Outdoor summer camps are the in-thing

‘They give children an opportunity to connect with the natural world’

May 04, 2017 09:34 am | Updated June 12, 2021 06:30 pm IST - VISAKHAPATNAM

A file photo of trekkers making their way through the thick foliage on the Simhachalam Hill range in Visakhapatnam.

A file photo of trekkers making their way through the thick foliage on the Simhachalam Hill range in Visakhapatnam.

This summer, adventure camping and an experience that lets you try out something new seem to be the new flavour. To inculcate an experiential style of learning through camping and other activities, Protégé is organising ‘Summer Adventura’, a four-day-three-night outdoor and adventure summer camp, from May 4 to 7 at Salsons Retreat, Thatipudi. The summer camp is open for children in the age group eight to 17 years.

“The outdoor summer camp gives children the opportunity to connect with the natural world and learn a set of behavioural and life skills. The camp will also enable the participants to adapt to a team environment to accomplish challenges as a team,” said Joel S. Godi, founder of Protégé. The activities in the camp include nature and adventure based learning, experiential learning activities and personality development activities. The camp will have four trainers and two helpers.

The pickup and drop facility will be arranged from YMCA, Beach Road. The all-inclusive fee is ₹ 7,000 per head. For further details, contact 7093092343.

For those looking for more challenging outdoor camps, Youth Hostel Association of India is organising a series of summer camps in the lap of mountains. Its national adventure family camp at Srinagar, Kashmir, begins from May 1. It is a four-night-five-day camp in which parents with two children up to the age of 12 years can participate with a total fee of ₹ 5,250.

Its Himalayan nature study cum trekking expedition at Dobhi (Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh) is specially designed for students of age group 10 to 15 years. The camp includes trekking, rock climbing and snow gliding among other educational activities. One teacher or escort will be accompanying a group of 10 students. The eight nights and seven days camp starts from April 27 and ends on May 31. The participation fee per head is ₹ 3,675.

The camps can be booked online from youth hostel’s website: www.yhaindia.org .

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