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  • Introduced Camping Trailers in India – First in India

    Introduced Camping Trailers in India – First in India

    a single woman enjoying camping in wilderness at offbeat location with our caravan campervan to experience nomadic lifestyle for safe for solo girls in himachal pradesh india.
    Our Camp offers special care and facilities for single women/ girls. We have introduced ‘camping trailers’ in India. The advantage is that small family can enjoy Corona safe holidays with ‘physical distancing’ (social distancing) and be independent within the camp.

    India’ First Roving Camp 

    Corona (COVID-19) has hit the humanity like a bolt from the blue and left lots of devastation behind, an unprecedented and unpleasant event on the planet earth. The lucky ones who survived are finding new ways to move ahead. The humanity has never been hit globally ever this badly.

    Corona Pandemic has changed the style of living for humans and the ways for most businesses are conducted globally, some disappeared forever and new mushroomed. Tourism industry got hit and twisted badly in an unprecedented way and many disappeared into thin air. But those who survived the first wave of the Corona, most establishments in tourism industry started wriggling out of it. Green Dot Expeditions has been no exception and remained out of business for 2 years – why? Inspite of having the biggest Recreational Vehicle to provide holidays as a unique concept of “mobile camping” we could not operate all this while. First, it is not economically viable to operate with a group which is less than 8, then we still had apprehensions that it will be risky when there are 8 people as a mixed group onboard one single RV. After lots of planning and serious discussions to ensure we don’t put anyone at risk and lose money (which became scarce during this period). We spent extra hours to ensure that we don’t take wrong steps and lose it completely and the money which was dried to the extreme by the Corona Pandemic.

    The survival instincts made us scratch our heads harder like never before and think to device new ways to survive and rescue the project around Taurus, for which we have sacrificed so much.  With hundreds of sessions of planning and careful scrutiny of every aspect of the new face of tourism in India, we have got new additions to infrastructure are in place today. Now, we have commissioned two trailers to do research and assessment of the market and then scale up the concept while considering the Indian market which is quite tricky. One of these is ‘Tear Drop Trailer’, named as ‘Praying Mantis’. It can host 2 persons with all the basic comforts i.e. storage, sleeping arrangements, kitchenette, etc. It’s a fully evolved concept in the West but Indians are waking up for such things only after Corona made it difficult to go on holidays and caravaning went skywards like a rocket all over the world. But in India it’s still at a nascent stage and it’s very expensive to build a caravan and tough equation of ROI (return on investment). People in India are still not able to appreciate the concept of caravaning and its benefits, it will need time to grow in India. Those who can sustain with inhouse resources will survive but those who want to make it the only business activity may be taking risk of shutting it soon because of poor ROI. So, be careful if its a business plan and that too your first business activity.  Our advice is don’t just jump into it for business unless you have money to sustain for longer period. Yes you can spend any amount if a caravan is being built for self only.

    You must take advice from those who have experience in this field and any consultation paid will be worth every penny, as this will save your money by saving wastage and wrong decisions when designing and fabrication starts. Though it needs courage and vision to pay consultation fee upfront for caravan in India.

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    Tear Drop Trailer named as “Praying Mantis” is well equipped to host two guests. It has 3 inches mattress and own kitchenette, complete arrangement to sleep.
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    Tear Drop Trailer being painted.
    Chassis being fabricated for the trailer
    Our Team Leader – Capt Suresh Sharma – loves working with his own hands. Painting the trailer now.
    Chirag Sharma – the youngest team member of the Design & Fabrication team.
    Praying Mantis being fine tuned.
    Carpenters working on a trailer
    The surface of the body of Praying Mantis (Tear Drop) is getting ready for the primer coat.

     

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    Camping Trailers offer the most amazing outdoor offbeat experiential holidays.
    Trailer deployed on the banks of the reservoir of Pong Dam in Himachal Pradesh, India
    Tear Drop Trailer (named as Praying Mantis) is the most comfortable compact unit for outdoor holiday with lots of comforts. It has sleeping arrangements and well equipped kitchenette.
    Pet Friendly caravan camping and the best in India.
    Camping Trailer towed with a tractor to change locations.
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    Tear Drop Trailer deployed to host guests on the banks of Pong Dam reservoir.
  • Caravaning is Quite Enticing… exciting glamorous … but NOT for everyone …

    Caravaning is Quite Enticing… exciting glamorous … but NOT for everyone …

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    India’s best Overland Truck – well equipped recreational vehicle (RV) with features of campervan, caravan and motorhome to explore rural Rajasthan in the area of Jaisalmer.

