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Bushcraft basics — 3 days (Pune, Bhimashankar, Kondhwal, Ahupe & Padargad)

5.0(6 reviews)5 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Five days: water, fire, shelter, navigation and one night alone. Three days covering water, fire and shelter without the navigation leg or the solo night.

Sleeper Class Co.
Runs this trip
Outdoor survival
Five days: water, fire, shelter, navigation and one night alone
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • BhimashankarFive days of bushcraft in the Western Ghats — shelter, water, fire and navigation, taught in a forest that gets six metres of rain a…
  • Seasonal streamsFriction fire takes most people several hours and a good number never get one on the first day.
  • Ahupe plateauPhones are collected on the morning of day three and returned on day five.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 4 nights accommodation as listed: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
  • Safety cover and comms on the solo night
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
  • Instruction throughout at one instructor to six
Permits & fees
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • Group kit: tarps, cordage, cutting tools and first aid
  • Forest department permissions for the reserve

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • Travel to Pune
  • Your phone between day three and day five
  • The monsoon, when this forest is genuinely dangerous and the course does not run
  • A knife, which the operators supply and retain

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Hostel

Days 1–4

What you'll eat

3 dinners, 4 breakfasts and 3 lunches across 5 days, named in the day plan.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–3
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–5
  • LunchServed on days 2, 3, 5

10 meal services named in the itinerary. Share allergies and dietary needs with the operator before you book.

Operator

Sleeper Class Co.
5.0 (6)

Based in Varanasi

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
5.0/5
Based on 6 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.8/5
Guide
4.7/5
Itinerary
4.5/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
4.5/5
Tour operator
4.5/5
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Carla Mendes – Stockholm2026-04-06 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Good value for what's included.

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Elena Petrova – Zurich2026-04-06 · Verified booking

Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed. Solid operator.

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Aditi Rao – Mumbai2026-04-06 · Verified booking

Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Recommended.

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Rohit Verma – Lucknow2026-04-06 · Verified booking

Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Tents were warmer than expected and the camp was set up before we arrived. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Worth every rupee.

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Vikram Bose – Delhi2026-04-06 · Verified booking

Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Would book with them again.

Reply from Sleeper Class Co.

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Tara D'Souza – Hyderabad2026-04-06 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Camp was pitched and the kitchen going by the time we walked in each evening.

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