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Agumbe Rainforest Expedition
Agumbe Rainforest
4 Days3 Nights
Event Overview
About the Tour :
The Agumbe rainforests of the Western Ghats is a precious gift of life to South India. A biodiversity hot spot, it holds within its folds a world of new science yet to be explored. As Tiger is for mainland the flagship of the reptilian world in these forests is undoubtedly the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), colloquially known as Kalinga. Agumbe lies in the West coastal region of South India, approximately 300 km west-northwest of Bangalore, the state capital of Karnataka in South India. It is approximately 55 km from the Arabian Sea and the coast of India at Udupi which hosts the nearest railway station. The elevation of Agumbe is 643m. As part of the Western Ghats mountain range, Agumbe lies in an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Agumbe rainforest gives you golden opportunity to click endemic species of western ghats
Herpatology Expert:
Gowri Shankar, who started handling reptiles at the age of thirteen and never looked back since. Apart from studying and conserving King Cobras at Agumbe, he has also worked for several wildlife documentaries behind screen, and featured along side Rom in two wildlife documentaries, ‘The King and I’, ‘Secrets of the King Cobra’, ‘Asia’s Deadliest Snake’, ‘One Million Snake Bites’ and ‘Wildest India’ by BBC, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild and Discovery channel respectively. Gowri, along with his wife Sharmila have started an environmental education camp site, Kālinga Centre for Rainforest Ecology at Agumbe, where their focus is to open doors of opportunity to people from varied backgrounds to learn scientific tools of conservation through workshops and camps.
The Agumbe rainforests of the Western Ghats is a precious gift of life to South India. A biodiversity hot spot, it holds within its folds a world of new science yet to be explored. As Tiger is for mainland the flagship of the reptilian world in these forests is undoubtedly the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), colloquially known as Kalinga. Agumbe lies in the West coastal region of South India, approximately 300 km west-northwest of Bangalore, the state capital of Karnataka in South India. It is approximately 55 km from the Arabian Sea and the coast of India at Udupi which hosts the nearest railway station. The elevation of Agumbe is 643m. As part of the Western Ghats mountain range, Agumbe lies in an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Agumbe rainforest gives you golden opportunity to click endemic species of western ghats
Herpatology Expert:
Gowri Shankar, who started handling reptiles at the age of thirteen and never looked back since. Apart from studying and conserving King Cobras at Agumbe, he has also worked for several wildlife documentaries behind screen, and featured along side Rom in two wildlife documentaries, ‘The King and I’, ‘Secrets of the King Cobra’, ‘Asia’s Deadliest Snake’, ‘One Million Snake Bites’ and ‘Wildest India’ by BBC, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild and Discovery channel respectively. Gowri, along with his wife Sharmila have started an environmental education camp site, Kālinga Centre for Rainforest Ecology at Agumbe, where their focus is to open doors of opportunity to people from varied backgrounds to learn scientific tools of conservation through workshops and camps.
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Event Details
Schedule
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Day 1 - Depart From Mumbai
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Day 2 - Orientation Session
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Meal
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Adventure Activities
Photography
Trekking
Wildlife
Amenities
Dormitary
Firstaid
Washrooms
Accommodation
Guide
Transport
Transportation
Train, Private Vehicle
Pickup Details
Pickup Time: 03.00 PM Drop Time: 11.00 AM
Things To Carry
- Will be informed later
Policy
Included
- Veg/ Non-veg South Indian food during stay at ARRS.
- Accommodation in an dormitory on sharing basis, blankets and mats will be provided.
- Clean common bathrooms and toilets.
- Transportation from Udupi to Udupi
- Expertise and Guide charges
Excluded
- Train tickets from Mumbai to Udupi and return
- Meals during train journey
- Surface transfers during King cobra rescue calls.
- Tax as applicable
- Anything other than mentioned above.
Terms & Conditions
Bonfire and loud music is prohibited in view of avoiding any disturbance to animals.
Handling, agitating, or disturbing any wildlife will warrant strict action
Collection of any kind of flora or fauna is not permitted
Exercise caution, control and care during observation and photography in the forest to avoid stressing species or exposing them to danger.
Respect the culture and sentiments of locals.
Kindly avoid carrying plastics and in case it is unavoidable we request that you carry back plastic waste with you. E.G. Pet bottles, plastic bags etc.
Room service is not available at the camp site.
Please understand that this camp site is an environmental education centre and not a resort.
Our camp site is equipped with basic electricity. But ample arrangements for charging your equipments will be made available.
There is no telephone and mobile connectivity at the camp site.
Please carry fully charged batteries for your cameras, torches, laptops and other equipments. Having spare ones will help.
Everyone is expected to wash their own plates, glasses and tea-cups after every meal.
To help us manage waste we encourage you to separate organic and inorganic wastes and use the respective dustbins. 7. Please carry all inorganic waste back with you.
Please take care of your belongings and ensure to keep your cameras and other electronic equipment dry.
Handling, agitating, or disturbing any wildlife will warrant strict action
Collection of any kind of flora or fauna is not permitted
Exercise caution, control and care during observation and photography in the forest to avoid stressing species or exposing them to danger.
Respect the culture and sentiments of locals.
Kindly avoid carrying plastics and in case it is unavoidable we request that you carry back plastic waste with you. E.G. Pet bottles, plastic bags etc.
Room service is not available at the camp site.
Please understand that this camp site is an environmental education centre and not a resort.
Our camp site is equipped with basic electricity. But ample arrangements for charging your equipments will be made available.
There is no telephone and mobile connectivity at the camp site.
Please carry fully charged batteries for your cameras, torches, laptops and other equipments. Having spare ones will help.
Everyone is expected to wash their own plates, glasses and tea-cups after every meal.
To help us manage waste we encourage you to separate organic and inorganic wastes and use the respective dustbins. 7. Please carry all inorganic waste back with you.
Please take care of your belongings and ensure to keep your cameras and other electronic equipment dry.