Planning a Camping, Hiking & Backpacking Trip

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When it comes to planning a trip, most of us work with two speeds. If it is us, ourselves, going for it; we don’t mind experimenting. Couple of extra clothes, a cap, sleeping tent, toiletries and jacket, and we are done. But if it is for someone else, you always prefer to give them a list because that’s the only way to be sure that everything is covered.
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Tips for camping, hiking and a backpacking trips:
  • Hygiene: Whenever on any travel, whether it’s camping or flying first class, hygiene and cleanliness are a must. While scouting places for your stay on a backpacking trip, look out for generic cleanliness. The place should be clean, should have access to clean water and should have the provision of preparing the food with hygiene. On a personal level, you can carry hand sanitizer, cotton balls and face towel to make sure that you are covered.
  • Carry a Medical Kit: While some of you maybe frequent campers and have tough bodies that have learnt to adjust according to your camping or hiking trip, you should still be prepared for the contingencies. An emergency box with small knives, bandages, flashlight, anti allergic tablets et cetera is always helpful.
  • Arrive before the sun sets: Reaching a new place after nightfall can be quite daunting even for seasoned backpackers. Arriving at a place when there is still light gives you time and confidence of exploring the surroundings. You can then easily unpack, set your foot and go about enjoying your holiday.
  • Experiment with your itinerary: Going to a camp means to be at a place that has been built to experience the wilderness of nature. While some camps have a strict schedule and do not offer freedom to do more, but at Offroad Camps you are more than welcome to make changes in your itinerary. Being at a place which is quite and away from the crowd, we have many eco trails and hiking routes nearby for you to explore. Some ways are easy for even kids to climb and experience the beauty of this place. And then there are trekking and biking trails suitable only for practiced trekkers and bikers.
  • Keep the camping site clean: Preserving nature is probably our foremost responsibility towards this beautiful world that we live in. When leaving the place after your camping, hiking or the backpacking trip, make sure that you did not leave any trace behind. Well of course, photographs exception.
  • Sunscreen: Camping means a lot of walking in the sun. So irrespective of what time of an year are you visiting a place, never forget to pack a good sunscreen of spf 50.
  • Right kind of clothes: Spending time outside means exposure to the weather. 10 degrees of temperature in open is always different than same degrees when you are at home, surrounded by walls and coziness. Always check what range of temperature would you be staying in and carry your clothes accordingly. As a thumb of the rule, when going for a camping trip to mountains, always pack warmer clothes than you will need. It will keep you comfortable.
  • Food: Fortunately, there are a lot of packed options available nowadays that give you the freedom to cook easy. A frying pan, few disposable plates, spoons, tea, coffee, mugs and a boiling pan can help you sail through. For extensive camping trips, prepare the whole list including the match boxes well in advance to ensure that you don’t run into any trouble while you stomach is empty.
What are your tips for camping, hiking and a backpacking trip? Do you have any questions? Nothing is dumb or not worth asking. You may go through our Camping Essentials list or share your concern in the comments below and we will answer to the best of our abilities.
Photographs: Rohit Bahl
Written by: Nitima Sood
Offroad Camp is a small nature camp located at Kasmoli, Uttarakhand which has the distinction of being a 100 % organic village. We are all about adventure in the outdoors, hiking, trekking, biking, eco-tourism, and being one with the nature. We are relatively new but are growing as we meet people along the way. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay updated about latest from our camp and campaigns.

How To Plan a Rishikesh Trip to Remember

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When in February 1968 The Beatles travelled to Rishikesh, the destiny of the small town by the Ganga changed forever. Their interest in transcendental meditation became a significant point changing the attitude of westerners about travelling in India. It was the raw beauty of nature that attracted them most to this much publicised Rishikesh trip. Since then, a lot has changed here. Yoga, meditation, rafting , cliff jumping , flying fox and adventure camping are some of the things / activities that have become synonym to weekend in Rishikesh.

