Hello There Campers! I recently visited Khandala along with a fellow helper hoping to camp in the Garden of Eden. Alas! The Crumbling and decrepit Cozy Cottage was nowhere to be seen. We were met with a Blue and White Tin Sheet perimeter fencing blocking access to the open ground next to St. Marys Villa, Shooting Point and the entrance to the gorge that also goes by the moniker Bootleggers Valley or Ulhas Valley.
Rumour has it that Raheja has bought the place but I saw no signboards stating such. Be warned before you plan a trip into the Valley and meet with barricades and disappointment. There is a gate next to the Chapel that opens out to the grounds but in order to use that I assume we'd need to check into St. Marys. I used to fear Lokhandwala would eventually block access to the DEAR Falls beyond Kune Mission but these guys got the jump on them.
