Preparatory Instructions - Wayanad - Apr 09

Every year as we build programs around different natural locales, we try to make the wilderness accessible to all those who are coming to experience the amazing outdoors! From the remote hills of Mukruthi to the mangrove forests at Wayanad our aim is to soak in the nature and break free from our urban shackles. To truly experience the outdoors in the NATURAL sense, we follow the LESS IS MORE ideology!

To help you follow the ideology, we are sending you a detailed list of things to carry and/or to do. Please remember that we are going there to have new experiences - not the same experiences we have during the rest of the year (in the city). So we don’t need a lot of things from the city, Nature will provide us with tons to do and experience.

Since this is a wilderness OUTDOOR program, keeping the outdoors pollution free is our first aim. Carry less, Dispose Less and Carry everything back with you. 

• Please do not call the child or the faculty on the trip. If there is any requirement or in case of emergency we will call you.
• The parent should let the child do their packing independently. Parents just give a copy of this document to the child and then let the child take care of it. Please do not check or interfere in child's packing. Let the child choose which clothes, etc. Parents avoid helping him/her. If he comes to you with a "which one should I take", just give a smiling "you decide" answer.
• Each participant caries only ONE shoulder bag, one which he or she can manage on own.

The things to carry list below is binding – you are not allowed to bring anything other than what is mentioned below. Same with numbers of clothing items – pl do not pack extra. The idea is it to survive beyond the specified limit.



This is also a no distraction trip. No gizmos, No I-pods, no novels or books, no toys, no stationary, nothing else other than the list mentioned below. No camera also – the idea is to just soak yourself in the nature and not keep clicking each other (you can borrow the organizers' camera if you feel a special need to click something).

No food items, no chocolates, toffees, snacks- no eatables. No money - at all.


We will provide you with all the equipment, food, even note pads, pencils/ pens etc. All you need to carry is the following, in a comfortable shoulder bag

Things to carry

• 3-4 T-Shirts
• 2-3 pair jeans or cotton pants or shorts
• 4 pair socks
• 1 pair sneakers (shoes) – suitable for trekking : NOT NEW
• 4 pairs underwear
• 1 Towel
• 1 Sun Cap
• 1 Wind cheaters or a jacket which will protect you from cold, rain etc.
• Swim Wear
• 1 pair of strap sandals for the water is MUST
• 1 each of Brush, Comb, toothpaste and soap
• 1 mosquito repellent cream
• 1 Tiffin Box
• 1 water bottle – With SLING
• 1 plate
• 1 tumbler
• 1 spoon
• Loads of smiles and Enthusiasm

No suitcase, please carry everything in ONE shoulder bag / rucksack
Please get a Smaller Bag along with the Big one. The small bag needs to be folded and kept inside the bigger bag. Please do not fill anything in the smaller bag, the child must have one bag ONLY. The smaller bag will be used as a day-pack during the camp and will be packed by them on the camp.

Other things

•  only 1 (one) plastic cover (to carry back dirty clothes)
• 1 old newspaper

Personal Medicines – we will have all the first aids, ointments and the regular paracetamol, pain killers, antacids etc – only child specific medication should be carried by the child

Pick Up: on 25th April BEFORE 6am at Genie Kids
Drop: on 29th April approx 8 pm at Genie Kids

Once again please do not carry anything other then the list mentioned above

The lighter we travel, the more time we have to focus on nature both that surrounds us and that is within us.
Also read "AON- The objectives".