The Jungle Book of Secrets
About This Experience
The forest leaves clues everywhere, are you looking?
Set within the 300-acre Poomaale Collective in Coorg, this three-day biodiversity experience unfolds across a living landscape of forests, grasslands, streams, and ongoing ecological restoration.
For a few weeks each year post monsoon, the forest reveals what it keeps hidden the rest of the time. As the land awakens after the monsoon, frogs emerge from hidden corners, fungi appear overnight, reptiles bask in fleeting sunlight, and the forest hums with life. Every fallen log, puddle, and patch of leaf litter seems to hold a secret waiting to be discovered.
Exploring alongside experienced naturalists, you'll learn to slow down, follow clues, and notice the stories unfolding all around you. This isn't about chasing sightings or ticking species off a list. It's about understanding the relationships that shape a thriving ecosystem and discovering what becomes visible when you begin to look more closely.
Created for nature enthusiasts, wildlife lovers, students, and curious explorers, The Jungle Book of Secrets offers a rare opportunity to experience the forest at one of its most dynamic moments of the year.
You may leave with muddy boots, a camera full of photographs, and a hundred new questions.
But more than anything, you'll return seeing the forest differently.
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Meet the Land
•Welcome and Orientation
Meet your fellow explorers, facilitators and settle into the wilderness
•Lunch
Enjoy a nourishing meal
•Explorer's Briefing
Get introduced to the experience, the landscape, and the adventures ahead
•Nature Journaling
Begin your journey of observation by creating your own nature journal
•Nature Walk
Slow down, observe closely, and discover the life around you
•Tea & Snacks
Pause and refuel with evening refreshments.
•Stories from the Wild
A Biodiversity session to learn about the incredible lives that thrive in the region before heading out to experience it for yourself
•Free Time
Relax, wander, explore nature at your own pace
•Night Walk
Experience the wilderness in the night and discover a different side of nature.
•Dinner
Share a wholesome meal and stories from the day's discoveries
Into the Wild
•The Macro World
Discover the hidden world of tiny creatures, intricate patterns, and overlooked wonders
•Breakfast
A nourishing start to a day of exploration
•Hike to Shola Grasslands
Journey through misty grasslands and ancient forests while discovering the unique ecology of the Western Ghats
•Lunch
A wholesome meal shared in nature
•Nap time
Time to rest, reflect, and recharge
•Outdoor Coffee Brewing
Experience the journey of coffee through a hands-on brewing session
•Web of Life: Biodiversity Session
Discover how countless species are connected and why every organism plays a role in a healthy ecosystem
•Hidden in Plain Sight
Observe closely, and uncover the rare finds tucked away around Blyton
•Dinner
Gather together for a hearty meal
•Into Nature's Night Shift
Take a night walk and step into the nocturnal world to discover the forest after dark
The Journey Home
•Morning Nature Walk
Start the day with a guided walk, tuning into birdsongs, fresh morning air, and the many signs of life around us
•Breakfast
Fuel up for the final adventures ahead
•Jeep ride across 300 acres of wilderness
Travel across the landscape, exploring its forests, grasslands, streams, and stories
•Reflections at Mystery Point
A secret spot to reflect on the experiences, discoveries, and memories of the journey
•Lunch
A final meal shared together in the wild
•Closing Ceremony and Departure
Celebrate the journey, share reflections, and carry a piece of the wilderness home
Experience Completed
This year's Jungle Book of Secrets takes place from 21st–23rd August. Join the waitlist to be the first to hear when registrations open!
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