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Accompanied by professional Outbound trainers, Outbound Programs (OP) are outdoor trips with a specific intent to achieve pre-decided training goals. Meant for corporate teams, groups of people, students and youth, OP's are an effective training method.

Outbound programs are based on a "development-by-challenge" philosophy; it is about training the mind through the body. It strives to provide people with challenging experiences in a supportive educational format so that each participant can develop inner strength, character and resolve. The educational medium is often physical, but the desired effect is very psychological and social. Outdoor instructors help participants dissect wilderness experiences to understand its implication on self and team. This in a nutshell is the idea of Outbound training.

Usually Outbound training revolves around any adventure activity, be it trekking, rock climbing, rafting expeditions or even canoeing. They could also be specially designed exercises or simulations, like rappelling or rope bridges. The program design varies and is custom-made to suit the issue each team wishes to address. The levels of difficulty and physical strain can be altered to suit a group's need. Team effectiveness, risk-taking, decision making, crisis handling, tackling stress, resource management - anything can be the focus.

Hence apart from being fun and educational, OP's are a critical tool for leadership and management with the emergence of corporate environments and need for new & innovative training methods.

Outdoor Education

Outdoor Education usually refers to organized learning that takes place in the outdoors. Outdoor education programs sometimes involve residential or journey-based experiences in which students participate in a variety of adventurous challenges in the form of outdoor activities such as hiking, climbing, canoeing, ropes courses, and group games. Outdoor education draws upon the philosophy, theory, and practices of experiential education and environmental education.

Outbound training used the medium of outdoors for personal orientation and personality development. The core premise of such training is based on the fact that Nature has the potential to yield to the diverse needs of every individual or group. An outdoor experience has subtle, yet powerful lessons for an individual. It dismisses stereotypes of right and wrong and relies heavily on situational analysis. It stresses that there is no typical Outbound program, simply because there is no typical organization.

Some typical aims of outdoor education are to:

learn how to overcome adversity
enhance personal and social development
learn the nuts and bolts of functioning as a team - team work
understand the nuances of decision making, problem solving, communication, conflict resolution etc.
become better leaders

Location

The Sharavathy valley offers a good mix of forests, backwaters and connectivity to conduct Outbound Programs. The Sharavathy backwaters are ideal for swimming, raft building, coracling activities while the forests are good for short hikes, camping. The area also has some good rappelling sites.

Getting there:

By Road: From Bangalore, the ideal route to Sagar is via Shimoga (270kms). From Shimoga drive to Sagar (75kms). Our trip leader will reach you at Sagar and guide you further on.

There are direct KSRTC luxury, deluxe (Rajahamsa) and even Airavata buses from Bangalore. There are also comfortable non-AC overnight sleeper buses, run by KSRTC, Sea Bird, Gajanana, Kamat etc. All buses going towards Gokarna, Karwar, Honnavar, Sirsi, Jog, Bhatkal pass via Sagar town.

By Rail: Nearest Railway Stations: Sagar, Talguppa (22km); Honnavar (70 km - on Mumbai to Mangalore - Konkan line), Shimoga (98 km), Birur junction (118kms on Bangalore - Pune main line) - . There are daily trains from Bangalore to Shimoga. The Talaguppa - Shimoga line has been temporarily shut for conversion to broad gauge. The overnight train to Shimoga is a convenient alternative. From Shimoga, there are local buses to Sagar or you could hire a taxi to Sagar. For those heading from Mumbai, Mumbai - Birur is a good option. From Birur it is a 2 and half hour drive. You could also come down Konkan route to Honnavar. From Honnavar it is an hour and a half drive up the Ghats.

By Air : Nearest Airport: Hubli (110 km) Mangalore (200 km)

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