Lakshman Jhula Off Road Camp Camping in Rishikesh

Lakshman Jhula Off Road Camp

Rishikesh surrounded by Hills on three sides and is a gateway to the Char Dham Yatra of Uttarakhand. The whole city is considered to be sacred. Yogi, gurus and meditationers dwell in the bylanes that boast of being a part of the land that encourages free thinking. It is here, at Rishikesh, that spiritual knowledge seekers finally free at peace. Fondly known as the world capital of yoga, Rishikesh has more yoga studios than the combined strength of entire northern India.

How to reach Rishikesh: If you are planning Rishikesh trip, there are three ways to get in. You can either drive-in directly to the city via Haridwar or Dehradun. The drive from New Delhi to Rishikesh takes about six hours. You can read more about how to reach Rishikesh here. 

River rafting in Rishikesh: Rishikesh probably offers the best white water rafting options in India. And the best part is that you get to do it on the mother of rivers – The Ganges. Although most tourists like to go for white water rafting during the summer months of March to June, but the real fun is going out there in winters. It is the time when water is cold and therefore more fresh. Rishikesh water rafting is marked by frequent rapids that range from level 1 to 5. The bigger the level, the more is the difficulty in crossing it. At the end of most rafting adventures, you get a chance to jump from a ledge into water and test your swimming skills.

Nature camp in Uttarakhand Ganga Offroad Camp Rafting in Rishikesh

Rafting in Rishikesh

Adventure camping in Rishikesh: Over the last few years, town has seen a great influx of youngsters visiting it over the weekend from Delhi, Chandigarh and other neighbouring cities. This has given rise to popularity of nature camping which is a great recreational activity without any time limit. Any individual keen on exploring quiet, peaceful places can try camping as it allows time out with nature. Adventure camping surged in Rishikesh about 10 years back when it was still a novel concept in India. However, lot of these camps were built around the beaches of Ganga and were banned by the NGT. Now, only a very few adventure camps run in Rishikesh but they are done so with proper rule following.

Rishikesh is also a place to try rappelling, Rock climbing , cliff jumping, kayaking and trekking. Our camp is about 28 kms from the city center and offers stunning views of the valleys nearby. One of the best times to visit us is during the monsoon when everything is lush green. We get visitors from places as far as Bangalore and Mumbai, and most of them like make the most after time here. We keep on posting the latest from our camp on our social media profiles. So if you want to see how is the weather today or what is new at the camp, please visit Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. To see how Offroad Camps looks from the above, you may check this video on YouTube.

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Written By: Nitima. She is a freelance writer and an avid traveller based in Delhi. On the days she’s not writing or exploring a new place, you can find her meditating or teaching creative writing to young kids. Know more about her story from her website:
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Uttrakhand Monsoon

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The first time we saw this beautiful scene of monsoon in #Kasmoli, we knew this place will get us hooked. There was greenery around & every inch of mountains was covered in brightness. The freshness made us feel that our lungs expanded more and the pure mountain water brought some shine to our dull, lustless hair. Years later, that effect of our first experience is still on. Every time we pack our bags & head to this God given place, we feel the excitement.
Green Meadow at Offroad Camps Kasmoli, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Green Meadow at Offroad Camps Kasmoli, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Off Road Camps, Kasmoli

Off Road Camps, Kasmoli

 

Off Road Camps, Kasmoli

Off Road Camps, Kasmoli

Last Rock at Offroad Camps Kasmoli, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Last Rock at Offroad Camps Kasmoli, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Inviting all those who share our love for this amazing, crowd-free spot – plan a weekend with us & you may discover a place for memories of a lifetime!

Camping in Rishikesh

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Camping in Rishikesh

Camping in Rishikesh

Camping isn’t always fun. It can be difficult to set your own camps & pray that the weather doesn’t get bad. But I like to be reminded that some good things come from being able to suck it up and push through, no matter what. I think modern life and the internet give us the ability to avoid being bored or doing tasks that are slow and challenging. That’s why the need to be on your own, away from the flashy and fast things is important.

