, both slow and fast, for Western, Central and Harbour lines.

Swinging time at Annapoorna Farm Karjat

It is advisable to take some board games and books to read in the evenings. Unlike at Saguna Baug, Neral and at Save Farm, Gholvad where there are farm tours and adventure activities, there is no such exciting stuff at Annapoorna Farm, Karjat. There are, though, non-adventurous fun things to do – swimming, boating, indoor games & swinging!

Dining and food at Annapoorna Farm Karjat

On our trips to other farm stays, while booking we would ask if special food arrangements could be made as per the special nutrition requirements of our group. We were told yes, but nobody really followed up with our requests when we reached there. Since large number of guests were being catered to, it was not possible to cook food with no chillies or tomatoes or cabbage or whatever just for one person – this is what we were told. We understand the practicality of it, but if somebody truly wants to make guests comfortable, the extra mile can be taken surely. To our total astonishment & delight, this extra mile was taken by Mrs. Smita Kalamkar at Annapoorna Farm, Karjat. This lady is truly somebody extraordinary. It is true that there was only one family on day 1 of our stay and another family for half a day on day 2 of our stay, with us being the sole guests after that. Yet, she could have easily said, as was done at the other farm stays, that the menu was a fixed one and food for one person could not be cooked separately. Instead she went out of her way….

Arriving at Annapoorna Farm Karjat

After a seemingly endless auto ride from Karjat railway station, we finally arrived at Annapoorna Farm. 

We were greeted with a smile by Mrs. Smita Kalamkar (more of this lady’s extraordinary hospitality in the other blog post on the food arrangements) who asked us if we would like to have breakfast (upma). Since it was a little past 11.30a.m. already, we decided we would just have tea and have lunch directly which she said would be available after 12.30noon. 

Annapoorna Farm Stay Karjat review March 2016

The initial annoying arrival notwithstanding, we had a truly marvellous time at Annapoorna Farm, Karjat. Totally digital free too - no WiFi, no TV, not even a newspaper! Just clean air, lots of blooming flowers and a marvellous time with the family bonding over TT, swimming & swinging. Absolutely the best aspect was undoubtedly the food. Read: Dining at Annapoorna Farm.

Farm Tour at Save Farm Gholvad

One of the many highlights of our wonderful trip to Save Farm, Gholvad was the tour of the farm conducted by Mr. Anil Save. One tip to note here is that the adventure activities are at the end of this tour, so remember to wear flat footwear, preferably sports shoes.

It was fun sitting in the tractor-drawn vehicle (we called it the Buggy since we did not really know what it should be called) and being take around, somewhat akin to sitting in a carriage in a regal manner! 

Visiting Bordi Beach

During our stay at Save Farm, Gholvad we decided to visit Bordi beach which was just 10 minutes away by auto. We had called up the auto drive a day ahead and, on the cautious advice given by the office staff, decided to venture out & return to the farm by 6p.m. We realized why that cautious advice was given to us when we reached Bordi beach.