Nature and Adventure activities have been a real fascination for me. Especially the travel & adventure shows on the television always entice me. That’s why the idea of a day outing at Nature Adventure Camp (near Bangalore) thrilled me.
This was an office outing, which was packed with adventure activities & loads fun in the beautiful natural surroundings, just a few kms away from Bangalore. It was a welcome break from the hectic and noisy city life.
Here is my review of this beautiful weekend gateway and how we spent our day at this camping site.
About the Place
If you want to experience the wilderness, adventure, camping under the stars, yet not giving up on comfort, safety and other amenities. Nature Adventure Camp is the perfect place for you.
The moment we reached this place it felt like we are in the middle of nowhere. Lush green open surroundings, Beautiful lake on the foothill of the mountains and no tar roads. It was absolutely peaceful & pristine. Inside the property there were only minimalistic structures including the cafeteria and some cottages, rest all was either lush green flora or open grounds.
Location
Nature Adventure camp is located at Kanakpura, 50 kms away from Bangalore in the Bananthimari forest region. The beautiful Hosadoddi Lake definitely adds to the charm and is also the center for water activities like Zip line, rappelling canoeing.
Inside the camp there are few permanent tents (which we used to store our belongings and also for change of clothes) these tents offered a beautiful view of the lake.
Amenities
The camp provides basic amenities like washrooms, place to keep your belongings, food and refreshments, safety gears including helmet, gloves, harnesses, life jackets, and tents for camping. Although it would have been nice if the gears specially gloves and helmets were cleaner and more hygienic.
Activities Offered
- Trekking: – To Devara Gudda hilltop in Bananthimaari forest. Unfortunately we could not trek due to shortage of time.
- Water Activities – Included Kayaking, Canoeing, Coracle & Swimming. But the best part was 300 metres Zip line that lands on water. It was a lot of fun.
- Rappelling / Bouldering /Wall climbing
- 360 Degree Rope course with different elements –I had never experienced any such activity before, it was definitely challenging, a bit scary but a great experience.
- Mud Games – Mud Kabbadi, Volleyball & Obstacle course. This is where you can have maximum fun in the group
- Team activities – we had an hour or so of fun team building activities and games which all of us really enjoyed. (More so as we were the winning team J )
Food –Our package included breakfast, Lunch and evening snacks. Breakfast was good, but lunch was not that great.
Best Time To Visit
All though natures adventure camp in Kanakpura is open all year round, but I feel the best time to experience the best should be post monsoon season. We enjoyed the mesmerizing view of the lake and the mountains. It really felt amazing!
What to carry – I can think of below mentioned things which should be carried. There can be further additions I am sure as per one’s requirement.
- Water proof bag pack
- Loose fitting clothes with shorts or cargoes
- Change of clothes/ Towel
- Trekking shoes/Sports shoes
- Slippers for water activities
- Water Bottle
- Cap/ Sunglasses
- Sunscreen Lotion
- Toiletries and medical kit
- Camera
- Mosquito Repellent
- Personal Identification
To conclude, this camp is a perfect combination to enjoy the peaceful surroundings and admire nature at the same time an exciting destination for trying out adventure activities. All you need is a group of friends, families etc to enjoy at this beautiful place. I am sure I would definitely visit this splendid location again.
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You look to having a wonderful time
Oh yes absolutely ☺it was awesome
Best place to hang out. I will also like to enjoy this place.
We will surely plan when u visit bangalore 🙂
WOW, Madhulika you have written such a great blog on your travel trip, it looks super amazing and the best part about this is that we can camp under the beautiful stars.
Thanks so much Nigel for appreciation.it means a lot. Absolutely camping is something I will definitely try next time 😊
Best place to hang out. I will also like to enjoy this place.
🙂
What awesome activities to do here, I’d love the water kayaking but no way would you find me up those climbing routes haha I’d be scared to look down!
This is exactly the kind of experience my teenage daughter would love! The best way to get her out in nature. 🙂
Whoa! I did not even know about this place. Glad I came across this on your blog. Beautiful and so close to the city.
Nice to know about Nature Adventure Camp in Bangalore. Seems you had a great fun 😀 I can see a bit out of Bangalore there are much to explore in Karnataka.
i am currently in bangalore and just looking at tips for weekend getaways. this seems a nice idea
Whoaa Bagalore is such an incredible place. I never knew it has such fun things to do. Definitely visiting when we’re in India. 🙂
India is on my bucket list. When there, I would definitely like to have some adventures. The Nature Adventure Camp sounds like much fun. Thanks for the recommendation
Definitely looks like a fun day out from Bangalore. Given the number of corporates in the city, they could do with some more options like these!
Thanks neha.😊
Looks like a lot of fun! But another important question remains, do they have wifi?^^
Thank you for this interesting information because for my next experience I could take advantage of these concepts
That’s indeed is a good place if you want to have a break from a city. Would love to try getting around on this ropes and go kayaking.
Thanks indeed it was a good break.
Looks like you got upto some really fun activities!! 🙂
Ya it was fun.many of the activities i tried for the first time so it was fun
I have been to Bangalore so many times but never really have spent leisure time there. I did not know there were so many places to check out! Thanks for this list 🙂
Hey Ketki.. i am glad that you found it useful !i hope you get a chance to visit it soon
Wow this looks like so much fun! I was recently in Bangalore (my first time in India) and I was really surprised by how green it was. i’d love to come back and try some camping! 🙂
Thanks so much Christina. Hope you get a chance to visit India soon !
This looks amazing . now I would really love to visit this place and do this adventure.
Ha ha ya you should plan sometime !
It does look like the perfect place for camping. Thanks for sharing your adventures!
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