There’s something honest about being with the woods. The man made environment of plastic, cement, stress and worry doesn’t have its harrowing effect here. Though we have evolved over centuries and have left living out in open, but camping in Rishikesh is unparalleled fun. I feel good in my body and good about the world when I am camping.

Camping in Rishikesh

Offroad Camps Kasmoli

Perspective of mountains

Mountains allow a lot of time to forget. On camping, I don’t worry about the food or where the water will come from. Nature provides for all. Being in open reminds me what much of the world still looks like and what most of it looked like just 100 years ago.  It connects me with the elements: rocks, dirt, trees, leaves, bushes, shrubs, air – and I feel so free.

Reminds me that I can also do hard work

Sometimes, after just going out on camping in Rishikesh to a new location, I wonder why I started.  A loud voice says “, yeah, this walking up hill thing…sucks.”  But when I get to the top of a hill and set up the camp, it’s usually worth it.  I feel I accomplished something.  The internet addict in me needs this reminder.

 

Makes my mind relaxed

Moving through hills helps to reduce the frequency of thoughts and relaxes my mind. It reduces the normal chatter my mind creates. I focus only on steps, location, the nearby scenery and the birds around. Their voices soothe me on the trail. It’s just me and forest. The rhythm and focus are rejuvenating.

 

Enables me to connect with others in a better way

Conversations in offices, parties or social media are often unsatisfying for me.  There’s a lot of superficiality, wasteful and annoying norms involved.  People rarely show/tell you who they actually are, how they’re actually doing, or what they’re really thinking.  It’s mostly scripts and facades. Camping breaks this monotony and takes my mind to a level that allows me to speak to everyone humbly. Conversations with fellow climbers on the trails while camping in Rishikesh are interesting. People are relaxed, genuine and are not in the need to impress. These trails make you a better listener also.

Trying to be spontaneous? How about exploring undiscovered Uttranchal with us? Join us for camping in Rishikesh.

Camping in Uttaranchal

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Uttaranchal isn’t called the heaven just like that. It’s serene mountains and untouched trails offer experiences of a lifetime. There are the places that haven’t been discovered, or the ones which are known – very less people ever visit them. Not because these places are touch to reach, but because not many individuals have courage and enthusiasm to venture out of their comfort zone.

Meadow Offroad Camps Kasmoli Rishikesh

Meadow Offroad Camps Kasmoli Rishikesh

Nature camping is becoming a trend. There are corporates that we know of, who encourage their employees to go out, travel, trek and see the roughness of village life. Such initiatives not only help to bridge the gaps between rural and urban population, but also teaches the latter about the emotion of ’empathy’. Imagine being on a mountain with few strangers and nothing around, but beautiful trees, fresh air and stunning mountains. Imagine how easy it would be for you to experience that peace, those tranquil vibrations and let go of the hurt of the past. We are very tiny, sometimes negligible part of this vast universe. May be it’s time we get rid of our false egos and embrace the life for what it is – simple – and learn to be happy in the moment? And if in case you need a chance to bring out that emotion in you, we are here.

Farmland Offroad Camps Rishikesh

Farmland Offroad Camps Rishikesh

Our camp is located at a quiet place on the side of a hill. We are around 30 kms from Rishikesh, and another 50 from Tehri. From the National Highway, it just takes 10 minutes to reach our camps. You can trek or drive through, right to the parking. We aren’t big, nor do we boast of anything out-of-ordinary, but we do promise you this – once you discover Kasmoli, you will want to come here again, because it’s beautiful, quiet and friendly campsite.

Off Road Camp Rishikesh

Off Road Camp Rishikesh

 

50 Best Travelling Quotes to Inspire You to Explore

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From young to old, travelling defines us as an individual. It takes us to unexplored lands, different cultures, and more than that tour place deep within our heart that makes us happy. Life without traveling is no life at all. If you feel that too, then you are someone with whom we will get along very well.

