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Experience Forest Life @ Aranyaani

Welcome to stay in our food forests!

One can either opt for

A. a scheduled camp for in depth discussion with our team and Sandeep (see Section A below)

B. Plan dates according to own convenience and book on Airbnb.co.in (See Section B below).

A. ARANYAANI SEASON CAMP:

Our next Camp is coming up on Nov 8- 10. This is Autumn Camp.

  • Experience Autumn Nature: Harness, cook, observe and enjoy life in food forest in a remote tribal village.
  • Discuss various philosophies of growing food forest, intricacies of nature, soil, natural lifestyle and social models

Instructions:

  1. Charges are Rs. 1000/- per person for this camp. It includes boarding and lodging as instructed below. It does not include travel costs. One can hire our vehicle from/to Sohagpur for Rs. 200 (5 persons capacity), or take an Auto which charges Rs. 200 to Rs. 250 (5 persons capacity).
  2. It is an autumn camp, so mild to medium winter can be experienced at nights. Please carry a quilt, warm clothings.
  3. Food shall be cooked on wood fire. All vegetarian. No external food or drinks allowed. One can purchase extra food items from village.
  4. No loud music allowed as it disturbs animals and plants.
  5. Stay shall be in sharing. We have Cottage accommodation for 12 folks. If more join, then huts shall be made.
  6. Please carry essential medicines and devices. Emergency medical help is at least 15 kms away.
  7. Carry: One towel, one bedsheet and pillow cover.

How to book: Please mail to ‘info@aranyaani.in’ or Whatsapp (only) to +91-9926537777

Please visit Airbnb.co.in and block your dates here 

Location: Sohagpur

Nearest airports: Bhopal (120 kms), Nagpur (280 kms), Jabalpur (190 kms)

Nearest railheads : Sohagpur (10 kms to Aranyaani food forest) , Pipariya (28 kms), Hoshangabad ( 55 kms)

B.  BOOKING INDEPENDENTLY

Looking to discover and experience any of the following:

  • A forest dweller life set in the dense Satpura forests, the tribal village festivals, vanishing customs, foods etc.
  • The power of nature to heal and reset the mind and health
  • Reconnect with one’s own self by connecting with nature
  • How we create food forests
  • An idyllic life, doing and creating impressions in a food forest, sleeping on machaans, reading books with concentration, etc
  • Enjoying life as a tribal society
  • Experience the real problems this world is going to face once nature looses

Book your travel tickets now! We give one of the few such pristine experiences, still available on this planet. One learns about life, healing, philosophy, survival skills, nature and natural food forests, tribal and other village society around it, and how we are connecting the dots to make all of it relevant in these times.

Since we are not a commercial set up, we can accommodate only upto 6 to 8 visitors at a time, apart from our regular in house folks.

Location: Sohagpur, Village chedka , Aranyaani Food forests (near Satpura Tiger reserve).

Facility: 150 acre dense Aranyaani food forest near Madai (entrance to Satpura Tiger reserve).

  • 2 rooms for guests
  • 4 huts/cottages with modern comfort
  • Additional machaans for experience

Duration of Stay: Upto you. Expected cost will be Rs.700 per day for your lodging. We do not charge for boarding. Any extra consumables might be charged extra if not produced in our facility.

Typical activities that occur during stay are:

  • Participating in normal farm work according to season: Pruning, mulching, taking care of animals and birds, preparing pulses, millets, sun drying foods, preparing stems and seed balls, watering etc.
  • Learning to make your own facilities with our help : machaans, temp huts, etc.
  • Learning some skills like pottery, wood work, brewing etc.
  • Teaching village kids about your experiences or a particular subject, and learning from the villagers.
  • Food forest activities: Camping, Campfire, Trekking, walk in the woods, sports (we have basic tennis , etc set up)
  • Aranyaani knowledge sharing: How foods and nature heals, sharing life philosophies with our core team, etc

Stay is open all year round, but discuss with us before coming in Monsoons i.e. from July to September month.

Check Activities and Availability

How to book: Please mail to ‘info@aranyaani.in’

Location: Sohagpur

Nearest airports: Bhopal (120 kms), Nagpur (280 kms), Jabalpur (190 kms)

Nearest railheads : Sohagpur (10 kms to Aranyaani food forest) , Pipariya (28 kms), Hoshangabad ( 55 kms)

Currently Open location is Sohagpur. In future, we will open Amarwara, Dindori and Bandhavgarh food forests too for stays.