Anubhav Rocksport Camp at Corbett and Nainital
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The exciting trip to ‘Anubhav Rocksport Camp’ at Jim Corbett and Nainital was designed for boys of grade 6 – 10, to enable them experience adventure and participate in adrenaline thrilling activities in the lap of nature. Two groups viz. “Avengers” and “Spartans”, comprising of 59 boys and 7 teachers, enthusiastically participated in this adventure sport and the six day exploratory trip. The entire group checked into well maintained wooden cottages after reaching camp Anubhav at Jim Corbett.

On day 1: The groups attended a session wherein they were briefed about camping manners and enjoyed playing scrambling and learning about tying various types of knots. Later they went into forest to do Ziplining activity. The day concluded with an amazing bonfire, journal writing and dinner.

Day 2:  The groups went for Rappelling, an essential climbing skill, enjoyed by everyone and body surfing in the cool waters of the canal. Later, they also went for pug mark study with local wild life conservationist and botanist who showed and described the flora and fauna in the neighbourhood and informed them about its utility in our daily life.

Later that evening both groups took part in night trek to become aware of the dangers in the forest. The Night Trek was spooky walking with lanterns in hand and surrounded by all those jungle sounds!

Day 3: It started with visit to Kyari village where the boys enjoyed eating the local fruits like Litchis and gaining first-hand knowledge about rural life by taking interview of the local villagers. Later they packed their suitcases for moving to Nainital. In the afternoon they went for Jeep Safari into Jim Corbett forest where they saw tiger, barking deer, sambar deer and spotted deer. After safari they left for Nainital by bus and checked into beautiful bamboo cottages perched on hill top.  

Day 4: It was packed with excitement as the boys got to do rock climbing and caving activity. At night there was music, dance and storytelling around bonfire.

Day 5: Early morning boys left for survival trek, a walk uphill to a flat area called tiffin top where the children cooked noodles and prepared tea. After breakfast the two groups were pitted in a mock game called the guerrilla warfare which tested all the skills they had been taught so far. The face paints made it all the more exciting. Evening trip to the Mall Road the market on one side and the lake on the other, gave a glimpse of scenic beauty.

Day 6: Students after breakfast left for Delhi. On reaching Delhi, they visited DLF Emporia Mall for shopping and then went for much awaited Pizza dinner.  From there they arrived at Delhi airport to depart for Sharjah.