Travel Quote Offroad Camp Rishikesh

Travel Quote

Sharing understood 50 travelling quotes that keeps us motivated to go beyond see the world. Hope these statements inspire you too to discover more travelling journeys in life:

  1. “We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.”- Dr. Henry Link
  2. “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”- Henry Ford
  3. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
    Mark Twain

    Travel Quote Mark Twain Offroad Camp Kasmoli

    Travel Quote Mark Twain Offroad Camp Kasmoli

  4. “A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5. “We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again- to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more.”
    ― Pico Iyer
  6. “Don’t let your luggage define your travels, each life unravels differently.”
    ― Shane L. Koyczan
  7. “There’s something about arriving in new cities, wandering empty streets with no destination. I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I’m born to leave.”
  8. ― Charlotte Eriksson
  9. “Every one of a hundred thousand cities around the world had its own special sunset and it was worth going there, just once, if only to see the sun go down.”
    ― Ryū Murakami
  10. “If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.”
    ― Anthony Bourdain
  11. “To travel is to live.”
    ― Hans Christian Andersen

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    Travelling Quotes Offroad Camps

  12. “There’s a part of me that thinks perhaps we go on existing in a place even after we’ve left it.”
    ― Colum McCann
  13. “No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. ”
    ― Lin Yutang
    “Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.”
  14. ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  15. “Distance changes utterly when you take the world on foot. A mile becomes a long way, two miles literally considerable, ten miles whopping, fifty miles at the very limits of conception. The world, you realize, is enormous in a way that only you and a small community of fellow hikers know. Planetary scale is your little secret.”
  16. “The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life. ”
    ― Agnes Repplier
  17. “It is not the destination where you end up but the mishaps and memories you create along the way!”
    ― Penelope Riley
  18. “The journey not the arrival matters.”
    ― T.S. Eliot
  19. “The journey is the destination.”
    ― Dan Eldon
  20. “So shut up, live, travel, adventure, bless and don’t be sorry”
    ― Jack Kerouac

    Travelling Quotes Offroad Camps Binsar

    Travelling Quotes Offroad Camps

  21. “A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu
  22. “Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves” – Euripides
  23. “We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.” – John Hope Franklin
  24. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost
  25. “Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist.” – W. H. Auden
  26. “Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor” – Seneca
  27. “You lose sight of things… and when you travel, everything balances out.” – Daranna Gidel
  28. “I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.” – Rosalia de Castro
  29. “I think that travel comes from some deep urge to see the world, like the urge that brings up a worm in an Irish bog to see the moon when it is full.” – Lord Dunsany
  30. “The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.” – G.K. Chesterton

    Travelling Quotes Offroad Camps

    Travelling Quotes Offroad Camps

  31. “The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes “sight-seeing.” – Daniel J. Boorstin
  32. “We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” – Hilaire Belloc
  33. “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” -Tim Cahill
  34. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide
  35. “Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” -Benjamin Disraeli
  36. “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” -Suzanne Collins
  37. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.”― Jack Kerouac

    Travelling Quotes Offroad Camps Narender Nagar (5)

    Travelling Quotes Offroad Camps

  38. “Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” -Roy M. Goodman
  39. “You can shake the sand from your shoes, but it will never leave your soul.”
  40. “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.”
  41. “Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you traveled.” – Mohammed
  42. “Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” – Benjamin Disraeli
  43. “”Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
  44. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller
  45. “The great difference between voyages rests not with the ships, but with the people you meet on them.” – Amelia E. Barr
  46. “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – John Steinbeck
  47. “Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.” – Anne Sophie Swetchine
  48. “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca
  49. “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
  50. Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.” – Paul TherouxTravelling Quotes Offroad Camps Narender Nagar (3)

6 Reasons To Encourage Your Child To Go On Summer Trekking

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Children Trekking Offroad Camps Kasmoli Rishikesh

