Summer Camp Panchgani Hill Top

Clear Skies; Pleasant Weather; Clean and fresh air and lot of space for fun and adventure is what we can promise at our campsite located on Hill Top Camping at 3500 feet overlooking a vast valley below. Our facility overlooks a Hill and we are fortunate to have a natural scenic beauty and adventure points right at our property. It has one of the most beautiful sun rise settings one will see in Maharashtra.

Campsite property spread across 80 acres (out of which 20 acres has been developed); farms; adventure setups; cycling tracks; spacious tents with attached wash rooms; alpine tents with common clean western toilets; options for dormitories; farm house;..

Our accommodation for summer camp comprises of Tabins (Large Tents with attached Washrooms and clean western style toilets). Our stay is basic but we maintain strict hygiene and cleanliness. We offer wholesome buffet meals at fixed hours and provide filtered clean water near our activity areas to keep our campers hydrated.

Dates: April 24 to April 26, 2015.

Campsite Location: 10 KM from Panchgani Market (Off Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar Road).

Summer Camp Activities:

Adventure and Jungle Craft

Tent Pitching; Introduction to Basics of Mountaineering Technique and Safety Gear;  Rock Climbing; Rappelling; Commando Bridge; Zip Line; Pilot Ladder; Wild Chefs (Cooking in Wild); Camp Fire; Basic First Aid and Emergency Handling.

Field Trips: Farms; Jam Factory; Trek; and Nature Trail, Cycling on dirt tracks within camping campus (80 Acres); Night Trek..

Team Adventure and Games: Fun; Team-Work and Leadership with Commando Obstacle Course and Team Building Games

Fun with Archery

Star Gazing

Location: 11 km from Panchgani; 100 km from Pune and 250 km from Mumbai.

Capacity 35 to 45 participants per batch.

Best Season for camping here: Round the year..

Camp Fee:


Batch 2 - 3400/- per student. (2 Nights and 3 Days)/ (April 24 to 26, 2015). AVAILABLE..

Travel Cost - Mumbai / Pune to Campsite and Back - Rs.1500/- 
(Travel cost subject to change if you book at later stage).


Camp fee includes: All Activities

Internetbanking details for bookings.

Details for Internet Banking Transfers (RTGS / NEFT / IFSC):

Account Name: OFFBEAT MANDALA

Account No.: 50200006370273

Bank Name: HDFC Bank Limited

RTGS/NEFT/IFSC: HDFC0000019

Branch: THE AMALDAS CO-OP HSG. SOC. LTD., 

JUHU-VERSOVA LINK ROAD,

WARK-K, (WEST), ANDHERI (WEST), MUMBAI – 400053, MAHARASHTRA

SMS / Call / email for queries: 9619182010 / 9819983722 / natureknights@gmail.com

registration email: Names; Contact Number and email id; gender; food preference veg/non veg of all participants at natureknights@gmail.com with subject (New Year Camping Booking - Panchgani Top 2014/15). 

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Planned Schedule (Batch 1) - For detailed schedule of Batch 2 click here

Day1

6:45 am - Start from Mumbai (Borivali)
7:15 am - Andheri.. 
Pickups along western express highway..
Borivali - Kandivali - Malad - Andheri - Vile Parle - Santacruz - Bandra - Dadar - Sion - Chembur - Vashi..

Pickup Points at:

Andheri - Vile Parle - Santacruz - Bandra - Sion - Chembur - Vashi - Belapur - Pune (along highway).

Packed Breakfast on the way

12:45 pm Arrival at Panchgani

01:15 pm Arrival Campsite

Tent Allocation; Freshen-up

1:30 pm to 3 pm Lunch Break and Rest Break

Getting Oriented with campsite

Pilot Ladder; Zip Line and Commando Bridge

Evening at Bliss with Nature (watching sunset)

Basic First Aid and Emergency Handling as an activity game.

Campfire Dhamal and Wild Chefs (Cooking in Wild).

Dinner

Star Gazing at Night

Day 2

Activities Planned for the day:

Breakfast

Introduction to Mountaineering and Safety Gear

Short Trek

Rock Climbing and Rappelling Session

1:00 pm to 3 pm Lunch Break and Rest Break

Cycling in Dirt Tracks

Fun with Commando Obstacle Course

Night Trek

Dinner

Last Night at Campfire

Day 3

Breakfast

Nature Trail and Farm Visits
Visit to Jam Factory on the way

Early Lunch and checkout of campsite

7:30 pm Arrival in Mumbai

Variety of stay options - Large tents with self contained washrooms; Alpine Tents; Dormitories; Farm House.. 80 acres property.

Tabins from inside

Fresh green farm treks from the camping campus

15 course - Obstacle Track (fun with adventure)

Nice and Easy Treks from Campsite (from short ones to 3 hour treks)

Cafe

Our Summer Camp Fee includes all all standard veg meals during camping (Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea/Coffee/Bornvita & Snacks & Dinner).

All activities as mentioned in Batch 1 and Batch 2.

We use high quality adventure gears and do not compromise on safety and security of guest. (26 year of clean safety record)

Our staff at the Campsite is first aid trained and can well cater to small emergencies, besides this we have 24 hours Doctor on call.

Breakfast (Standard Menu type)
Upma/Poha (1 of the two)
Poori-aloo/Aloo Paratha/medu vada sambhar/Pav Bhaji/Masala Dosa (any one)
Eggs, bread butter jam
Tea & Coffee

Lunch(Standard Menu type)
One Veg sukha, one Veg Curry, one Dal, curd, rice, roti, salad papad and pickle.

Dinner same as lunch with variations in dishes

Evening tea snacks
Tea coffee biscuits
Kanda Bhajia, bread pakoda, sandwich, bhel, wada pav (any 1)

Cycling Tracks

Adventure Track - Commando Bridge

Dining Room

Farms within the campsite..

Getting There

By Air: Closest Airport is Pune.
By Road:
From Mumbai: (250 Km / 5.5 hours)
From Pune: (100 Km / 2.5 hours)
Take the NH4 Mumbai – Bengaluru Highway. Bypass Pune after the Mumbai Pune Expressway to continue on the Bengaluru Highway. Turn right at Surur and continue on Wai – Panchgani road. Cross Panchgani and head towards Mahabaleshwar. 4.5 Km after Panchgani Market take an acute left (after Mala’s factory retail outlet) on to the road going up. Continue on Bhilar road for 2 Km and take left after Bhilar Village. Continue on this road till you see signs for Camp BajiSanteVille.

From Ratnagiri: (214 Km / 4.4 hours) Via Poladpur
From Kolhapur: (170 Km / 2.5 hours) Via Satara
From Bengaluru: (775 Km / 10.5 hours) Via Kolhapur

Valley view from campsite with open sky for star gazing