Camps

Creek 'n' Crag offers you a real wilderness experience. In the middle of the jungle in the Nilgiris, with only the birds and the animals for company are these campsites with breathtaking uniqueness. We provide simple home cooked food using traditional methods and recipes. Our emphasis is on the whole wilderness experience, which includes living in tents, sleeping bags, camping in the great wild out doors.

Location #1

GAURIBARA:
In the foothills of the Nilgiris adjoining Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary at the base of the mountain called Gauri Bara nestles this huge piece of privacy. ‘Gauri Bara' means `Honey Cleft' in to the Sholegas, and `Golden Rock Face' to the Kasabas. The location is a five and a half hour drive from Bangalore on the Mysore- Ooty road. It is a coffee Estate started in about 1869, coffee is still grown on the Estate, you can still see the snow-white blossom in March, and the Holly red berries in November / December. You can also see the ancient temples and alters built and still used by the local Kurumba, Irula and Toda tribals. This is also the area where Kenneth Anderson hunted Man-eaters. Though there are no Man-eaters now, if you are very lucky and happen to be in the right place at the right time you may get to see a tiger. The forest in and around the estate has a lot of Elephants, which are kept out of the Campsites by a solar powered fence. Other wise the place has its resident wildlife like leopard, bear, deer, bison, langurs, monkeys, malabar squirrel, Hyena, wild dogs, hare, and many more. It is also a bird watchers paradise and an Entomologist's haven. The location is situated on the leeward side of the Nilgiris at an altitude of 950 meters msl, in a natural scrub forest, with temperatures varying between 20 o C and 35 o C.

Location #2

KALLIKUDAR
This place was one of the oldest rubber estates in the country. Now tea, pepper and spices are grown here on a very small area and the rest of the estate has been converted into a private wildlife reserve allowing the natural vegetation to regenerate. It is on the Mettupalayam-Kotagiri ghat Road, only 90 minutes from Coimbatore and 6½ hours from Bangalore. Here you can see and experience the Nilgiris as it was intended to be by nature. The place is endowed with beautiful natural features like mountains, valleys, gorges, rocks, rock faces, caves, streams, waterfalls, meadows, swamps, forests etc. Animals like Elephants, Gaur, bear and leopard make theirs homes in the jungles here. Irula tribals live and work on the plantation. The weather is pleasant all round the year and the locale green. Situated on the windward side of the Nilgiris at an altitude of about 1000 meters msl, amid lush forests the temperatures vary between 15 o C and 27 o C.

CAMPING OPTIONS

Creek n Crag has carefully selected camping locations for its wilderness experience. These campsites give a real feel of the jungle with all its sounds, smells and sights etc, where one can really experience the wilderness in all its wonder and glory.

The locations are equipped with modern toilet facilities. All weather- insect proof tents are provided. Also available are sleeping mats and sleeping bags.

• Each tent can hold up to four persons.
• The tariff per tent is Rs.1500+taxes.
• Food is Rs.1000 per head per day.
• Other options are also available depending on nature of the camp.
• Ideal for groups up to 15 persons.
• Programmes can be customized for special guests. ~Packages can be designed.

Activities:

**Basic tariff has to be paid in advance to ensure confirmation of booking