Children Trekking 

Saurabh had always been a quiet child. For as long as his mother could remember, he preferred indoors – reading books, playing on smartphone, watching TV and sleeping on holidays defined his style. He did like to step outside once a while and went for occasional rounds on cycle with friends – and that’s it – that was how his life was defined during holidays. When his mother called us with the request to expose her child to the world of trekking and take him to the mountains see life there, we just knew what it would take for him to come out of his shell and explore nature. So two trekking trips and lots of camping later, Saurabh became a different person altogether. His curiosity to know about things grew, and he started taking interest in sports and other recreational activities. So what is it that makes a child undergo a huge change in their outlook when the trek? We give you 10 reasons that we could think of. Feel free to add your own:

  1. Trekking is not just walking; it’s an experience of being close to nature. It is a treat to your senses.
  2. Trekking allows your child to develop his or her sense of inquisitiveness and explore what they have only read in books. Imagine being standing on a mountain of Himalayan range dentist read about it in your book or look at the photograph somewhere. Or imagine discovering migratory birds right at the place where they make their nests and give birth to their offspring.
  3. Trekking is not just an activity; it’s a full body workout. Your child gets to feel the strength of his or her own body and become responsible for own wellbeing.
  4. Sleeping in a tent or walking along new faces, your child gets time to bond and learn the art of communication. Without the interruptions of phone, television; it is sometimes a very dear chance to tell and hear more from each other.
  5. On trekking, children get to know more about not just their surroundings, but also about building fire, meal preparation, cooking, and most importantly learn how to get by without screens.
  6. Fresh air and open sky give time to the children be amazed with stars above and the tranquility of serene atmosphere and clean air around them.
Pine Forest Offroad Camps Kasmoli Rishikesh Summer Camp

Summer Camp

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Read this post to know Top 10 Camping Activities for Kids, with real life examples. Here is another post on Trekking in Rishikesh about how you can plan a day out to let your children enjoy from trekking.

Long Weekend 2018 I Long Holiday Weekend in India 2018 I Offroadcamp.in

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When is the next restricted holiday in India? Universe has been kind in 2018 and has blessed us with not one or two, but 16 long weekends in 2018. Can you believe it? Neither can we!

After our last post about 5 Reasons You Should Try Adventure Camping , many of you have shown interest in exploring a nature camp. So here are 19 chances of planning your next adventure weekend Delhi.

  • 22nd Jan                Basant Panchami              Monday
  • 26th Jan                Republic Day                      Friday
  • 13th Feb                 Maha Shivratri                  Tuesday
  • 14th Feb                 Valentine’s Day                 Wednesday
  • 2nd March             Holi                                      Friday
  • 29th March           Mahavir Jayanti                Thursday
  • 30th March           Good Friday                       Friday
  • 30th April              Buddha Purnima              Monday
  • 1st May                   Labour Day                        Tuesday
  • 15th June               Eid-ul fitr                            Friday
  • 24th August           Onam                                  Friday
  • 3rd Sept                 Janamashtami                   Monday
  • 13th Sept                Ganesh Chaturthi            Thursday
  • 2nd Oct                   Gandhi Jayanti                Tuesday
  • 18th Oct                  Ram Navami                    Thursday
  • 19th Oct                  Dussehra                           Friday
  • 5th Nov                   Dhantares                         Monday
  • 9th Nov                   Bhaiduj                              Friday
  • 25th Dec                 Christmas                          Tuesday

So there we are – 19 dates when you can take your next trip to Offroad Camp and choose your own adventure. Well, we have now said enough. Waste no more time. Start planning your vacations already because good deals sell out fast!

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World Environment Day 2017

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World Environment Day 2017

As scary as it may sound, we know it’s true. On this World environment day, we pledge our support for “Responsible Tourism”. Plantation Drives and Village Cleanliness Initiatives to start around Offroad Camps to start soon. Call +91 8447551149 or 8851654561 if you want to become a part of it.