    Caravaning has been one of the main activities for the outdoor enthusiasts in the West, but with Corona Pandemic it has suddenly become favourite of everyone globally and the caravan fabrication/ building has never seen such a surge in demand. What we could not do to popularise in India for 20 years, Corona has done it in 20 days! Now, we feel very happy that even a common Indian has become aware of the existence of caravans! Though it has a long way to go to become a commercially viable activity in India to make a suitable place in the Indian tourism industry as yet.

    No doubt it’s the best way to be safe on holidays while Corona Pandemic is around as of now. It looks and sounds very glamorous but it has its own pros and cons, just like every rose has few thorns too, and thus it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. It’s for those who want to be on a quiet holiday away from the city lights and shopping malls, and one can manage to freshen up with sponging or stay without bath for few days! It’s a great fun for those who can use the bush in the morning if need be, not looking for a heated toilet seat fitted with a jet!

    It is still a far cry for Indians to afford to own a caravan – lack of space, resources and knack to handle the technical issues, not yet cut for outdoors.

    And the biggest challenge commercial caravans, which are just a few in India, are facing is how to monetize. The main misconception is about the tariff of caravan holidays, most Indians being naïve about the campervan holidays think that it should be much cheaper than a hotel room. Why? They compare a caravan built on a Temp0 Traveller with any other Tempo Traveller, not realising that to convert a basic vehicle it has taken few times more money than the basic cost of the vehicle. The bitter truth is that it’s way more expensive, as it needs quiet a bit of investment to convert a basic vehicle into a caravan and then to mobilise the infrastructure and maintain in top condition.

    Please don’t mind my straight and blunt statemen that Indians as a majority are one of the most confused people about holidays and in general for everything. Caravan has almost all basic creature comforts but still its an outdoor life though with a soft touch of adventure. We Indians love others pampering us on holidays – we want someone to make our bed, cook and wash dishes. And most Indian holidays are a mix of everything – adventure, shopping, exploratory, historical, outdoor, comfort, adventure, spiritual, all in one, etc. And at the end of it it’s not a well enjoyed holiday, rather all grumble about it as fatigue filled holidays and wish to be off from the office for few more days on arrival back home. And we love reading the blogs and follow them blindly as authority on travel and holidays; we unfold our holidays as per the advice of friends, try to please them by doing it as advised. Our holiday ends up not being what we envisage or plan, none knows you better than yourself.

    Caravans are suitable for long holidays and good if it’s self driven, sadly everyone can’t drive vehicles bigger than normal cars in India, and caravans are tricky for most Indians too risky to handle. If a shorter holiday has to be enjoyed with caravan then make sure it’s circuit is smaller, otherwise one will waste most of the time on roads reaching destinations in the evening and being lost for parking in the darkness of night and use it only to sleep, end up crashing like a stone in bed. Caravans are NOT just for sleeping or driving as a transport for sightseeing, these are to enjoy locations with HOME AWAY HOME concept.

    Next biggest con is the shortage of space, everything smaller and cramped! Most Indians need hot shower everyday without any need of it, our sincere advice for such people is either stay home or hire a cab and stay in hotels. If you can sponge yourself to freshen up and stay without bath for few days then you should think of caravaning. And caravan is not meant for hot weather locations.

    Ideally, one should be able to handle basic technical issues of the vehicle. And the caravan should be in top conditions always and it needs preventive maintenance as priority. I always say that caravaning is like riding to ride a horse for one hour you have to invest four hours under the horse for its maintenance.

    We at Green Dot Expeditions offer stay in the lap of nature to relax and unwind to rejuvenate where either its a waterbody (lake or river) or beautiful view of mountains or greens or wilderness like The Thar or secluded place like Kutch! The caravan makes you enjoy such places with basic comforts and one must spend maximum time at such places instead of travelling distances and reducing caravan only as a mode of transport and use it for the night.

    If you still think you can manage a caravan then go on two three holidays on hired caravan and then decide, must take time to settle with the idea of owning a caravan. The biggest hurdle then comes who will design and build it for you, as caravans are not yet readily available at automobile showrooms.

      
    Taurus deployed at Pingleshwar beach, away from touristy crowd in wilderness at safe place.
        
    Taurus was anchored on the riverbanks of Raavi near Madhopur, Pathankot, (Punjab, INDIA).
     Taurus deployed at Pingleshwar beach, away from touristy crowd in wilderness at safe place.

    Best Family Holidays on the banks of the River Raavi
    a family enjoying golf game with caravan campervan on the river banks.
    We offer the best family holidays to spend `quality time’ together to enhance bonding. We have light recreational games for the young.

