Just back from Vivan's first outdoor holiday @ Corbett Tiger Reserve!
I have to say I was a bit apprehensive before this trip because his previous vacations have involved only flights, hotels in cities and complete civilisation.
He took me by surprise, because he was not bored for a minute from the time he woke up till he slept by a campfire every single night, he roughed it out in the day, pee'd in the outdoors, walked distances in the jungle I could never imagine he would, got scratched, bitten and fell, refused to get out of the river and entertained himself with stones and pieces of wood for hours together.
We did walking trails in the jungle (and had a really close call with a tiger!), safaris, saw wild elephants and it's very cute little baby, lots and lots of beautiful birds, did zip-lining, body surfing in a canal, cycling through the jungle and a lovely walking trek through the jungle and river!
Vivan learnt a lot this trip and so did we..more than anything else, while bringing him up in a world that is so fast and digital, I am glad Vivan enjoyed himself and connected so beautifully to an environment that has truly become rare to access for kids growing up in modern cities.
Thank you Sushil Chikane and ...Journeys - Explore the Road Less Taken...for organising everything so amazingly (and especially keeping in mind that we had a 4 year old!)........ because Vivan certainly had the time of his life!