Strawberry fields forever

bhillar

Set in the serene landscapes of Bhillar in the Western Ghats, spend the week exploring strawberry fields, mysterious caves and catching a unique view of sunrises and sunsets low on the horizon. Then bring on the action! This program offers early teens a choice of focused adventure pathways. Through rock climbing with backpacking or ropes-course progression with survival skills, participants are challenged to build confidence, independence, and resilience. Designed to stretch them physically and mentally, the program fosters decision-making, teamwork, and a deeper connection to the outdoors all within a safe and supportive environment.

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Eligibility 12-14 years olds
Season March to July
Location Bhillar Campus, Maharashtra
Accommodation Tabins
Duration 6 Days
Travel Luxury AC bus
Tour package cost ₹ 34,900 Inclusive of all taxes
instructor to child ratio 1:6
on each program female instructors
on camp doctor on duty
instructors trained in wilderness medicine
on the camp emergency vehicle

Step Up: Choose Your Challenge – Bhillar

Activities at Camp Bhillar offer early teens two focused challenge pathways. Campers choose between rock climbing with backpacking, or ropes-course progression with outdoor survival skills—each designed to build confidence and competence over time. The climbing track introduces technical equipment, knots, jumaring, and rappelling, while backpacking builds campcraft and navigation awareness through overnight experiences. The ropes course develops progressively through structured challenges, while survival sessions introduce shelter building, water purification, signalling, and environmental awareness, including guided night-out experiences.

Step Up: Choose Your Challenge – Bhillar
Step Up: Choose Your Challenge – Bhillar
Step Up: Choose Your Challenge – Bhillar
Step Up: Choose Your Challenge – Bhillar
Step Up: Choose Your Challenge – Bhillar
Step Up: Choose Your Challenge – Bhillar

Safety & Care

Safety is integrated into every activity and daily routine. Experienced Camp Chiefs and instructors trained through leading outdoor institutions supervise all programs with a 1:6 adult-to-participant ratio, with additional female instructor support. Equipment meets international UIAA standards and is regularly audited. A resident doctor stays on campus, with an emergency vehicle on standby and a nearby hospital in Panchgani approximately 30 minutes away.

Safety & Care
Safety & Care
Safety & Care
Safety & Care
Safety & Care

in-TENT-ionally basic

Campers stay in spacious tabins (tent-cabins) or dormitories supporting structured community living. Accommodation is shared by four to five campers to encourage friendships and teamwork, with boys and girls in separate supervised areas. Campers also get the opportunity to choose their own roommates, helping them feel more comfortable while strengthening existing friendships. Clean washrooms are maintained daily, while campers take responsibility for their own living spaces, building independence, ownership, and respect for shared environments.

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in-TENT-ionally basic
in-TENT-ionally basic
in-TENT-ionally basic
in-TENT-ionally basic

Travel Details

Departure from Mumbai is at 6:00 AM on Day 1 from Don Bosco School, Matunga, with return around 10:00 PM on the final day at the same location. The journey covers approximately 260 kilometres and takes around seven hours including breaks. Air-conditioned buses are arranged by Inme, airport transfers from Pune are supported for outstation participants, and escorted travel is available.  All travel is overseen by a dedicated Inme travel team, ensuring supervision, coordination, and support for campers throughout the journey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Children stay in a safe, structured campsite with a mix of tents and basic dorm-style arrangements, depending on the batch and weather conditions. The campsite has clean, well-maintained washrooms and bathing facilities, with separate arrangements for boys and girls. Instructors and support staff are present on-site at all times, including overnight, to ensure comfort and supervision.

By the end of the camp, children typically gain confidence in handling a kayak, learn basic paddling techniques, water safety skills, and improve their balance, coordination, and endurance through repeated practice.

No prior experience is required. The camp is designed to build skills progressively, starting with the basics and moving to more advanced techniques over multiple sessions, with instructors guiding children at every step.