    Taurus deployed on the banks of the River Raavi, Children are splashing to bathe. Absolute the best fun of Nomadic Lifestyle in outdoors.
    Taurus deployed on river banks, Children having fun after RIVER BATH’.

    Kitchen side of Taurus at breakfast time.

    Children Splashing fro Bath in river Raavi

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    Taurus photographed during “TAME THE LIGHT GOD’ photography workshop to explain the role of light, especially flash photography.

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    Taurus India’s first overland truck which offers the best family holidays and vacations for couples to romance in wilderness.
    Taurus – India’s best recreational vehicle, hybrid of caravan, campervan and overland truck to offer best vanlife in India.
            
    Taurus Camping in Spituk Village Ladakh
    Taurus anchored at Bera in Rajasthan
              
    Taurus India’s First Luxury Overland Truck Offers Vanlife Campervan Holidays

     

  • Lead by Example …

    Lead by Example …

    We are passionately committed and pursuing Mission: Nature Conservation through Tourism & Photography.

    We don’t want to hog limelight or win decorations or run any NGO to seek donations. This work is our religion, this is the spiritual path for our Team Leaders, this the way they love to live!

    Our aim is to take people to the locations off the beaten track, which are away from tourists and are in the lap of nature. We wish to invoke the childlike inner feelings of our guests towards nature. They on their own will realise how we humans have ruined pristine places with our unmindful disposal of trash and we need correct of irresponsible behavior. The ecological issues which we are facing on the planet are not because we exploit nature and its resources which are actually meant for us only, we need to become sustainable consumers of these natural resources. We conduct cleaning campaign at such spots and clear the area to set up an example for people to emulate.

    After having tried and learnt ourselves about the dynamics of such work now we want larger participation by those who are willing to join the movement to care for nature.

    1. There are many passionate souls (individual and corporate) who wish to join hands or contribute in some ways and need a platform or Cause pursued by passionate honest people. But can’t devote full time efforts. We provide them platform and ideas which will be effective as individual efforts.
    2. We as a small team with limited own resources can only do to a limit but time has come when we must make it a ‘movement’ to invoke people.

    Physical Action on Ground

    1. Capt Suresh Sharma has been pursuing his mission SAVING INNOCENT SNAKES, IGNORANT PEOPLE for over 2 decades now.
    2. Cleaning of secluded exotic locations where Nature abounds i.e. removal of  trash from beaches, sand dunes, river banks, etc.
    3. Awareness programs: we have done roadshows, visited schools and villages, army units, etc.
    4. Educate people about the animals and how to live in harmony with them.
    5. We have made a conscious effort of removing packaged bottled water, plastic utensils, disposable items, etc. When guests notice this they learn how to adopt this in the life as well. This is one of the best methods to bring people forward to care for the nature.

    We lead people by example and not by giving mere lectures. 

    Indian Cobra rescued by Capt Suresh Sharma, as his nature conservation efforts in India.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Kdyk6Nndo

  • Taurus Tents Lit Up Evening Phey

    TAURUS IN THE EVENING WITH TENTS LIT UP S CroppedTaurus offers the most amazing and exhilarating outdoor experience. Its the most elaborate overland truck globally, designed by Capt Suresh Sharm & Dr Rajbir Kaur Sharma (founders of Green Dot Expeditions). Its a very special infrastructure which enables people to enjoy those locations which are way from tourists and secluded but have no logistics around. It offers quality time for families for bonding, couples to explore and rekindle their love while romancing in wilderness with total privacy and safety; with all the basic necessities to be comfortable. We don’t cater for luxuries but we do offer the necessities of quality for comforts. Its kitchen is the best on any overland truck globally.  Imagine being on secluded beach where nearest tea-shop is 18 kms, on the banks of a river, virgin sand dunes, tucked in green mountains of Himalayas, enjoying good food and barbecue, while watching the sky full of billions of stars and milkyway, moon spread over vast expanse; all this is just not available in cities.

    We organise private sunset event – imagine you are with your family or soulmate and enjoying playing croquet and hot tea with snacks before the sun starts setting the horizon on fire. It’s that event which you would like to capture with your eyes and cameras without any tourists around. And we ensure that what was the privilege of the rich and royals – now its for you.

    About Taurus The Truck – India’s First Luxury Overland Truck

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  • Taurus Indus Giri at Nimu

    Taurus anchored on the riverbed of river Indus in Ladakh (India)
    Taurus anchored on the riverbed of river Indus in Ladakh (India)