Season: Jan – Mid June & Sep - Dec

Duration: 6 Days/ 5 Nights

Region: Uttarakhand

Trip Vitals
VIRAATKHAI-CHAKRATA

SKETCH ITINERARY :

Day 1: Dehradun to Viraatkhai Camp (Drive/ 3 hrs)

Day 2: Viraatkhai Camp
Day 3: Viraatkhai Camp - Thath (Drive/ 2 hrs, Trek / 3 hrs)
Day 4: Thath - Nagtibba Top and Back to Thath (Trek/ 5-6 hrs)
Day 5: Trek to Pantwari Village – Drive to Viraatkhai Camp (Drive/ 2 hrs & Trek/ 3 hrs)
Day 6: Viraatkhai Camp (Chakrata) - Dehradun (Drive / 2.5 hrs)
DAY 1: DEHRADUN TO VIRAATKHAI CAMP (DRIVE/ 3 HRS)

. Start from Dehradun in the morning (07:00am) & reach the base camp
at Viraatkhai
. Reach the camp in the afternoon at around 10 am
. Program orientation & introduction session with the instructor
. Booster (activities to get the participants to know each other and get excited/
charged for the days to follow)
. Briefing on rope & rock activities followed by Abseiling & Valley traverse
. Principles of Leave No Trace to be shared with participants
. Experience sharing with other participants & instructors
. Dinner and Lights off
DAY 2: VIRAATKHAI CAMP

. I Mad activities (creativity & collaboration based activities)

. Rope activities followed by Tree jumaring, Valley crossing, Burma Bridge,
Commando Net.
. Experience sharing with other participants & instructors.
. Dinner and Lights off
DAY 3: VIRAATKHAI CAMP - THATH (DRIVE/ 2 HRS & TREK/ 3 HRS)

. Drive to Pantwari village

. Trek to Thath
. Learn Tent Pitching & Cook out in wilderness
. Navigation skill: How to use a compass & trekking orientation
. Experience sharing with other participants & instructors
. Dinner and overnight in tents
DAY 4: THATH - NAGTIBBA TOP AND BACK TO THATH (TREK/ 7 HRS)

. After an early breakfast, we will hike up to Nag Tibba Top (3050 mts).
. From Thath in the beginning you pass through forests and meadows to reach the
Nag Tibba Top.
. Today, if the weather is clear you will get to see the famous Swargarohini,
Bandarpoonch, Neelkanth, Black peaks from the top.
. After spending some time at this vantage point you will head back to Thath.
. Towards evening sessions on emergency shelter making in wilderness.
. Experience sharing with other participants & instructors
. Dinner & overnight in tents
DAY 5: TREK TO PANTWARI VILLAGE – DRIVE TO VIRAATKHAI CAMP (DRIVE/ 2 HRS &
TREK/ 3 HRS)

. Trek to Pantwari Village.

. From Pantwari drive to reach Viraatkhai camp by afternoon.
. Post lunch, second round of Rope activities like Rappelling, valley crossing,
Burma Bridge, commando net
. Alternatively we can organise an evening of folk dance & music presented by the
Jaunsari inhabitants of Chakrata.(On Prior Notice of 10 days)
. Towards late evening bonfire & dinner
. Experience sharing with other participants & instructors.
. Overnight at Viraatkhai
DAY 6: VIRATKHAI CAMP (CHAKRATA) - DEHRADUN(DRIVE/ 2.5 HRS)

. Early morning short hike around Campsite.

. Principles of Leave No Trace to be shared with participants & implemented
. Celebration of the successful completion of the program
. Experience sharing with other participants & instructors
. Post lunch, depart for the school
PRICE INCLUDES
1. ACCOMMODATION 4. A number of Activity Experts would be joining the team as and when required. These
a. Viraatkhai – In Swiss tents on quad sharing. These tents have basic amenities including people are domain experts in various fields like water activities, rope sports,
attached washrooms with hot & cold running water. mountaineering, etc. and are the flavour of this trip. They bring an intimate knowledge
b. On the trek – Accommodation is provided in all-weather trekking tents. These tents of each aspect of the trip Guests, especially kids, tend to become best friends with these
would have warm sleeping bags with comfortable sleeping mats. There would be experts and end up picking up essential life skills that aid them in moving into
common toilet tents with a dry pit toilet for privacy. the outdoors.
2. MEALS: Lunch from Day 1 to Lunch on Day 6 5. During the trek, there would be Mules to carry limited personal luggage. This would be
The meals provided on the trip are home-cooked style with a lot of emphasis on limited to a maximum of 10 kgs per student.
nutritional value that is a requirement of a trip of this nature. All the meals on the trip 6. Forest entry charges, permits & camping fee (if any)
are provided for with primarily Indian cuisine and the lunch and dinners comprise of 7. First Aid Kit (our guides are certified in handling first aid situations)
vegetarian dishes with a non-vegetarian dish during each meal. On the trek, keeping ‘ 8. 1 teacher complementary with 15 paying student
in mind the terrain, a healthy selection of food is made available that will be cooked 9. Bonfire in Viraatkhai camp only
fresh by the accompanying support team. Any special dietary requirements can be
catered for with advance notice.
3. All adventure activities as mentioned in the itinerary would be supported by our
experienced team of Instructors using State-of-the-art equipment. This ensures safety
for any activity and is the lynchpin of the trip. Adventure activities includes – Rappelling,
Valley crossing, Tent pitching, camping, navigation & many more.
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDES
1. Transport of any nature.
2. Bottled water, beverages, etc.
3. Any meals/service not mentioned above.
4. Any costs rising due to delays, roadblocks, etc.
5. Insurance
6. GST
List of Essentials:
• Shirts/T-shirts – 4/5 • Small light weight towel
• Light micro fleece pullover/full sleeve T shirt • Cap / floppy hat to keep the strong sun away from your face
• Trekking Pants (water resistant/repellent & having inside lining for extra warmth) - 2 • Sun glasses with UV protection
• Windproof/water resistant outer shell (Jacket) of good quality (no flimsy wind cheaters • Sunscreen Lotion
please!) with a proper hood • Lip Balm
• Down Jacket (with min 600 fill power rating) (For Winters) • Torch / Flashlight (with extra batteries)
• Thick Fleece / Full-sleeve Woollen sweater (For Winters) • Medicines, if requiring any specific medication
• Thermal inner wear (upper & lower) (For Winters) • Personal toiletries
• Woollen cap (Balaclava) (For Winters) • Book, if you like reading
• Inner fleece gloves (For Winters) • Day pack/small bag which you will carry on your back every day and keep your
• Cotton Socks (Summers) Thick woollen socks & regular socks (4-5 pairs) (For Winters) essentials in it
• Scarf/muffler (optional) (For Winters) • Carry rain cover for your bags
• Comfortable waterproof Trekking shoes (shoes with a thick sole and high ankles are • Keep a few poly bags or waterproof bags in your bag in which if required you can put
recommended) your belongings in case of heavy rain
• Camp shoes (these can be easy to slip in sneakers/sport shoes) • Camera if you like (with fully charged batteries)
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