Kalypso Adventures an Adventure and Nature holiday company offering activity holidays, Culture travel to India and Sri Lanka

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Backwater Kayaking Expedition in Kerala
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North East Himalayas Birding Tour
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Western Ghats Trekking Holiday
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Birding Tours

Kalypso Adventures arranges Birding Expeditions to all corners of India. Our main focus is in tours for the the Western Ghats & South Indian endemics, the endemics of the Andaman

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Experience great scenery, indigenous culture and local cuisine with Kalypso's trekking and walking holidays in India & Sri Lanka, ideal for individuals and groups looking for fully guided independent trekking tours.

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Youth Travel

The Youth Development Programmes have been conceptualized to energize young minds and stimulate the quest for discovery – all being part of their academic experience even while travelling outside the con

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Our Tour Leaders

Our tour leaders are undoubtedly the best in the country; they are the winds beneath our wings! Cheers to them!

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Destinations

Destinations in the Indian Subcontinent are distinctive. Explore the indigenous communities, varied cultures and ecosystems on an organic level.

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Awards & Recognition

It makes us equally happy & honoured when 16 years of our commitment to excellence is recognised and lauded.

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Our Projects

Schools looking beyond mere academics will realise that our tailor-made programmes are a perfect spring board for broadening young minds.

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Our past adventures

CHARITY CHALLENGE 2012

Over 3 back to back groups with an average group size of 95 PAX, covering 400 kilometres through the deserts of Rajasthan is the biggest cycling charity event in the country. We are proud to be part of the event as the event handler by providing a fully supported cycling challenge for over 350 women from UK. From welcoming the group from Delhi, we took care of the transportation, provided multi geared performance bikes, camping in the desert and heritage palaces to a celebratory dinner at Jaipur with the traditional celebration. This would have been impossible without the support of the best mechanics in the country, our experienced team of cycling guides, marshalling team, housekeeping team and event managers.

GREAT ARC RALLY 2011

British Adventurer Conrad Birch and his ROARRallies Team partnered with Kalypso to realise their dream of driving vintage cars through the ‘Great Arc’ longitude followed by Sir George Everest in early 1800s to survey the Indian sub-continent. Driving from Kanyakumari at the southern tip to Mussoorie in the foot hills of Himalayas through the logistically difficult interiors of the country required mammoth organisational support all through, and camping at various locations enroute.

“The best mobile camp in the world” said Conrad Birch, speaking of the Cottage tented camps, set up in the middle of nowhere, with flush toilets, hot water, electricity, washer man, barber, and a sit down fine-dining set up, shifted across and set up perfectly at a distance of 600 km in less than 48 hours!

NORWOOD CHALLENGE 2006

Norwood, two centuries old British charity with the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, chose Kalypso Adventures to run a cycling challenge through picturesque Kerala. Two back to back challenges of 90 cyclists each, riding through undulated ghat roads, culturally rich villages and along beaches, rubber plantations and cardamom plantations, totalling a distance of 450 km in 5 days through the most densely populated state of India, was a mega event of a life time.

“This was the best ride we ever had”, mentioned Judith Barnett, Norwood’s representative, while speaking of the faultless administrative and logistics machinery run by the ever smiling and omnipresent Kalypso Team.

YOUTH ADVENTURE CHALLENGE 2008

100 Students from across the globe participated in a 7 day Multi Activity Challenge with us at the Munnar Hill Station. We organized a Multi Activity Challenge by splitting the groups into 5 teams and positioning them at different destinations. Each participant had to trek from one location to the other, make shelter, camp overnight, make bamboo raft and cross a lake, cycle to the next destination, kayak across the river and reach a summit to complete the challenge. Considering that these were students, we had a risk assessment plan, a CASEVAC team and experience trek leaders leading them through the challenging terrain.

KALYPSO : Ready to Take on any Challenge

Or in this case, we are ready to take on many challenges - at the same time. We were able to pull off fully supporting 3 cycling challenges happening simultaneously in Kerala. During a period from 26 Oct 2017 to 5 Nov 2017, we ensured complete and quality logistics support to three challenge teams from UK, who cycled parallelly on three different routes, touching varied destinations in Kerala. It saw us oversee a team of Marshals for directing the teams on road, providing the lead vehicle, ensuring hot lunches enroute, smooth transfer of the teams’ luggage, providing the right sized cycles to list a few aspects we ensured. We partnered with Classic Tours and the ever enthusiastic group of 45, called the Truants, enjoyed their challenge with us in Kerala, as they raised funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust. We brilliantly helped Charity Challenge- UK, conduct their challenge to raise funds for Care for Kids. Their week long challenge through Munnar, Periyar and Alleppey saw 33 challengers push themselves for a worthy cause. And finally 23 cyclists rode for Norwood, UK who made their way through Munnar, Kumarakkom and Kollam.

Suffice to say that Team Kalypso delivered on all counts during the eventful 10 days by ensuring quality logistic support to the 100 odd challengers. Multitasking at its best thanks to a ‘ready – for – any - challenge’ - team Kalypso!

KALYPSO : Ready to Take on any Challenge

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Youth Travel 2019

Adventure and compassion beyond age and geography

The world challengers are here again! Ebullient, seeking, generous, humble – qualities we repeatedly see in them every year, cornerstones of great character in the making. A group of teenagers who recognise the world as a space beyond their immediate comfortable lives!

Primordial nature at her verdant best, fragile eco-systems and bio-diversity hotspots, understanding of different cultures and cuisines by interacting with local communities with adventure and fun being the key ingredient of every moment are all promises we keep and will continue keeping.

Kalypso welcomes this travel which has a purpose beyond mere sightseeing, which develops character in the young and contributes to the lesser-privileged communities around the world.

Youth Travel 2019 - 10 Jul 2019

Kerala Blog Express 2019 - when Kerala plays host to international bloggers!!

25 Mar 2019

Veganuary Challenge

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Pedalling the 3-peaks – A tale of grit and fitness

It is said that our dreams await us on the other side of grit. The refusal to give up and the determination to persevere bring our dreams alive. Add to this the camaraderie of Kalypso’s guides, their superior fitness-levels, and their quest for adventure and the beautifully laid-out 3-peaks route Read More ...

Pedalling the 3-peaks – A tale of grit and fitness

When Kalypso hosted the Kerala Blog Express 06 – 2019

Journeys and destinations are inextricably linked. Every journey we believe has to have a destinati

45 Days of Cycling And A Maelstrom of Experiences

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Sri Lanka Family Activity Holiday

Our family holiday focuses on nature, wildlife and local culture in Sri Lanka. Learning and fun are the themes of our holiday. The trip starts with heading into the heart of the cultural triangle, whi

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India, Tuk-Tuk Adventures

Explore the various, delightful getaways of Kerala in a Tuk-Tuk. You will get the opportunity to wander off the usual tourist trails through the rugged beauty of the mountains of Munnar, the wildlife-

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Sri Lanka Endemic Birding Tour

Sri Lanka, one amongst 35 bio-diversity regions on earth, is a remarkable country for birding. It hosts over 435 species of birds including an amazing 33 endemics. Sri Lanka an island of the Indian O

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If you are looking for a trekking, walking cycling holiday, kayaking expedition in the backwaters, wildlife & birding or family activity holidays in Kerala & other regions of India, we have a wide range of tours to choose from !