Hastagiri temple is very beautiful temple located on top of the Hastagiri Mountain in Shatrunjay Hills Range & The temple covered Shetrunji hill, 2000 ft over Palitana town, believed to span 863 shrines in all has some really exquisite marble temples of great religious and artistic importance, containing arches, carved pillars and bejeweled idols.

The purpose of the programme is to offer the youth new trekking region in the Kodaikanal –Vellakavi-Kurangani-Central Station-Top Station-Munnar Hills -Kumbakarai & Kurangani Falls and providing a healthy outdoor activity during the weekend.

While every care has been taken to ensure safety, the Youth Hostels Association of India cannot be held responsible for any theft, accident, illness and other such unforeseen eventualities. The purpose of the programme is to expose the YHAI members to a greater adventure and to rough the rigors of plodding with a sense of love for nature and outdoor recreational activity in the wildlife areas of Nilgiris.

Neelakurinji is the best known of a genus that has flowering cycles ranging from one to 16 years. There has been record of its flowering of Strobilanthes kunthiana every 12 years in specific areas since 1826. The next major flowering is expected to place in September 2018 in places such as Munnar. Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) is a shrub that used to grow abundantly in the shola grasslands of Western Ghats in India. The Nilgiris, which literally means the blue mountains, got its name from the purplish blue flowers of Neelakurinji that blossoms gregariously once in 12 years.

Silver Jubilee Celebration of YHAI National Trekking, in 1995 we introduced the Family camping Program for the families of our volunteer camp leaders and other functionaries. Encouraged by the success of this adventure and, on the request of our members we repeated this program in many years till 2013. This year again, we are organizing the Family Adventure Camping Program in Leh, J&K.

Gujarat is the unique State of India which has longest seashore, vast desert landscapes of Rann of Kutch, wet lands habitats of Nal Sarovar, fascinating Marine Eco system like Narara Island & Poshitra, moist deciduous forest of Dangs. Once again we welcome all Youth Hostellers friends from all over India to join wonderful Exploring the Marine National Park for its wonderful Marine life. The programme is conducted by Jamnagar YHAI Unit with support of Gujarat State Branch and kind support of Gujarat Forest Department and Marine National Park-Jamnagar. We are ready to deliver you life time memorable moments with unique programme.

Extensive and pain taking preparation has gone into the planning of the Trek route. Our experienced field staff and camp leaders have been visiting the area to check all the details. While every care has been taken to ensure your safety & health, the YHAI, AP State Branch cannot be held responsible for any accident, illness and such other unforeseen eventualities.