PUGMARKS offers cherishable camping experience to youngsters in wildlife, trekking and adventure. Pugmarks follows the principles of eco tourism, being sensitive to environment and ensuring that the locals benefit in the process.

Over the years, the promoters have conducted tours extensively in India, bringing the joy of exploration to a large cross section of society. They have chaperoned school students, escorted families as well as professional groups to a variety of destinations, from the snow clad mountains of Himalayas to the coral islands of Lakshadweep and from the estuaries of Sunderbans to the deserts of Rann of Kutch. This vast experience enables PUGMARKS to offer unique itineraries to their clients.

These itineraries are carefully worked out to cover an amazing mixture of heritage sites, wildlife sanctuaries and spectacular landscapes. Besides laying great emphasis on basic facilities like clean accommodation, good food, comfortable transport, PUGMARKS goes out of their way in making the tour truly enjoyable. Expert resource persons accompany the tour, providing a keen insight into the art, culture and history of the destination. Wild life excursion open a window on the most astonishing world- a brilliant butterfly, an exotic orchid, a crouching predator - - -

On the camps, the elements of excitement, fun, friendship and learning are superbly mixed to provide a memorable experience. The camps help all round development of youngsters building up confidence, imbibing values, enhancing personality.

Pugmarks is professionally managed by a team of dedicated individuals who have years of field experience. It is the love for nature that binds them together. Come share their experience of great outdoors.

People :

Anirudh Chaoji
39 yrs, is the chief promoter of PUGMARKS. A landscaper by profession, Anirudh is deeply involved in ecology restoration and environment education. He is a member of the state committee for Public Hearings on Industrial Pollution and spearheads the movement for Hospital Waste Management at the national level. He is also an avid birdwatcher and a committed wildlifer. A morning trail in the forest with him is indeed a cherishable experience.

His new approach to Eco-Restoration of limestone quarries - to create a habitat and not a mere plantation - was hailed by migratory birds when thousands of them descended for feeding and roosting this winter.

Usha Gupte
She brings with her a wealth of experience of over 15 years in the Travel Industry and manages the hospitality aspects of the tour.. She has translated in Marathi several books for teachers on various topics in Environment Education. She plays the lead role of Radio Teacher in 'We learn English' - a radio programme for vernacular students. This programme is on the air for the last seven years and is very popular in mofussil areas of the city.

Anil Gupte
An engineering graduate from IIT, he runs his own industry and works part time for Pugmarks. His contribution is towards future plans, marketing concepts and camp logistics. He is also a keen birdwatcher and a nature lover.

Mrudul Mody
An M Tech from IIT, Mrudul is a consultant in the field of gold assaying and Hall marking. An avid trekker, he used to run a children’s activity centre as a hobby. Presently he is in charge of our Mumbai operations.

Dr Babita Kulkarni
A former lecturer of physiology, Babita loves outdoors. She represents Pugmarks in Kolhapur and accompanies kids camps as a doctor caretaker.

Preeti Shah
Preeti hails from hospitality industry and represents Pugmarks in Aurangabad.

Naturalists-Resource persons :
All our tours are accompanied by first class naturalists. Professionally these people are engaged in field research - in botany, zoology, wildlife etc. and accompany our tours as experts. We owe popularity of our tours to this breed of professionals to a great extent.

The strength of PUGMARKS is its strong volunteer force. Talented youngsters enroll as volunteers and undergo regular training in various aspects of camp management. A senior volunteer commands lot of respect and admiration on the camp.