A Night Under The Stars
A Night Under The Stars
Date: 25th March Friday (Evening) to 26th March Saturday (Morning)
Age Group: Open for All.
Itinerary:
Friday 25th March 2016
05.00 PM — Report at Nature Information Center (NIC)
05.15 PM — Tea / Coffee
05. 30 PM — Slide show on SGNP (or Stars in the sky)
06.15 PM — Proceed to the campsite
06.30 PM — Room allocation and light refreshments
07.00 PM — Star Gazing guided by professional experts
09.00 PM — Back to campsite for dinner
10.30 PM — Lights out
Saturday 26th March 2016
05.00 AM — Wakeup call
05.30 AM — Tea / Coffee
06.00 AM — Nature trail
10.00 AM — Breakfast at the campsite
10.30 AM — Camp Closure
Camp Costs: INR 2,000/- per head
(inclusive of accommodation, food, internal travel, all sessions and resource people)
Maximum number of participants: 25
Information and Instructions:
Accommodation: Well executed tented dormitory accommodations with comfortable bedding and blankets will be provided. Accommodations will be separate for males and females (advisable to carry your warm clothing as well; nights in the forest do get chilly); Clean and Hygienic toilets and bathrooms; separate for males and females; Any special requests for family accommodations can be handled by prior communications and will be separately chargeable.
Meals and Refreshments: Simple, hygienic, sumptuous vegetarian meals will be provided. Though not needed, Campers may carry their own dry-snacks as well.
Resource persons:
Well trained naturalists and educators will accompany the campers and help answering queries about biodiversity.
Star gazing session will be conducted by experts with good quality, high magnification telescopes.
Travel: All travel in the camp starting from NIC and back to NIC is covered. We discourage participants to bring their own vehicles.
Onsite assistance: The camp will be guided by 2 forest guards and resource persons. Any help needed should be communicated to them.
Things to carry:
a) Water bottle to fill in water for outdoor sessions
b) Cap, Warm Clothing as per your own need.
c) Good footwear (canvas shoes or snickers are fine). NO chappals/slippers.
d) Earth coloured (grey, brown, green) cotton shirt & jeans. Drab coloured Shalwar kameez is ok. Wearing full clothes is advisable.
g) Binocular and camera are not a must, but they will enhance the quality of your experience.
h) Personal medicines and toiletries if any are needed.
i) Avoid carrying valuables (gold ornaments, ipads, too much cash etc.)
j) Insect repellents.
k) Torch or a decent headlamp is highly essential