Trip to chikamangalur

Trip Organizer – HappyMiles outdoor learning

Ratio for teacher:student – 1:10

24 – hour doctor on call

Tickets are booked in advance

Itenary

Day 1 – bangalore to chikmangalur

Assamble and depart for chikmangalur, brekfast en-route. Ice-breaking and team building activities

Check-in lunch and proceed for the bean cup coffee experience

Walk through coffee estates, observe cultivation and proceeding; hands-on drying, roasting, grinding and brewing.

Visit the Coffee museum to explore exhibits, machinery, and stages of coffee plantation.

Group collage-making on “bean to cup” Evening reflection circle, dinner, and overnight stay. (B,L,D)

Day 2 – chikmangalur

After breakfast at the hotel, head towards – A session on Community service & Study with a local NGO actively working on Rural Development

Step into small farms to try their hand at basic tasks such as planting saplings, watering crops, and learning traditional farming tools and techniques

The walk then leads to a village school, where students and local children paint a wall mural that reflets “My Village, My World”

In the afternoon, they head to a hands-on handicraft workshop, where they’ll learn the traditional art of pottery making under the guide of local artisans

Afternoon community activity: tree plantation/kitchen garden.

Return to hotel for reflections, dinner, and overnight stay (B, L, D)

Day 3 – chikmangalur

Early morning trek to Mullayangiri peak; packed snacks provided

Return for breakfast and freshen up

Participate in a clean-up drive along the Bhadra river bank with NGO volunteers

Lunch at a local restaurant

Post lunch, students will receive an orientation on waste management, including segregation of waste- biogradable and non-biogradable waste, the impact of pollution on aquatic life, and sustainable community practices. (at a local recycling unit)

Evening head back to the hotel and participate in team building sports and engage in a discussion on sustainability, have a reflection session on the activities done during the entire day.

Have dinner and overnight stay in hotel (B, L, D)

Day 4 – chikmangalur to bangalore

Breakfast and checkout

Visit Veera Narayana Temple, Belavadi en route to bangalore

Lunch stop will be at a local indian restaurant

Proceed to Bangalore and end the trip with memorable learnings

Inclutions

Accommodation on triple sharing basis

3N accommodation in Chikmangalur at hotel aadrika of similar

Meals as mentioned in the program

Drinking water and dry snacks on all days of the tour

AC coach for transfers and sightseeing visits on all days

10:1 teachers on sharing basis

Check in: 21/01/2026

Check out: 24/10/2026

Goodies

HappyMiles day backpack

Bag Tags

Cap

Metal bottle

The HappyMiles Journal

Recommended things to carry

Comfortable walking shoes

Light sweater, jacket, or shawl

Answers for questions

1. Live (bus) tracking will be available
2. Al least 60 students are expected to come to this trip
3. Kids can bring point and shoot cameras to this trip
4. No phones or electronic devices to this trip
5. A WhatsApp group will be created
6. The students can chose their roommates
7. An extra bed will be provided for a third child
8. Local school students are going to meet candor students, the name will be shared as the travel date comes closer
9. The trek is short and it will take 30 – 40 minutes to complete the trek