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An expedition in to the heart of western ghats, the thick evergreen forests which receive the second highest rainfall in India.
Spend 2 days in the thick rainforests of Agumbe. Here’s your chance to photograph some of the most beautiful waterfalls, landscapes, forests, mammals, birds, reptile and amphibians ever seen. Camp at India’s first Rainforest research station the ARRS (Agumbe Rainforest Research Station). Learn how researchers work in the field first hand. Trek through the pristine forests which are home to several rare and endemic species of animals which are to be found no where else on the planet.
To help you understand and photograph the bio-diversity, you’ll be with Wildlife photographer Amoghavarsha and Researcher Gowrishankar, who’ll guide you through photography, natural history and bio-diversity.
Itinerary
Leave Bangalore by 2200hrs on Friday night to reach Agumbe in the morning
Day 1 – Saturday
Reach Agumbe in the morning and have breakfast. Then a short introduction to ARRS, presentation by Gowrishankar and a tour of the basecamp. Relax for a bit, have lunch and then head to famous kundadri hills to photograph in the lovely evening light. Come back have tea and then photo review session and talk by Amoghavarsha. Have dinner and head to a nightrail to photography some really interesting nocturnal animals.
Day 2 – Sunday
Wake up early in the morning, go on a morning trail. Come back have breakfast and head to shoot jogigundi waterfalls. Come back have lunch and rest for a bit. Have tea and head to the famous sunset point.
Leave Agumbe Sunday night to reach Bangalore on monday morning
*The schedule is just a tentative one, it might change depending on weather and other conditions
Expedition features
* In the field tips and discussions by wildlife photographer and naturalist
* Get to see some species of plants and animals seen nowhere else on earth
* Get to see some pristine forest stretches in the western ghats
* Learn how researchers work
Prerequisites
* This expedition is not for beginners in photography, as there’ll be no classes or sessions to teach the basics. so if you want to learn the basics head here
* You’ll have to be ready to trek a few kms everyday
* It’s the rainforest so be ready to face rains
* It’s ofcourse leech infested but you will be provided with leech socks
* The food and accomodation will be basic as its a field station that you’ll be staying at
* Accomodation is in tents right near the field station
* You’ll have to follow the rules and regulations of forest dept and the research station while you are there
* A DSLR would be good to have
* The station has very minimal power as it runs on solar power, so you can have your cameras charged
* The station has infrastructure to store camera, equipment etc carefully
Cost – call for cost
The cost includes
* Food and accomodation
* Local transport to different places
* Guide charges, tracker charges
* A donation to the Research station
* Travel charges to Agumbe and back
This excludes:
* Any extra requirements in the station
* Extra porter/tracker
* Cost of hospitalization etc.
Transport to and from Agumbe
Agumbe is 378kms from Bangalore, with a drive time of 9hrs.