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There
are tours planned for Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, and Kanchenjunga
National Park, Sikkim, in May and June respectively. For more information
contact: Aarti Verma at 011-41504792 in Delhi. Contact regional
offices elsewhere.
 ATREE
The
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Evnironment (ATREE) does
exciting tours to explore the diversity of plants and animals. Students
are exposed to sustainable agriculture and interact with local rural
schools. For more information mail info@atree.org or call 080-23533942
(Bangalore). Contact regional offices elsewhere.
Mandala
This
group organises trips to villages in Uttaranchal, ‘where you don’t
learn about nature but learn from nature’. A must if you are interested
in learning about rural India and village economy. Contact: Ayushman
at 9968249346
Rocksport
Another
group that does adventure filled eco-tours of the Himalayas. Contact:
Piyush Khandelwal at 9811398050
 Pravah
This
nonprofit organisation organises ‘Fun Camps’, where children learn
about rural living and sustainable development, while having fun.
Contact: Deepjyoti at mail@pravah.org or call 011-26440619.
Inheritance India (Mumbai)
Conducts
‘eco-tours for groups of 8-10 people to help raise awareness and
educate people about conservation. Contact: 022–30901718/24145225
Wildrift
Runs
a special environment and development programme in which the focus
is on providing an opportunity to children to explore development
and environmental concepts and to perform hands on work in ongoing
development programmes. Visit www.wildrift.com
Apart
from these one can also contact the National Museum of Natural History,
National Bal Bhawan and the Department of Science and Technology,
which organise a lot of interesting tours in various parts of India
during summers.
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